Residential Project with Raised Gardens, Riverside Promenade and Roof Gardens
Client
Ballymore Properties Ltd
Budget
£2.2m (Landscape)
Period
2012 - Ongoing
2017 BALI Awards - Winner-Soft Landscaping Construction (Non-Domestic) Cost between £300k-£1.5m
Providence Tower is the final phase of this notable residential estate situated to the east of Canary Wharf on the edge of the River Thames. The landscape gardens are designed around the theme of 'flow' and the analogy of a stream flowing from the Mountain to the sea. The challenge for the designers was to connect a public raised podium garden with a large piazza type space and the adjacent phase of the project particularly the Ontario Tower scheme. This connection was achieved by creating a 'new river' which flows around the building enclosing a rocky 'upland' landscape. The landscape continues to 'flow' in the form of eyots or island landscapes through the central piazza space towards the River Thames. The project includes the creation of roof gardens, changes in level, steps, ramps and several water features of varying size. Large trees have been planted to complement the scale of the buildings. A new and varied play space which expresses the themes of the landscape has also been created.
