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A wooden skate bowl sits inside a dark, industrial space under a low concrete ceiling. Fluorescent strip lights illuminate the bowl and a wall featuring the “Baysixty6” logo.

Brinkworth transforms Nike's Westway skatepark into something special

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Date
3 October 2012

I’m not going to try and pretend that I know a thing about skating. I don’t. In fact the one time I foolishly attempted clambering upon a skateboard I ended up in A&E all a little worse for wear. But while me and skating are obviously not quite the match made in heaven that I might have once optimistically hoped, when it comes to brand collaboration, creative agency Brinkworth fortunately do skating and skate parks very, very well.

Urb-Orbis and Brinkworth – who recently oversaw the creation of the stunning Rapha Cycle Club – were commissioned by Nike, to take on the almighty task of redesigning the iconic Westway skatepark BaySixty6, and with the photographs for the launch looking absolutely stunning, it has to be said that they’ve done a superlative job.

Photographed beautifully by Louise Melchior, the new space is a triumph of style, simplicity and atmosphere, placidly awaiting to fulfil its new potential. If I did skate, I’d be there like a shot.

A mint green shipping container serves as an entrance against a black metal fence. Above it, a sign reads “BAYSIXTY6” next to a Nike swoosh.
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Brinkworth and Urb-Orbis for Nike: BaySixty6

An indoor skate park with white concrete ramps and bowls under a low, brutalist concrete ceiling. Rows of bright fluorescent tube lights illuminate the space against a dark background.
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Brinkworth and Urb-Orbis for Nike: BaySixty6

An indoor skate park with various ramps, rails and platforms under a concrete ceiling. Rows of bright linear lights illuminate the grey floor and wooden obstacles.
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Brinkworth and Urb-Orbis for Nike: BaySixty6

An indoor skate park with several grey ramps and quarter pipes. The space is lit by rows of bright fluorescent lights set into a low concrete ceiling.
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Brinkworth and Urb-Orbis for Nike: BaySixty6

A green shipping container converted into a gallery. Inside, two rows of colourful skateboards are displayed vertically along the wall under bright strip lighting.
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Brinkworth and Urb-Orbis for Nike: BaySixty6

A low-angle view of a concrete overpass at dusk, its dark silhouette cutting diagonally across a deep blue sky. Bright lights glow from beneath the bridge, illuminating a row of parked vehicles.
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Brinkworth and Urb-Orbis for Nike: BaySixty6

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