Djao-Rakitine

Grand Union HouseLondon, United Kingdom Description: Public realm, green house and roof gardens for a new office, retail and residential development
Location: London Borough of Camden, London, United Kingdom
Area: 3000 sq. m.
Stages: all stages
Status: Planning permission granted in 2021
Period: Since 2020
Client: Sellar Design and Development Ltd
Architects of the building: 6a Architects
Engineers : WSP
Djao-Rakitine Team: Irene Djao-Rakitine, Amélia Chevée, Paul McGoldrickThe project has been designed as a whole environment bringing together different layers and typologies of landscape inside and around the building, responding to different uses, from public realm to greenroofs.
On a horizontal approach, the ambition is to enhance depth, attraction and visibility across the site, from Kentish Town road to the yard, creating a diorama effect.
The main ambition of the streetscape project is to create a healthy, soft and green environment encouraging people to walk and cycle, enhancing the local biodiversity, reducing the heat island effect and collecting run-off.
Across the development, the different planting palettes mainly include native species (with the exception of the greenhouse). This is to optimise sustainability in ensuring good growth, low water demand, low maintenance and more generally adequate natural characteristics in relation to climate change.
The contemplation garden is a lush, protected garden of around 170sq. m.. It is designed to provide a relaxing space amongst a soft and subtle planting atmosphere. It is a pleasure garden as well as being an ecological garden contributing to the local environment‘s biodiversity.More projects

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