Verdo, Kew Bridge
Tapestry were appointed by EcoWorld to design a welcoming courtyard garden for the marketing suite of Verdo - their latest residential development at Kew Bridge in West London. The site was adjacent to the new Brentford Community Stadium, and we worked closely with the building design team from Octink to design and deliver the scheme from scratch, with the opening night taking place just 4 months after our initial appointment.
We were able to deliver to this rapid programme by having dedicated design resource working closely with contractors and specialists including the lighting designer, structural engineer and metal fabricators who were charged with making the centrepiece water feature requested by the client.
On what was a very challenging site - compact, adjacent to a railway line and with the construction of a new football stadium underway just metres away - we successfully interfaced with the building delivery team and managed to co-ordinate all the contractors to get the scheme open in time for the launch event.
Our brief was to deliver a space which would provide a strong first impression for potential buyers, as well as a space for disabled parking which mustn't dominate the space. The client was keen to have light colours coupled with dark greys and greens which complimented the branding for the development and the design of the 2-storey marketing suite building.
The finished courtyard has a lush feel, with the budget focused on key features such as a natural stone path and bespoke water feature, while the majority of site used more cost effective materials and strong planting. Due to the challenges of implementing on such a tight programme, with design still ongoing as construction was underway, we used design features such as the pebble edges to ensure that we didn’t have issues with sizing and setting out of the raised planter beds.
The scheme was well received by all, and the client complimented us on how we were able to deliver such a high quality scheme with a very tight programme and on such a complex site. The scheme provides the first impression that the marketing team wanted, and we hope that it will give potential purchasers a feel for the quality of the new homes that they are buying.
