Aroboretum planting set within a modernist style school campus.
Careful design has retained the existing mature trees and modernist layout and style of the existing school. This will be reflected in the new project. The scheme has a main pedestrian spine running through the site, with landscape zones becoming less formal and more natural the greater the distance from this spine.
The central flag lawn is a raised area of grass, with informal seating on the retaining walls. Gardens for the educational disciplines which double up as outdoor teaching areas are located by the various buildings. Beside the communication block a contemplative garden overlooks the playing fields, with a simple raised grass rectangle sloping above a grouping of birch trees with seating.
The strong visual framework of unusual trees and simple planar spaces aids legibility and the creation of a sense of place.
2010
Wandsworth, London
Client
Bovis Lend Lease
Value
£1.4m
Architect
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Architects
Aroboretum planting set within a modernist style school campus.
