West Kensington and Gibbs Green

Improving Ivatt Place Playground was highlighted as a main priority for local residents, and subsequently, Jan Kattein Architects were appointed in April 2025, to lead on the redesign of this important facility.

We now have an ongoing programme of local engagement and consultation underway to collate the thoughts of local residents.

Our proposal aims to deliver the following objectives.

• Establish separate areas for natural play, and for public engagement activities, creating a new, quality, public space that will encourage inter-generational use.
• The separation of these two areas will be defined by a newly illuminated pathway through the playground, providing opportunities for active play and transitions through different landscapes.
• The introduction of this new north-south route through the estate, will also feature improvements in signage and wayfinding to help residents and visitors navigate the estate.
• A new civic square offers places to rest and socialise, with evening illumination.
• The introduction of strategically placed planting will provide a separation from vehicles and provide shade for users and visitors. These measures will encourage biodiversity through additional planting and improve the quality, look and feel of the local landscape.
• Natural play equipment will invite imaginative, educational play for children
• New fences and rear gates to resident gardens may be considered, creating an identity for the playground and active boundary.
• Enhancing an existing public space adjacent to the playground, to create a location for positive social activities.