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OUR GOLDERS GREEN, Town Centre Strategy

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Why | To ensure a bright future for Golders Green
What | Town centre strategy, stakeholder and community engagement
Where | London, UK
With | Fluid/Soundings
Who | For Barnet Council

Golders Green town centre is located in North London. It faces challenges due to the new consumers’ habits, the nearby shopping centre, its many buses creating an unhealthy environment and regular religious tensions. However it offers a unique historic setting, is the gateway to metropolitan parks of great interest and only 30min away from Central London by public transport.

The purpose of the project is to develop a strategy together with public bodies, stakeholders and the community to secure a great future for the area and its surroundings, in the short-term and in the longer term.

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SOUTH KILBURN MATTERS, Masterplan Review

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Why | To support Design Team & Council to review the Estate Regeneration Masterplan
What | Public consultation and development planning
Where | South Kilburn, London, UK (40 ha)
Who | For the London Borough of Brent

The regeneration of South Kilburn is a fifteen-year programme that is approximately half way through. It aims to transform the area into a sustainable and mixed neighbourhood and create a real sense of place and belonging.

The comprehensive strategic Masterplan Review involved reviewing current phasing proposals, timelines, public realm and much more to ensure that the revised Masterplan addresses current community needs, programme requirements, new planning policies and latest standards set by institutions such as the GLA (Greater London Authority).

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WOOD GREEN, Town Centre Regeneration

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Why | To regenerate a neglected town centre
What | Team management; process and events planning, communication, strategy
Where | Wood Green, London, The United Kingdom (9 ha)

Soundings and Fluid have been commissioned by Haringey Council to develop and deliver the Wood Green Investment Framework [WGIF]. The WGIF is a comprehensive plan for the area that sets out how the Council will deliver a better town centre, housing, and connections including the arrival of new Crossrail 2 stations.

A project identity and visual language applied across various media and a centrally located empty shop unit was turned into an information space, event venue and temporary community hub.

Alongside these street surveys, pop up street events in areas of large footfall took the guise of a mobile lounge with passers by invited to sit on sofas out in the open and talk to the council officers, design team and Soundings staff about their aspirations for Wood Green’s Future. Local resident’s groups led walk and talks around the area, highlighting the positives and areas in need of improvement.

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