community/cultural, walk/tour
AOC Architecture Ltd, 2025
Walworth Living Room, Surrey Square, SE17 2JU
A home away from home, the Living Room is a space for our community to imagine and work towards a more just and thriving Walworth. Through the connections we form, and the relationships we nurture, we aim to build collective power and organise to radically transform our neighbourhood.
Elephant & Castle
Elephant & Castle
21, 53, 363, 453
Note - the postcode can be misleading. Use: https://maps.app.goo.gl/dyyWcSHmeRg4bdgA9 The WLR is opposite Surrey Square primary school.
You can expect a warm welcome. Slow down, take time to relax, and connect with other people you might not normally meet.
We're offering a tour of the Walworth Living Room that gives an insight into the way the building has been recently refurbished, and the journey that we went on to create a public living room. We'll be discussing what we learnt from previous trial phases of operating the space, and how we've tried to build in maximum flexibility for the way the space will accommodate a range of activities.
Joined by AOC architects to discuss the demands on the space of multiple community activities, and how this has been navigated in the planning.
How we formed a Walworth Living Room Working Group of community members to make decisions collectively on how the space would be used, as well as look and feel.
Where are we now? What do the next three years hold for the Walworth Living Room? What are the next challenges we are looking to overcome in order to realise the potential of the space?
