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Architecture Travel: Underground to Above Board

September 24, 2008 at 2:00 PM | 0 Comments

Open House London is an annual event where private buildings and houses are opened up for the architecturally curious to explore. More than 700 different locations were available to tour this year. Sure, the traditional styles were represented, with names like Victorian, Bedfordshire and Elizabethan. But yawn!

If you wanted to see some really edgy dwelling design, the real action was with the soon-to-be classic: recycled tube carriages.

Village Underground is an office complex made up of four former London Underground Tube carriages that were lifted on top of a giant brick Victorian arch. The cars were gutted and re-fitted with clean looking modern office spaces, then completely covered in graffiti.

It's all part of a social enterprise project, funded by the local government. The offices are now rented out to various members of the creative community as a place to work and socialize.

Related Stories:
· Open House London [Official Site]
· Village Underground [Official Site]
· Open House London: Village Underground [Treehugger]
· London Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Squirmelia]