Westbourne is divided by infrastructure edges that separate the community from its urban surroundings. The primary challenge for the landscape is to create connectivity in areas where this infrastructure acts as a barrier. For the design proposal, a railway cover will extend the local greenspace, foster connectivity, and strengthen the identity of Westbourne.

Whereas the elevated motorway divides the Westbourne community, the canal acts as the main threat for urban connectivity, weaving together a series of fragmented greenspaces. Within this network, Westbourne Green is the central axis, embodying traces of the past through the historic watercourse of the river Westbourne.

This project aims to increase resilience through a retrofit strategy of green infrastructure and connectivity through permeable shared-surface paving to enhance the community’s public space programme and counteract the isolating nature of Westbourne’s rigid infrastructure. The tension of infrastructure as a separator and greenspace as a connector unveils the dynamic relationship between urban development and natural environments, shaping the adaptable and dynamic urban landscape.