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Junkitecture
Posted by: Cane on 18th Aug 2010 in Inspiration





A school playground might seem an unusual place to encounter a jellyfish, but The Jellyfish Theatre in Southwark resembles the creature in name alone.

Seating over a hundred and built almost entirely from reclaimed materials, it is the creation of architects Köbberling and Kaltwasser, with more than a little help from the local community.

Across 4,200 man-hours; fruit palettes, old theatre sets, commercial waste, school furniture and timber donated by local residents was clad onto the steel skeleton. Disposing of large waste in the city is never straightforward, so this must have presented a welcome opportunity to many.

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