In this collaborative proposal, we designed a demonstration project of biodiversity in an intensely urban inner city area, working with the Victoria Business Improvement District (BID) as part of its overall greening strategy for the wider area. We proposed an intensive green roof, habitat installations and a living wall on a nightclub building just opposite the main Victoria railway station in London. Despite its relatively small size of the project, the project design contained more than 100 plant species, irrigated by rainwater collection from the surrounding roofs. The scheme aimed to cater for fauna as well as flora, with self-heating bird boxes, log piles and insect hotels. The UV lighting scheme was developed to attract insects with occupancy indicators on the bird boxes and visible water meters to help the public appreciate the effectiveness of simple sustainability measures.
Pacha Victoria
Client
Victoria BID, TFL, Pacha
Location
City of Westminster
Landscape Architect
Spacehub
Ecologist
Spacehub
Living Wall Specialist
Daniel Bell Garden Architects
Lighting Design
Speirs + Major
Status
Concept design
In this collaborative proposal, we designed a demonstration project of biodiversity in an intensely urban inner city area, working with the Victoria Business Improvement District (BID) as part of its overall greening strategy for the wider area. We proposed an intensive green roof, habitat installations and a living wall on a nightclub building just opposite the main Victoria railway station in London. Despite its relatively small size of the project, the project design contained more than 100 plant species, irrigated by rainwater collection from the surrounding roofs. The scheme aimed to cater for fauna as well as flora, with self-heating bird boxes, log piles and insect hotels. The UV lighting scheme was developed to attract insects with occupancy indicators on the bird boxes and visible water meters to help the public appreciate the effectiveness of simple sustainability measures.
