Blyth Road Roof Gardens (The Stylus), Hayes, London

Client


Paradigm Living

Architect


Jefferson Sheard

Year


2020

Project Type


Roof Gardens

Status


Completed

Intro

Natural Dimensions has collaborated with Jefferson Sheard Architects to design and deliver these stunning roof gardens for a key landmark apartment building and podium green space in Hayes, West London.  Built on the site of a former vinyl factory, central to the building’s three interlinked blocks are the three landscaped podiums on the 9th, 2nd and 1st storeys. They provide  spectacular multi-level green social spaces and gardens over nearly 0.2ha making it one of the largest green roofs and pocket roof parks in London.

  • stairs from second floor roof garden to first floor roof garden on central axis through roof gardens which runs through curved raised beds and play area
  • roof park on podium with central axis boardwalk along an array of sinuous shaped raised planters and sedum carpet which contain trees and grasses designed by Natural Dimensions.
  • Roof garden play area surrounded by gabion wall and weldmesh fencing and raised planting beds and mounded artificial turf
  • triangluar raised planter on roof garden next to boardwalk and circular pergola with gabion wall and lighting enclosing space
  • cantilever seat slats on raised planter with bamboo screening
  • gabiion wall on roof park podium around play area with tunnel
  • Roof park with central axis boardwalk along an array of sinuous shaped raised planters and sedum carpet which contain trees and grasses designed by Natural Dimensions
  • Central axis boardwalk through roof gardens with raised curving planters containing grasses and trees surrounded by gabion wall designed by Natural Dimensions
  • Roof park with central axis boardwalk along an array of sinuous shaped raised planters and sedum carpet which contain trees and grasses designed by Natural Dimensions
  • second floor roof garden with semi circle of sedum planting and a row of three circular raised planters for trees.
  • raised planter around apartment with mahonia in viewed from above
  • ninth storey roof garden with circular raised beds containing miscanthus and carex and wildflower turf
  • gabion wall and raised planters with carex and bamboo and cedar panels on building

THE DESIGN

The landscape responds to crucial requirements for residential amenity and  high ecological standards in various ways. Firstly, the gardens create attractive visual interest through contemporary aesthetics inspired by the theme of  vinyl album music. Moreover, it is also user friendly  with various types of seating and social space and a play area for children. Secondly, the roof gardens  bring huge environmental value with a wide variety of trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses,  sedums and wildflower carpets. Thirdly, the scheme also has  extensive habitat elements to attract birds and insects, with bat roosts also installed .
Practical completion has been approved and the scheme was handed over to the client at the end of February 2020.  The photos were taken at the end of August 2020.