SHEPHERD'S BUSH, WEST LONDON

The client asked for a place to escape the city from in the spirit of the shaded courtyard gardens of Barcelona. Corten steel detailing and timber introduce warmth, countered by the lush greens of temperate plants, whilst the water feature keeps the sounds of the city at bay.

MATERIALS

Corten Steel; Bateig Limestone; Western Red Cedar; Hee Lounge Chairs.

PLANTS

Baby’s tears- Soleirolia soleirolii; Hart’s tongue fern- Asplenium scolopendrium; Knotweed- Persicaria affinis ‘Superba’; Sweet Box- Sarcococca confusa; Balkan clary sage- Salvia nemerosa ‘Caradonna’; Star jasmine- Trachelospermum jasminoides; Iris- Iris germanica ‘Action Front’;