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Certified B Corporation — Adaptive Retrofit — Humanising Infrastructure — Making better places — Architecture — Public Realm — Spatial Strategy — Creative Reuse — Urban Transformation — Decarbonisation —
Certified B Corporation — Adaptive Retrofit — Humanising Infrastructure — Making better places — Architecture — Public Realm — Spatial Strategy — Creative Reuse — Urban Transformation — Decarbonisation —
Certified B Corporation — Adaptive Retrofit — Humanising Infrastructure — Making better places — Architecture — Public Realm — Spatial Strategy — Creative Reuse — Urban Transformation — Decarbonisation —
Certified B Corporation — Adaptive Retrofit — Humanising Infrastructure — Making better places — Architecture — Public Realm — Spatial Strategy — Creative Reuse — Urban Transformation — Decarbonisation —
Certified B Corporation — Adaptive Retrofit — Humanising Infrastructure — Making better places — Architecture — Public Realm — Spatial Strategy — Creative Reuse — Urban Transformation — Decarbonisation —
Certified B Corporation — Adaptive Retrofit — Humanising Infrastructure — Making better places — Architecture — Public Realm — Spatial Strategy — Creative Reuse — Urban Transformation — Decarbonisation —
Certified B Corporation — Adaptive Retrofit — Humanising Infrastructure — Making better places — Architecture — Public Realm — Spatial Strategy — Creative Reuse — Urban Transformation — Decarbonisation —
Certified B Corporation — Adaptive Retrofit — Humanising Infrastructure — Making better places — Architecture — Public Realm — Spatial Strategy — Creative Reuse — Urban Transformation — Decarbonisation —
Certified B Corporation — Adaptive Retrofit — Humanising Infrastructure — Making better places — Architecture — Public Realm — Spatial Strategy — Creative Reuse — Urban Transformation — Decarbonisation —
Certified B Corporation — Adaptive Retrofit — Humanising Infrastructure — Making better places — Architecture — Public Realm — Spatial Strategy — Creative Reuse — Urban Transformation — Decarbonisation —

Covent Garden Public Realm Framework— London

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Westminster City Council

5th Studio worked on the Covent Garden Public Realm Framework in 2021-22 for Westminster City Council. In the wake of Covid-19 and lessons learnt from the al fresco dining schemes, the framework presents a vision and main design principles to protect and improve the public realm of this thriving area in the centre of Westminster.

The Covent Garden Public Realm Framework has been developed as a ‘blueprint’ to help inform and direct future schemes and changes to the public realm as they come forward in a considered and holistic way. Through the development of this document, we have set a vision, and parameters for future projects, which the council and stakeholders can work towards collectively.

The Covent Garden Public Realm Framework has developed a prospectus of potential projects that will be subject to individual detailed design processes as and when appropriate. This document forms a starting point to set out Council expectations around streetscape and place to consider.

The document can be found on Westminster Council's webpage here.

The final study document has been published on the Westminster City Council website and will inform decision making in the area for the next 10 years.
The baseline review drew on 5th Studio's experience of supporting the hospitality business recovery in the wake of Covid-19.

The development of the Framework and vision was supported by a baseline analysis and an outline character study, providing considered reflections on the areas heritage, character and spatial characteristics that are central to the development of the public realm schemes.

The vision is made up of a series of framework layers which establish key design approaches to reinforce the existing character areas. This includes a mapping of proposed projects. The most transformational projects are illustrated as a series of worked examples which act as best practice demonstrations. These show the potential to make positive interventions which support the vision objectives.

Example of the framework layers: Promoting sustainable and inclusive travel is key to the continuing success of the area, improving journeys for residents, workers and visitors.
Example of the framework layers: Covent Garden is a 24hr city environment. The framework supports the creation of a safe streetscape that improves safety, whilst respecting heritage assets and sensitive uses such as homes.
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