Elite Landscapes were contracted by St George South London to undertake the hard and soft landscaping of the external footprint of the Block A Development and the Refurbishment of three internal courtyards on the site known as Courtyards 1-3. The works were predominantly hard landscaping and included groundworks/lighting co-ordination, podium slab waterproofing, roof garden construction, Granite/Slate Water feature/sculpture installation, granite paving including radial banding, granite clad planter formation, Radial bespoke timber seating, concrete paving, reconstituted Stone clad planter construction, Supply and installation of large location signage and litter bins, topsoil supply and infilling  and planting of beds, irrigation and aftercare maintenance.

The site is situated on the corner of a very busy interchange just outside Vauxhall Tube Station hemmed in by Vauxhall Bridge Road and Nine Elms Road. The logistics of material delivery scheduling were very demanding and exacting. The transporting of materials within the site was also very difficult as there was no tower crane access and within the courtyards we were working in live public areas. The works were also undertaken to the highest health and safety standards.

The scheme was mainly constructed on a waterproofed podium deck on two levels. The circular granite clad and slate interior water feature were fully constructed as part of our contract works and all design development of the completed feature, including the lifting in and securing of the stainless steel sculpture, were challenging aspects of the construction works. Concrete beam retaining walls were also constructed with the complication of noise/vibration restrictions due to the locality to the London Underground Tube Lines.

All granite works were pre-designed and approved before manufacture in China and then shipping to England for fixing including curved banded black granite and curved copings for the water feature. The interface with the existing street paving was also technically exacting when blending in old and new paving and working in confined locations due to heavy public usage of the area on a daily basis.