THE CANAL GARDEN

The Canal Garden has been designed to house many different activities to hopefully bring together all corners of the local area, that in turn will create a more integrated neighborhood. These activities range from communal gardens that locals can create a living identity from, to small work spaces for individuals or small businesses to create a face for their brands/businesses. Whilst also having internal social spaces that have the possibility to be used for events, classes or even clubs for all ages. In a space that had little to no change since its construction, these low used car par spaces had great potential to be given an identity that would aid a large portion of the community into feeling proud of where they live. The project also heavily concentrates on green spaces, as before the space was completely concrete. From living, self-sustaining, green walls to 750 square meters of public green space. These areas are also highly diverse in plant species. This gives the project many key benefits from a cycle of plants that bloom all year round to aid in mental health, to having plants that grow well vertically whilst also doing well in strong winds that are created in open spaces such as the site.