GARDEN DESIGN
ACL: How do you tackle the small
space issue inherent to city gardens?
AS: Smaller spaces always require
more creative thought. The smaller
roof terraces demanded more
creativity in terms of our use of
space, planning, materials, planting
and screening. Using light colour
paving and a more reflective surface
for the planters gave a greater sense
of light and space to the terraces.
ACL: The raised planters feature
widely across each garden space
at Chapter House. Talk me through
them…
AS: The raised planter boxes feature
widely and are a key to the overall
design scheme. They are highly
contemporary, which is what we
liked about them. The steel planters
are powder-coated in a bronze finish
to coordinate with the metal work in
the building’s architecture.
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ACL: And finally, can you cite any
specific inspirations for the Chapter
House project?
AS: The inspiration for these
city gardens truly does lie in the
structure of the floor levels and
how we could play with diverse
planting at each architectural stage.
The micro climates of each of the
terraces were very influential in
their specific and distinct designs,
each achieving a different planting
character.
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