The Eight Gardens
An eye-catching and unusual focal point enriching the built environment of an access stairway, that otherwise might be uninteresting, bringing a natural and harmonious environment to this space, alongside generating the calming effects of running water.
The water feature is a four tier structure with water transiting from the upper pools to the lower pools in sequence via a weir edge and water walls located to the side of each pool, all the way down to the lower landscaping area.
An LED light bar illuminates the flowing water at each of the weir-edge water walls which falls in a uniform sheet, the flow intertwining with the patterns on the granite.
Located at the rear of the lowest tier of the water feature construction, the plant room is where the water treatment equipment is installed. The water feature’s subterranean storage tank, which also houses the pumps, holds the water needed for the feature.
Two water features can be found in the West Courtyard area, a modern area that offers a stunning and calming focal point for residents and visitors to enjoy.
Bringing a sense of grandeur to the space, a towering wall of water, approximately 40m in length and 7m high in the centre, transforms an otherwise blank retaining wall, bringing intriguing movement and sound to the scene.
A circular reflective mirror pool feature adds a different, relaxing dynamic to the water wall’s cascading water by being located in the middle of the area on the ground. The paving is transformed when filled with water, it changes, attracting attention to minute surface ripples drawn across the surface and the sky above, which is reflected in the pool.
Subtle in design, this 10 m long and 6.5 m fall water wall makes heads turn as shoppers ascend from ground level to the main shopping area.
The feature sits alongside an escalator with the surface of the wall being grooved granite. The aim of the groove is to promote the development of gentle roll waves travelling down the water wall but without leading to excessive splashing.
Eight individual water features designed and installed at intu Lakeside’s new public realm space. The new leisure development features landscaped areas and integrated lighting, sound and water-powered technology to engage visitors.
Events Boulevard hosts the UK’s first ever digital water-wall. This ‘water curtain’ type feature is known as a Flash Wall. Mounted to a clad structure, the Flash Wall sits in the centre of a granite pool and drops and illuminates water from over 500 individually controllable micro-valves and 32 individually controllable RGBA (Red/Green/Blue/Amber) LEDs. This allows the feature to be digitally programmed to display graphics, designs, characters, etc, which are represented through the use of fast reacting valve technology.
Six ‘water table’ type features, all varying in length and width, installed on The Street and at Events Boulevard are clad and topped with granite. Each feature has a dry mounted display pump providing water to the top of the table before flowing over the sides of the water table. Every other piece of granite cladding is etched to provide a rippling effect. All features are fitted with rising fog and are illuminated by a below ground LED strip.
Activity Square hosts a ‘plaza’ type water feature arranged in a large triangular layout consisting of 25 individually controllable DMX display pumps located in stainless steel pods below the surrounding paved area. Each grate is fitted with an individually controllable RGB (Red/Green/Blue) LED that illuminates the water as part of the display and each jet has a rising fog effect.
The L shaped granite cascade over which water runs offers a striking feature for the entrance to the building space.
To further enhance the cascade is illuminated by white LED light. During the evening time the LED lights illuminate the water as it passes over the stone and brings a whole new aspect to the feature to that of the daytime.
A brushed stainless steel signage water wall over which water runs set within a planted area at the development entrance.
The display is enhanced by LED lights at the bottom of the water wall which wash warm white light up the face of the water wall in the evening and bring a whole new aspect to the feature to that of the daytime.
The water feature was constructed as two separate features.
The water feature consists of a large upper pool formed adjacent to the tower on both sides. The upper pool has been formed with a vertical water wall at each end. To the northern end water drops into a narrow pool at the foot of the fall. To the southern end water drops into a large shallow fountain jet pool.
Each water wall is illuminated using a linear LED strip light.
The large base pools each incorporate a series of fourteen vertical clearstream fountain jets with a maximum height of 1m. These jets are illuminated using colour-change and white LED donut lights.
The feature is located within the podium gardens which overlook the River Thames.
The feature is on two levels and consists of an upper pool from which the water cascades over a 12m wide x 3 m high wall into a lower pool.
The wall is constructed from ribbed granite which gives a shimmering effect to the cascading water.
Within the lower pool there is an island platform accessed from pool stepping stones.
White linear LED lighting illuminates the entire wall after darkness
A water wall adjacent to the main entrance of an apartment block provides an interesting focal point that people can enjoy while on their way into the building.
The water wall is manufactured from gold coloured stainless steel with grates over the sump area. LED lighting is built into the grates to throw light up the wall in the evening time.
A monolithic stone water table, 9.9m long x 1.0m wide x 0.5 m high, located in the Western Courtyard Garden part of the Aldgate Place development.
Water is delivered to the top of the table through a drilled manifold located below granite cladding.
Water flows over the front face of the granite into a lower trough with a water width and depth of 0.5m x 60mm respectively.
From the trough the water flows through two letter box weirs and pipes to a water holding tank located in the basement plantroom. A water return straining system is incorporated in the holding tank.
