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Harriet Collins m: [phone] e: [email protected] Peckham Rye Station - A platform for change How does a characterful ‘urban village’ maintain its quirky edge as it responds to the inevitable development of the modern city? My project imagines a future Peckham by focusing on the refurbishment of Peckham Rye Station, creating a characterful threshold to a revitalised area and a symbol for the preservation of spirit in a time of change. A vibrantly paced townsquare defined by newly colonised railway arches, frames the refurbished 19th century railway station. Inside, the once hidden original waiting room lives again, re-interpreted to satisfy the essential needs of the 21st century commuter, a theatre of exuberant everyday life where preening passengers become performers for an audience of time-out travellers. BLENHEIM GROVE PECKHAM RYE STATION, GROUND FLOOR PLAN, NOT TO SCALE Peckham Rye Station Rye lane Peckham London SE15 5DQ 42 PECKHAM RYE STATION, SECTION CC, NOT TO SCALE