CaseStudy

BrentCivicCentre
Due to the planned opening of the new Brent Civic Centre in the spring of 2012, Willerby
LandscapeswerechallengedintheJanuarytodeliveraqualityhardandso landscapingscheme
within 12 weeks, comprising of over 1440m2 Pallas paving, 567m of granite se s, 500m of
stainlesssteeledging,securityplantersandstreetlights.
Client:Skanska
Keyfeatures:
Hardlandscapingcomprisingofover1,440m2Pallaspaving,567linearmetresofgranite
se s,500mofstainlesssteeledging,securityplantersandstreetlights.
Innova veuseofalterna vematerialsandtechniquestoachieveclientdeadlines.
So landscapingincluded70PleachedTiliaEuropeatrees.
Over4,500plants,8,000bulbswereinstalledcontribu ngtoBREAAM
excellentstatus.

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Beingapar alcontracteddesignproject,WillerbyLandscapespartneredwithamajorcontractor
andadesignteam,thenledtheprocessoftakingthedesign,ge ngitbuiltandworkingwithina
sequenceonsitethatbroughtinnova veuseofalterna vematerialsandtechniquestoachieve
the meline.
Coordina ng the services on a live site was
just one of the many challengesto overcome.
Becauseofrestric onsindeployingequipment
and running vehicle ac vity, Willerby
Landscapes had to ensure close collabora on
withalltradesonsite.
Byimplemen ngaproac veapproachtothe
project, phasing the works and by adop ng
innova ve techniques, Willerby were able to
show leadership and deliver on me without
compromisingonquality.

The project being a half podium concept; a wedding garden covering the entrance to the car
park,wasbuiltasitwasbeingdesigned.WillerbyLandscapestooktheoutlinedesign,formulated
and presented mock ups of various concepts and design changes for client approval and even
engineeredtheconcretefillbyusingadierentbutcompliancespectopumptheconcrete,thus
makingthejobquicker.
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BrentCivicCentre

Theso landscapingincluded70PleachedTiliaEuropeatreeswhich,becauseoftheseasonality
of the specie, had to be planted before the hard landscaping. Addi onally over 4,500 plants,
8,000 bulbs and the installa on of a water feature and irriga on system along with internal
treesandIvypanels,alsohadtobecompletedwithinthe12weeksoftheproject.

Willerby Landscapes Ltd

Bridge Nurseries
Four Elms
Edenbridge
Kent TN8 6RN
T: +44 (0)1732 700646
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E: info@willerby-landscapes.co.uk
www.willerby-landscapes.co.uk