Exterior living wall
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Berwick Leisure Centre

The living walls were designed with an evergreen palette, to be installed in the triangular ‘cut-outs’ in the bronzed façade.

Location

Berwick, United Kingdom

Category

Commercial buildings

Year

2021

Client

Northumberland County Council

Architect

GT3 Architects

Contractor

Tolent Construction

Size

System

Modular
Exterior wall of Berwick Leisure Centre, made up of triangulare bronze cut-outs with living wall segments

Client Background

Funded by Northumberland County Council, this new state-of-the-art leisure centre has replaced the old centre in Berwick. Designed by GT3 Architects and built by Tolent Construction, we were contracted by Tolent to design, supply and install the living walls which form part of the façade design.

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  • Viritopia Living Wall System (Exterior)

Evergreen palette

The living walls were designed with an evergreen palette, to be installed in the triangular ‘cut-outs’ in the bronzed façade. We love the contrast between this and the planting.

Berwick Leisure Centre
Berwick, United Kingdom

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