King Square Park Building
2009–2012

Date
2009–2012

Project Name
King Square Park Building

Client
London Borough of Islington

Category
Public

Fluid was appointed by the LB of Islington in 2009 to provide full architectural and participatory design services for the design of a new community Park Building in King Square.

Fluid was responsible for the production of the Kings Square Area Framework and implementation of improvements from 2007–2009.

The project scope was to replace the existing dilapidated park building with a new facility co-designed with the local community through a series of workshops.

The resulting brief called for the new building to be something familiar and a space for imagination; a green-roofed structure and constructed robustly both inside and out so as to be easy to maintain and timeless.

The new building accommodates the park ranger and park keeper’s store, an office for the grounds maintenance operative, children’s toilets, and a small community room with the potential to accommodate the requirements of a play ranger or detached youth worker.

In 2013 the playground was re-opened and completely transformed, providing a fitting setting for the building. The Summer of 2013 saw over 95,000 visits.