Kingston riverside
Delivering new creative spaces, affordable coworking areas and business support in the heart of Kingston.
Our focus on this part of the riverside has created new opportunities for the borough’s entrepreneurs and young people, and been delivered in partnership with business development experts Town Square Spaces Ltd, local arts charity Creative Youth and the John Lewis Partnership.
Kingston Riverside now offers affordable workspaces for local entrepreneurs and start-ups at Town Square Kingston, where the team deliver business support and expert advice sessions to drive entrepreneurship and support business growth. Over the next 10 years, we envisage the programme and space will enable the creation of at least 500 new jobs across the local economy.
Next to this, Creative Youth have created FUSEBOX, a creative hub to inspire young people, emerging artists and the wider community to get involved in the arts. It is a space for people from different artistic disciplines to learn from each other and showcase their ideas, open for all the community to enjoy.
The scheme also includes improvements to the public space around the building. In conversations with the community about how the area could be improved, poor lighting and accessibility were highlighted as key issues.
Based on this feedback, new lighting has been installed along the front of the building and at the entrance to the old nightclub to make the area safer and more inviting. The raised brick platform in front of the building has been lowered and the planters have been removed to make the area more accessible to everyone. Plug sockets have also being installed to enable the space to be used for public performances.
We are currently looking at the next phase of public realm works for the site to ensure everyone has enjoyable access to this section of Kingston’s riverside, and will provide further information once available.
