Winners of New Malden design competition announced

A team of architects has won the competition to create a ‘gateway’ public space in New Malden.

The design team formed of Hayatsu Architects, Hortus Collective and 121 Collective have been named winners of the A Gateway to New Malden competition.

Kingston Council partnered with the London Festival of Architecture (LFA) to launch the new design competition earlier this year.

An exhibition of the six shortlisted designs was hosted, as well as an online survey.

A jury made up of industry experts, community stakeholders and the council then used local feedback received and other success criteria to choose the winning scheme.

The team’s design - Unearthing New Malden - was judged to provide the best solution to enhance the green space at the Fountain Roundabout, increase biodiversity and access to nature, and create an inclusive and attractive public space for the town centre that celebrates New Malden’s character, culture and heritage. at 121 Collective, based in Tolworth, studied. Hortus Collective is an emerging landscape design practice based in East Sussex and Sheffield.

Design concept for ‘Unearthing New Malden’ by Hayatsu Architects, Hortus Collective and 121 Collective.

The design team will continue to engage with the local community as they finalise designs for the space. The council is aiming for work to start on site next year.

Councillor Lesley Heap, Chair of New and Old Malden Neighbourhood, said: “We were delighted to receive so many high-quality submissions as part of the design competition, and thank you to all of those who let us know their feedback as part of our initial engagement.

Hayatsu Architects is an architecture practice led by Takeshi Hayatsu, a senior architecture lecturer at Kingston University, where many of the team

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“Exciting schemes like this help us to improve our public spaces and bring life into our high streets. “As a council, we are focused on placing history and heritage at the heart of our regeneration projects, which is why it’s lovely that we’ll be working with a local design team who really understand the uniqueness of New Malden and our vibrant community.”