Blackwall Reach

This new public square forms part of a sequence of spaces at the heart of the Blackwall Reach regeneration project. The square forms a civic and commercial focus of the residential neighbourhood and creates a new legible route to Blackwall DLR station. The square is conceived as a flexible urban space accommodating a range of managed and informal activities. Sculptural seating and planting help to define movement and frame play facilities. The design of the square was constrained by a major sewer and the Blackwall Tunnel both of which run beneath the space.