Architecture practice Caukin Studio has created a pop-up library with a thatched roof and a "tropical" interior intended to give people a private place to journal and raise awareness around mental health.
The studio, which specialises in creating accessible architecture that has a positive social impact, installed the thatched library inside a converted skip in collaboration with Skip Gallery.
The library's design responds to the needs of locals who might not otherwise discuss their feelings by encouraging them to write about their feelings in a journal.
Local therapy service Self Space collaborated with the studio to advise on supporting mental health.
The Feelings Library is a safe space for Londoner's to journal
"We've always been interested in how architecture and art can create positive social impact both in its function and the way in which it?s been designed," Caukin Studio cofounder Harrison Marshall told Dezeen. "The project aims to transport visitors out of the hustle and bustle of central London, and into a cosy personal space where they feel comfortable releasing some of their personal thoughts."
It is open to the public for three weeks
Catherine Borowski, cofounder of Skip Gallery says that the studio placed the library inside a skip because it acts as "a vessel for everything we want to discard."
The interior ? which is brightly coloured and made from natural materials ? seeks to create a safe, nurturing atmosphere where...