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.