Rob Beswick BA Landscape Architecture & PG Diploma Founder + Director, B|D landscape architects
1996-1999 & 2000-2001
The King’s Cross Pond Club is the first natural public swimming pool in the UK at the heart of Cubitt Park in King’s Cross which opened in May 2015. The 40m long pond has space for over 100 bathers and is entirely chemical free. The water is purified through a natural, closed-loop process using wetland and submerged plants to filter the water. B|D were appointed by Argent during the planning stages to provide landscape architectural input and have been design team leader working with Carillion, Willerbies, PBA and Kingcombe Aquacare during the construction phases. Rob is Founder + Director of B|D landscape architects - an award winning contemporary landscape practice - and also an External Examiner at LBU.