When DB Architects approached me to photograph this mixed use building in Brixton the brief mentioned they had tried to get some photos but needed a fresh set of eyes.

After some research, I realised why this must have been tricky to shoot prior to my booking. The building was nestled in behind the historic listed frontage of an old laundry building and railway tracks running parallel to the busy Coldharbour Lane.

With the lack of space I knew that capturing the whole building in one image from ground level would be difficult. Using my Canon Tilt Shift 17mm lens I stitched several shifted exposures together. To show the curved roof and balconies I had the camera 15 feet up on a heavy duty Manfrotto stand and shot tethered through an ipad.

In a constantly evolving city like London where space is at a premium, architects are tasked with solving problems of limited space while creating buildings that are sympathetic to their environment. It was a welcome challenge on location to document an innovative and interesting piece of modern architecture in one of my favorite corners of south London.