The Pop-Up park, surrounding landscape and Pavilion was always intended to be a temporary landscape, which would host world leaders, celebrities and communities.
The design of the park is simple in order to allow the Power Station to take centre stage. The planting in the Pop-up Park, however, is a rich so that it provides a varied landscape no matter the season. Simple lawn and flexible hard space complement the building and work hard to host a multitude of events and activities.
The arrival sequence and sense of anticipation was provided by high-quality planting design, which will set the standard for the future phases of the development.
The design concept intended to showcase a variety of landscape planting typologies to demonstrate how plant communities can alter the appearnace and character within the same scheme. This was acheived with the woodland walk, the rain garden and the Pavilion border.
The rain garden demonstrated best practice principles related to storm water retention and water management. The 80 metre long swale captures all surface water drainage. Plants were carefully selected that could withstand both periods of draught and complete saturation.
The simplicity of the scheme reflects the art deco character of the Power Station and, therefore, elegantly complements the Power Station rather than competing with it.
The scheme was only ever intended to be a temporary landscape. However, hard-wearing and robust materials were selected to withstand the myriad events held at the park, as well as community events such as the Chelsea Fringe Festival.
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