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visible at the level of the surrounding tree canopy. Inside it is full of energy-efficient environmental features, such as groundsource heating and a system to recycle fresh water. Danny Nagle is the Project Landscape Architect, Grant Associates managing the sustainable landscape design. Andrew Grant, director, Grant Associates explained: “WWF is all about respect for nature and biodiversity and we wanted to reflect this in the landscape design of its new Living Planet Centre and Headquarters. The end result is a rich and stimulating, yet simple and functional landscape setting that will be enjoyed by the employees of WWF-UK, the residents of Woking and by public visitors.”
Further information: • Location: Woking, UK • Site Area: 0.9 Hectares • Client: Worldwide Fund for Nature UK • Architects: Hopkins Architects • Landscape Architects: Grant Associates • Engineers: Expedition Engineering • Environmental Engineers: Atelier Ten • Contractors: Wilmott Dixon • Cost Consultant: Gardiner & Theobald • Project Manager: Doherty Baines www.grant-associates.uk.com
Robert Hardy, Executive Director of Operations at WWF-UK said: “The Living Planet Centre was designed to be below the level of the surrounding tree tops. I am delighted with the work that Grant Associates have done to blend the landscape and Living Planet Centre into our surroundings.”
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