Gardens here
1960s-90s suburban housing dominates — mid-to-large rear gardens, typically grass-dominated with limited hardscape, partly fenced or hedged boundaries. Family demographic; gardens are used by children, dogs, weekend hosts.
Often the brief here is exactly as written: I want somewhere to sit, somewhere for the kids, somewhere properly designed. A good Park Gate build is a single coherent design move that makes the whole garden read better, rather than wall-to-wall transformation that empties the bank account.
Working the area
Five to ten minutes from the studio. Frequent territory.
Material decisions
The full studio palette suits Park Gate well. Often the strongest Park Gate briefs are the introduction of a single defined hardscape zone — a paved entertaining area, a sleeper bed run along the rear fence, a structural path — rather than full-garden work.
In practice
The studio archive doesn't yet feature a Park Gate project, but the area is on the doorstep. Garden composition, Warsash 2025 ten minutes away gives a clear read on what the studio does at the suburban-scale plot.
Discuss a Park Gate brief