The Public Square
A new public square
We’re proposing to demolish the existing ugly and outdated council offices in front of the Town Hall in order to recreate the public square and to enable the historic northern façade of Hammersmith Town Hall to be viewed from King Street once more. We are also proposing to reinstate the steps which used to lead up to the front of the building.
The new public square will act as a vibrant and dynamic focal point for the community as a space that can be used in a variety of different ways, including as a backdrop for a variety of community and arts activities, and as a social and meeting place.
In September 2009 three landscape design teams, (Gillespies, Burns & Nice and Scape Design Associates) were shortlisted from an original list of six to draw up designs for the public square.
A three day public exhibition was held in October 2009 to show members of the public the initial designs from each team, where they also had the opportunity to vote and comment on the proposals. A design panel, including Design for London and internationally known architect John Thompson, then considered this feedback before reaching a final decision to appoint Scape Design Associates to design the public square.
Scape will now work with Robert Townshend, the lead landscape architects on the scheme, to ensure that the final square sits appropriately in the context of the wider regeneration proposals, which are set to create a series of urban spaces that will link together to provide new, step free, pedestrian access to reconnect King Street to the Thames. For more information on Scape please visit www.scapeda.co.uk
Three landscape design teams - Burns & Nice, Gillespies and Scape Design Associates - were initially shortlisted from an original list of six to draw up designs for the public square.
The downloadable documents available below illustrate the submissions from each of the three competitors. Scape, the appointed designers, will now develop its initial proposals into detailed designs for the public square.
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| Design Statement | Design Statement | Design Statement |
| Panel 1 | Panels 1 & 2 | Panel 1 |
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