Inspired by the local area’s industrial heritage, City Gardens’ unique design was inspired by the grid grip on the Phillips’ Rubber Soles, as the manufacturer once had a shoemaking factory on the site.
The grid design also appears on the materiality of the podium, with the use of clean lines and inset metal edging within the paving. Private front garden areas are surrounded by plinth seating, and metal dividing screens further play on the grid pattern. Greenery on this podium comes in the form of multi-stem trees, ferns and grasses, providing year-round intimacy and privacy.