ACCOYA
®
SELECTED BY THE PRESTIGIOUS CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY FOR
UNIQUE BOTANIC GARDENS PROJECT
Accoya® wood has been specified for an integral part of
the ‘Understanding Plant Diversity’ project in Cambridge
University’s Botanic Gardens, one of the largest university-
owned botanic gardens in the world. Following an invited
competition in the summer of 2016, Chadwick Dryer
Clarke was appointed as the project lead to create a path
structure to inspire and intrigue visitors. ‘The Rising
Path’, a galvanised steel structure clad with Accoya® wood
balustrades and decking, was created to meet the brief.
The 65 metre long dynamic spiral, which has a three-
metre high elevated viewpoint, features an interpretation
hub designed to inspire visitors to explore the garden’s
Systematic Beds and offer new ways to explore the science
of plant taxonomy.
Robin Dryer, Director of Chadwick Dryer Clarke,
commented: “During the development of the design we
considered various types of wood, and it was Sustainable
Building Advisor, Alexander Reeve, from the Cambridge
University Estates Department who first suggested Accoya®
wood due to its outstanding environmental qualities.”
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