Sustainable Landscape Architecture
Winning landscape design for BRE Innovation Park is announced
The British Homes Awards in conjunction with BRE and the Landscape Institute are delighted to announce that PRP Landscape has won the BRE Innovation Park Sustainable Landscape Competition. Their winning design will incorporate the existing park with the next phase of its development to create a joined up ‘sustainable community’.
The innovative scheme aims to raise the bar in terms of landscape design in the UK. It will be unveiled at INSITE09 event, 1-4 June.
Key features of the scheme are:
• A ‘streetscape’ that creates a seamless journey through the Park
• A pedestrian-friendly Homezone
• A central open space ‘plaza‘
• A ‘green gym’ community garden
• Imaginative play space for children
• Porous paving to provide sustainable urban drainage
• Geothermal paving
• Green facades/walls/nesting/habitats
• A swale
The landscape scheme will be featured on the Innovation Park with the other demonstration properties for the next 2 years, for more details visit the BRE Innovation Park website.
Companies who would like to become sponsors or provide products for this innovative landscape scheme should contact Sophia Nembhard, BRE on 01923 664675.
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You can read more about the winning entry and see a number of artist's impressions of the completed scheme in this article from Building Magazine
