public realm

we aim to produce dynamic and contemporary public realm design for all budgets and project scales by revealing heritage, ecology and community interest, to create exciting new 21st Century places

services

• streets and opens spaces defined by a layered design approach
• public realm design centred on strong conceptual and site driven initiatives
• placemaking for environments where people want to live and work
• public realm projects that can be strategically delivered in phases
• conceptual through to detailed design 
• easy long term management
• public realm design that integrates with a wider green infrastructure

Key projects 

• Folkestone WW1 'step short' centenary intervention
• the Inner Temple public realm design and construction in the City of London
• the Napoleonic Ordnance Depot public realm design and construction in Daventry
• WW2 Martello Tower public realm consultation and design project in Eastbourne
• Cambridge University Library public realm design
• North bank of the Thames (Westminster to Tower Bridge) green infrastructure project
• Marley Pit public park and Stifford Road, 2 parks in Thurrock
• Spring Gardens, Lambeth High Street Park and Pedlars Park, 3 parks in Lambeth
• "Vauxhall and I"I project, Vauxhall Cross

heritage

A key specialism of the practice has been realised through the delivery of projects where heritage issues are key. We have positively utilised the challenges and opportunities that emerge from sites with heritage sensitivity; world heritage sites; conservation areas; listed buildings and registered parks and gardens; to develop pure heritage restoration or contemporary 21st century sites where heritage is an integral part.

services

• strategic to detailed design and construction where sensitive designations are in place
• all types of planning and heritage applications
•  liaison with heritage professionals and local authority conservation officers
• contract administration and project management of significant heritage landscape restoration projects
• developing heritage strategies for landscape lead visitor sites 

Key projects 

• the Inner Temple public realm design in the City of London
• the Napoleonic Ordnance Depot public realm design in Daventry
• John of Gaunts 15th Century hunting lodge, garden restoration design in East Sussex
• WW2 Martello Tower public realm design in Eastbourne
• heritage restoration landscape design for the National Trust at three sites, Hidcote Manor, Sissinghurst, and Polesden Lacey (in collaboration with ACTA)
• Nick Harper was a project landscape architect for, the successful World Heritage Site application at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (including landscape work for the tree canopy walk, the lake crossings and the site selection of the Alpine House); the Wakehurst Place visitor centre; and the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, all of which were award winning projects (Nick was an Associate for CBA when carrying out these project landscape architect roles)

green infrastructure

Every project proposal we put forward seeks to connect the site to its wider green infrastructure context. Constraints are integrated and opportunities revealed to ensure that designs are linked to, enhanced by and add to the wider landscape both physically, socially and environmentally. High quality masterplanning and design work combined with effective collaboration are a key for providing a successful green infrastructure service

services

• contextual site analysis
• green infrastructure connection opportunities
• design defined by mapped layers of contextual information
• design driven by strong concepts, site specific opportunities, and context
• placemaking for healthy living and working
• strategic programming
• conceptual ideas through to detailed work stages
• schemes for straightforward long term management

Key projects 

• Greenwich University roof gardens (in collaboration with Allen Scott)
• Folkestone WW1 'Step Short' centenary intervention
• the Inner Temple public realm in the City of London
• WW2 Martello Tower public realm project in Eastbourne
• Cambridge University Library public realm design
• North bank of the Thames (Westminster to Tower Bridge) green infrastructure project
• Marley Pit public park, Thurrock
• Stifford Road public park, Thurrock
• Spring Gardens, Lambeth High Street Park and Pedlars Park, 3 park designs in Lambeth
• "Vauxhall and I"I project, Vauxhall Cross

parks

We have had amazing opportunities to work with various clients and stakeholders to design and construct parks which aim at enhancing the experience and interaction for people and their outdoor space. Our aim is to design parks which respond to contemporary interest, to reveal heritage and biodiversity, to work with local communities and to seek healthy active living for the populations of villages, towns and cities.

services

• parks defined by use and contemporary design opportunities
• park design centred on detailed site analysis, consultation and strong conceptual design
• parks to create sense of place and environments which will benefit local people
• projects that can be phased within a strategic masterplan
• park masterplans to work at a detailed design stage and to offer easy long term management
• design that links with a wider green infrastructure

Key projects 

• Rushenden natural play area park
• North bank of the Thames (Westminster to Tower Bridge) green infrastructure project
• Isle of Sheppey pocket park 
• Cambridge University Library public park design
• Breakspear Park design
• in collaboration with Earthscape, Heathfield natural play park design
• "lido in the Thames" 2012 public park design
• generic smart play area design for Lappsett 
• Marley Pit and Stifford Road, 2 park designs in Thurrock
• in collaboration with CBA, Lordship Recreation Ground design, Harringey
• Spring Gardens, Lambeth High Street Park and Pedlars Park, 3 park designs in Lambeth
• "Vauxhall and I" project, Vauxhall Cross

residential

We have been inspired by the variety of residential development that our clients are developing and to design open space which responds by being functional, site responsive and robust for local residents. The practice works on new build and regenerative residential projects for all budgets and to satisfy all landscape planning objectives.

 services

• developing a scope of works with clients
• landscape planning, planning applications, appeals and public inquiry work 
• landscape and visual impact assessment
• strategic design and masterplanning
• green infrastructure, water attenuation and place making strategies
• detailed design work to ensure straightforward construction and long term management
• green and sustainable design 

Key projects 

• a number of challenging housing estates regeneration projects in Hackney and Tower Hamlets
• Lillington listed estate, roof gardens, Westminster
• the Mall housing estate regeneration, largescale community open spaces, Wembley
• Blackheath Road new high density housing and external space design, Greenwich (in collaboration with Panorama)
• Kings Drive public inquiry, 130 dwelling new settlement in East Sussex
• Bouverie Gardens, local housing estate communal outdoor space, Croydon
• in collaboration with CBA, Bordon Hill new Eco Town, West Sussex
• site development opportunities in Heathfield, Crossin Hand and Crowborough, East Sussex
• masterplanning a new settlement in Nutley, East Sussex
• Penland Farm settlement, public inquiry

gardens

We enjoy the challenges that every garden space can offer, from courtyard to country estate. We design contemporary gardens reflecting 21st opportunities, heritage restoration projects and visitor attraction sites where both old and new meet

services

• developing a scope of works with clients
• gardens to enhance use, provide beautiful spaces and be useable throughout the seasons and at night
• detailed design work to ensure straightforward construction and easy long term management
• design which evolves from detailed site analysis and a strong conceptual approach
• projects that can be phased within a masterplanned approach
• green and sustainable design 

Key projects 

• Dutton Homestall 1930s listed gardens, east Sussex
• Tylebrook Farm Estate listed gardens, East Sussex
• in collaboration with Allen Scott, Greenwich University roof gardens
• Barn Farm, East Sussex
• Ferry House Inn gardens, Isle of Sheppey
• Brompton Road garden, heritage restoration
• Natural swimming pool, Cowden Farm, Kent
• Inner Temple, piazza garden, City of London
• Chittenden, house new build garden, Kent
• in collaboration with Allen Scott, Greenwich University roof gardens
• Ashburnham road garden design, East Sussex
• Lillington listed roof gardens, Westminster
• Ebury Street garden, Westminster
• Harold Road, East Sussex
• Callaghans courtyard garden, East sussex

education and healthcare

Its been very exciting for us to work with the students, the patients, the educators and all those associated with learning and therapy. The practice designs spaces for play, well being and learning where sensory experience and accessibility are of the highest importance. We have particularly enjoyed turning constrained spaces in to special useable places.

 services 

• developing what is needed and what the site opportunities are
• designing spaces to inspire learning interest, sensory experience, therapeutic value and to generate outdoor engagement 
• landscape planning, planning applications, appeals and public inquiry work 
• landscape and visual impact assessment
• strategic design and masterplanning
• detailed design work to ensure straightforward construction and long term management
• green and sustainable design 

Key projects 

• Athelstan Nursery gardens, East Sussex
• Dudley Primary School, reception class garden, East Sussex
• in collaboration with Allen Scott, Greenwich University roof gardens
• Claverham secondary school, playing fields design, East Sussex
• Sandown Primary School various projects, masterplan, Year 4 playground and siten entrance, East Sussex
• Kent and Sussex hospital, outdoor spaces, Kent
• Pembury hospital planting design, Kent

retail and business Parks

It has given us great satisfaction to have designed retail and business parks where high profile spaces and robust, functional design come together. It is particularly satisfying to be able to offer a service which provides new sustainable and high quality spaces where visitors and workers can enjoy an enhanced working and visitor experience.

services

• developing a scope of works with clients
• landscape design to support the business aspirations of the stakeholders
• landscape planning, planning applications, appeals and public inquiry work 
• landscape and visual impact assessment
• landscape design to enhance perception and sense of place
• strategic and phased design and masterplanning
• detailed design work to ensure straightforward construction and long term management
• green and sustainable design 

Key projects 

• Century 100 Business Park restoration, Hemel Hempstead
• Primavera industrial units and landscape design in the High Weald
• Weedon Depot landscape masterplan, Daventry
• in collaboration with Macfarlane Wilder, John Lewis, contract administration of external spaces, Kent
• external spaces for new Ashdown Business Park, East Sussex
• in collaboration with DLP Lille Business Park

leisure

We have been lucky to work on a variety of leisure sites from an exhausted quarry for camping to polo pitches in the High Weald. The practice produces work for brownfield, greenfield or restoration sites, for all businesses within the leisure industry and from small to large scale sized projects 

services 

• developing a scope of works with clients
• landscape design to support the leisure aspirations of the clients and their customers
• landscape planning, planning applications, appeals and public inquiry work 
• landscape and visual impact assessment
• landscape design to enhance experience and engage the visitor
• strategic and phased design and masterplanning
• detailed design work to ensure straightforward construction and long term management
• green and sustainable design 

Key projects 

• Cookswood Quarry, glamping site, planning, masterplanning and detail design, Somerset
• Cisswood polo pitches, planning, masterplanning and detail design, West Sussex
• generic play area for Lappsett 
• Rushenden natural play park, Kent
• glamping, East Sussex, planning and site design
• golf course club house and landscape design, planning and detail design, South Downs National Park, East Sussex
• 9 hole pitch and putt golf course design at Dutton Homestall
• 18 hole golf course re-design in the High Weald, Beauport, East Sussex
• Blackboys Stud Farm, planning and landscape mitigation design, High Weald, East Sussex
• in collaboration with MacFarlane Wilder, padel tennis courts, Wembley
• natural swimming pool, planning, Kent

industrial and infrastructure

we enjoy the challenge of helping to locate and blend necessary industrial or infrastructure projects that might impact upon landscape character and visual integrity

 services

• developing a scope of works with clients
• landscape design to blend infrastructure and industry with landscape context
• landscape planning, planning applications, appeals and public inquiry work 
• landscape and visual impact assessment
• landscape design to enhance perception and sense of place
• strategic and phased design and masterplanning
• detailed design work to ensure straightforward construction and long term management
• green and sustainable design 

Key projects 

• planning and mitigation masterplanning, lvia and eia, Codshall Farm warehouses, Essex
• new largescale electric substations, landscape planning and mitigation, 3 sites in north London and Northamptonshire
• planning, lvia and mitigation, 2 media masts impacting on the South Downs National Park, East Sussex
• planning, lvia, masterplanning and detail design for private airfield, East Sussex
• solar farm, planning, lvia, Kent
• Nick Harper was a consultant advising the railways for 4 years and has also worked on many road schemes for the Highways agency and local authorities