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Village life Community space with Laragh Homes

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The interview Richard Broome Outerspace

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WELCOME Welcome to the June issue of FutureArc. We hope you are all enjoying the new look magazine.

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Features Editor. I’m looking forward to bringing you the latest news and features in the landscape architecture sector.

Since its inception in May 2017, the magazine has featured some amazing projects from around the UK and further afield and I would like to continue that trend with a focus on taking an in-depth look at schemes that involve the regeneration of specific regions.

Our aim is to feature some of the key developments that are underway in the field, both at home and overseas, and to speak to leading companies and individuals. If you would like to be involved in a future edition of FutureArc magazine, please get in touch.

Now onto this month’s issue, we hear from Richard Broome of Outerspace about interdisciplinary links and business expansion, it’s page 12 for that. We also take a look at the grounds of Peppa Pig World at Paultons Park with HPW Architecture. There is a real focus of sustainable landscaping, including a huge green roof, on site. Read more on page 21.

We also have our regulars – a selection of portfolios for perusal at page 24 and beyond, a look at stainless steel as our material focus on page 42, and a focus on water features and commercial lighting. I look forward to getting to know many of you over the coming months. Enjoy the read...

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INTERVIEW Richard Broome Outerspace

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LIGHTING Lorraine Calcott gives tips for lighting design in commercial spaces

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WATER FEATURES A scheme at Pancras Square, King’s Cross

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Arup’s Architecture team hires new London Director

Riverlight and South Gardens awarded RIBA London Awards 2018 Two projects that Gillespies have delivered landscape design for have scooped prestigious 2018 RIBA London Awards – Riverlight, a pioneering residential-led development in the heart of the emerging Nine Elms regeneration area, and South Gardens, the first phase of the Elephant Park development by Lend Lease.

Designed by worldrenowned architects Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Riverlight consists of six modern and elegant residential pavilions, carefully arranged within a high-quality riverside landscape setting by Gillespies.

The strategic placement of these pavilions – which share the same architectural language but vary in height and colour – generated opportunities to create a permeable open space, with the riverfront visible and accessible between each of the six buildings. Around 60% of the scheme is designated as public open space. Gillespies’ designs create a seamless, free-flowing landscape that establishes a strong identity and

a sense of place that is truly unique to Riverlight. Each of the key spaces have their own distinct character and function.

South Gardens – designed by architects Macreanor Lavington – is the first 360 new homes delivered as part of Lend Lease’s Elephant Park Masterplan, a masterplan that will replace the former Heygate Estate in Elephant and Castle with around 2,500 new homes.

Gillespieshas delivered a new pocket park and a sequence of green, pedestrian-friendly streets that have opened new connections to the north and across the site, lined with trees, plants and elements of natural play.

Gillespies is the public realm master planner for the regeneration of the entire Elephant Park site, and is also delivering a new public realm and two landscaped courtyards for West Grove, the second phase of Elephant Park, together with a brand new park that will sit at the heart of the development. www.gillespies.co.uk

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Arup’s growing London-based Architecture team is delighted to announce that from July 2018 Nick Jackson will join as a Director alongside Jo Wright, Paul Brislin, Kim Quazi and Patricia Johnstone.

Formerly a director of Eric Parry Architects, Nick brings a wealth of experience of the design and delivery of outstanding buildings in the UK and overseas. Projects Nick worked on include 10 Fenchurch Avenue, 1 Undershaft and the new headquarters for Cambridge Assessment.

Nick joins the Architecture team based in Fitzroy Street who are currently working on projects including 1 Triton Square for British Land, the HS2 Birmingham Interchange Station and a new Hindu Heritage Museum in Mangarh, India.

Director for architecture at Arup, Jo Wright commented: “We are thrilled that Nick is joining us. His expertise in the making of buildings in a multi-disciplinary context is an excellent fit with our approach to delivering simple, purposeful, efficient and beautiful buildings.” www.arup.com

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New street trees unveiled along A56 as part of regeneration Scheme As part of the Bury Council led programme, new street trees have been planted to help tackle surface water flooding as well as improve the look and feel of the area.The trees have been planted in partnership with charity City of Trees which aims to plant 3 million trees over a generation – one for every man, woman and child in Greater Manchester.

The high impact street trees form just part of the improvement works with the scheme also including enhanced paving and street lighting as well as wider pavement and the introduction of a cycle lane.

Cllr Alan Quinn, cabinet member for the environment said: “The reaction in Prestwich to the Sustainable Urban Drainage Scheme (SUDS) involving the street trees has been really positive.

People love the idea of using rainwater to water the trees and to improve the environment in general. We are already exploring the potential for other natural flood management projects in Bury.”

LI launches new awards website and adds categories for 2018 The Landscape Institute Awards are open for registrations and submissions, which can now be made online until Tuesday 31 July 2018.

Moving the submissions procedure online has simplified the process, hopefully making entry easier, although some categories will still require a hard copy entry.

Two new categories have been added, one open to individuals and organisations globally, and the other will showcase the industry’smost innovative and beautiful horticulture projects.

• The Dame Sylvia Crowe Award for Outstanding International Contribution to People, Place and Nature (open to individuals and organisations globally) A former president of the LI, Dame Sylvia Crowe (1901-1997) was one the landscape profession’s foremost leaders. This award seeks to reward excellence and leadership in the

worldwide field of landscape and place, recognise the global reach of our profession and celebrate major achievements that benefit people, place and nature.

• Planting design, horticulture and strategic ecology This category showcases established planting schemes and horticultural projects that contribute to the art and science of landscape architecture. This may include a range of sites, either standalone or part of a larger project.

Successful entries will be innovative and appropriate to the setting whilst being creative, functional and aesthetically pleasing. Schemes should be able to demonstrate environmental, ecological and/or educational responsibility.

The awards ceremony will take place on 22 November 2018, venue yet to be announced. For further information and the full list of categories, visit www.landscapeinstitute.org

Calling all landscape architects – 30 Under 30: The Next Generation 2018 awards are open for entries

Join the exclusive club of awardwinning individuals recognised for their contribution to the landscape architecture sector by entering the only awards heralding young talent within the landscape architecture industry. Winning a 30 Under 30: The Next Generation award offers up-andcoming landscape architects a vast range of benefits including; industry recognition, networking opportunities, and coverage in FutureArc magazine.

You can nominate a colleague or enter yourself for these esteemed awards (entrants should be under 30 on 1 January 2018) and work within any aspect of the landscape architecture sector. Entries close on 1 September 2018. www.prolandscapermagazine. com/30u30/

Urban Edge welcomes Gosia Soltan to Landscape Design team

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The rainwater entering the tree pits is used by the trees and excess water drains through the tree pit and is eventually returned to the sewer system. www.bury.gov.uk

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Gosia completed her master’s degree in landscape architecture in Warsaw and went on to work for the Ministry of the Environment. Working there until 2017, Gosia’s role was senior sustainability consultant on environmental programmes and she spent a significant amount of time in Brussels as Poland’s representative on the EU forum.

Prior to her work at the Ministry, Gosia worked at a private landscape design practice in Suffolk where she focused

predominantly on residential and public realm landscape design, from conceptual work through to detailed hard and soft landscape proposals.

Gosia commented: “Joining UEA has been a fantastic move.

The practice is well respected

and admired within its field and I’m thrilled to be part of such a versatile team. I am able to bring my years of experience to the table to support ongoing projects as well as a multitude of new ventures. As a landscape architect, this provides a great opportunity for me to get involved in projects from the outset and influence the design development.

This is a new and exciting experience, which – although it may sound strange – is rare.” www.urbanedgearchitecture.co.uk

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Mecanoo to transform railway line into green corridor connecting the city Global architecture firm Mecanoo has released details of its plans to transform a former railway line in Taichung, Taiwan into a bio-diverse green corridor. The one-mile length site was formerly an important means of connection, but today the disused railway divides the city and impedes circulation from one side of the tracks to the other.

Green space generates over £34 billion of health and wellbeing benefits New research from Fields in Trust demonstrates that parks and green spaces across the United Kingdom provide people with over £34 billion of health and wellbeing benefits.The report comes as Fields in Trust launches a new fiveyear strategy Green Spaces for Good – including a foreword from the charity’s President, HRH The Duke of Cambridge, who sets out the strategic focus on protecting parks and green spaces for future generations to enjoy.

The new strategic approach is underpinned by research evidence; Revaluing Parks and Green Spaces and aims to change perceptions by establishing a baseline for the value that parks and green spaces contribute to health and wellbeing rather than

simply being judged by what they cost to maintain. The £34 billion of wellbeing benefits are a result of people enjoying greater life satisfaction including both improved physical and mental health, directly as a result of regular use of parks and green spaces.

Compiled using HM Treasury approved research methodology, Revaluing Parks and Green Spaces demonstrates National Health Service savings of at least £111 million per year. This figure

is based solely on prevented GP visits and doesn’t include savings from non-referrals for treatment or prescriptions – meaning the actual savings to the taxpayer will be significantly higher.

The report also calculates that parks provide a total economic value to each person in the UK of just over £30 per year. The value of parks and green spaces is higher for individuals from lower socio-economic groups and also from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. This means that any loss of parks and green spaces will disproportionately impact disadvantaged and underrepresented communities, precisely those who value them the most. www.fieldsintrust.org

St George launches Cashmere Wharf at London Dock Mecanoo’s proposal uses the rail line to reconnect the different parts of the city in a sustainable way. As part of the plan, an inviting green corridor will include bike and pedestrian lanes to better cater to the needs of the community whilst maintaining the area’s strong historical character with a layout that relies on the railway’s configuration to integrate the site’s existing and future functions.

The green corridor will support the conservation and development of the area’s flora and fauna; improve connections for pedestrians and bike users in Taichung center and integrate existing and newly added functions to the area into a coherent linear park.

Other features will include gardens, fitness areas, a playground and waterpark for leisure and recreation activities. www.mecanoo.nl

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St George has launched Cashmere Wharf, a striking new 26 storey signature building, at the heart of London Dock in Wapping.

Designed by renowned architects Patel Taylor, and positioned in close proximity to some of the capital’s most famous landmarks, including St Katharine Docks, the Tower of London, Tower Bridge and the City of London, London Dock has seen a former working docks transforming into a vibrant residential neighbourhood

in historic Wapping. The development comprises a mix of high specification new homes, retail outlets, restaurants and beautifully landscaped open spaces.

Cashmere Wharf is the tallest building at London Dock and offers 141 contemporary Manhattan, one, two and three bedroom apartments, many with panoramic views across London and the River Thames.

On completion, London Dock will offer 7.5 acres of open space for relaxing or entertaining; with tree-lined walkways, courtyards and Gauging Square, a grand piazza animated by a striking choreographed water feature.

Surrounding this will be a collection of independent boutique restaurants, bars and shops for residents and visitors to enjoy.

Residents will also have exclusive

access to onsite facilities including a, state-of-the-art gymnasium and 20m heated swimming pool, sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi, squash court, private screening room, virtual golf suite and 24 hour concierge.

Marcus Blake, Managing Director, St George City commented: “The launch of Cashmere Wharf is an exciting milestone in the evolution of London Dock, providing a range of new homes complete with a variety of outdoor spaces for residents and the public to enjoy.

London Dock has been carefully designed to connect seamlessly with Wapping and the surrounding area, as we create an exciting new destination with a mix of independent brands, high quality homes and beautiful, accessible public spaces.” www.berkeleygroup.co.uk

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Winning design gives fresh look to Berkshire Botanical Garden

Landscape architecture students design new artificial reef at Redondo dive site Landscape architecture students at the University of Melbourne have created designs for a state-funded project to replace the artificial reef at the Redondo Beach dive site in Seattle.

The landscape architecture studio class is taught by associate professor Iain Robertson, with lecturer and landscape designer Brooke Sullivan.

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources and dive community will be removing debris from the underwater location, one of the most popular dive sites in

Award for mixed-use urban redevelopment scheme in Porto A new gateway is greeting visitors to the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

The 4,000 sq ft entry garden, in front of the Center House, is the result of a nationwide competition involving individuals and teams of students enrolled in accredited landscape architecture programs.

The winning design, by a team attending the School of Landscape Architecture at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was selected by jury of five independent designers, horticulturists and landscape architects.

“Over the last few weeks, the work has progressed rapidly,” said director of horticulture Dorthe Hviid, “The fountain and stonework is almost complete. The landscape has been graded into little hills and berms, three native larches and six Winter King hawthorn trees have been planted around the fountain, all serving to screen out

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The Berkshire Botanical Garden launched the design competition in March 2017 to seek an innovative proposal that would complement the design of the newly restored and expanded Center House.

“The winning design impressed all of us with its clean and modern look that will work well with the traditional facade of the Center House and the surrounding established garden areas,” said executive director Michael Beck.

Renovation of the Center House, which dates back in part to around 1790, began in November 2016 and included the addition of a teaching kitchen, art galleries, a botanical library, classroom and office space.

“The $2.4m building project was the key to expanding adult and youth educational programming, as well as special events,” Beck said. www.berkshirebotanical.org

A significant mixed-use urban regeneration scheme designed

by Bogle Architects and Grant Associates for Portugal’s coastal city of Porto has been awarded a Commendation at the 2018 MIPIM/The Architectural Review: Future Projects Awards.

Featuring a landscape and public realm design strategy by Grant Associates, the development project received the accolade for the Future Project Awards’ highly competitive mixed-use category, which attracts entries from around the world.

Porto’s largest development in recent years will see the

the Puget Sound area. This will include removal of toxic material, as well as small boats and even a long-sunken Volkswagen “Beetle” that have over the years become a habitat for much marine life.

The latest state capital budget includes $500,000 budgeted for the reef project. www.unimelb.edu.au

creation of a new hub for student accommodation and residential apartments along with offices, retail and leisure facilities at Rua Amial in Paranhos.

The overall vision is to create a unique, diversified destination focused on student accommodation and residential apartments, as well as ‘incubator’ offices focused on the tech sector.

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by London based Round Hill Capital and MEFIC Capital, the project team aims to address the significant demand/supply imbalance for student housing in Porto.

The scheme’s first buildings are expected to be completed by 2020 – exactly 100 years after the creation of the original tannery. www.grant-associates.uk.com

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Richard Broome, Managing and Creative Director at Outerspace, talks working abroad, building interdisciplinary links, and staying small versus expansion What inspired you to get into landscape architecture?

My family is full of creative and design-led people, and my uncle and my dad were both architects.

When I was younger I had an interest in the landscape, but wasn’t really aware that the profession existed. When I was informed that it was an option, it just felt like the perfect fit. Not having to do A-Level Maths was also a bonus!

Careers advisers don’t tend to know about landscape architecture, and that is shocking.

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the client is. We have built up a good relationship with the architects here and a few others that we have worked with. These relationships allow us to have more of a say and help to inform on how the buildings should fit within the landscape. That is always a privilege – as opposed to an architect designing a landscape for us, which also happens sometimes!

To prevent that happening we need to make people more aware of our roles as landscape architects. We need to make buildings respond to the landscape better – sometimes architects overcomplicate things when it isn’t necessary. Simple things can be best.

What is the background of the practice?

I set up Outerspace in 2002 after working for a few different practices around the South West and in London. I worked abroad for a while, in both Portugal and France, as well as spending eight years at the Build and Design Partnership, one of the biggest practices in Europe. When I first started Outerspace I was literally on my dining room table, drawing at home, before I moved into an office and rented a desk alongside a graphic artist.

To start with, my focus was on bringing work in and doing sub-consulting work with Arup and other larger companies. We then had our breakthrough project – Brighton Marina. This was a huge deal, and meant that I had to take on a couple of extra staff

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How closely do you work with MAA Architects, who you share an office with?

About 10% of our work is done with MAA, but we are always bouncing ideas off each other and chatting through things. It works well being in a creative environment, especially when we do get projects that we can collaborate on.

Do you find that being brought into a project at a late stage is a common problem?

It does happen, and it can be frustrating. How often it happens depends on who the architect and who

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members, so we moved to Hampton Court to have a bigger office shared with MAA. The next step was to buy the building we are currently in. Myself and Matt Allchurch, who runs MAA, were lucky enough to find this old decrepit building in Teddington and make it into this creative hub and office space that we can share.

What was it like to work as a landscape architect abroad?

It was a fantastic experience – English landscape architects are thought of very highly across Europe.

They look to us for inspiration, which is a nice feeling while you are out there, but it also means there is a lot of pressure to come up with something that meets their expectations.

I once presented to the mayor of a town in France – he was so excited to hear from an English landscape architect. I tried to present in French, but the first sentence went horribly wrong, so he told me to speak in English!

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What makes Outerspace stand out?

We strive very hard to get the right balance between being good at what we do and building positive relationships with other professions, especially architects. You have to find that balance between being passionate about what you believe in, and being aware of other professions – what they are looking to do and how you can work best with them.

Our ethos is to create places for both people and nature. We are creating environments that are suitable for people with different physical and mental abilities, but also for nature as well. We try to push biodiversity as much as possible. A lot of our work is in inner London; in that dense urban environment, the pressure on humans and nature is far higher.

There has been a lot of growth for Outerspace – what is the next step?

As the sole director, I have some important decisions to make about how we move forward as a company.

At the moment I am at the limit of the number of people you should have working under one director.

The decision now is whether we grow further, and I’m looking at that, or whether we stay the same size but become more selective in the work that we do.

I like to be involved with everything that is happening, and the more we grow, the less I would be able to do that. I like to be able to inspire the team and to be involved with every project, even if I am not the one designing it.

Has the role of the landscape architect changed since you started out?

I would like to say that it has, because you always hear now that landscape is the most important thing, but that could be all talk, because when it comes to practice it doesn’t always work out that way. There is definitely more talk about landscape architects being

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at the forefront of placemaking, but the challenges are still there to convince everyone.

What are the key challenges facing the industry at the moment?

There are two main challenges that I would highlight.

Firstly, there is a total lack of young British landscape architects available when we are looking to recruit.

Not enough is done at ground level with the Landscape Institute and UK courses to encourage more people to join the profession. We should have young landscape architects knocking on our door wanting to join us, but it just doesn’t happen.

The second concern I have is with budgets. It is all very well pushing the profession and talking up how important the work we do is, but that has to be matched with the budget. One of the biggest frustrations is when you go to a site after completion and you find that savings have been made by using smaller trees and things like that. The landscape shouldn’t be seen as an area where you can save as much money as possible.

What advice would you give to young people looking to become landscape architects?

If they have thought about it and know about the industry, then they are already halfway there. It should be a profession that children are made aware of, because sometimes people are put off by the perceived technical nature of architecture. I would tell someone that, if you have the passion, it is a good profession to be involved in.

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A SENSE OF COMMUNITY For Simon Somerville-Large of Laragh Homes, green space is the glue that brings communities together

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herever possible, we want to sit back and listen, and design what local communities want,” says Simon Somerville-Large, managing director at Laragh Homes. And, often, what communities want is green space. As an example, he mentions the latest project he is working on, Manor Farm. This is a Community Land Trust Scheme in Stretham, Cambridgeshire; when complete, it will have some 75 units set in about 15 acres.

“Right from the very beginning, the idea has been to have a focal point as a community hub. As part of the scheme, which is very low density, we created a new village green and children’s play area that has been very successful with new residents. People can watch their kids playing on the green, and have a village fair there. They even have a dining club and do outdoor dining over the summer. It’s a good way to get to know everyone. The fact that the houses overlook the green has created a space for interaction.”

Several developers view green space as an effective way to bring old and new residents together, but Laragh Homes has taken the concept of landscaping as a community-building tool one step further. To ensure it really delivers what people need, it has worked hard to incorporate suggestions from the public into its strategy. “We have opened up a footpath that the previous owner had closed, connecting the village to the dog-walking circuit, and we have also created a new footpath to link around a balancing pond that was part of the former farm.

This integrated the pond into the overall green space for the development. As a Community Land Trust Scheme, we involved local people from the beginning, and among the points that they raised was access to this pond area – so we have done that.”

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“RATHER THAN GOING IN WITH A LANDSCAPE DESIGNER VIEW, WE WERE TRYING TO DO SOMETHING IN KEEPING WITH THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT”

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1 at Manor Farm – and Laragh Homes was happy to oblige. A new woodland walk acts as a new green lung for the area, and a buffer between existing houses and the new development. “Many trees we put along there are fruit-bearing species – apple, pear, cherry, almond, a wide variety,” says Simon. “There’s a history of orchard and apple growing in the village, so it ties quite nicely with the setting.”

Creating a scheme that meshes with the local surroundings, both from an architectural and from a landscaping viewpoint, is another pillar that underpins Laragh Homes’ vision. “We try to create a development that is comfortable with the existing environment,” Simon tells us. “For example, if you have a very low-density grain of development around you and you are putting in a new site, you probably want to maintain that same grain. Otherwise, you end up with something that’s incompatible and doesn’t really fit. We look at what the local area and the architecture are like, and as part of assessing what’s around, you look at the green space: the landscaping that may surround the site will influence what we put on it as we develop it.”

At Manor Farm, for example, wherever Laragh Homes had to remove trees, it replaced them with native species. “We tried to stick to oaks and that sort of thing,” says Simon. “Rather than going in with a landscape designer view, we were trying to do something in keeping with the local environment.”

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to planting indigenous species, for example, the company made sure that existing ditches were maintained, with the correct planting. It also planted appropriate hedgerows, and ensured boundary treatments around the development met the requirements of the local ecosystem.

Generous private gardens complement Manor Farm’s communal areas. “We tried to reduce overlooking, and to make sure that each house has a decent garden,” Simon tells us. “We looked at the orientation of gardens and included planting with semi-mature trees in some areas.”

After all, he continues, one of the key reasons people choose to buy a house in a development like Manor Farm is to enjoy the countryside in its

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“THERE ARE LANDSCAPE CONSULTANTS WE HAVE WORKED WITH FOR MANY YEARS; THEY KNOW WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE AND WHAT WE ASPIRE TO”

3 many facets, whether it’s soaking up the spectacle of luxuriant nature or having the opportunity to breathe some fresh air. “Buying a property here is definitely a lifestyle choice – people have decided to move further out of Cambridge because they want green space around them,” says Simon. “Part of the attraction is the fact that you are near to the countryside and have the ability to engage in outdoor pursuits, whether you are running or cycling or walking the dog. It’s still early days to see how successful it’s going to be, but we are getting a lot of positive feedback.”

Building on its work at Manor Farm, Laragh Homes is now beginning to work on another new Community Land Trust Scheme, which will also feature plenty of green space. “It’s still very early, and I can’t tell you too much about it, but we are putting a site together at the moment that we think will deliver quite a high percentage of green space – and maybe some football pitches and new recreational facilities.”

To help develop these projects, the company tends to rely on experienced contractors. “We generally build up a long track record of working with people,” explains Simon. “There are landscape consultants we have worked with for many years: they know what we are trying to achieve and what we aspire to, and we know how they work. Sometimes, you pick people for specific jobs because you are looking for their strengths – some architects may be better in more rural locations. We are not always using the same

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people every time, but they’ll be people we have worked with many times.”

Since the company is so focused on meeting community needs, it is equally important to Simon that consultants have local expertise. “It really helps if the people we work with are local themselves,” he says. “That’s something we have learned over the years, so we try to choose consultants – and, to a certain extent, contractors – who understand the area. With contractors, it’s more difficult; sometimes you need to look further afield to try and find people with the right qualities, skills and resources to do a site of a particular type, but wherever we can we’ll try and work with local businesses. We find that it works well for us.”

1M anor Farm, seen from the green 2P rivate gardens complement communal green space 3A garden view of the show home 4L ow-density housing and natural landscaping ensure the development fits within its surroundings

Laragh Homes Laragh Homes is a Cambridgeshire-based property developer, founded by Simon Somerville-Large in 2007. It prides itself on its expertise and vision, as well as its knowledge of the Cambridgeshire property market.

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STUNNING, SIMPLE, SUSTAINABLE HPW specialises in creating sustainable projects – from small boathouse designs to large scale retail parks. We find out more about the practice’s work, taking its Peppa Pig World project as a case study

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PW is an architectural practice based in the hamlet of Ower, Hampshire. The team prides itself on its sustainable focus – creating environmentally friendly, self-sufficient places.

Visiting the HPW office, which is in a converted barn on Wade Park Farm, you can see that it practices what it preaches: desks are made from recycled carboard, there’s low-energy lighting in every room, and the carpets are made of old fishing nets.

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But what does an area dedicated to this children’s television character have to do with an article about sustainability? HPW managing director Gary Wilburn explains the link. “The Paulton’s Park story started for us almost 10 years ago,” he tells us. “We approached the park when we moved here, as it was obvious that there was an opportunity to work with it, being so close. The park itself is privately owned and treated with a lot of pride; it is located within a beautiful setting inside the New Forest National Park.

“Our involvement coincided with the park owner’s having the wonderful opportunity to bring the character Peppa Pig to the site. Across 3.5 acres we

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masterplanned Peppa Pig World, which includes eight rides and an indoor play area that we have created to be low energy and self-sufficient.”

The indoor play building is the main attraction at Peppa Pig World, and has certainly got visitors talking about sustainability – so much so that new signs have been created to explain all of the sustainability features to children and parents, as a result of staff being inundated with questions. “It is great to expose children of that age to the sustainability features, and even better that they are interested in it,” says Gary.

Among the features are wind catchers, which provide natural ventilation so that there is no need for air conditioning. There is also green roof, solar panels, and plenty of green planting around the building.

Sensitive location A building, no matter how well designed, is no use if it doesn’t fit in with the context around it. This is something that Gary understands: “I know that we are able to design a building that looks beautiful, but it is all about designing something that performs and fits in with the landscape that surrounds it. The building is in a very sensitive location. I wanted to make sure that if somebody did get a glimpse of it through the trees, then all they would see would be the green roof and the bank in the background. The key is blending in; a building shouldn’t need to be distracting and stand out from the landscape to be amazing.”

Clearing the confusion Sustainability is a word that is thrown around a lot.

Its benefits, as well as the truth about how much sustainable features cost, need to be made clear to clients and the public. There is a perception that sustainability means higher costs and increased maintenance requirements, but Gary insists that this is not the case – he believes that the process of creating a sustainable place just needs to be demystified.

“The problem with sustainability methods is that they are seen as some kind of dark art. Actually, it is as simple as applying a scientific process to a building – you don’t even have to mention architecture.

“Because you are increasing the life performance of the building, you will get payback on that. If you put half a meter of thick insulation in, then you will save money on heating; wind catchers will save you money on mechanical ventilation, as well as making the air within the building more pleasant.”

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5 to sound complicated,” Gary says. “Maybe a bit too much knowledge is dangerous, and that’s what new technology has done. Even the Romans had things like underfloor heating, insulated buildings and natural ventilation, and they purposefully chose the orientation of their buildings to maximuse sunlight.

These methods are not new – we just need to apply them to new buildings.”

A resilient green roof The building’s most striking feature is its green roof; planted with 32 species of indigenous wild grass and flower species, it helps the building to blend in with its setting. It is maintained by an onsite team, with strimming taking place twice a year, in the park’s quieter periods.

Gary wanted the roof to be resilient; at an attraction like Paulton’s Park, it was important for it to look good all year round. Interestingly, HPW worked with a sheep farmer to develop the mix. The grass was conditioned locally at an altitude of almost 1,000 feet to make it resilient to the cold, wind, and heat that green roof plants are subjected to.

“The way these plants and grasses were grown means that we know they are going to be happy in all seasons,” Gary tells us. “Each month it tends to look different, with the different species thriving at different points in the year. It could be blue, pink, yellow, any colour, realy, but it will always be memorable and get people talking.”

The wildflower roof is irrigated and therefore only uses 100mm of soil makeup, so there is not too much weight put onto the building. The roof does need TLC to ensure that it stays looking great and healthy, but there is no doubt that it is worthwhile.

“Even on conventional roofs you should be getting up there to clear the gutters every year,” says Gary. “It just so happens that with this roof it also needs a strim.”

“HPW IS A PRACTICE THAT IS PASSIONATE ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY”

1 Wildflower roof oversailing the entrance and seating areas 2 Context with the surrounding landscape 3 Windcatchers and hybrid glulam/steel structure sitting comfortably with the wildflower roof 4 North facing extensive glazed elevation and locally sourced Douglas Fir cladding 5 The roof is now mature and flowers throughout the year

HPW HPW Architecture is a multiaward winning sustainable design practice with more than 30 years’ experience in the leisure, retail, residential and commercial sectors, operating throughout the UK, Europe, and North America..

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The immediate area has also benefited from the restoration of derelict arches under the upper promenade, for use as individual retail units, as well as the remodelling of the public realm on the lower promenade.

Concept design for the new spaces east and west of the i360 was undertaken by Fiona Atkinson, a Brighton resident at the time. Fiona’s planned move to Singapore necessitated some assistance with the scheme going forwards, and terra firma was approached by

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A large open area to the west of the i360 provides a flexible space for exhibitions and entertainment, with bespoke bench seating surrounding and defining the space. To the east, a plaza has been created, incorporating heritage artefacts from the much-loved and now derelict West Pier.

While Marks Barfield retains the majority ownership of the BA i360, and naming rights were given to British Airways, the West Pier Trust is the landlord of the i360 site. This gives it an income to help manage the responsibility of the West Pier’s offshore skeleton, and to enable future planning. The Trust also has a base in one of the restored arches, allowing for ‘on the spot’ fundraising. At an early stage, the Trust asked that artefacts from the original pier be incorporated into designs for both the i360 and the surrounding public realm. Former toll booths, lovingly restored, sit on the upper promenade, acting as a ticket office and tearooms.

To the east, the plaza design incorporates cast iron columns from the West Pier, which lay on the beach for many years before going into storage during the i360 construction. The columns are arranged in a geometry inspired by the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio, and respond to the exacting Victorian engineering techniques used in Eugenius Birch’s design for the West Pier, which

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opened in 1866. The column spiral also reflects the wave action on the adjacent beach. terra firma worked with a specialist metalworker to assess column sizes, condition and suitability; 32 were selected and transported to a foundry in Banbury for restoration work. Shot blasting was carried out prior to terra firma carrying out detailed measuring, labelling and further inspection at the foundry to review any major cracks or defects that might render columns unsuitable for use in the public realm. The finish of the columns was carefully considered; a broken column was used as

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The unused columns were melted down at the foundry and, using wooden casts created by a local Brighton artist, reused in the scheme; they form artworks that sit around the base of each column, a centrepiece to the spiral, commemorating the West Pier, and capping plates for the hollow columns. To the eastern end of the plaza, a base and ducting was laid under the paving, to allow for the future installation of the West Pier kiosk – this is currently in a shipping crate at Shoreham Harbour and, subject to funding, will be restored before returning to the seafront.

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patterns reflecting the West Pier detailing, were redesigned with a stepped surface to deter skateboard ‘grinding’ along edges, and a striated surface was used on the main paved areas to create a bumpier surface.

Lighting of the spaces was carefully considered to balance security with aesthetics. Inset downlighting illuminates the space around each bench, with uplighting rings around each column. The latter are particularly successful, with the playing of the light on the cast iron giving an impression of heat that is reminiscent of the original casting process.

As well as terra firma, the design team consisted of: concept designer Fiona Atkinson; project manager and quantity surveyor Robinson Low Francis; civil and structural engineer HOP; specialist lighting designer DO Architecture; and local artist and metalworker Steve Geliot. The main construction works were carried out from January to April, one of the worst times of the year for civil engineering works set on a shoreline exposed to the elements.

There was logic to this: Brighton seafront is a popular destination throughout the high season, and through lengthy discussions with local businesses it was agreed that constructing at this time of the year would be the least disruptive to trading.

Funding for the British Airways i360 has come from the architects, Marks Barfield, the Local Enterprise Partnership, and the Public Sector Loans Board, the latter providing the majority of the funding which is gradually repaid, similar to a mortgage. As part of the agreements, a proportion of the BA i360 ticket revenue will fund the regeneration of the wider West Pier Area, which includes the axial Regency Square and the wider sea front zone.

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terra firma The terra firma Consultancy is a professional landscape architecture practice specialising in all aspects of landscape planning, assessment and design.

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Let’s recognise the UK’s leading young landscape architects Head to www.prolandscapermagazine.com/30u30 to find out more

The rules are simple: You must have been aged 30 or under on 1 January 2018 and must currently work within the horticulture sector. You can nominate yourself or a colleague and the competition is free to enter. Head to our website www.prolandscapermagazine.com/30u30 to find details on how to apply. Applications will close 1 September 2018, before being passed on for judging. Shortlisters will be contacted if they have been successful and will feature in the November issues of all supporting magazines.

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Having been an unusable and derelict sector of contaminated land for 35-40 years, the 12 acre site was once a margarine factory and an industrial eyesore. The programme for the project began in November 2015 and was completed by November 2016.

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The site also included a luxury decking and swimming pool area, external lighting scheme and fully automated irrigation system.

In-Ex Landscapes was given the task of bringing this vision to life, and its scope of works involved taking all elements from the ground up, including bulk excavation, drainage, base and civil preparation, new services/ducting, landscape finishes, lighting and irrigation.

The vast amounts of capping and piling required to retain the island were undertaken before In-Ex Landscapes’ commencement on the site, and a new purposeful access bridge was introduced, allowing for the regeneration and transformation of this unique scheme.

During the consultation phase it became apparent that contamination from the existing land could not enter the new soil and drainage layers. Similarly, the permeating water from run-off and rainfall was not allowed to soak through into the aquifers of the neighbouring River Lea. The solution was an impermeable layer applied to all soft landscaping regions of the development – this was an approach which required specialist site training, in which the team was shown how to connect butyl layers over vast and undulating areas at varying times within

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1 Phase 1 views from the finished living spaces 2 The specially commissioned ‘island’ bridge 3 Connecting walkways interlink the scheme 4 Regenerated access links to the Canning Town Rotunda 5 Modular granite walls frame level changes 6 Extensive drift planting over undulating areas 7 City Island Arts Club

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Modular granite walls and bespoke stonework were all designed into exacting stone schedules for cutting, and installed by In-Ex Landscapes. The schedule involved modular units of many shapes and sizes that were used to enhance and retain level changes and plant beds. Further landscape works throughout the scheme included: • Paving treatments and procurement • External brickwork and specialist mortars • Mastic finishing to all perimeters of buildings and light fittings • Macadam surfaces and extensive build ups to roadways • Granite kerbs and edgings throughout • Attenuation drainage cells, recessed inspection covers and surface drainage • Extensive groundworks and forming of contours • Soft landscaping including planting, turfing, seeding, tree pits and semi-mature trees • Tree protection and arboricultural work to existing trees • Topsoil importation, fertilisers and mulches • Fully automated irrigation system to lawns and soft landscaping areas • All lighting, including ducting and switching • Hardwood decking and fencing • Trim trail and play equipment • External furniture, fittings, gates, railings and bollards.

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City Island offers innovative living and working accommodation, particularly appealing to London’s creative industries who are power houses of regeneration and growth in new quarters of the city. Embraced by a series of diverse landscaped public spaces, including plazas, riverside gardens and cycle and pedestrian routes, this major mixed-use and sustainable development will become an authentic and creative community, bursting with ideas and vitality. Already an awardwinning regeneration scheme, London City Island has also been appointed the home to the English National Ballet.

chris blandford associates CBA is an independent, award-winning landscape, environmental and heritage practice working throughout the UK and internationally.

The company are environmental planners, landscape architects, ecologists, heritage consultants, graphic designers, GIS and visualisation specialists.

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The ‘BREEAM Outstanding’ project was designed by architects Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, with a sustainable landscape design by Grant Associates.

Grant Associates’ brief was to create a high quality landscape environment that would become a distinctive and exciting visitor attraction – a place that would capture a sense of history and place, while reflecting on the contemporary themes of sustainability and technological innovation.

The landscape is based on a strong narrative derived from the local landscape of the River Severn, the Malvern Hills and the Elgar Trail, which inspired the song ‘Land of Hope and Glory’. The key storytelling themes for the project were:

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• ‘Nature uplifts the spirits’ – The landscape spaces are arranged to ‘enlighten and delight’, inviting visitors to experience the therapeutic qualities of nature through birdsong, scented plants, colourful wildflowers and dragonflies • ‘Healthy water for sustained life’ – Demonstrates the importance of healthy water in sustaining life, and the ability of natural systems to take care of this • ‘Knowledge and heritage’ – Creates a special sense of place derived from the primary circulation route, The Causeway.

The two-hectare site consists of a series of islands and belvederes overlooking two landform basins that contain rich, damp local meadow. It also includes The Causeway, which is an extension of the city wall route that circles around and through the Library and History Centre. Highlights include:

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Client Worcester City Council Landscape Architects Grant Associates Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Engineers Hyder, Max Fordham Contractor Galliford Try Project value £2m (landscape works)

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The water meadow A wildflower water meadow is the principal landscape – it serves as a low-maintenance resource for environmental education, and is robust enough to deal with seasonal flooding from the river. Locally harvested seeds from a site of special interest include cowslips, orchids, fritillaries and flag irises.

Sustainable drainage system The water meadow also has a practical purpose, dealing with sustainable urban drainage. It filters rainwater and surface water through reed bed swales and works with the environmental engineering of the building by virtue of the evaporative cooling process, with prevailing south-westerly winds.

Habitat islets Two habitat islets emerge from the water meadow.

One of these is reached by bridge from the children’s library, creating a place where children can read in a stimulating natural environment – surrounded by the wonder of nature, scented plants, wildlife nests and a miniature orchard. The second is a wildlife haven with large canopy trees and coppice planting to provide secluded nesting and roosting; it includes rare black poplar trees.

The Causeway A safe and secure network of pedestrian-friendly routes circle around and through the Library and History Centre, broadening out to form seating terraces and outdoor rooms, such as the café terrace by the Belvedere. The route includes seating areas,

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“The landscape of The Hive Worcester Library and History Centre aims to be a leading example of sustainable design, including SuDS drainage, water attenuation, productive urban gardens, locally sourced materials and plant species, and careful landscape management to enhance species diversity and ecological richness,” says Grant Associates director Peter Chmiel.

Tim Osborn, senior associate at Grant Associates, said: “The success of the project, particularly achieving BREEAM Outstanding, was a result of a highly collaborative working method between the main contractor Galliford Try, Worcester City Council and the design team Grant Associates and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.”

2 Hard landscaped area 3 Planting around the building increases biodiversity 4 The Hive building is surrounded by greenery and places for people to sit and socialise 5 Aerial view of the site 6 Landform basin to the side of the building

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BBUK worked closely with the architects on the layout and form of the planters, creating intimate seating areas spaces throughout the courtyard. The

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surfaces were paved with recycled blue stable bricks, with a boardwalk signaling the boulevard between City Road and Mallow Street.

Evergreen oak trees were planted at the base of the tower in order to give year-round interest, as well as to attenuate the wind from the tower. BBUK worked closely with the engineers to ensure that the trees provide optimum wind attenuation; it was agreed that the trees would provide maximum impact if crowns were maintained at a six-meter diameter. This also ensures they do not grow too big for the space.

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The bicycle store is clad with steel mesh and has been planted with Hydrangea petiolaris, a self-clinging climbing hydrangea.

BBUK Led by Harriet Bourne, BBUK is an award-winning landscape practice established in January 2002. From inception the practice has taken on a wide range of projects, ranging from streetscape design guidance, public parks and open spaces through to private gardens for individual and commercial clients.

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s part of the masterplan of Jiading New City, a new 70ha central landscape axis was envisioned across the 17-square kilometer new development at the fringe of the city of Shanghai. After five years of design and construction, Ziqidonglai Landscape Axis opened to the public, and the linear park is one of the largest urban open spaces in this rapidly expanding district. It acts as a walkable green corridor that connects otherwise separate green space patches and integrates with surrounding neighbourhoods. Its stunning combination of poetic form, cultural expression, public use and ecological restoration creates a multidimensional experience.

At the project’s outset, the plan was fragmented, as the district’s masterplan lacked a comprehensive understanding of the impact of cross-traffic on the green space network. In a critical first move, the

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design team intervened to minimise fragmentation, reducing the number of roadways crossing the park and constructing pedestrian overpasses or underpasses where roads remained. This resulted in the preservation of a holistic park experience for wildlife and pedestrians alike.

Sasaki’s design concept for the park, ‘Dancing in the Woods’, is based on a contemporary interpretation of traditional Chinese painting, calligraphy, and dance.

The park emphasises the rich cultural heritage of Jiading, and integrates this with the natural setting of the site. Natural landscape elements such as floating clouds and flowing water – common themes in the paintings of local artist Yanshao Lu – are reinterpreted as modern, dynamic forms that represent movement and influence how people interact with the landscape.

Four major paths in the park interweave and interact in a choreographed composition with a variety of

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1 Multipurpose plazas 2 Lotus pond and wetlands 3 Retail pavilions 4 The water gardens 5 Meadow habitat 6 The tranquil path 7 Restored wetlands

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park elements, twisting and turning along the space and landforms while carrying cross-park and along-park traffic for pedestrians and bike riders.

Spatial configurations within the park embrace dichotomies of form and purpose – open and enclosed, monumental and intimate, active and quiet, urban and pastoral, straight and curvilinear, elevated and recessed.

With a strong foundational understanding of the project context and an articulated design vision, the team embarked on sustainability-driven design. Its people-oriented spirit, together with a strong commitment to enhancing the ecological system, is manifested in design details – including universal accessibility, restored wetlands, new woodland, native plantings that bolster the local bio-community, a stormwater management system, limited artificial lighting, and efficient reuse of existing materials and on-site structures.

As a result of this interdisciplinary approach, inspired vision, and meaningful sustainable design, Jiading Central Park has transformed the area.

Restored wetland and woodland has drastically improved water and air quality and biodiversity, rainwater harvesting has decreased potable water demand by 3.3m gallons annually, and reuse of existing structure and materials such as asphalt and salvaged bricks has reduced emissions while lowering construction costs.

Today’s park features clear water and fishermen where dirty canals and algae blooms once proliferated. A quiet promenade takes the place of a noisy roadway. Birds circle the skies and float on the canal. People of all ages take to the sports fields and wander the paths. The green corridor is the heart of the New City, and has quickly become a new sign of vitality for the region.

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All images: ©Qianxi Zhang ©Hengzhong Lv ©Xiaotao Gao ©Shanghai Jiading New City Development Company, Ltd. ©Sasaki

SASAKI Sasaki is a global design firm bringing together the best of landscape architecture, planning, urban design, architecture, interior deisgn, civil engineering, graphic design, place branding and data science to shape the places in which we live.

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STAINLESS STEEL This month we take a look at the versatility of stainless steel and its benefits for use in commercial projects

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tainless steel is not a single material, but the name for a family of corrosion resistant steels. Worldwide demand for stainless steel is increasing at a rate of 5% per annum.

Annual consumption is now well over 20 million tonnes and this is rising. New uses are continuously being found for its attractive appearance, corrosion resistance and low maintenance.

• Higher corrosion Stainless steel is generally more resistance expensive than standard grades • Higher cryogenic of steel, but its resistance to toughness corrosion means there is no need • Higher work for painting or protective coatings. hardening rate Another major benefit of using this • Higher hot strength material is the significant strength• Higher ductility to-weight advantage over other • Higher strength and hardness material options.These factors • A more attractive suggest that stainless steel can appearance be more economically viable once • Lower maintenance service life and life-cycle costs are considered.

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The advantageous properties of stainless steels can be seen when compared to standard plain carbon mild steel. Although stainless steels have a broad range of properties, in general, when compared with mild steel, stainless steels have: Corrosion Resistance All stainless steels are iron-based alloys that contain a minimum of 10.5% Chromium. The Chromium in the alloy forms a self-healing protective clear oxide layer. This oxide layer gives stainless steels their corrosion resistance. The self-healing nature of the oxide layer means the corrosion resistance remains intact regardless of fabrication methods.

Low Temperature Resistance Cryogenic resistance is measured by the

toughness at sub-zero temperatures.

At cryogenic temperatures, the tensile strengths of austenitic stainless steels (steels higher in Chromium) are substantially higher than at ambient temperatures.

They also maintain excellent toughness.

Hot Strength Austenitic grades retain high strength at elevated temperatures. This is particularly so with grades containing elevated levels of chromium, nitrogen and rare earth elements.

High Strength When compared with mild steels, stainless steels tend to have higher tensile strength.

The duplex stainless steels have higher tensile strengths than austenitic steels.

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MATERIALS

LIGHTING FOR SENSITIVE AREAS Lighting specialist Lorraine Calcott advises on how to design lighting for sensitive commercial spaces

When designing lighting for sensitive commercial landscape areas, there’s a lot to consider. Defining what ‘sensitive’ means in the first place can be tricky.

From a lighting perspective, it generally means the following: 1. Endangered ecology receptors such as bats, newts, birds, badgers etc 2. Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOB) where a dark vista is generally preferred.

3. Residential receptors located near to a new installation that may be negatively affected by increases in light.

The big question you should always start with is ‘should you light the space at all?’ Once you have determined that lighting is required for people’s health and safety, the design process can move forward.

Next you will have to determine the area of sensitivity you are contending with, and how best to approach it without negatively impacting the receptors.

It is possible to ease any planning concerns or client worries because modern well designed lighting can provide mitigation for the above receptors without fail. This is of course if you start the design process by employing a competent lighting designer as assessed under the Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP) competency guidance document.

Once you have a lighting designer on board the next key stage is to get the planners and client to agree on the areas of sensitivity and to earmark those for lighting at a level of 1 lux or less (depending on the receptor this may need to be as low as 0.5lux).

This way you can ensure the design will maintain dark foraging routes, breeding grounds, roosting locations and contain any light to the key areas without unnecessary bright spots. It also gives you clear guidance as to where to place your landscape features so that they can be lit, but not cause the receptors any harm. Where light may be required close to sensitive areas it may be required to plant tall quick growing plants to provide shielding that will

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further contain possible light trespass.

Upward light (sky glow) should now be almost eradicated from new designs. New luminaire technology and the use of LED means that optics are more precise than at any time in the past.

Light can now be placed where required and not just scattered by the lamp within a large optic.

So unless you are planning to point light sources directly upwards without any structure to contain its journey skyward, then light ought to remain only where desired and your scheme will not provide any additional sky glow to the site.

Quality optics with published photometric outputs should be the only kind of luminaires used in any space. Any manufacturer that cannot supply photometric data is not worthy of a professionally designed scheme and should be avoided. Luminaires whose price seems cheap are usually so for a reason. Their quality is likely to be substandard and it will possibly fail quickly after installation.

So once you start your design think about what will go where and how it might be lit to enhance the landscape’s best features. Work with your lighting designer early on so that collaboration can remove any location issues and be mindful of how light behaves and what planting decisions might hinder the lighting design process.

For instance if you position a tree that is a key feature in the space, why is it there? Perhaps it’s a visual cue for visitors to transverse the space, or something to aim for to provide shade in the daytime, but what about at night? Thinking about their initial view point and what impression you wish to make should be high on your priority list to ensure your vision is realised.

If it’s impact you want, can you do that from the ground? Should it be within the tree?

Could a nearby building be a suitable location for a floodlight with a tight beam to highlight an important feature? Will any decision cause problems with the mitigation strategy for the sensitive areas? Will it be too close to the boundaries which should remain dark? Or could

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it bounce light upwards and disturb foraging routes or provide sky glow? Will it be a potential nesting spot for birds or bats and will any light applied to it therefore cause distress to those receptors during the hours of darkness?

All of these concerns can be overcome by engaging your professional partners in a collaborative approach before the planners have taken your design and cast it in stone. After it becomes a planning constraint it’s too late for full mitigation to

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take place and often results in all parties struggling to make a design work within the different parameters that need to be met.

So the bottom line is remember to collaborate early with competent professionals and be mindful from the start about how light behaves and what is possible, or not. Making the space an appropriately bright and beautifully landscaped area that doesn’t negatively affect the creatures, be they great or small is something both sides of the design fence want.

LORRAINE CALCOTT Lorraine Calcott is the founder and managing director of it does Lighting Ltd – bringing ideas to light.

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CASE STUDY

PANCRAS SQUARE, KING’S CROSS

a few steps from KING’s CROSS station lies a continental-style square with a cascading water feature provIding a place to relax, enjoy and socialise

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his beautiful London square is at the gateway to King’s Cross. Water cascades through the space in a series of stepped terraces flowing towards the view of St Pancras Chambers Clock Tower.

The design of Pancras Square is inspired by the atmosphere of a continental town square, but without the traffic.Tables spill out from the cafés and restaurants that surround the square giving the area energy and buzz throughout the day.

The Pancras Square water feature was conceived by Townshend Landscape Architects as a water course flowing from the heart of King’s Cross towards the gateway to the development.

FOCUS ON WATER FEATURES

Location King’s Cross, London Client King’s Cross Central Limited Partnership Services Design, build, management Features Reflection pools, water cascades and tables Partners BAM, Miller Druck, Townshend Landscape Architects, Speirs + Major Water Feature The Fountain Workshop

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“THREE HUGE WATER FEATURES TAKE WATER THROUGH THE SPACE IN THE FORM OF TERRACED WATER TABLES AND POOLS”

Three huge water features take water through the space in the form of terraced water tables and pools.

Entering the square from the stations, the view is of tumbling water cascades, lit at night with pure white light. From the northern end of the square, the cascades are hidden, and the view is of a series of terraced reflection pools that capture the light and the reflection of the carefully positioned trees.

THE FOUNTAIN WORKSHOP The Fountain Workshop is a team of dedicated designers, artists and engineers, who share a passion for water, and a fascination for how it can enhance, and in many cases completely change an environment.

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MONTHLY ROUNDUP

MONTHLY ROUNDUP Upcoming events, exciting projects, social media updates – it’s landscape architecture, digested

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

EXCITING NEW PROJECT

6-9 September Valuing Landscape Conference 2018 & IFLA Europe General Assembly, London University of Greenwich Landscape’s greatest value is in how it connects people, the places we create, and the environment we inhabit. Measuring and demonstrating the benefits of landscape interventions will be of crucial importance in the years ahead.

The LI, in partnership with the University of Greenwich Department of Landscape, is holding its 2018 conference in tandem with the IFLA Europe General Assembly.

Join us on 6-7 September for two days of debate, discussion, bold thinking and creative ideas led by a world-class roster of international speakers.

The two-day programme includes: Day 1 A day of high-level debate on the value of landscape for those leading the profession, with reference to future trends, urban design and digital Day 2 A day on landscape management, planning and policy, enhanced by inspiring local site visits, including Thamesmead (hosted by Peabody) The IFLA Europe general assembly will follow the conference on 8-9 September. www.iflaeurope.eu/organisation/ general-assembly/

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21 March – Landscape 50 University of Sheffield

MASTERPLAN UNVEILED FOR NORTHWICH’S WEAVER SQUARE

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heshire West & Chester has launched a consultation on a proposed masterplan for Weaver Square in Northwich with proposals including replacing much of the existing retail with residential, a food hall, and a public services building.

The council acquired the lease of Weaver Square, which is largely made up of vacant retail units, in 2014 after its previous owner ceased trading in 2012 and has already brought forward one consultation for the site in 2016, working with architect Fletcher Rae. This initial consultation attracted around 1,000 responses.

Core to the proposals are two zones of residential development including buildings of up to four storeys in height, which could deliver up to 160 units in total. The mix

of homes has yet to be determined but options include apartments, duplexes, and town houses.

There are also proposals for a public square facing onto Chester Way to provide “a focal point” for events.

Cabinet member for economic development and infrastructure Cllr Brian Clarke, said: “This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a really special showcase area for our town. I would encourage everyone to get involved and have their say.

“Weaver Square, along with the new Barons Quay development, provides us with a unique opportunity to change Northwich for the better and really boost the town and draw people in from the wider Cheshire community.”

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QUOTE OF THE MONTH

SOCIAL MEDIA

“IT’S QUITE EXCITING SEEING THE WHOLE THING COME TOGETHER, SEEING HOW EVERYTHING I’VE LEARNT AT UNIVERSITY ACTUALLY HAPPENS IN THE REAL WORLD. IT WAS AN INTERESTING AND BIG LEARNING CURVE.”

ON TWITTER

Dan Bowles Assistant Landscape Architect, MHP Design

To encourage young people into a career in landscape architecture, the Landscape Institute has instigated the initiative, Be A Landscape Architect. On the Be A Landscape Architect website this month, Dan, 23, an Assistant Landscape Architect at MHP Design describes a day in his life as a graduate landscape architecture.

SHARE YOUR INSPIRING VISUALS FOR THE LI’S #CHOOSELANDSCAPE CAMPAIGN

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ater this year, the LI will launch an exciting new campaign to build relationships with the younger audience. They will develop their digital channels, with changes and additions to the social platforms, and launch a number of new projects.

To support the this campaign, they are asking people to send images,

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videos, and other resources for their #ChooseLandscape content bank.

The Institute is looking for visuals to inspire, engage and educate young people, showcasing the range of roles and career paths in landscape.

Download the form from the Landscape Institute’s website. www.landscapeinstitute.org/news

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@Tyler_Grange A huge Congratulations to our Senior Landscape Consultant Anneliese from our #Cotswolds office @Tyler_Grange for passing her Chartership exam and becoming chartered member of the @talklandscape! We’re so happy for you Anneliese!

@TNatureOfCities New long-term development plans that do not integrate management of potential future @TNatureOfCities climate conditions will put many people in harm’s way. The task is a complete overhaul in planning practice, and a deep integration of fields that are historically divided.

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