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Industrial theme revealed for new public park by LDA Design for Battersea Power Station

by Jason Holland | 10 Jun 2015

A new public park at London’s Battersea Power Station development will include industrial furniture in a nod to the site's past, as well as event lawns, festival spaces and terraced gardens running alongside the River Thames.

Details of LDA Design’s 24,281sq m (261,360sq ft) park have now been revealed, with planning consent having been granted earlier this year.

The architectural practice said its designs combined “industrial references, traditional park features and London street aesthetics”.

Two lawns flank a north-south oriented central axis, with events expected to range from theatrical performances to festivals. A riverside footpath and cycleway will also feature, while a pair of lawn-level belvedere spaces at each end of the park will offer views over the river.

LDA Design has developed a site-wide furniture palette, with large scale pieces of timber and corten steel meant to reflect both the “scale and materiality” of the Grade II* listed power station. Bleacher seats and steps will be cast in a coloured black concrete in reference to the coal which provided the fuel for the building.

Large pieces of timber will also be used in the deck areas for the riverfront promenade and reclaimed heritage items from the power station are being incorporated.

The park is due to open in phases, starting in 2017. It is part of Battersea Power Station Development Company’s mixed-use development at the 169,968sq m (1,830sq ft) former industrial brownfield site.

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A new public park at London’s Battersea Power Station development will include industrial furniture in a nod to the site's past, as well as event lawns, festival spaces and terraced gardens running alongside the River Thames. Details of LDA Design’s 24,281sq m (261,360sq ft) park have now been revealed, with planning consent having been granted earlier this year. The architectural practice said its designs combined “industrial references, traditional park features
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