A Spring Office Update for Studio 31
The beasts from the east have, for a moment, relented and with the clocks having changed, we have decided it is officially Spring (whether or not the weather this weekend agrees). Here are just a few of the things we are working on, that are really reinforcing why we love what we do.
We are preparing to submit for planning permission on some particularly breath-taking projects at the moment. This means we can’t say too much but they include a brand-new hospice and a contemporary residential project with a difference.
The hospice will provide much needed services for people living with a life limiting illnesses and the landscape element is an essential part of their holistic approach to care. The gardens and wider landscape areas will be driven by existing and emerging research linking landscape to health and this approach aims to promote wellbeing as well as aesthetic value.
The landscape design for the contemporary residential project makes the most of the countryside views stretching all the way to the shard in central London. It has more than a few exciting features, not least a remarkable subterranean swimming pool and this is one we can’t wait to share with you.
The students at Writtle University College are hunkering down in preparation for their final year exhibition under the watchful tutorship of one of our directors Edward. It’s looking to be an exhibition worth visiting so if you’re looking to recruit a new designer or just want to see what the landscape designers of the future are producing, why not pop along from 17th to 20th May.
We are busily planning our stand for the Grand Designs Exhibiton in May this year. Watch this space for exciting news on this including how to book a free consultation with us.
Equally importantly, we have been busy at the office allotment and so determined are we to get something growing after the late winter snow, we have decided to plant our spring potatoes a little later than planned. With the weather reducing our green fingers to just “forcing the rhubarb” and propagating office plants, it’s feeling urgent that we take our gardening efforts to the allotment before we go from studio to jungle.
Wishing one and all a great Easter weekend and do watch for more updates as we lead into April.