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Canada Square

Granite planting beds go well with the formal layout of the space

Strong colours from planting give the site a welcoming/natural atmosphere

Diverse flooring. Including brick, concrete and gravel

Newly planted lawn

Busy during Lunchtime rush

Site home of Pavilion Park, which has restaurants and other leisurely features.

Strong use during lunch hours.

Kings cross is currently undergoing a total regeneration. There are design guidelines and masterplans all being put in place to enable the future of this important area of London. Kings Cross is home of St Pancras St, which has the direct route via the Channel tunnel to France.
An important factor to many regeneration schemes is the biodiversity action plan of the borough. The Camley Street Nature reserve is in Kings Cross, and this plays a vital role in the areas biodiversity.
The two top images are models of the area, and display various changes to the area. The Images below offer a more detailed view of how the changes work and how they came about.

More London, London Walk

More London
More london spans over 13 acres. It comprised mainly of office buildings, and is home to city hall.
Fosters and Partners designed the Landscape. The site seems cold and unfriendly. There are nice curves and prominent features, which respnd to the architecture of the site. However its response to the users and language of the site is not as elequent.
Grey, grey, grey!
The fountain area was designed by Townshend Landscape architects and has a strong user population.

Triton Square

Triton Square, Camden greater London

Triton square was designed by the landscape architects EDCO Design. The design won the hard landscape award. Edco partnered with the architects Sheppard Robson. The site has raised beds of undulating turf. The area is so formal however that sitting on it is scarce. The site opens up to allow the light from the sun from the south.