Marsh Farm Children’s Centre

Location:

Luton, UK

Type:

Children’s Centre

Area:

1ha

Value:

£2M

Client:

Luton Borough Council

Old Bailey

Hooton Caravan Park

Weddles prepared the full landscape planning application package for this proposed camp site and caravan park. This included Tree Survey, Phase 1 Habitat survey, Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment and Landscape Masterplan.

Location:

Rotherham, UK

Type:

Caravan Park

Value:

£1M

Area:

20ha

Client:

Hooton Lodge Caravan Park

The Priory Care Home

Landscape and Visual Assessment, Tree Survey and Landscape Masterplan of this new elderly care home in Pembury, UK. Due to its sensitive location and elevated position, we worked closely with developer and architect to produce a sensitive and unobtrusive design that was approved at planning.

Location:

Pembury, UK

Type:

Care Home

Value:

4M

Area:

3ha

Client:

Graham Care Group

Barnsley Hospital

Chesterfield Hospital

Refurbishment of the Psychiatric courtyard and sensory gardens for Doncaster Royal Infirmary

Location:

Chesterfield, UK

Type:

Hospital

Value:

2M

Area:

20ha

Client:

Chesterfield Borough Council

Montagu Hospital

Design of the therapeutic gardens of Montagu Hospital.

Location:

Mexborough, UK

Type:

Hospital

Value:

2M

Area:

0.2ha

Client:

Bradford University

Ramparts Business Park

The existing industrial park needed a major extension to attract investment. The site is highly visible, situated between the A1 road and the East Coast Mainline railway, and is seen by all travellers between England and Scotland. Our client wanted a modern dynamic business park environment which would raise the quality of the existing park, and make it an economic success.

The site has a dramatic coastal location. Shelter from onshore winds is essential for human comfort. The design concept is to create dense woodlands around the edges of the site, and thickets of coastal scrub on embankments within the site. Wildlife will be encouraged onto the site by berries and fruit of native trees and shrubs. The coast is particularly important to birds, and these will be attracted to ponds which are part of the sustainable drainage strategy.

Bringing birds into the business park is very popular with workers who can enjoy the visual movement and the changing seasons. There are places to sit and watch the wildlife at lunchtime, and a choice of short walks for healthy exercise.

Closer to buildings the planting needs shelter by attractive low fencing, giving a crisp and neat appearance. Architectural rocks and cobbles form strong features at road corners.

The site needs a strong marketing image and we chose Berwick’s dramatic fortifications, the Ramparts as it’s new name. Stone walls feature in the landscape design concept.

The new modern image and strong landscape identity have been a great success, and the site was fully occupied within two years.

Location:

Berwick upon Tweed, UK

Type:

Commercial

Area:

5ha

Value:

£50M

Client:

Berwick upon Tweed Borough Council

Durham University

The college building was on an important historic view point seen from the world heritage site of Durham City.

Weddles solution was to use a low maintenance sedum roof system which was also light weight and provided insulation to the building.

This landmark building is the first green roof on the university campus and has been widely praised for its attractive, environmental friendly appearance.

Location:

Durham, UK

Type:

Education

Area:

8ha

Value:

£30M

Client:

Durham University

The Oval

The Brit Oval Cricket Ground was originally established in 1845 and forms an essential part of the cultural and historic urban fabric of the Vauxhall area, London. It is a famous sporting venue, steeped in history that makes a significant contribution to the status of London as a World City.

Weddles were engaged to design a 200m long, 30m high curtain between the neighbouring tall storey residencies and high level stadium rooms & seat tiers.

This Living Screen is an innovative horticultural icon: a 200m long and 20m high screen of climbing plants.  This is landscape engineering on a massive scale and Weddles devised a means to take the concept through to reality. Without doubt, this will be one of the horticultural wonders of London, architecture with climbing plants on a scale that was the first of its kind. As thousands of cricket supporters flood into The Oval, they pass underneath the Living Screen, where hundreds of clematis, honeysuckle, wisteria and ivies are scrambling up stainless steel wires.

The screen creates a continuous and extensive green backdrop to the plaza, and pleasant views from neighbouring residential properties. It also prevents overlooking from certain viewpoints in the pavilion towards residential properties.

The main supports are curved laminated glulam timber carrying a trellis and cable grid, covered in climbing and trailing plants. Climbing plants are planted at the foot of each support and in aerial plant troughs at two heights, each with stainless steel wires above. The intention is a massive display of climbing and trailing plants, with seasonal change by leaf and flower colour.A award winning 200m long, 30m high curtain between the neighbouring tall storey residencies and high level stadium rooms & seat tiers.

Best Landscape Project was awarded to this scheme as it demonstrated best-quality work in challenging environmental or technical circumstances.

“The Living Screen at the Oval represents a huge achievement in a technically challenging Scheme,” said one judge.

Location:

Kennington, London, UK

Type:

Vertical Living Screen

Area:

2ha

Value:

£30M

Client:

Surrey County Cricket Club