Multi-functional sculptural boundary installation: a herringbone slate & a turf bank.

Maggie’s Centre gardens, beside the Singleton Hospital site.

Project start 2018, presented in 2020. Swansea, UK.

  • Elements of Action was commissioned to design and build a herringbone slate and turf bank as a multi-functional sculptural boundary installation in 2018-2020.

    The Cancer Care Centres were founded by Maggie Keswick Jencks and offer a new type of cancer care, the Swansea Centre is designed by the late Japanese Architect Kisho Kurokawa and the garden was designed by Kim Wilkie and completed by Garbers and James in December 2011.

  • A place specific response to enclose, shield and enhance the sanctuary and design of the centre from the adjacent noisy roads.

  • A herringbone slate surrounding the centre. The slate was sourced from a local quarry and the herringbone pattern and sporadic Walsh native planting created a natural and softened architectural element. Integrated sitting benches in the garden area offer a functional element and a peaceful place to rest.

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herringbone slate wall landscape architecture
herringbone slate wall landscape architecture
herringbone slate wall with integrated seats in Ireland

Integrated seats in the slate wall framing the garden.

Stone wall with a mix of stacked irregular stones and rectangular pieces, next to a paved path with surrounding green plants and a modern building in the background.
Sunset over a building with a unique round wall, surrounded by trees and a dirt path.
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A garden with raised beds containing leafy green vegetables, covered with a fine mesh for protection, and a wooden fence in the background.
A stack of flat, gray slate stones arranged vertically, with a small open space in the middle that has a wooden plank shelf. Green foliage in the background and some plants at the bottom.
A modern, round building with a white exterior decorated with geometric patterns, situated in a lush green outdoor area with tall trees and overcast sky.

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