Experiencing Dawson´s Heights Estate

This article is part of the [Sí] , a personal project curated by Marta López García where she wills to shed light on a twice silenced reality. The goal remains to recover and spread pieces of architecture displaced to the periphery; although this time focused on the work of female architects. Este artículo es parte de la serie [Sí] , comisariada por Marta López García que busca ofrecer una vision sobre una realidad doblemente silenciada. El objetivo es recuperar y difundir obras de arquitectura que han sido desplazadas a la periferia, teniendo como punto de partida proyectos de mujeres arquitectas. The way I arrived at Dawson´s Heights is probably less spectacular than when approaching from the north, from where the brick mountains on top of Dawson´s Hill can be spotted creating a dramatic skyline that clearly breaks the monotony of the surroundings. When coming from the south, one can only glimpse the top of the buildings through the trees. La manera en que llegué a Dawson´s Heights desde el sur es probablemente menos espectacular que la de quien se aproxima por el norte, desde donde se puede avistar el dramático perfil de las montañas de ladrillo en lo alto de Dawson´s Hill rompiendo la monotonía de los alrededores. Quien venga desde el sur sólo podrá adivinar su parte más alta entre los árboles. Once at the bottom of the hill there are two ways of accessing the site. Vehicular entrances are off Overhill Road. Pedestrians can also access across the natural space that extends along the north hillside. These two different approaches are connected to the different ways the buildings unfold and relate to their immediate context. Along the other side of Overhill Road rows of typical detached, semi-detached and terrace houses look how the building opposite grows. Hay dos maneras de llegar a la cima desde la base de la colina. Los vehículos acceden a través de dos entradas en Overhill Road.