KENSINGTON MARKET PILOT PROJECTS
CLIENT
kensington Market BIA & City of Toro
TYPE OF PROJECT
Temporary Urban Interventions
CATEGORY
Placemaking, Urban Design
BRIEF
In 2018, the Kensington Market Business Improvement Area (KMBIA) selected a team led by SUMO Project to develop a vision for the Kensington Market public realm. Through background research and a series of public consultation sessions the team produced a Masterplan founded on eight principles to guide the design of public space improvements for the benefit of the community.
Under this vision, four (4) small areas have been designated as temporary projects (Pilot Projects) that will test the Masterplan design rationale and could eventually lead to the full-scale Masterplan implementation by the Market for the Market.
Smaller locally lead pilot projects, that could be easily implemented in the short term to test the ideas of the Kensington Masterplan, using art and the engaged citizen of the market as a catalyst to recapture some of its underutilized public spaces for the better good and use of the community.
The idea is to create spaces that promote both informal and planned activities. Kensington is characterized by spontaneous artistic expressions that range from street art to performances. Design interventions will serve as anchors for this type of expression
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