Normand Park

The Normand Park project team worked with the local community to create an innovative, high quality green space that reflects the character and history of the area and serves a mixed community with a range of income and ethnic groups. The design philosophy therefore had a key objective to involve local people in the design of the park. The design team especially wanted to include activities for young people that they identify as theirs, placed in the heart of the park. Play in general is viewed as an inclusive activity for all ages.

Different character areas were created to express the use of different spaces held together by two routes. The North-South route through the park, 'The Broadwalk' is an extension of the pavement and creates a long floral square. This square can host fairs and markets and can be a meeting place for the community. The East-West route is less direct and is designed as a Play Path between two schools and the pool.

The project highlights the qualities of the existing trees on site through an arts project which uses light to transform them visually.

Overview

  • Project Name

    Normand Park

  • Location

    Fulham, London

  • Category

    Parks and gardens

  • Landscape Architect

    Kinnear Landscape Architects Limited

  • Client

    Hammersmith and Fulham Council, New Deal for Communities

  • Brief

    To create an innovative, attractive, safe, user friendly, high quality green space that reflects the character of the area, and acts as a real focus for the area.

  • Awards

    Winner 2009 LI Awards Design 1-5 ha

Details

  • Project Team

    Enginneers: Ramboll Whitbybird Ltd, Balfour Beatty |Arts: Lucy McMenemy, Jason Bruges Studio Ltd, Gayle Chong Kwan, Faisal Abdhul Allah, Paul Shepheard |Sustainability Consultant: Energy for Sustainable Development ESD Ltd |Normand Park Steering Group/Friends of Normand Park |CDM Co-ordinator: Jenkins Design |QS: Berkley Consulting

  • Local planning authority or government body

    Hammersmith and Fulham Council

  • Year Completed

    2008

  • Project Size

    2 ha

  • Contract Value

    '£1.75 m

Technicals

  • Planting

    Extensive community consultations were carried out in order to retain the best climbing trees as identified by local school children for an informal play area. Wildflower beds are placed throughout the scheme.

  • Materials

    Community consultations were used to create text which was etched into the paving activity areas were created for teenagers, and interactive lighting columns are placed near trees, which respond to pedestrians walking by. On the north-south route a shot-blasted floral decorative pattern was etched into the paving whilst the east-west link is a play path where archways are created using lighting columns and trees.Stepping stones and balancing beams are integrated into the street furniture. The play area includes water features, sand pits, timber play equipment, climbing walls, rubberised surface, ping pong tables, and a bmx area. Raised planters with sheet piles are used within the community gardens section of the park with sinks for washing vegetables, grass hopper seats and insect walls.

  • Contractors

    Balfour Beatty

  • Kinnear Landscape Architects Limited

    Profile

  • Approximate Map Location

    Location

    Fulham, London

  • Share