New London Architecture

Marylebone Low Emission Neighbourhood

Built

Marylebone High Street is busy central London retail and restaurant quarter. Starting from a primarily focus on lowering emissions, the team’s scope was extended to include public realm improvements.

Marylebone High Street is a high-profile, busy central London retail and restaurant quarter. Starting from a primarily focus on lowering emissions, the design team’s scope was extended to include strategies that would improve the public realm. This allowed us to incorporate rain gardens (sustainable urban drainage) and innovative solutions to mitigate climate change, increase opportunities for biodiversity and enhance user experience. This series of design initiatives visually and physically demonstrate the seamless integration of green infrastructure within sites with significant spatial constraints.

Resilient London: confronting climate change

Resilient London: confronting climate change

Marylebone High Street is a high-profile, busy central London retail and restaurant quarter. Climate resilience drove the inclusion of permeable materials and rain gardens that provide alternative drainage solutions. Broad-leafed trees were included to provide natural shading and cooling and improve air quality. Planting was designed to improve biodiversity creating green links that provide opportunities for feeding and pollinating. The planting palette was optimised to support resident wellbeing through year-round positive visual impact. The public realm also increased walking space, safer crossings and the provision of cycle stands to encourage modal shift in a car-dependent area.

#ResilientLondon

Project information

Status

Built

Borough

Westminster

Completion

2020


Location

81 Marylebone High St, London W1U 4QJ, UK


Team Credits

Landscape Architect

WSP

Engineer

FM Conway

Client

City of Westminster


Listed by

WSP

Last updated on

31/05/2024


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