Olly Ridgley

Architect / big fan of old bicycles.

[Olly Ridgley @OllyTheMod]

Hello, welcome to a comprehensive catalogue of my recent obsession: the mysterious canted corners of Digbeth [thread]

[Olly Ridgley @OllyTheMod]

@Lizey13 I’d guess Oldswinford ?

[Olly Ridgley @OllyTheMod]

@JackWHanson Cheers Jack! I’ll dm you a wetransfer link when I’m back in front of my computer !

[Olly Ridgley @OllyTheMod]

Hello! Welcome to a brief summary of my masters thesis: proposing a new performing arts centre in the former Typhoo Tea Packing works, using the patterns and textures of Digbeth [thread]

[Jordan @jordanbhx]

You may (should) remember @OllyTheMod’s excellent look at Digbeth’s unusual canted corners and this is another brilliant thread. I’ve tweeted before on how Typhoo Wharf would make a great replacement Science Museum but I’ve changed my mind, I want this instead:

[Olly Ridgley @OllyTheMod]

There’s a lot more detail I could go into with this so please shout if you have any questions! Also if anyone has any thoughts on it, let me know. Huge massive thanks to everyone who’s helped me out with it, and taken an interest in the canted corner investigations

[Olly Ridgley @OllyTheMod]

The Typhoo tea factory is exciting because of its enormous potential as a cultural destination, like Battersea Arts Centre or the Factory in Manchester. Which is why @Tea__Works (top right of cover image) is so important, to prove it can be more than a glass residential tower