The Walking Directory transforms the base of the City of London’s tallest skyscraper, 22 Bishopsgate, into an open public space devoted to stimulating new ways of exploring and navigating the city by foot. At its heart is a visitor center suspended above a lush garden with soaring ramps and walkways connecting different levels. The visitor center contains an information center, exhibition space, café, and bookshop that will support events such as Sculpture in the City and Open House. Below this, sunken into the ground, is a lush garden providing calm and serenity amidst the intensity of the tangle of routes that convey people in different directions. The walkways create novel walking experiences and desire lines that connect the building to the City’s existing pedway network at multiple levels.
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