Hackney firm ran by former 6a Architects director to improve pedestrian experience around grade II*-listed crossing
London practice Hayatsu Architects has been appointed to design public realm improvements around Kingston bridge.
The Hackney-based firm has signed a £78,000 contract with Kingston council to draw up plans for new “innovative, accessible and inclusive” public realm at the eastern end of the grade II*-listed bridge.
The scheme aims to improve the pedestrian experience in the underpass beneath the 19th century structure and space either side, including access to the bridge.
Hayatsu has been contracted to work on the scheme for 18 months up to 31 December 2026.
The practice employs three people and was founded in 2017 by former 6a Architects director Takeshi Hayatsu.
Originally from Japan, Hayatsu has worked in the UK for 25 years and is also a senior lecturer at Kingston University and sits on Harrow council’s design review panel.
Kingston Bridge was built in 1828 as the replacement for a wooden bridge which had existed in various forms since medieval times, for centuries being the only crossing of the river Thames apart from London Bridge within the capital’s modern boundaries.
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