Anything But Grey EC1M
— London Festival of Architecture 2008
An installation designed and constructed for the London Festival of Architecture to encourage people to stop and notice an often paced through green space.
Client — London Festival of Architecture
Sector — Arts
Nature — Installation
![Anything But Grey](https://studioontherye.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Anything-But-Grey-e1666039491776.jpg)
pause — reflect
![Anything But Grey Design](https://studioontherye.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Anything-But-Grey-Design-1-e1666039516845-1024x576.jpg)
![Anything But Grey Design](https://studioontherye.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Anything-But-Grey-Design-1-e1666039516845-1024x576.jpg)
![Anything But Grey Street](https://studioontherye.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Anything-But-Grey-Street-683x1024.jpg)
![Anything But Grey Street](https://studioontherye.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Anything-But-Grey-Street-683x1024.jpg)
Anything But Grey was a temporary installation in Benjamin Street Gardens, Clerkenwell, designed and built by the Wilkinson Eyre Stage I architectural assistants.
Inhabiting the inside and outside of a park keeper’s hut, the structure acted as a periscope, reflecting and projecting the tree canopy above. The installation drew people into the underused park, encouraging them to pause and enjoy. The project has been the generator of a more permanent legacy for these historic gardens.
The colourful nature of the installation was a minor rebellion against the drab tones fashionable in contemporary architecture.
![Anything But Grey Trees](https://studioontherye.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Anything-But-Grey-Trees-scaled-e1666039589966-1024x579.jpg)
![Anything But Grey Trees](https://studioontherye.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Anything-But-Grey-Trees-scaled-e1666039589966-1024x579.jpg)