Old Quebec Street, London W1

Bespoke, highly decorative and illuminated planters were commissioned for public realm improvements at Old Quebec Street, London W1.

A total of 33nr planters were commissioned to realise the vision of the landlords, The Portman Estate, to enhance the attractiveness of Old Quebec Street as a retail destination – particularly at night. Old Quebec Street joins Oxford Street only 150 metres from Marble Arch Underground Station – a location which offers exceptional shopping and restaurant development potential.

The requirement for the tree planters to be illuminated was a singular challenge, given that there was no mains electricity supply available. IOTA designed a rechargeable battery-powered solution, which best optimised many conflicting considerations – both horticultural; and also in terms of establishing realistic and sustainable O&M routines, particularly in relation to routine charging. The tree planters also had to be designed to be fully demountable, to be ‘future-proofed’ when the trees need to be replaced in future years.

The Scope of Works comprised:

12nr. BESPOKE STEEL TREE PLANTERS
L / W 1200 x H 1090mm
2.0mm thick Zintec Steel, Polyester powder coated [PPC] on all surfaces to Tiger Drylac C 34
All decorated, to include Fluted [‘Grill’] detail on the side panels, plus Scroll [‘Moroccan’] detail on the top rim
Supplied with pre-installed LED lighting system, including 2nr. 70ah Rechargeable LA Batteries per planter [accessed via a watertight door], plus 1nr. Smart Charger plus 1nr. Time Switch per planter

21nr. BESPOKE STEEL TROUGH PLANTERS w/ CASTORS
L 1400 x W 500 x H 600mm
2.0mm thick Zintec Steel, Polyester powder coated [PPC] on all surfaces to Tiger Drylac C 34
All to include 4nr. high-spec. LOCKABLE castors per planter
9nr. plain / undecorated
12nr. decorated, to include Fluted [‘Grill’] detail on the side panels, plus Scroll [‘Moroccan’] detail on the top rim

IOTA was commissioned by Clifton Nurseries, on behalf of The Portman Estate, on the basis of Design, Manufacture and Supply. All design detailing and development was by IOTA, based on an original concept drawing by Atkins.

Old Quebec Street is part of The Portman Estate – 110 acres of prime property in central London, located between Oxford Street and Edgware Road, and extending north towards the Marylebone Road and east to Marylebone High Street.