WR-AP wins Kingston riverfront contest

Weston Rengifo Architectural Practice (WR-AP) has won a competition to design a £200,000 revamp of the Thames riverfront in Kingston, south-west LondonThe Teddington-based practice, founded in 2018, topped an undisclosed shortlist to win the commission, which was backed by Kingston Council, Creative Youth and Kingston First with support from the GLA.WR-AP collaborated with students from nearby Kingston Academy, with an interest in design and architecture, to draw up preliminary concepts for the site as part of its competition submission.The process started with site visits during which students registered their findings in order to inform the proposals and later went on to include two design charrettes.WR-AP’s low-cost winning concept will deliver a riverside extension of the existing Kingston food Market while also creating environmentally friendly greening measures, new energy-efficient lighting and cycle parking.