245 Hammersmith Wins Podium Award
Great news! 245 Hammersmith has won in the Commercial Build category at the Pro Landscaper’s 2021 Podium Awards.
The reconfiguration of the site, in collaboration with Sheppard Robson architects, created an opportunity to step the building back from Hammersmith Road, allowing for a new streetscape that is linked to a large plaza at ground level. The plaza leads through to an elevated podium garden, with a funicular lift mediating the 8m level change between the two spaces.
The scheme contains an expansive elevated podium garden located eight meters above adjacent roads, offering users an oasis from the busy vehicular routes at Hammersmith Road and Butterwick.
The landscape is designed to be inclusive to; local residents, people who work in the offices and visitors to the restaurant and hotel. This is evidenced in the wide variety of activities it accommodates. During the pandemic the outside office pods have been invaluable in enabling colleagues to collaborate in a safe and calm environment. The lawn areas have adapted to a plethora of socially distance events; aerobics, intimate weddings and socialising which has sustained cohesion of the local community.
