Grosvenor Square Gardens
- Location
- London, UK
- Client
- Grosvenor
- Expertise
- Landscape Architecture
- Lighting
- Cost
- £25m
BDP Landscape is the lead designer for the design and delivery of this once-in-generation transformation to create a stunning urban garden in the heart of London’s iconic west end.
The Square has been modified over the centuries, changing in character from a celebration of horticulture to a memorial landscape with two listed monuments - the Roosevelt Memorial and the Eagle Squadron’s Memorial. With the neighbouring embassy now relocated and its conversion to a hotel complete, things are altogether more relaxed and inviting.
By focusing on nature and human experience, Grosvenor Square will once again become a natural haven at the heart of a welcoming and vibrant Mayfair.
Grosvenor Square is the largest of Mayfair’s garden squares and is widely used and deeply cherished. Originally laid out around 1725 it was envisaged as a ‘Wilderness Worke’ - a form of neatly ordered geometric garden for strolling, that brought nature from the countryside into the city, for the wellbeing of city-dwellers.
The highlight of the re-imagined garden is undoubtedly the planting. A rich tapestry of textures, colours, forms, and silhouettes provides endless opportunities for visitors to immerse themselves in the joy of the natural world.