Fountain Competition
Many of The Royal Parks’ public drinking fountains are generations old and beyond repair and we needed to find a simple, practical and aesthetically pleasing design to replace them.
There was, however, no off-the-shelf fountain suitable for The Royal Parks Grade I listed landscapes, so we launched an international design competition to find the ‘Ultimate Drinking Fountain’.
Judgement Day!
Working together with The Royal Parks and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), the judges in our international design competition looked at:
- aesthetics
- robustness for life in a public park
- ease of maintenance and installation
- sustainability and environmental impact
- affordability
The results
We received more than 150 entries from designers, architects, engineers, students and ordinary members of the public from 26 countries including Australia, Singapore, Russia, South Korea and the US. The entries were judged anonymously and the standard was so high that the nine-strong judging panel selected two winners, both from the UK.
Winners
Robin Monotti Architects with Mark Titman for Watering Holes. The judges all felt that the Watering Holes design was very 'Art-led' and held enormous potential for the Parks.
Ben Addy for Moxon Architects for Trumpet. The judges all felt that the Watering Holes design was very 'Design-led' and also held enormous potential for the Parks.
Find out more about the Trumpet drinking fountain.