When Goldman Sachs called upon Gross Max and the City of London to provide plans to landscape the area surrounding their newly built headquarters, nobody could envision the unique designs they would dream up.
The specification of trees within an urban area can provide many benefits, including improving inhabitants’ mental and physical wellbeing, to filtering urban pollutants and aiding the offset of carbon emissions.
Quality, attractive, high-performance hard landscaping is key to the successful completion of commercial and domestic projects, delivering a sense of community that adds place and value. But what lies beneath these beautifully designed areas is equally important to their performance and should not be overlooked, as Julian Thurbin, of specialist pedestal manufacturer Wallbarn, outlines.
Delta Membrane Systems Limited, the UK’s leading Type C cavity drainage membrane manufacturer and supplier of specialist structural waterproofing products is pleased to announce the release of its new Podium Deck Brochure. This 44-page, full colour brochure presents design and build philosophy, project detailing and specification/selection of the correct waterproofing and drainage protection systems for podium decks, buried roofs, blue roofs, green roofs, warm roofs, cold roofs, hybrid roofs, car parks and terraces & balconies.
The new eco friendly Bauder vegetation blankets utilise a jute fibre carrier that biodegrades as the vegetation establishes and matures.
The Luna at 18 Lun Fat Street in Wan Chai is the new residential tower from Make Architects for client Vanke Property (Hong Kong) which sets a new standard for high-quality serviced apartments in Hong Kong.
Long Rake Spar were proud to supply Addagrip with the aggregates needed for an iconic installation at Liverpool Football Club.
Nowadays, architects and constructors are under mounting pressure to efficiently manage water resources right from the planning stages. Against this backdrop, GRAF UK’s Managing Director, Matthew Rolph, looks at how specifiers can minimise their project’s impact on water supplies, and ensure effective protection against flooding at the same time.
As you’d expect from the UK’s market leading hard landscaping manufacturer, Marshalls’ extensive range of concrete paving provides you with the choice and flexibility you need to create the shared spaces of your imagination.
