art studio, event, open site, offices, mixed use, miscellaneous, media
Mole Architect, 2021
Building D2 (Level 2) 3 Dormer Yard, Design district, SE10 0EB
Come and see our light filled space, green exterior and find out more about what we do at The Photography Foundation! Browse our Trainee zines and meet our welcoming Staff Members.
North Greenwich
We're based in The Design District, close to the 02 arena in North Greenwich.
Our onsite events offer seated spaces. Wheelchair access, lift access, and disabled toilets are available at our site.
Flash lights used during Photography
In 2022, Building D2 joined the cluster of experimental buildings in London‘s Design District, complete with a facade clad in colour-shifting shades and a structure made from cross-laminated timber.
Designed by local practice Mole Architects, the “D2” building forms part of the area’s wider innovative architectural landscape. It is the second of the studio’s structures in the area, which also features buildings by the likes of Selgas Cano and 6A Architects.
D2 takes its visual cues from the history of Greenwich Peninsula – specifically when the area was home to Europe’s largest gasworks.
Its petrol-toned cladding makes the building a clear standout amongst the architecture nearby, despite being one of the site’s smallest. Not only striking from the outside, but its interior also reveals the innovative building method used to construct its core. In order to radically reduce carbon footprint, the architects opted for cross-laminated timber in place of concrete – which uses half the energy of concrete structures to build, and also acts as carbon stores that lock CO2 into the fabric of the building.
Our mission is simple: to create pathways to professional photography for less advantaged and under-represented young adults in London, empowering them to launch a career in the creative industries.
Since 2020, we have delivered three training programmes and a diverse programme of talks & workshops. We’re all about making photography and creative careers more accessible.
We are excited to open our studio doors during Open City!
You can read more about us here: https://thephotographyfoundation.org/
