Set in the heart of London, Exchange Square is a 1.5-acre park boasting a mix of planting, trees, a tiered water feature, amphitheatre seating, retail and event spaces.
Stace supported client, British Land, to realise their vision of creating a better quality, healthier, and more sustainable mixed-use destination with universal appeal. The public realm re-landscaping quadrupled the amount of green space at Broadgate.
As part of the enabling works, we undertook inspections on the waterproofing layer and liaised extensively with Network Rail as the square sits above Liverpool Street Station.
The project won both the Grand Award and Principal Award in the Hard Landscaping Construction category at the BALI National Landscape Awards 2022. Judge’s comments on the scheme included that the project is “an exemplar of public realm landscaping excellence”’ and that “technically this was an extremely complex scheme, which has been project managed and executed to perfection”.
Chair of the Judging Panel John Melmoe, said: “The repurposing and reusing of existing materials on this project has reduced the environmental impact and financial costs of the new scheme and must surely be a sustainable way forward for future public realm projects.”
It also won the Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects 2023 City Building of the Year Award and was the 2023 winner of the Pro Landscaper Sustainability & Biodiversity Awards – Commercial Build Project category.
Beyond the design and delivery of the scheme, one of the key challenges was the management of key stakeholders including owners and occupiers of the four surrounding buildings as well as Network Rail. The Stace team liaised with all parties on relevant aspects of the work ensuring any disruption to their live environments was well communicated.
Stace was appointed as Project Managers and Employer’s Representative. Maylim acted as Principal Contractor.
