Context

Chiswick Park comprises 1.8 million sq ft of award-winning office accommodation, arranged as a necklace of 12 buildings. Each building faces the Park's 'inner garden' with a featured two-tier lake, waterfall, decked boardwalk, pathways, events space and landscaping. Tenants include some of the world’s leading companies – such as Discovery, Paramount Pictures, IMG, Starbucks, and Pernod Ricard.

Requirement

IOTA was commissioned by contractor Interkey to design, manufacture and supply bespoke steel planters and outdoor seating for Chiswick Park, a 33 acre office development park in West London designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners.

Solution

All metalwork was fabricated from 2.0mm 1.4003-grade stainless steel. Type 1.4003 is a utility ‘ferritic’ stainless steel, which offers excellent corrosion resistance and longevity, and is much less expensive than ‘austenitic’ stainless steels such as 304/316-grade. All metalwork was polyester powder coated to RAL 7016 (Anthracite Grey) in Interpon ‘Textura’ finish, which is hardwearing and suitable for public realm environments. All timberwork was based on 70x50mm FSC IROKO timbers.