A colonnade decorated with three-dimensional porcelain tiles

Designer Adam Nathaniel Furman designed a colonnade that functions as a pedestrian thoroughfare in Croydon, South London, running underneath a new skyscraper, which features three-dimensional handmade porcelain tiles.

The project, called Croydon Colonnade, is situated at the ground level of an office building. It consists of sixteen 7-metre-tall columns and several walls clad in porcelain tiles in two distinct shapes. Starting blue at the bottom, the three-dimensional tiles gradually change into white at eye level. Each handmade tile is unique, with irregular details.

Furman was inspired by Croydon’s Brutalist architecture, as well as the Durham Cathedral. The latter was built in the 11th century and renovated in 1860 by George Gilbert Scott in Victorian style.

Photos: Gareth Gardner