Recycled Subway Cars Turned into Studios in London

Imagine being a starving artist in New York (x 2). 2 times more expensive rent, 2 times more expensive food (5 times shittier than any option in NY), and just about anything else you can think of, 2 times more expensive! With this in mind furniture designer Auro Foxcroft came up with some urban ingenuity.  His idea was to take abandoned subway cars, mount them on a rooftop, and use them for office space, renting space to artists for 15 pounds a week. The project, Village Underground is sure to inspire other green-minded, socially conscious artistic efforts. There are plans to expand this concept to Berlin, Lisbon, and Toronto. Now that’s some love for the arts!

thanks to Inhabitat

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  1. Lorna Wetzel Says:

    How do I contact Auro Foxcroft. In regards to a similar project in Colorado. Advice.

    thanks

  2. Cyril Style Says:

    There is not a lot of info about him the web, After few little research i found this : http://www.unltd.org.uk/directory_detail.php?ID=1004 but you can definitely contact them trough their Village Underground website: no email but phone and mail info : http://www.villageunderground.co.uk/contact.htm

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