Space House, London – Miniature Concrete Model

Space House, London – Miniature Concrete ModelModel 035_Space House Miniature Concrete ModelHand cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory. Some buildings look like theyve landed from another world. Space House, designed by Richard Seifert and completed in 1968, is one of Londons most distinctive modernist office towers. Its cylindrical form, ringed with diamond patterned concrete panels, rises above Holborn with a sculptural presence that feels futuristic even today. This model captures the towers

watched it glow at dusk

As a reminder that architecture is more than a background—it's part of who we are

or admired it as one of Britain’s most ambitious post-war housing projects

This model was about distilling its complexity

Rising eight stories high

Brief Overview: New Street Signal Box has kept the region's network moving for decades- originally housing the Westpac Geographical Interlocking & Signalmen's push-button control panel (the largest relay interlocking in the world when installed) and also the Railway Telephone Exchange

I wanted the cast to capture the vitality and softness that make Torres Blancas so distinctive

Standing underneath Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction looking up at the floating overlapping roads

Brutalist concrete with a pulse

A great quote from English Heritage explains Alpha Towers importance to Birmingham

I’ve been wanting to make this for a while

it remains a striking example of mid-century roadside architecture and an enduring point of reference for travellers