Bermondsey park near Millwall’s ground to get facelift
BY TOBY PORTER
toby@slpmedia.co.uk
The winners of a design competition to revamp a park have been revealed.
Southwark-based, award-winning design and architecture collective Assemble will lay out Bramcote Park, near Millwall’s ground The Den.
The contest, organised by New London Architecture (NLA) and Southwark Council was to masterplan the redevelopment with landscape architects Local Works Studio.
The winning proposal ‘A Park Made in Bermondsey’, by Assemble and Local Works Studio, beat five other shortlisted teams bidding for the project.
The scheme aims to prioritise community input, turning a disjointed public park in South Bermondsey into a valuable and welcoming green space for all.
Assemble’s and Local Works Studio’s approach to the competition will be to learn from and work together with residents, children, manufacturers, trades, and community leaders at all stages of the design and making process.
The design will evolve further following ongoing consultations with the local community and the final scheme will be delivered in late 2022.
The winning concept features a park of two halves: public square and forest garden.
The historic green space to the south of Verney Road will become a ‘forest garden’ with open spaces to explore, which have the feeling of a woodland edge or meadow glade.
It also aims to improve habitats for wildlife, whilst maintaining lines of sight from the street and a feeling of safe enclosures.
There will be space for future volunteer community gardens.
North of Verney Road will be enhanced as a neighbourhood square, flexible enough to accommodate the changing needs of people in the
park.
There will be a flexible play area which can be used for community events.
Playable space will be integrated into the layout and landscaping of both the square and the garden.
Materials will be chose to have the most positive impact on the environment.
Existing veteran trees will provide economical, natural structure to the park, whilst new planting will increase biodiversity.
Pictured: Assemble and Local Works, Bramcote Park – Forest Garden View
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