A unique design employed a geometric grid for daytime and night time use as part of an outdoor gallery space for displaying work in the public realm, as well as a space for students and for corprate events. Using tough and durable materials, the space is easy to appropriate.
Location
Location
Category
Landscape Architect
Client
Brief
Transformation of the college’s former Parade Ground into a landmark arts environment to support ambitious and varied arts activities for the widest audiences.
Awards
Project Team
Mechanical & Electrical Engineers: Fulcrum First Ltd
Quantity Surveyors: Millbridge Ltd
Structural Engineers: Fluid
Local planning authority or government body
Year Completed
Project Size
Planting
Materials
The geotechnical survey showed that the ground beneath the surface became more unstable with depth and that differential movement was likely. Therefore a flexible paved surface was designed using 80 x 80 x 80 granite setts with cropped sides and sawn top, providing the the interlocking stability required. Further structural issues were involved in fitting the linear LED lighting into the stone surface.
Contractors
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Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
