Bankside Boardwalk

Client Southwark Council, Transport for London
Location London, UK
Year 2016 – 2018
Services Brand & Visual Identity, Cartography, GIS, Urban Design, Placemaking

Southwark Council and Transport for London launched a design competition to help improve the quality of environment of Lavington Street for those on foot during a temporary reconfiguration into a one-way street as part of Bankside Urban Forest, the long term strategy to improve the network of streets and spaces in Bankside.

Steer’s design of a new modular structure uses the freed up road-space to extend the footpath at-grade. The innovative structure tests how streets and pavements can be reconfigured to respond to the changing pressures that streets in cities and towns face, including accommodating increased footfall and the need to navigate safely around building sites, temporary hoardings or roadworks.

The boardwalk was fabricated by Trueform Group and was on site for six months, during which Better Bankside analysed the impact of the project on users of the street.