Bright Green Garden

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Bright Green Garden
33 Reviews

City living, an urban courtyard on two levels - Islington

North-facing courtyard.

This urban space in North London was a challenge. It's the entrance to a lovely, airy, modern house tucked behind a substation. The long thin shape and extreme level change took some thought. Our task was to make it beautiful and practical for modern family life.
Project Year: 2018
Project Cost: £25,001 - £50,000
Country: United Kingdom
A 3m deep well overlooked by a lower ground floor bedroom with 3 manhole covers! We disguised the manhole hatches with elegant strips of aluminium, set in the hardwood deck. The client knows where they are but it just looks like decoration otherwise.
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This shape in the corner had to be made to cover phenomenally ugly old piles that we weren't allowed to remove. The planters have fascias to make them look much deeper; more impact, less weight. © Deb Cass
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View from the walkway above. In time, the planters will be full of green and the Vinca will trail down the front of the planter. © Deb Cass
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On the upper level, we remodelled the glass balustrade by removing several sections to make more useable space. We created this wire fence with a gate to access the planter. The planter links the upper and lower levels and makes an attractive barrier. © Deb Cass
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More hardwood deck makes a seating area. © Deb Cass
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Beyond the deck, the drive was laid with porcelain tiles This space is decorated with soft, moveable lights and large angular containers on wheels. This makes the whole space completely editable. © Deb Cass
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The left edge of this walkway was open to the area below, but this was dangerous. We sealed it in and filled with black gravel which runs the length of the drive on either side. © Deb Cass
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A welcoming entrance to an austere house. © Deb Cass
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The credit for finding these beautiful tiles goes to the client, she had used them in a lighter colour at the back of the house. We thought they would look good and link the two areas. They are endlessly versatile and this 'exploded' pattern makes a lovely feature. © Deb Cass
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Tree fern overhanging the courtyard. © Deb Cass
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Gorgeous colours and textures. © Deb Cass
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A modern house in the middle of Georgian style North London. © Deb Cass
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LED light strips were set in channels in the render with the plants wired to grow at the same angle. All the lighting is controlled remotely and can be dimmed. © Deb Cass
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A neat trick. Aluminium strips to disguise the manhole covers. We laid the deck at an angle to minimise the size and weight of the covers. © Deb Cass
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The house itself was a great source of inspiration.
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A very long, thin space.
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You don't come across something like this very often.
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Halfway along, the edge of the walkway was open.
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Originally there was a pebble pool and a waterfall to the lower level.
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Manhole access is a perennial problem.
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Lovely render with channels ready for the lights.
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