UP Projects were appointed by Berkeley Homes to develop and deliver a public art strategy for their new Vista development in Nine Elms, Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, located next to the open spaces of Battersea Park and close the River Thames. The strategy included proposals for integrated artists’ commissions across the site as well as community engagement events and activity.
A series of integrated commissions has launched across the newly opened site: Nicky Hirst developed a glazed cladding treatment for the façade of the buildings, Matthew Darbyshire created a sculptural, interactive play space, S. Mark Gubb developed wayfinding and heritage commission across the site and Lucy Cash produced a community focused site-specific film and performance through a process of engagement with the neighbouring communities.
