Central London

Pedestrianising a large section of Oxford Street would free visitors and locals from the congestion that plagues it currently. This design concept concentrates on the thought of ‘freedom of movement’. The loose curved line that flows through the entire length of the site represents people freely moving through the space with no restrictions of traffic. Straight geometric line that slice through the curves creating a juxtaposition correlate to the surrounding architecture.

Greening cities in this age of climate change can help in mitigating some adverse effects and can benefit people’s physical and mental health too. With this in mind, this design hopes to aid in this area by introducing a large number of trees, plants and green roofs whilst not hindering the functional need of the street and congesting the space for the large amounts of people that use it daily.

This is an adaptable design that can be seen as a set of components that can be added or taken away to suit the requirements of the precise location along the street. The element that links the whole street together and makes it a cohesive design is the curved light in the pavement that flows all the way from Marble Arch to Oxford Circus.