Landscape & Urban Design Issue 25 2017 | Page 12

Gathering green Green urban spaces provide many benefi ts with recreational, educational, health and social aspects. Urban green is proven to reduce stress levels, stimulate physical activity and improve the air quality. Conditions that are desperately sought after these days. Streetlife offers a wide range of products that can help create the urban green space that our cities are craving for. By introducing green in the urban fabric the landscape architect can create attractive focal points, functioning as gathering places for leisure and social activities. Inviting people outside into a pleasurable green outdoor space helps building a healthy and connected neighbourhood. The scale of these green interventions can vary from one easy to move planter to a luscious green isle with permanent trees. The combination of planters or steel borders with friendly wooden seats provides comfortable resting areas to catch up. The products shown are protected by Int. Model Depots, Patents and Copyrights – FSC® licence number: FSC-C105477