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The new London Overground station at Barking Riverside has opened to the public. As well as representing an important extension of London’s transport network, the station is a key element in the development of Barking Riverside as one of London’s largest new neighbourhoods.

Baking Riverside is a brand new destination and sweet place to live, work and visit all conceived by Network Rail and Weston Williamson + Partners! This riverside community contains a train station, public square and housing ready to be used by hundreds and thousands of commuters each day.

WW+P achieved a double planning consent in November for our latest projects in Southwark Council’s New Homes programme. As a Southwark-based studio we are proud to have been responsible for the design of ten projects across the borough. Together these schemes will contribute 373 homes towards the Council’s target of 11,000 new homes by 2043. 246 of these homes are currently under construction with the remainder out to tender.

Ickenham underground station went step-free this month, bringing the total number of step-free stations on the London tube network to 84!

Weston Williamson + Partners has been working with Transport for London supporting their step-free access programme since 2016, first delivering feasibility design and now working with Osborne and Arcadis on the delivery of 7 sites through detailed design and construction.

New landscape designs revealed by HS2 show how an area around the River Cole in Warwickshire, identified as a Heritage Hotspot, could be transformed for local people to enjoy.

All four of the Project’s tunnel boring machines – Joan, Meg, Millie and Alice – have arrived at their final destination at the new Town Hall Station site, completing the twin 9km tunnels between the five new underground stations and two tunnel entrances, from Kensington to South Yarra.

The Bristol Temple Quarter and St Philip’s Marsh regeneration programme ambitions have been revealed in a new vision with sustainable homes, jobs, and a refurbished Bristol Temple Meads station at its heart.

Network Rail has appointed a Mott MacDonald led design team for the Edinburgh Waverley Masterplan. The team features architects Weston Williamson + Partners and LDN Architects, with additional support from Gillespies, Balfour Beatty, Story Scotland, Siemens, Lichfields and SIDOS UK.

Following public consultation, HS2 has revealed new designs for two viaducts near the village of Water Orton in Warwickshire, including new landscaped areas that will provide green public spaces and wildlife habitats.

Since 2016 we have been supporting Southwark Council in the delivery of their New Homes programme. Working across the borough we are designing and delivering high quality homes at every size and scale, supporting Southwark’s Fairer Future initiative.

WW+P is pleased to announce the opening of a new Studio in Manchester’s St Peter’s Square. The new studio in central Manchester marks the next step in our journey in the region which started over 15 years ago.

Weston Williamson + Partners’ masterplan for Arden Cross brings together the vision for a sustainable, smart and connected new destination with opportunities for employment, skills, learning and living. The masterplan will support HS2’s objectives acting as a catalyst for growth in the region.

Weston Williamson + Partners, with Allies and Morrison, Resilience Brokers and JOTT, have been awarded the contract by the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC) to deliver a 125ha masterplan for Ebbsfleet Central.

Weston Williamson + Partners has received minded to grant planning approval for three private rental sector and one affordable social rented development in Merton, the first to be initiated by the Council’s new development company Merantun. A total of 93 new high quality homes will be built over sites across the Borough; each scheme responding to the individual characteristics of the site.

WW+P continues to build on its long-standing relationship with Southwark Council through our appointment to their new Architects Design Services Framework. The framework will be run by Southwark Council and LHC and used to procure approximately £10.5 million-worth of design services for Southwark over the next 4 years.

Dezeen magazine has shared our idea for turning container ships into coronavirus hospitals bound for stricken cities around the world.

Despite an almost universal recognition of climate change and comprehensive public transport systems, the car is still by far the most popular way to commute in world cities, according to our new Commuter Satisfaction Survey.

Ahead of it's official launch Chris Williamson spoke to Shop Talk podcast presenter Michael Hammond about the findings of our Commuter Satisfaction Survey in 10 Global Cities.