Big Yellow - An Apology
That’s it, turn the music down! You can stop smoking your drugs, I’m making tea and toast for Sophie and I’m putting on Radio 4 – everything’s normal! I’m not really high on drugs, so you can stop talking your nonsense on my time.
- Mark, Peep Show
Big Yellow, pre-opening
It glowed like ET’s spaceship – each of its illuminated doors hiding a mystery. It was an almost spiritual presence on otherwise dark streetscape.
In the past, Brockley Central argued against Big Yellow being given
permission to develop that site – not because of its design – but because of
its function. We said that it would be a large and impersonal feature on what we
should be striving to turn in to a busy high street. We said it would encourage
heavy car use at a spot where pedestrians should be. Looking at it that night and again the next
day we think we were entirely wrong. It will add a little bit of life, as well
as beauty. It’s not designed as a
drive-in, it looks like a walk-in. It could be a capsule hotel or a live-work
office development. It brings utility and activity. It gives so much and asks so little.
Big Yellow – we’re sorry. Welcome.
