The Sand & the Coolth

Those who are lucky to live near a canal, using it daily, know that they get both wind & shelter, glimmering sunshine & shady undercroft, coolth (in environmental engineering terms) and gritty arches. Here #onthedge the quest for equilibrium is constant.

Needs change, a summer pavilion was designed to offer festive enjoyment for water users, fishermen, sunloungers, a host structure for aquatic reeds & awnings with gentle flags to signal from a distance.

Then nearby, accumulated neglect comes looking for a solution – graffitied unkempt heritage. How to rehabilitate not alienate or smooth excessively? In particular, if we invest what if we simply beg defacing again?

Work is ongoing to find the best mix to cover damaged heritage brick & also to repel abusers. The right mix means choosing bonding agent, fines & aggregates in the right proportions, economically and as sustainably as possible..and for appearance? Add rusty finds, old glass, glimmers for friction but not footholds -the right degree of hairiness at all times!

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