In the Thamesmead area of London, a sinister-looking housing estate surrounds an artificial lake that is forever associated with its appearance in Stanley Kubrick’s dark sci-fi masterpiece A Clockwork Orange. Southmere Lake was constructed in the 1960s as part of the ambitious Thamesmead Plan to address the growing population south of the Thames river. The housing estate was built in the Brutalist architectural style, which was popular during the post-war period. Brutalist designs often incorporate reinforced concrete and steel elements, with a focus on functionalism and utilitarianism over aesthetics. In…
