Royal Docks Placemaking Strategy
Placemaking and water activation for London’s only Enterprise Zone.
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DK-CM have ben commissioned by the Royal Docks Enterprise Zone team to deliver a Placemaking and Water Activation Strategy. This aims to provide a comprehensive strategy, focussed on the key waterspaces of the Royal Docks, to increase revenue and activate the Docks through a range of initaitives and programmes. The Strategy also involves delivering more focussed feasibility studies exploring new and enhanced uses on particular sites.
Credits
- Client: Royal Docks team
- Collaborators: Fourth Street
- Dates: 2021-
- Status: Ongoing
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