SKY Southern Embankment

The Southern Embankment provides a key east-west route between the central campus plaza, a multi-storey car park, and the Western landscape of lawns, meadows and orchards.

A linear planting bed of rich woodland understorey, consisting of large ornamental dogwood, grey willow and blackthorn interspersed with delicate sweet violets and lily of the valley runs along the north side of the path, creating a vegetated screen between the service road below. A narrow strip of neatly mown grass forms the edge condition creating a visual contrast between it and the taller, textured woodland.

Beds of shade-loving perennials expressed through plants such as hellebore, hostas and asters bring colour, balance and a naturalistic character.

Two sweeping paths connect pedestrians to the new staff car park surrounded by lush, sloped planting beds brimming with ornamental grasses such as carex and feather reed grass.