Next Wave (Phase 1)

Every space has been given meaning in this public realm alongside the De La Warr Pavilion — now a biodiverse linear landscape that is beautiful, informative, highly adaptable and low maintenance.

Overview

  • Project Name

    Next Wave (Phase 1)

  • Location

    Bexhill-on-Sea

  • Category

    Public realm

  • Landscape Architect

    HTA Design LLP

  • Client

    Rother District Council

  • Brief

    The project aimed to make the public realm around the De La Warr Pavilion a more attractive place for residents and visitors and a catalyst for economic regeneration of this Edwardian resort. Phase one included the entire length, (600m), of the west promenade from the Pavilion to the outskirts of the town.

  • Awards

    LI Awards 2012 - Design under 1ha - Highly Commended

Details

  • Project Team

    Landscape architect: HTA Landscape Design Architect: Stanton Williams Architects Delivery architect: HTA. Architecture Horticultural adviser: Dr Noel Kingsbury Cost consultant and QS: Ian Sayer & Co Structural engineer: Alan Baxter Associates M&E engineer: Mendick Waring

  • Local planning authority or government body

    Rother District Council

  • Year Completed

    2011

  • Project Size

    0.89 Ha

  • Contract Value

    1.15m

Technicals

  • Planting

    <p>Collaboration with horticulturalist Noel Kingsbury led to the establishment of a planting palette that provides year round colour and structure that will thrive with minimal maintenance in an aggressive coastal micro-climate. Using herbaceous perennials on a large scale to great effect, little topsoil was imported so the planting was designed to cope with the existing sandy soils.</p>

  • Materials

    <p>The entire promenade has been designed to be universally accessible with wheelchair accessible bays next to benches. The existing promenade pavement was retained, repaired and resurfaced with bonded aggregate to minimise cost, disruption and use of materials.</p>

  • HTA Design LLP

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  • Approximate Map Location

    Location

    Bexhill-on-Sea

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