Loughborough Junction Public Realm

We were commissioned by Lambeth Council on behalf of Loughborough Junction Steering Group to shape the spending of a £750k budget comprising £400k from Transport for London, and £350k from Lambeth Council Funding. The constraints of this funding requires it to be spent on capital works and not revenue. The aim of this engagement work was to take ideas for physical improvements to Loughborough Junction, as identified by the Steering Group, and ask the wider community to prioritise these ideas. Following on from the success of our engagement work in the area, Lambeth Council invited us to co-design some of the elements for the public realm improvements. It has been a fantastic opportunity to make local people’s priorities about boosting and celebrating the areas character and identity a reality, in a way that was unique to Loughborough Junction. Click here to see the project blog in full. Loughborough Road Bridge Artwork: Collaborating with local Artists When we spoke to people in Spring 2016, the idea of creating something special out of the Bridge to celebrate local identity and creative talent was one of their top priorities. We brought local arts initiative 7 Bridges on board to collaborate with our design and we are thrilled with the result.The concept for the bridge was developed with Walter Reed and a team of 10 local artists as part of the 7 Bridges project. Public Art on the Green Man Skills Zone – Public co-design workshop and exhibit The Shimmer wall adds a bit of sparkle to the junction above the Green Man Skills Zone. The former pub building, now offers training and support to get Lambeth locals into work or further education. The design takes it’s motif from traditional stonework representations of the mythical ‘Green Man’ who symbolises spring and rebirth, apt not only for the function of the building it adorns, but also the wider change and improvements taking place in the area as a whole. The design for the shimmer wall was created with the help of more than 40 local residents who attended our public co-design session with local carnival arts organisation Sunshine International Arts in November 2016. At this session participants were also able to see and comment on initial ideas for the public realm improvements. Lamp Post Banners – School Workshops The banners act as a timeline giving fun and interesting snapshots into Loughborough Junctions past. The vibrant repeat patterns that are the backdrop for our lamp-post banners were designed with the help of more than 100 local children form Jessops primary, Saint Saviours, Loughborough Primary and Michael Tippett School.