New London Architecture (NLA) and Southwark Council have revealed the winning entry to the Revive Bramcote Park
design competition.
With their proposal ‘A Park Made in Bermondsey’, Local Works Studio and
Assemble beat five other shortlisted teams.
They will now begin work with Assemble Play and Webb Yates to develop a
creative masterplan that prioritises community input, turning a disjointed
public park in South Bermondsey into a valuable and welcoming community green
space.
Image: Local Works Studio and Assemble
The team will aim to learn from and work with residents, children,
manufacturers, trades, and community leaders to evolve the design further, with
the final scheme being delivered in late 2022.
The winning concept features a park of two halves: a public square to the
north of Verney Road, and a forest garden to the South.
The forest garden will comprise historic green space to the south of Verney
Road, cultivated with open spaces to convey the feeling of a woodland edge or
meadow glade. The project team will enrich existing planting with edible and
characterful plants from around the world. The diversity in structure and
species will enhance habitats for wildlife, and there will be space for future
volunteer community gardens to add to the simple structure, cultivate, harvest
and care for parts of the garden.
The project team will enhance the open character of the space to the north
of Verney Road to create an elegant neighbourhood square, flexible enough to
accommodate the changing needs of people in the park. The square will be a
welcoming space, with a flexible play area that on special occasions can transform
to accommodate community events. A green buffer of low-maintenance planting and
grass, dotted with play features, will surround the hard ground. Trees and
seating will line the wide pavement surrounding the square.
