The wind whips hanging fabric strung between recycled scaffold poles in a proposal for a temporary interactive art exhibition as ‘a place for play’ in the infrequently used area behind the Hayward Gallery, London.

The rear of the Southbank complex on the edge of the river Thames was never fully completed to connect to the more resolved areas along the front, leaving the modern steps to the rear of the Royal Festival Hall currently only connecting to the daily food market.

In the times between it is largely vacant, this project was intended to introduce a beacon visible from the far side of the river to make more of a destination to the forgotten underside of one of London’s busiest spots.

Inspiration was taken from the beautiful Skylon Tower at the optimism-inducing Festival of Britain, 1951 (since demolished, although it’s namesake continues in the Royal Festival Hall’s raised dining area).