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The House of Elements; Internal Living Wall

Biotecture designed and installed this stunning internal living wall for a private client in Peckham as part of a full house re-model. Biotecture worked closely with the Architect Neil Dusheiko to create a lush living wall that contributed to the client’s aspiration for a ‘spa-like retreat’. Biotecture took the project from concept right through to completion on site and beyond. The project recently featured in Channel 4's Extraordinary Extensions (Series 2, Episode 2)

Legal & General Wales HQ Reception Living Wall

Biotecture recently completed this internal living wall at Legal and General's new flagship HQ in The Interchange, Cardiff. The green wall was installed using Biotecture’s naturally resilient hydroponic system and the planting design includes the icon Legal and General umbrella.

Living cladding at McArthurGlen Paris-Giverny Designer Outlet

Building on the success of our previous work at the McArthurGlen Designer Outlet in Ashford, we were appointed to design and install living walls at the heart of McArthurGlen’s new Outlet near Paris. Biotecture worked collaboratively with the design team and contractor from an early stage to deliver the client’s vison. The planting design was a collaboration with living wall pioneer and renowned botanist Patrick Blanc.

The Rowe, roof terrace living wall

The Rowe, a newly developed office scheme in bustling Whitechapel was designed with sustainability and wellbeing in mind. It boasts 17,000 sq.ft of outdoor space with terraces on every floor. Biotecture worked with the development’s design team and main contractor, to design and install this 286 metre living wall. The project creates a green back drop to the main roof terrace and spans the East, North and West elevations.

Cannon Park Student Accommodation

Triton Square Living Wall, Regent’s Place, London

The Biodiversity Net Gains and visual appeal of the living wall at Trinity Square, along with building performance and air quality improvements, set an exemplar for future urban greening projects. The benefits were delivered to the client through a 350m² Biotecture Biopanel living wall system that incorporates around 22,000 plants.

Living wall at Two Fifty One, Southwark Bridge Road

Office living wall: The Bailey

This internal PlantBox living wall creates a striking feature at the heart of Wilmott Dixon Interiors’ new exemplar office. Green walls are space efficient way of bringing more plants into interior spaces, and this living wall forms an important part of the overarching biophilic design scheme.

Canary Wharf Urban Greening – Phase Two

Biotecture recently completed the second phase of an award-winning urban greening programme at Canary Wharf. With the opening of the new Elizabeth line station, the north-east corner of the Estate has become an important new gateway to the district. The client wanted to create a great first impression for visitors and provide new spaces for people to relax and reconnect with nature. Using our Plantbox system we were able to design and install living walls in a range of locations including along railings and the transformation of a whole façade.

Living Walls at the ‘The Sky Terrace’ Landmark Pinnacle

Biotecture worked with the client and design team to deliver these two stunning living walls at Landmark Pinnacle. The walls create lush green backdrops for ‘The Sky Terrace’, The UK’s highest roof garden.

Cundy Street Quarter Living Hoarding

Train station living walls

Living hoarding at Stonecutter Court

Marketing Suite Living Walls: Silkstream, Hendon

Canary Wharf Urban Greening – Phase One

Biotecture delivered PlantBox living walls in six prominent locations across the Canary Wharf estate to enrich the public realm and contribute the client’s ambitious sustainability goals. Using our freestanding, stackable and modular system we were able to deliver a big impact within a short timeframe. The Project was awarded a BALI National Landscaping Award in 2022.

BioPanel living walls, McArthurGlen Ashford Designer Outlet

Biotecture’s statement living walls are integral to the architectural look and feel at the McArthurGlen Ashford Designer Outlet. They were designed to enrich the retail experience and strengthen the outlet’s position as a flagship shopping destination. Working collaboratively with the design team and the main contractor, Biotecture designed and installed over 2,000m²of living wall to create a rich vertical garden. The green walls help establish a sense of place, and reflect Kent’s status as ‘The Garden of England’. The project is one of Europe’s largest living walls and demonstrates how living walls can be delivered at scale to enhance the urban environment.

One & Five Bank Street, Canary Wharf

Biotecture was approached by Canary Wharf Contractors to design and install a living wall on the ground floor of One & Five Bank Street, a new 27 storey building marking the entrance to the Canary Wharf Estate. Biotecture worked closely with the design team at an early stage to ensure the 170m² living wall was integrated into the building fabric. The living wall flanks a new public promenade along the South Dock, creating a peaceful outdoor place for people to reconnect with nature.

Cannon Park Car Park, Coventry

Biotecture worked with architects, Urban Innovations, to design and deliver 690m² of living wall on a multi-story car park in Coventry. The introduction of this expansive living wall helped to satisfy planning concerns and creates a striking feature on what might have otherwise been a blank wall. The living walls at Cannon Park features a bold planting design creating a three-dimensional ‘wave’ or ‘drift’ aesthetic that will become more prominent as the plants mature. The design highlights Biotecture’s ability to match plant choice and design to client requirements.

Fosse Park Shopping Centre, Leicester

Fosse Park in south east Leicester showcases Biotecture's expertise in enhancing the shopping experience through biophilic design at a time when retailers are looking for different ways to attract people back to their shops. Owned by The Crown Estate, Fosse Park is one of Britain’s largest out of town retail centres, and has recently undergone a £168m extension by Bowmer & Kirkland, increasing retail space by 40%. Biotecture's living walls were installed as a key architectural feature of the new retail space.

Middle Walk Living Wall, Woking

As part of ThamesWey's regeneration project in Woking, a tired 1960s block of maisonettes overlooking the high street was transformed with a green building envelope solution, incorporating a bio-diverse green roof and Biotecture’s PlantBox living wall system. Working with structural engineers, Biotecture designed an innovative, value-engineered solution that enabled the living wall to be retrofitted to the existing brick balconies. The final effect sees elegant ribbons of green wall stretching across the width of the building, softening the brickwork and elevating the aesthetics above Wolsey Place shopping centre.

A3 Advertising Screen Living Wall

Castle Mill Student Accommodation Living Wall, Oxford

The living wall installation at the University of Oxford's Castle Mill student accommodation block illustrates how Biotecture’s fire rated living wall system is a workable reclad solution for the thousands of buildings in this country that are currently fitted with unsafe ACM cladding. Five fire rated living walls were specified at Castle Mill to replace the existing cladding, which created a stunning aesthetic and assisted the planning process.

Business Park Living Wall, Exeter

TJX Europe HQ, Watford

TJX Europe’s landmark new headquarters in the centre of Watford demonstrates how Biotecture’s living walls can transform urban landscapes and create an architectural feature to stunning effect. Standing at 12 storeys high, it is one of the tallest buildings in Watford and features over 620 square metres of living wall, positioned internally and externally both at ground level and with multiple elevations, including a seventh-floor roof terrace. The living wall was installed nearly a year ahead of the the project handover and will contribute to the target BREEAM 'Excellent' rating.

Farringdon Cycle Superhighway Living Hoarding

Biotecture worked with Main Contractor Mace, to create a living hoarding for the construction site of a new 200,000 square foot office development in Farringdon. The project, stretching 43 metres along the Farringdon Cycle Superhighway is made up of over 95 square metres of PlantBox hoarding and almost 3,000 plants. The hoarding, located on a busy main road has been designed to help mitigate the effects of airborne pollutants from both the site and local traffic. The project has helped enhance the local area and communicate the green credentials of both Mace and joint developers Helical and Ashby Capital.

Bristol Temple Meads Living Hoarding

Biotecture has supplied BAM UK with three living hoarding systems for CEG’s EQ development in Bristol City Centre. The project at 111 Victoria Street, close to Bristol Temple Meads Station, is one of the largest speculative office developments underway in the south of England. Once complete, the building will offer 200,000 sq ft of high-quality offices and accommodate over 2,000 people. Architect Aukett Swanke designed the building with sustainability, amenity, health and wellbeing at its core. The development is targeting BREEAM Outstanding. It incorporates photovoltaic units on the roof, rainwater harvesting, efficient heating, cooling and lighting systems, extensive cycling parking, electric vehicle and e-bike charging points. Selecting Biotecture’s living hoarding system extends this commitment to sustainability and biodiversity to the very start of the project.

Basement Courtyard Living Wall, Little Venice, London

Globe Point Living Hoarding, Leeds

Biotecture’s PlantBox living hoarding system has been selected for the first phase of a £350million regeneration project by CEG at Globe Point in Leeds, a 38,000 sq ft speculative development incorporating Grade A office space, retail and leisure. The PlantBox living hoarding system was chosen to add greenery to the perimeter of the construction site, and in the process generate early interest in this speculative development. A total of 484 PlantBox units and 1,936 plants were installed as part of the living hoarding system, covering an area of 63.36m². Globe Point is located in the Temple District which connects the city centre to the southern districts of Leeds. Globe Point was designed by award-winning architects, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and the main contractor is BAM Construction.

Highway Living Wall, Southampton

Biotecture worked with Balfour Beatty Living Places and Southampton City Council to create a magnificent and welcoming feature on the Millbrook roundabout, a key gateway to the city. The UK’s first highway living walls are also helping to mitigate air quality in Southampton. The ten freestanding living wall structures are situated below the Millbrook Flyover, one of the city’s busiest road areas.

Balfour Beatty Living Green Hoarding, Canary Wharf

Marylebone Square Living Hoarding

Residential Green Wall, Canaletto, 259 City Road, London

Thorpe Park Retail Park Living wall, Leeds

intu Car Park Green Infrastructure, Milton Keynes

INTU worked with Makers Construction on a full car park refurbishment for the main car park at their Milton Keynes location. As well as improving traffic flow through the car park, creating larger spaces and better way finding, intu was keen to install several areas of living wall and car park green infrastructure to provide a stunning visual welcome to all visitors.

St. Luke’s Hospital Living Wall, Oxford

Union Wharf, Greenwich Living Wall

Ivy Living Plant Hoarding, Tideway Tunnel Deptford Site

Tower House Green Wall, Covent Garden, London

Silverlink Shopping Park, Newcastle Green Wall

Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust Living Wall, York

Terrace Living Wall, Marylebone

Melcombe Primary School Greening, Hammersmith

Court No.1, Wimbledon Green Wall

In 2013, The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) announced plans for a multi-million pound refurbishment of the No.1 Court, famous as the second largest Show Court used for The Championships, Wimbledon. Included in the plans were a new, fixed and retractable roof, increased spectator capacity, refurbishment of the hospitality suites, the creation of a two-level public plaza and the installation of two living walls, one each side of the Big Screen facing Aorangi Terrace, commonly known as ‘the Hill’. To achieve this landscape vision Biotecture was appointed to work with the AELTC on the design, planting, installation and maintenance of the living walls.

Swansea University, IMPACT Building

The Market Building

Tileyard Road

St. Richard Reynolds Catholic College

Heathrow Airport, Terminal 3, Gate 25

A customer satisfaction survey highlighted Gate 25 in Terminal 3 at Heathrow airport, as one of the lowest scoring at the airport for ‘look and feel’. Heathrow had the idea of creating “the Garden Gate” – the concept being an English garden within the airport. By designing bespoke, freestanding, self-contained living wall units we were able to help that vision come to life.

Re:Mind Studio, Victoria Living Wall

Nova Building Living Hoarding

Bell Court Car Park

The living wall at the newly renovated Bell Court Shopping Centre in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon is part of a large refurbishment project to improve the existing town centre location, including the associated NCP car park.

Glasgow Recycling and Renewable Energy Centre

Bath Riverside

Embroidered Minds Epilepsy Garden

VIRTUS Data Centre

Bonham Carter House

Birmingham New Street Station

The 77 metre long living wall on the link bridge at New Street Station in Birmingham welcomes travellers from all over the country to the centre of the city. The living wall creates a pleasant promenade of calming, green infrastructure amongst this built urban environment with the addition of 16,600 plants.

Sir John Rogerson’s Quay

Rock Bank Restaurant, Chelsea Flower Show

Gresham Street

The Warner Stand, Lord’s Cricket Ground

As part of the new Warner Stand at Lord’s Cricket Ground, the Lord's living wall helps to provide a stunning backdrop to the concourse and prestigious hospitality suites that they adorn.

The Conduit, Mayfair

Sky Garden Reception Space

Winston Way Academy

The double sided living wall on the road boundary of Winston Way Academy was designed specifically to capture road related pollution and improve air quality in the school grounds. It has the added benefit of creating an attractive entrance to the school.

Private Residence Lightwell Living Wall, Chelsea

Fordham House

Eaton House School

Muscat International Airport

Office Reception Living Wall, Elephant & Castle

Paddington Central

Glasgow Science Centre Living Wall

Roof Terrace Living Wall, Camden

Public Park Living Wall, St. Luke’s Gardens

Courtyard Garden Green Wall, 11 Cavendish Square

Regal House, Covent Garden Living Wall

This first covent garden living wall vertical park at the gateway to Covent Garden is formed of over 8,000 plants from 21 different varieties and provides a real wow factor to the area and is in keeping with the history of Covent Garden. For the client it gave them the facelift the building needed.

Nestlé Entranceway Living Wall with Logo

RHS Chelsea Green Wall QR Code Show Garden, 2012

Luxottica Break Out Space Living Wall

Aston University Green Wall

Private Garden Green Wall, St John’s Wood

The Postal Museum Living Wall

The living wall at the new Postal Museum in London demonstrates ground-breaking living wall technology with the integration of 5 post boxes within a 21m × 3m elevation consisting of 3,468 plants in the freestanding vertical garden structure.

Garden Centre Display Living Wall, Dubai

smeg Flagship Store Living Wall

A stunning sustainable living feature, in a retail setting that combines technology with style. In the heart of London, the St James Market flagship store provides a perfect foundation to showcase this biophilic system, which is designed with air quality and wellbeing in mind.

College Atrium Green Wall, Norway

Private Garden Living Wall, Barcelona

BMW Showroom Indoor Living Walls

Office Break-Out Space Living Wall

Edgware Road Tube Station Living Wall, Marylebone

Corporate Office Living Wall, Canary Wharf

B&Q tower Edible Green Wall, RHS Chelsea 2011

New Street Square Urban Greening Living wall, Holborn

This living wall is one of five different living walls that we have installed and now maintain for Landsec. The wall wraps around an office building at the heart of New Street Square and, especially during the winter months, it is the only bit of urban greening in the area.

RIBA Living Wall on the Florence Hall Terrace, Portland Place

Private Courtyard Green Wall, Knightsbridge

Inamo Restaurant Green Wall, Soho

Anthropologie Internal Living Wall, Regent Street

Monaco Garden Green Wall, RHS Chelsea 2011

Cityscape Cube Green Infrastructure Display, Ecobuild 2010

Recycling and Energy Recovery Facility, Leeds Living Wall

This 1,800m2 Leeds Living Wall is a vertical forest that incorporates over 100,000 plants including larger shrubs, small trees and over 700 habitat boxes. At 28 metres tall it is also one of Europe’s tallest living walls

Student Accommodation Green Wall, Tower Bridge

Westminster City School Green wall

RHS Chelsea Green Wall Educational Display 2013

Office Lightwell Green Wall, St James

Centrica Office Atrium Living Wall, Windsor

Citibank Riverdale Data Centre, Lewisham Living Wall

Residential Vertical Garden, Wimbledon

Teesside University Living Wall at the Student Centre

This eye catching living wall sits in the central piazza of Teesside University in Middlesbrough. The Matrix film inspired planting design surrounds a large 36m² LED information and interactive screen used in university social events.

University of East Anglia Living Wall

Elephant and Castle Tube Station Living Wall

Butterfly Pavilion, UAE Living Wall

Southampton Row Office Building Living Façade

Foyer Living Wall, Ambius HQ

Retail Green Wall, Marks & Spencer, Sevenoaks

Care Home Living Wall, Harrington Lane

Office Living Walls, Wilson Street

Office Entrance Living Wall, Feltham

Courtyard Garden Living Wall, Chelsea

Courtyard Living Wall, Dubai

GCC Countries Living Walls Presentation at the Big5 Construction show, 2014

Cafe Living Wall, Office Canteen, London

Hotel Living Walls, Dubai

Shopping Centre Living Wall, Fornebu, Norway

Vibrant Living Wall planting design, MTV Studios, Camden

This living wall in the heart of Camden provides real colour and interest to match the MTV brand. The detail around the windows is a triumph of coordinated design.

Stairwell Living Wall, Finance Company HQ, London

Roof Terrace Green Wall, Coca Cola Headquarters

Private Garden space saving green wall, Belgravia

Large External Living Wall, 20 Fenchurch Street

Hotel Green Wall, Holborn

Living Wall Sculpture, The Courthouse Apartments, Westminster

Courtyard Vertical Garden

The Paper Chase Show Garden Living Wall, RHS Chelsea 2014

First Touch Garden Living Wall, RHS Chelsea 2014

Roadside Living Wall, King’s Cross, London

Living Wall Trials, Dubai

Centrica Office Atrium Green Wall

Biotecture’s impressive 93m2 atrium green wall for the British Gas owner, Centrica’s, new Oxford headquarters was an integrated element of the ambitious sustainability aims for the building; the green wall, which reaches three storeys up, contributed to the building’s BREEAM rating of 'Excellent', acting as acoustic buffer and a natural filter to improve air quality.

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