2023 Public Projects / United Kingdom / Built in 2022 /
lda-design.co.uk
Alfred Place was a heavily parked back street in London’s West End, situated alongside Tottenham Court Road in an area between the Euston Road and Oxford Street. With nowhere to sit, it was a place to hurry through. The street is lined with offices and the back entrances of large stores on Tottenham Court Road. There is little access to nature in the area and it is woefully short of outdoor places to relax. There are next to no play spaces.
The brief was to reclaim and reimagine Alfred Place to support the community and businesses; to encourage active travel and improve air quality; to create a more climate resilient environment, reducing flood risk; and to provide a richer visitor experience.
Alfred Place Gardens has been transformed into a tranquil, richly planted, and welcoming park, with generous seating, biodiverse planting and shade-giving mature trees. It is the first new park in the area for 25 years.
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