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Full steam ahead for Splash Point
Released: 09 Sep 2009
The prestigious £500,000 ‘cultural’ makeover contract for Worthing’s Splash Point has been awarded to landscape architects, craft:pegg.
Artist impressions, concept ideas and information about each design were displayed at Worthing Town Hall where the public could leave their comments which were then used to help the final judging panel make their decision last Friday.
Cabinet member for Regeneration, John Rogers, said:
“I am excited by the Splash Point plan. I think it will provide a lovely relaxing focal point for visitors and great meeting place for everyone. The views will be spectacular both out to sea and along the coast.”
Ian Turkington, Chair of judging panel comments:
“The four shortlisted entries represented a diverse range of approaches to the Splash Point site. The panel concluded that the craft:pegg proposals were the most appropriate solution for Worthing both in respect of the quality of the design thinking and the deliverability of the scheme.
The panel felt that this scheme demonstrated a sensitive response to the site with a careful balance of ingredients which would have the potential to create an attractive new destination for the town with a strong sense of place and local distinction, whilst retaining the sense of light and space which are the site’s greatest assets.
In particular, the panel commended the careful selection of materials which reflect the existing qualities of the foreshore and felt that the rainbow mist fountains, lighting and grove of trees would enrich the experience of the space. The panel also like the way in which the tradition of a ‘speakers corner’ had been subtly integrated with other opportunities for public expression.”
"We are delighted that Worthing has chosen craft:pegg for Splash Point and that this Sea Change funded project will progress in such an innovative way."
adds Claire Pollock, Sea Change Coordinator for the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).
The investment in Splash Point is a result of Worthing Council’s Regeneration Programme Team’s successful bid for funding from the second wave of the Government’s Sea Change programme and is part of the plan to create a buzzing active seafront. Worthing was one of just nine councils chosen to receive the grant managed by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).
A competition was launched by the Landscape Institute on the 18 May to find a designer for Splash Point. The four firms shortlisted were given a budget of £4,000 to help them prepare their design.
The panel of judges was drawn from a cross party group of Worthing councillors, Landscape Institute, Worthing Arts Council, South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), CABE and Worthing’s Regeneration Team.
The work is hoped to start in May/June 2010 and completed by September.
The winning entry is subject to the approval of The Worthing Council Cabinet which meets on Monday 14 September.
People can also see the winning design online at on Worthing Regeneration's website (external link)
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