Marylebone Station Anniversary
CREATIVE DIRECTION OF ANNIVERSARY INSTALLATION
As part of celebrations to commemorate the 125th anniversary of London’s Marylebone Station, I was commissioned to design an installation that responded to the historic, contemporary and cultural nuances embodied by the station. Capturing the significant effect the railways had on London’s social and economic landscape which Marylebone Station epitomises, the history of the station is as much, if not more, about the people who created, used, work within and live nearby.
The installation is staged in the entrance to the station which is most closely connected to the area’s residential community, emphasising the deeper connections of the railway and station with the local neighbourhood. Along one wall of the space is a series of panels telling different aspects of the station’s history, while against the adjacent wall hangs a large graphic map designed with Climate Cartographics. Collapsing the spatial connections to Marylebone Station, it layers the topography of the train route, the architecture and uses of the buildings surrounding the station and different cultural details which resonate with those who stop to look.
I worked closely with the project’s commissioners from Baker Street Quarter Partnership and Chiltern Railwaysthroughout, creating a design that responded to the use and nature of the entrance space, respected the Grade II listing of the station building, and conscious of the budget and tight deadline to deliver the complete installation.
Researching Marylebone Station by studying historic maps held by The Portman Estate
The installation explore the ripples of impact and influence the station’s arrival had on the area.