Sedley Place, London

Sedley place is a small site tucked away behind the

busy retail parade of Oxford Street. To best describe

the space I would have to say it has a hidden, secret garden

like appeal to it with the tranquility that Oxford Street lacks.

The space has been designed with 2 entrances and 2 feature

walls, one wall is made up of a fountain waterfall which

becomes more apparent the closer one gets, while the other

wall is made from climbing plants and appears as a wall of

green.

The space is a perfect oasis and compliment to the busy

Oxford Street. The space is also clean, uncluttered and has

achieved a real thought process apparent through its design.

If you find this little space, it's definately worth taking a

moment of your time to recharge your batteries in this

tranquil, contemporary space.

Noble Street, Old London Wall

This is part of the old Roman Fort wall which once surrounded
London of old and was destroyed in the Fire of London.
The space is actually quite in contrast to its setting in the
middle of a commercial central London location it is
a slender minature green belt like feature which offers
tranquility and history because it retains its old features
but has long since become a refuge for wildlife to create a
foothold in a concrete jungle.

This landscape would really lack if this quirky little
space wasn't here its slightly overgrown in parts with wildflowers
but I think this is perfect for the use it has charm because it
is off limits and wild but still create a beautiful addition to
the landscape and highlight Londons heritage.

Argyll street, visit

This space was designated an oasis site in the Oxford Street,

Regents Street, Bond Street regenertation plan the site is just

off of Oxford Street and offers a space for people to sit and enjoy

a coffee, but under no circumstances would I call it an oasis there

is nowhere you can just relax with being it a restaurant or Coffee

shop and the street because it is paved is swarmed with people.

The pedestrianisation is nice and simple keeping surfaces on one

level whilst defining areas with colour of paving, the space has a

purpose to entertain, nut it is not somewhere you could cut of

from the energy of Oxford Street and it is very simple and generic

in design.

Aldermanbury Square, visit

Aldermanbury Square is situated in an area of considerable
wealth, with companies such as Lloyds TSB and other financial
companies based nearby. The importance of this is it sets the
background for what is a contemporary design with nice clean
lines of design, high specification materials mixed in with a few
bold artistic statements.

The design itself consists of varying paving sizes to delineate the
spaces functions such as 20 cm granite sets for road and 1mx50cm
for paving and other ranges for planting seating and no go areas.

The design does consist of 2 parts one part out in the open with trees
and moveable benchs and another part consisting of a waterfall which
cosidering how new it looks was under some repair.

The whole site is very nice from a corporate high quality point of
view and possibly one of the few sectors that can afford such a
finish.
However the space isnt without its own charm offering
secluded spaces for secret smokers and plenty of seating
without being cluttered.
Overall it is a nice contemporary site but a little on the
generic side but worth a visit, if not just to see the sculpted
seat and fountain wall when its working.

London Assembly, Art

The space around the London Assembly is
very plane and unbroken in design it has a
sense of baroness which suites these art works
they stand out like monolith of the modern age
and play really well with contrast in shape.

What I like most about them is the oddity of
why they are there they provoke thought processes
to question their presence which is an element of
design I think can add a layer to peoples work.
I really like these I think their simple elegant
and compliment the space.

Soho Square

The square is one of the many London spaces we

take for granted it has as much a place now than it

ever has and these spaces dont have to be over designed

and thought out.

Soho Square is a prime example of this island of isolution

and enjoyment in such a built claustrophobic environment.

The space is simple tree lined around the perimeter and grass

lawn cut by a singular pathway through the middle, to over

describe the space would not do it justice, only to say what

once worked still does, this space is in as much use now as ever

and has some extra quirky feature to fit into its quirky cultured

surroundings.

Gatton Park, Visit

Gatton Park is classed as a Site of Special Scientific Interest

the park was design by Lancelot "Capability" Brown and

the Park is now managed by the National Trust who have

restored much of the former glory of the space.

The main features for me in the Park are the vistas designed

specifically to open up out onto the landscape of the Park.

The restoed pond are very pleasant to look at but what

effectively this park is about are vistas and walks.

There are very few places to explore and rest in that are not

on the path, the main rest area is the car park which is tired

poorly laid out and a bad gateway for selling such a lovely Park

and all its history.

There are lots of lovely spaces here and I think with the right

presentation of information for people this Park and all its history

could really be valued and explored. The lack of past direction

has led to the corrections now being made to tthe space and

hopefully the safeguarding of its beauty into the future.