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Refined living, made different

The mews-style architecture of Glendalough Green has been designed to offer a choice of lifestyles, with seven home designs providing diversity, individuality and aesthetic interest, adding to the appeal of the streetscape.

Design Inspiration

At Glendalough Green, the focus is on community, with attractive open spaces that encourage residents to use the shared spaces for informal social gatherings outside of the home, like neighbourhood barbecues and long-table dinners.

Community Entry

The entry from Harborne Street includes an area of landscaped space. Quite formal in its design as it is the main pedestrian and car entry. Accompanied by low walls, fruiting trees, hedging plants and edible species. These market garden inspired species are purposely set at the eastern end furthest away from the natural lake system to the west. The existing Cape Lilac tree is uplit at night for a beautiful and natural entry feature.

Central Communal Open Space

The central communal open space caters for a range of uses that are intimate, comfortable, and protected from the elements. This shared space will encourage community connection through sharing meals and ideas and provide a safe break out zone for residents.

It includes water, and power to enable a breakout space for celebrations, BBQs, or whilst working from home. A BBQ and a long table underneath a pergola are inspired by outdoor kitchens with a residents orchard and herb garden in recognition of the area’s history as a market garden.

A bike hub in one corner provides a useful space and equipment to work on bikes, encouraging active transport and allowing residents to connect over bicycle maintenance.

Glendalough Green Link

This pedestrian link is an easy and safe way to move from Glendalough Green to the broader open space network of paths and parks surrounding Herdsman Lake.

Designed with soft lighting and native plants that are endemic to the wetlands which aims to bring the park into the community. The walkway will share elements of the other two communal spaces via colour scheme, paving and artwork but is intended to be more natural in character.

A small breakout space at the end of the shared pathway acts as a place to sit, watch the sun set and meet neighbours.