Linking the old
with the new
Pavers from Wienerberger specified for phase two
of Rathbone redevelopment
Project: Rathbone Market Plot 2: Aurelia
Client: English Cities Fund (ECF)
Project size: 2,800m2
Product: Wienerberger’s Incana WF & Toledo Waterstruck WF
Architect: Churchman Landscape Architects
Contractor: John Sisk and Son
The second phase of a substantial redevelopment project
in East London has recently come to a close following an
investment of some £25m. Aurelia, the name given to the
second phase of the redevelopment, has seen Rathbone
Market – a project developed by English Cities Fund (ECF)
- a joint venture between Muse Developments, Legal and
General Property and the Homes and Communities Agency
(HCA) - modernised, bringing new, purpose-built facilities
for market traders within the Thames Gateway.
As part of the redevelopment, a team from Churchman
Landscape Architects was tasked with providing the bulk
of the public realm landscape, linking phase one with
phase two and the future phase three, which is now in
development. A core consideration, within the landscaping
brief, was to improve the connectivity between the
transport interchange at Canning Town, the newly
developed market square, residential developments south
of the A13 and the local town centre on Barking Road.
To assist in meeting the brief, the design team specified
Wienerberger clay pavers in both Incana and Toledo
Waterstruck colours via Hardscape – The landscaping
materials supplier.
The pavers, which have been set in a herringbone
arrangement, provide an interesting juxtaposition between
the paved area and the vertical exteriors of some of the
surrounding residential facilities. This is caused by the soft,
yet varied, tones found within the pavers, which span soft,
burnt oranges through to almost black, via various soft
shades of red contrasting with the more vivid yellows and
bright oranges found on the aforementioned flats.
22 Landscape & Urban Design Issue 17
What’s more the project brief had additional design criteria
including the retention of two mature London plane trees.
These large deciduous trees required detailed specialist
paving design and close cooperation with arboriculture
specialists and the contractor.
Chris Arrowsmith, from Churchman Landscape Architects
Limited, commented:
“We feel th