SCHOOLS Previous Next GLASGOW SCHOOLS Various Locations, Glasgow MHLA created playgrounds and landscaping for four new schools in Glasgow. The school grounds were designed to stimulate the physical and imaginative senses of the pupils, using copses of woodland, grass mounds, oak block seats: places to hide, run and roll. Outdoor teaching spaces were created to …
RURAL Previous Next CSGN:GREEN/BLUE NETWORK Stirlingshire MHLA brought together a team including an ecologist, archaeologist, forester and landscape planning expert to identify green/blue corridors across Stirlingshire. These create a network of water courses, woodland, archaeological sites, lowland peatlands and access routes, thereby repairing hundreds of years of destruction and fragmentation, and benefitting wildlife and habitats …
REGENERATION & HOUSING Previous Next DUNOON: HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Argyll Supported accommodation for the housing association Fyne Homes was built on the site of the old Windsor Hotel, with a spectactular water-front location. The site included a large garden space, which was developed into a series of hedge-sheltered outdoor rooms surrounding a communal open space. Previous …
PUBLIC REALM Previous Next KIRKINTILLOCH TOWNSCAPE East Dunbartonshire A series of public realm works providing 21st Century spaces for a town famous for its Roman history and status as a major inland port on the canal system. Modern spaces were designed by MHLA to enhance the setting for important historic buildings and improve access links …
PLAY SPACES Previous Next BALLINGRY COMMUNITY PARK Fife This community park was designed to encourage the meeting of all ages for play, eating, recreation, closeness to nature and a sense of tranquility. Previous Next BARRHEAD PLAY PARK East Renfrewshire This redesign of an existing linear play area used bold-coloured rubber surfacing to enliven the space …
PLANNING & CONSULTANCY Previous Next BRUCEHILL: ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN Dumbarton West Dunbartonshire Extensive consultation with the community and local agencies led to an action plan for renewing spaces in the housing estate. This plan proposed developments to create a positive image for the area, improve access routes, create areas for play and quiet relaxation, and …
PARKS Previous Next ROSSHEAD PARK Alexandria West Dunbartonshire This project was for the regeneration of a park at Alexandria on the River Leven. Historically there were many textile factories on the river, some specialising in a dye called Turkey Red, which was the inspiration for our bright red poppy planting. The water feature is solar …
HEALTH & COMMUNITY Previous Next GREEN EXERCISE PARTNERSHIP Various Hospitals This is a series of projects we have undertaken for the Green Exercise Partnership (Forestry Commission, NHS, SNH) to develop the health-giving properties of hospital grounds, encouraging active use through improved paths, signage, planting, growing spaces, orchards and meadow planting. Previous Next ORBISTON North Lanarkshire …
