Project Credits:
- Designers: WMB studio
- Photographs: Ed Butler / WMB studio
- Location: London, UK
WMB studio designed the London micro-park to replace two standard car parking spaces, and provide urban greening, public seating, and air quality monitoring functions.
The approach was to create a singular sculptural seating element around which zones of planting and small pockets of public space could occur and overlap, encouraging passers-by to stop and gather. The resulting interwoven seating and planting provide a buffer zone to the busy road and create an organic extension of the pavement. Materials are low-cost and off-the-shelf, with the bench and base elements constructed entirely from standard timber scaffolding boards.
