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  Project Title

  Head Above Water - London

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  Winning Firm
  
  

  Steuart Padwick Ltd

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  Lead Designer
  
  

  Steuart Padwick

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  Awarded
  
  WINNER, ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN, Landmarks, Symbolic structures

• Project Link
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• Project Location
  London, United Kingdom
• Project Status
  Completed
• Completion Date
  September, 2018
• Client
  Designjunction
• General Contractor
  There Were 30 Companies, Over 100 People Coming Together To Make This Happen, For Free.


• Architectural Firm
   
• Architect Firm / Studio Name
  Steuart Padwick Ltd
• Lead Architect(s)
  Steuart Padwick
• Other Team Members
  Natalie Alexopoulos
• About Firm
  Steuart Padwick and Natalie Alexopoulos have created two major public works of art over the last couple of years to help raise awareness of mental health issues, and to reach out to those experiencing difficulties. Padwick’s recent body of work began during a residency he did in Maine in 2014. Up until that time he was best known as a furniture and lighting designer, which he has been doing since the 80s having trained at Parnham House and the Royal College of Art.

In 2018, Head Above Water made a dramatic change to the London skyline, with panoramic views of St Pauls and the iconic city skyline. It stood as a symbol of hope, bravery, compassion and positivity, supporting Time to Change’s campaign to remove the stigma of mental illness.
It was both a physical and a phycological shelter. 
It showed that we, as a society do care, do want to help and that you are not alone. Working with the IOPPN, HAW was lit with colours/moods reflecting 14 emotions from Love or Hate, to Happy or Sad. You could tweet an 'emotion' and within 2 secs the colour changed.