Kiosk , the next time you find youself around the Wood Wharf within the Canary Wharf Estate be sure to check out the newly installed retail kiosks designed by Make.
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One can describe them as Urban Origami. They consist of a simple folding geometric form that are easily distinguishable. It is expressed as simple compact form of folded panels made of steel. The opening mechanism works via a counterweight system operated by an electric winch. Once open it forms a canopy.
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The structure is 1.95m deep x 3m wide comprising steel framing and plywood-stressed interior linning.Rain-skin cladding panels create an insulative air gap that helps to reduce solar gain.
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Externally, powder-coated aluminium cladding panels make the kiosk highly resilient and durable requiring minimal maintenance. As lightweight as they are, they were prefabricated and tested off-site and assembled on site.
Project info:
Architects: Make Architects
Country: United Kingdom, London
Year: 2014
Photographs: Make Architects
Hassan Yakubu is an editor at Arch2O with a deep academic and professional background in architecture, planning, and urban infrastructure. Currently pursuing his Ph.D. at Cornell University, his editorial focus spans climate urbanism, sustainability transitions, and the intersection of infrastructure and STS. Hassan brings a sharp critical lens shaped by fieldwork in Accra and policy research across Africa. With prior experience leading pedagogical initiatives and contributing to architectural practices in Rabat and Accra, his writing brings clarity, academic depth, and a global perspective to contemporary urban issues and design thinking.