After going to the newly opened o2 Arena i decided to take the opportunity to look at the beautiful designed Greenwich peninsula which is the gateway to the new arena. The whole area was designed by Whitelaw + Turkington who are one of the uk's leading firms of Landscape Architects. There work consists of mainly master planning, parks and open spaces and urban design mainly for commercial and residential areas. One of there many larger projects which they are currently working on is the Peninsula square in North Greenwich. This will be the main gateway to the o2 arena . The square will have shops, restaurants and cafes with an outdoor performance area with bold paving. This will create a new public space for London equivalent to the size of Leicester square. What i really liked was the attention to the different scales around the site and the diversity that they are undertaking in the design of the whole new public area.
Greenwich Peninsula.
Greenwich Peninsula.
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