Public Realm

Site Tour Eiffel

Gustafson Porter + Bowman’s ‘OnE’ design proposes a unified central axis that celebrates the Eiffel Tower at the central point between the Palais de Chaillot at the Place du Trocadéro and the École Militaire at the Place Joffre.

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Parks + Gardens / Masterplans / Public Realm

Location: Paris, France

Date: 2018-Present

Status: In progress

Parque Central

Parque Central is one of the Valencia’s most significant redevelopments to date and creates a new contemporary public park which celebrates the unique culture of the region.

Type of project: Parks + Gardens / Masterplan / Public Realm

Location: Valencia, Spain

Date: 2012-2018

Status: Phase 1 completed

Marina One

Marina One is a high-density, mixed-use building complex in the heart of Singapore’s new Marina Bay financial district which supports Singapore’s ambition to become a “City in a Garden”.

Type of project: Parks + Gardens / Plaza / Public Realm / Residential / Commercial

Location: Marina Bay, Singapore

Date: 2013-2018

Status: Completed

Cultuurpark Westergasfabriek

Created on the regenerated site of a nineteenth century gasworks, Westergasfabriek is an award-winning multi-functional cultural space that brings together the urban and the natural realm.

Type of project: Parks + Gardens / Masterplans / Culture + Heritage / Public Realm

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Date: 2006

Status: Completed

New Ludgate

Our landscape design for the public realm at New Ludgate seeks to tie the new development seamlessly into the surrounding urban fabric and character, achieved by fine landscape details and finishes.

Type of project: Public Realm / Commercial

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2015

Status: Complete

Harbour Square

Sitting in the heart of downtown Beirut, Harbour Square provides a calm space which acts as a respite to the surrounding urban district. Our concept conceives the square as a reinterpretation of a harbour, providing shelter to its users.

Type of project: Plaza / Public Realm

Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Date: 2011

Status: Completed

CityLife Milan

Our design brings a microcosm to Milan's third-largest park that reproduces the characteristics of the landscape of Milan and its surroundings. It comprises an extensive green area of 170,000m2 with cycle paths, walkways, piazzas and gardens.

Type of project: Parks + Gardens / Public Realm

Location: Milan, Italy

Date: 2009-2011

Status: Completed

Swiss Cottage Open Space

Our concept weaves together the cultural and recreational needs of Camden’s diverse neighbourhood and celebrates its reputation for fostering the arts. At the park’s heart is a water feature intended for play as well as visual drama.

Type of project: Public Realm / Parks + Gardens

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 1999-2006

Status: Completed

Clitterhouse Playing Fields

Gustafson Porter + Bowman led the design of an 18 ha playing fields as part of Argent Related and Barnet Council’s development of Brent Cross Town. Central to the park’s design is a place to participate in a diverse mix of sports and play.

Type of project: Parks + Gardens / Public Realm

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2020-2024

Status: Planning approved

Taikoo Place

Taikoo Place will create an inclusive open space which includes lush native vegetation and sculptural water features. Its development follows the demolition of two towers, creating an engaging open space for all.

Type of project: Parks + Gardens / Commercial / Residential / Public Realm

Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Date: 2015-Present

Status: In progress

Renazca

Renazca will be a safe and welcoming public space for the entire city of Madrid, activated with recreational and cultural activities, planned night and day, and across all seasons.

Type of project: Parks + Gardens / Public Realm / Commercial

Location: Madrid, Spain

Date: 2021-Present

Status: In progress

Europea Neo Brussels

Our landscape design ensures this new district integrates into the surrounding urban fabric of Brussels and is chiefly comprised of the areas around the Mall of Europe, Europea gardens and the Euroville Park, home of the iconic Atomium.

Type of project: Public Realm

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Date: 2012-Present

Status: In progress

Chelsea Barracks

Our design embraces a variety of public squares and private gardens which respond to different environments across the site. embodying timeless qualities in the use of historic railings, thoughtful planting, high-quality paving materials and urban furniture.

Type of project: Public Realm / Residential

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2014-Present

Status: Phases 1-4 completed

Stratford Cross

Located at the gateway to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, the site is one of London’s largest new mixed-use developments. Our landscape masterplan covers the entire development and is comprised of a sequence of public realm spaces.

Type of project: Masterplan / Public Realm / Commercial

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2015-Present

Status: Phase 1 completed

Rathbone Square

Rathbone Square transforms the former Royal Mail site off Oxford Street into a new publicly-accessible garden square. A place to be discovered and enjoyed, the central garden offers respite from the activity of Oxford Street.

Type of project: Parks + Gardens / Plaza / Commercial / Residential

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2017

Status: Completed

Old Market Square

Developed in close consultation with the community, the redevelopment of Britain's second-largest public square sought to match the quality of Europe's finest public spaces.

Type of project: Plaza / Public Realm

Location: Nottingham, United Kingdom

Date: 2007

Status: Completed

Buckingham Green

Gustafson Porter + Bowman’s landscape design at Buckingham Green creates a new high-quality public realm between two buildings within a 140,000sqft mixed-use scheme, situated at the edge of St James’s and close to Westminster Abbey.

Type of project: Public Realm / Commercial / Residential

Location: London, UK

Date: 2019

Status: Completed

Zeytouneh Square

Our design uses the land’s existing topography to create an informal amphitheatre. The choice of bold, geometric paving marks the changes in the contours of the landscape, referencing the traditional black and white Lebanese patterning.

Type of project: Plaza / Public Realm

Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Date: 2012

Status: Completed

Woolwich Squares

Our design is based on the concept that each square embodies an essential quality of Woolwich, whether historic or natural, and seeks to create spaces that are particular to the community.

Type of project: Plaza / Public Realm

Location: London, United Kingdom

Date: 2012

Status: Completed

ConfEx Park

Thessaloniki is one of the most important trade and business hubs in the Balkans and our landscape design for its cultural and commercial centre is conceived of three zones responding to the various building typologies across the site.

Type of project: Parks + Gardens / Masterplan / Public Realm / Commercial

Location: Thessaloniki, Greece

Date: 2021-Present

Status: In progress

Museumpark Rotterdam

Rotterdam’s Museumpark dates back to 1927 and the addition of a new art collection-building for the Boijmans Museum prompted the client to approach us to analyse how the park is used and how it could be improved and enlarged.  

Type of project: Culture + Heritage / Parks + Gardens / Public Realm

Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Date: 2015-Present

Status: In progress

SciTech Scity

Located adjacent to Liberty State Park, five miles from Lower Manhattan and nine miles from Newark Liberty International Airport, the 12.5-acre SciTech Scity is a collaboration between the Liberty Science Centre and Jersey City.

Type of project: Public Realm / Masterplan / Commercial

Location: New Jersey, USA

Date: 2018-Present

Status: In Progress

Whiteleys

Our landscape design draws inspiration from the history and ambition of the original scheme, and includes the former retail court, streetscape, and eight floors of terraces across the Edwardian building.

Type of project: Public Realm / Commercial

Location: London, Untied Kingdom

Date: 2015-Present

Status: On Hold

Barrow Street

The Barrow Streetworks project is a Dublin City Council (DCC) led collaboration to create a new public realm the full length of Barrow Street in response to many years of residential and office development.

Type of project: Public Realm / Residential / Commercial

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Date: 2021-Present

Status: In progress