Aquarena

Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology

The landscape and public realm proposals for Aquarena take influence from the surroundings, drawing inspiration from the coastline and character of local streetscapes. Through its palette of materials, furniture and planting, the development design fits within the characteristics of Worthing seafront.The development layout creates a series of distinct public and private spaces whilst addressing existing civic space, a section of coastal promenade and the streetscapes of Brighton Road and Merton Road.The proposed beachfront public realm provides increased public amenity space to the seafront, whilst a communal garden planted with coastal tolerant planting provides a quiet space for residents to look through and out from.Low planters create interest within the public realm, forming connections and routes across the space to key entrances. Tonal changes within the paved surface treatment enforce the link between the public car park and the leisure centre entrances, acting as a visual guide for users. The proposed planting palette for the Splashpoint public realm aims to promote colour and seasonal interest within the civic space throughout the year. Low planters laid out informally will provide a mix of flowering ground cover species, interspersed with ornamental grasses, flowering perennials and evergreen flowering shrubs.

Overview

Location

Location 

Worthing Seafront, West Sussex

Category

Residential, Mix Use, Public and Private Space

Landscape Architect

Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology

Client

Roffey Homes Ltd.

Brief

To provide a landscape strategy for the mixed use development of the existing Aquarena site to include: • Enhancements to the seafront promenade • To provide landscape arrangements for access to public space • Enhance species and bio-diversity within the development site • Provide an open plaza that compliments the cafe pavilion, whilst providing a palette of materials that take inspiration from the Worthing coastline. • Establish a high level of craft in the making and maintenance of sustainable streets and places.

Awards

Worthing Seafront, West Sussex

Details

Project Team

Landscape Practice: Lizard Landscape Designand Ecology Ecology: Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology Client: Roffey Homes Architect: Allies and Morrison Engineers: Stephen Wilson Partnership

Local planning authority or government body

Worthing and Adur Councils

Year Completed

Project Size

Medium Scale

Technical's

Planting

Materials

Contractors 

Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology

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Location

Worthing Seafront, West Sussex

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