Holland Park Playground

Built

Henrietta Williams

Holland Park Playground is the largest park in Kensington and Chelsea and provides a high-quality play experience that links to the nature abundant, woodland surroundings.

NEW LONDON AWARDS 2020

Highly commended in the PLACEMAKING category and the WELLBEING PRIZE

Holland Park Playground is the largest park in Kensington and Chelsea and provides a high-quality play experience that links to the nature abundant, woodland surroundings.

Within the park is Kyoto Garden, donated by the Chamber of Commerce of Kyoto in 1991. The design is inspired by two principles of Japanese garden theory: Dry Mountain Water and Borrowing-View. It borrows from the character of the surrounding woodlands and maximizes the interest and play value of the existing topography whilst integrating Holland Park’s water run-off, which presented a flood risk to lower residential properties.

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Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Kensington and Chelsea

Completion

July 2019

Location

55 Abbotsbury Rd, Kensington, London W14 8EL, UK

Team Credits

Lead Consultant, Landscape and Play Design