Landscape Design

The public and communal landscape space at Ten Degrees were carefully conceived and crafted to strike a balance between delivering public benefits, rich communal amenity and environmental gains. The Podium Garden sits at Mezzanine on the south side of the site. The residents can access it via steps through the Lobby. A series of spaces created by planting offer different experiences for the residents. Benches by the water feature, a sitting area around the fire pit and a long table for working, dining and socialising will create a pleasant roof garden with views to the street and the pedestrian walkway. The lawn area is a flexible multi-use space for relaxation, sun bathing and potentially for outdoor activities like yoga or pilates classes.

Ten Degrees plays a pivotal role in marking East Croydon Station and a public realm gateway, with a landscape design to accommodate large numbers of cycle and pedestrian commuters moving north to south. The eastern public realm accommodates commuter flow whilst delivering 13 new hornbeam ‘Frans Fontaine’ trees, a popular cultivar of the native hornbeam, establishing previously absent canopy cover and an ecological stepping stone across the site. 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 George Street and College Road. Tree pits within the public realm were carefully design and delivered to connect trees to one-another and maximise soil volume, allowing trees to establish and thrive.