Landscape Design

Through an analysis of the site constraints and an understanding of College Road strategic position within the Fairfield masterplan, two goals have been established for the public realm: to create a safe and enjoyable connection between the north and south and to soften the scheme's edges and contribute to street greening and local ecology. Taking the area of the western ramp footpath and adjusting the road alignment has created the opportunity for a generous colonnade route, which can be flanked by ecologically rich planting and trees. Planting will be specified to create year-round delight through seasonal flower, leaf and bark interest whilst also contributing to biodiversity and ecology by nature of the species choice. Faunal migration is also encouraged to the building’s west where a mix of native and flowering shrubs, climbers and trees provide a linear green infrastructure link between Ten Degrees and College Road.

The landscape team at HTA has carefully designed the communal landscape space at College Road to balance rich communal amenities and environmental gains. The crowns of each tower are wrapped in generously shared terraces and framed by full-height parapets that ensure a more comfortable microclimate and minimise any sense of vertigo. Tower A terrace will feature planting, privacy and wind mitigation screens, seating in various styles, and a place to keep plants and grow vegetables. Tower B roof terrace will offer communal garden spaces with seating, play areas, allotments and small reflective seating areas, surrounded by a beautiful planting landscape and educational mural created by HTA’s long-term collaborating illustrator Nerea Bermejo.