Westfield shopping centre is located in Shepherds Bush, London. The centre was developed by the Westfield Group (which is run by Frank Lowy) and the overall cost of £1.6 billion. It is also known as one of the largest shopping centres across Europe and opened on 30 October 2008.
The main focus of development was aimed at the oppotunity of retail and therefore can hold upto 255 stores (150,000m² space for retail floors).
The Village also known as the nre high end retail area was in particular unusual. The main purpose for this was to attract high end retailers to its shopping centres.
LIVING WALL - AECOM
AECOM was signed on to complete a distictive landscape and public realm design. A project that the cost eventually came to £1.7 billion.
It's trademark is a 170 metre long and four metres tall living wallt located at the Southern Terrace. It stands strongly in between restuarants, local homes and commercial centres. It gives customers of restuarants and shoppers an exciting and vibrant view. The wall itselft is constucted using a modular system from a Canadian firm ELT. Planted beside it are native woodland plants and water feature. It brightens up the shopping atmospthere most of all.
"A range of living wall types were considered. Among the choices was the traditional method of using climbing plants such as ivy, or pre-grown moss or sedum tiles, but these would have been slow to establish or unsuited to the north-facing location. The system selected is based on modular plastic panels approximately 50cm high by 50cm wide by 8cm deep subdivided into 45 cells. Each cell drains into the cell below through slots. Panels can be stacked and fixed to a board or frame to create a wall of almost any size. Water is supplied to the top of each wall by irrigation lines and is collected in a drainage sump below."
AECOM Offical Website
http://www.aecom.com/What+We+Do/Design+and+Planning/Landscape+Architecture+and+Urban+Design/_projectsList/Living+Wall+at+Westfield+Shopping+Centre
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