Long & Waterson
A Sanctuary within the vibrant heart of Shoreditch
Location: Shoreditch, London
Client: Izaki Group
Year: 2019
Site Area: 1 hectare
As a new calm and green retreat within the edgy and gritty Shoreditch, the Long & Waterson design reflects on locally found ‘contrasts’ to create an urban space firmly at place within this creative quarter of London. Comfortable yet edgy, the design is effortlessly cool, quintessentially urban.
With the concept strongly rooted in the aesthetic of Shoreditch, where plants cling to brick façades, artists paint bold geometric patterns on blank walls, and people’s dress sense embraces the wonderful and the unconventional, the completed scheme has successfully extended this unique inner-city character and its industrial past with a renewed urban chic.
A new green wall frames the entry view and announces the lush foliage and retreat within, much of which is enclosed by buildings to create seclusion and protection. Inside, the gardens are multi-level to address building structure beneath, but in doing so create a range of distinct urban spaces, all surrounded by modern urban greening techniques to extend the beauty, ecological and wildlife value to the area.
