'The Fractured Arc' - Developers' Proposals

The public spaces in the South bank are quite fragmented, these could be due to developments happening independent of each other and not part of a masterplan for entire site.

Existing - Squire and Partners Masterplan

Proposed - Squire and Partners Masterplan

My approach to the development of the site would be based on the assessment of three proposals

1. Elizabeth House - David Chipperfield Architects 
• public square, entrance to Waterloo Station
• 142 homes
• 85,700m² commercial space

     2.  Shell Centre - Squire and Partners

• 798 homes
• 76,043 m² of office space
• 5,957m² of retail space
• New public spaces and pedestrian connections
• Basement parking

    

Elizabeth House and Shell Centre

Shell Centre- Buildings

      

Both of these proposals will increase the building density on the site, reduce accessibility from the station and decrease the amount and quality of public open space within the site.

        3. Jubilee Gardens

• Children’s playground
• Granite pathways and seating edges
• New tree and bed planting

Jubilee Garden - West8

        Jubilee Gardens represents a missed opportunity. The car park space could have been incorporated into the garden. Although it is new, it fails to attract alot of visitors,  however the children's playground is quite popular.