Djao-Rakitine

Selfridges Public RealmLondon, United KingdomDescription: Streetscape redevelopment including paving, custom made furniture and tree grilles, planting and lighting
Location: London, United Kingdom
Area: 2572 sq. m
Initial concept design: Vogt.
Stages: Concept Design to Construction
Status: Completed
Period: 2015-2018
Client: Selfridges Retail Ltd
Architects of the building: David Chipperfield Architects
Civil engineers: WSP / Parsons Brinckerhoff
Project management: Stanhope
Cost consultant: Alinea Consulting LLP
Djao-Rakitine Team: Irene Djao-Rakitine, Povilas Marozas, Charles Dujardin, Chun Wing Fok. Awards: - RIBA London Award 2019Located along the eastern side of Selfridges department store in London, Duke Street public realm project aims at upgrading the overall streetscape experience, including the quality of street lighting, paving, furniture, pedestrian comfort and traffic, and create an elegant focal point in front of the new Selfridges entrance designed by David Chipperfield Architects.At the core of the project are placed two sculptural objects amongst four new feature trees: a drinking water fountain and a bench. Located in front of the new store entrance, these sculptural elements made of Italian marble will provide a place to rest, meet and rehydrate. In a city where most public drinking fountain has disappeared, our project aims at reducing plastic bottles proliferation by offering visitors, inhabitants and employees of the district an attractive opportunity to refill their water bottles.High-performance tree pit details including custom made tree grilles have been developed to optimise tree growth in an exceptionally cluttered underground environment. Tree species are selected considering the different constraints of the site. The pavement is being extended and parking reorganised.While generally keeping in line with Westminster‘s palette of materials and general ethos, the project aims to create an original and unique moment in Mayfair‘s public realm and increase the quality of one of London‘s busiest urban environment.The Selfridges Duke Street project received the RIBA London Award 2019"Djao-Rakitine creates monolithic street furniture for London's Selfridges" by Ali Morris, in Dezeen."Selfridges public realm by Djao-Rakitine" by Tina Thakrar, in Trends Magazine."Du mobilier urbain, en marbre et monolithique, devant le grand magasin Selfridges de Londres" in La Revue du Design.More projects

Djao-Rakitine Selfridges Public Realm, London

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