Rathbone Square,
London, UK

Light helps to connect Rathbone Square seamlessly into the quiet streets of Fitzrovia. Balancing light levels and qualities of light from the surrounding areas allows for an effortless transition into the garden.
Client
Great Portland Estates
Landscape Architect
Gustafson Porter + Bowman
Architect
Make
Photographer
James Newton
 
Project Team
Keith Bradshaw, Neville de Sa

The light carefully responds to the time of day availability of natural light and the seasonality of the planting to look as attractive and as welcoming as possible.


Balancing light levels and qualities of light from the surrounding areas allows for an effortless transition into the garden.


Elsewhere interior light from restaurants residential apartments and offices create a harmonious and practical composition of light.


The garden is both a destination and passageway.

Intuitive wayfinding is provided along the passageways with feature elements integrated into the ceramic tunnels.