Winner of two RIBA North-West Awards 2023 with Scott Donald Architecture and Client Pat Corcoran
Cross House, Chester
Our part of the project was to design the planting, consult on the landscaping and recommend a professional landscaper to install the design.
A small city courtyard at the rear of a Grade II listed property in Chester, Cheshire. The house belonging to a high end Architectural 3D Visualiser (above image provided by client), has been renovated and rejuvenated with a contemporary, creative and sympathetic extension. The space is entirely enclosed and only accessible through the main house and when you are in the garden you experience a feeling of total emersion of relaxing at an exotic oasis.
images kindly supplied by Pat Corcoran
Leaves, large, lush and bright, small deep green and glossy , textural ferns and strappy grasses make up a living picture of a verdant urban jungle. All viewed through huge, bespoke floor to ceiling glass doors.
The flooring is a balance of treated oak decking and polished concrete slabs, materials used in the interior design.
It may seem impossible for to have a tropical garden in Northern England, but given the typical climate pattern for Chester and the microclimate created in this new courtyard these plants will thrive.
Project: Planting Design and Installation. Design Consultation.
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