Springfield Village Public Seating Open Call
Location
Springfield Village, Tooting Bec
Deadline for application
25 January 2026
Winner's Prize
Prizes: winners will be paid their artist fee, which will come out of the overall project budget of £40,000
Competition Description
AND London has partnered with Barratt London to host a competition inviting creatives to design two benches for London’s Tooting Bec neighbourhood.
Springfield Village Public Seating Open Call invites designers to submit two bespoke pieces of street furniture, which should be accessible and durable.
The Public Seating Open Call invites architects, designers and creative practitioners to propose two bespoke pieces of street furniture for Springfield Village, a new mixed-use neighbourhood in Tooting Bec, London.
The benches will be installed on hard-standing areas with foundations and should combine functionality with creative expression.
Designs must be practical, durable, distinctive, inclusive and accessible, with an innovative, sustainable, high-quality contemporary aesthetic.
They should support St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust’s mission by promoting mental wellbeing and the destigmatisation of mental health.
There may be opportunities to up-cycle or reuse materials from the demolition process. The appointed consultant(s) will be expected to engage local stakeholders – particularly disability groups – to ensure accessibility, and/or deliver capacity-building sessions.