Park Central, Elephant Park
The third phase of a vibrant, green, people-centric community at Elephant Park
Elephant and Castle, London
Part of Lendlease’s transformative regeneration of Elephant and Castle, Park Central forms the third phase of the Elephant Park masterplan, transforming the site of the former Heygate Estate with new green streets, play spaces and an improved public realm along New Kent Road.
The design for Park Central creates a sequence of attractive, permeable landscaped spaces which link Elephant Park to New Kent Road.
The public realm design reflects the ethos of the wider masterplan – vibrant, green and inherently playful spaces that encourage activity and engagement and contribute to creating a cohesive new neighbourhood.
The scheme seeks to engage with the challenges of the climate emergency. Rain gardens within the public realm contribute to stormwater management, whilst the integration of existing mature trees with diverse new planting contributes to biodiversity and urban greening and provides enhanced resilience to climate change.
The design also includes improvements to the existing public realm along New Kent Road to the north. Previously an unwelcome vehicle-dominated street, the retention of mature plane trees within newly planted areas alongside generous footways and cycle routes transforms the pedestrian experience of the space.
Project details
Title
Park Central, Elephant Park
Client
Lendlease
Status
Complete
Project team
Buro Happold, Michael Grubb Studios, AHMM, DP9, Playequip, Waterscapes and Blu3
Gillespies team
Armel Mourgue, Stephen Richards, Neil Matthew
Photography
Timothy Soar, John Sturrock, Gillespies
