Neiheiser Argyros, a practice led by AA tutors Ryan Neiheiser and Xristina Argyros, who lead City / Hall (Experimental 15) have been featured in Dezeen with a new project for North Greenwich, a sculptural screen that disguises exhaust vents and fire escapes from the London Underground below.

Neiheiser commented that, ‘there are so many colours, textures, and shapes in this emerging neighbourhood adjacent to the O2 Arena, all calling out for attention, that our initial idea was to create a quiet, calm, yet monumental object, one that contrasted with its surroundings by being quiet, but that was also a strong enough form that it didn't get overwhelmed by its surroundings.’

‘We liked the idea that corrugated metal, a very common, utilitarian and almost industrial material, could become something special by simply perforating it and rotating it so that it was oriented in different ways on each facet,’ explained Neiheiser.

As well as corrugated metal, the structure also features a large digital screen, which will be used to live-stream events from inside the O2 Arena, and showcase work by students from the nearby Ravensbourne University.

"Aesthetically, we really liked the range of opacities that the material could produce in different lighting conditions – from completely opaque to almost glass-like. The corrugation folds also have a fabric-like quality that we liked, like pleats or the folds of drapery."

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