This area in south London is an example of post-war urban development. It was very badly damaged by bombing during the Second World War and was almost completely rebuilt in the 1960s. Then it was a zone of innovative architecture, but over the years, Croydon has turned into an unkempt territory with boring typical buildings, without greenery and public spaces.
Alsop proposes to turn it into a "third city" of London (the metropolitan areas of the City and Westminster already have an honorary status of the city). For this, a "necklace" of new parks will be created in Croydon, in the center of which will rise the "vertical project" Eden "- a modern botanical garden with a height of 30 floors, which will display the flora of different regions of the globe, created according to the type of the popular" Project Eden ", or "Eden," by Nicholas Grimshaw in Cornwall. He will have to bring tourism revenues to Croydon. It is also planned to build residential areas there for a total of 20,000 apartments, increasing the population of the district from five to fifty thousand. Including a residential tower with a height of 44 floors will be erected.
Alsop intends to bring the Wendle River, which has been enclosed in pipes for 30 years, to the surface, making its banks a new recreational area. Also in Croydon there will be a new stadium, shopping area, office buildings.
Local authorities enthusiastically supported the Olsop project, as it, among other things, involves the restoration of the historical layout of the area, which was practically destroyed in the sixties. The implementation of the twenty-year plan will require 3.5 billion pounds, for the implementation of its first phase - 450 million.
