OPEN (part of SLR)

OPEN is now SLR and will no longer be posting from this LinkedIn account. To continue seeing our posts, please make sure you follow us at @SLR Consulting.  Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to working with you to help solve the current challenges facing the environment and society, and to and bringing our landscape-led approach to a variety of projects and wider professional teams. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out to any of the SLR team should you have any questions.   For more information on the full range of sustainability solutions that SLR can offer, please visit the website via www.slrconsulting.com #MakingSustainabilityHappen #OneTeam

Having collaborated successfully for years, in 2022 OPEN (part of SLR) joined the SLR team. Since then we’ve worked together to seamlessly integrate the two businesses to where we are now – one team. By coming together, our collaborative approach will further our collective ability to create natural and built places that respond to their context both physically and socially, enhance the health and wellbeing of our population, while also tackling the challenges of climate change. We look forward to sharing more of the team’s projects, diverse ideas, and landscape-led approach soon. See more: https://lnkd.in/eg6i9VT4 #MakingSustainabilityHappen #Place #PlaceMaking

In January 2022, OPEN joined @SLR Consulting, a leading environmental and sustainability consultancy. We’ll shortly stop posting from this LinkedIn account, so to continue seeing our posts, please make sure you follow us at @SLR Consulting.  Joining SLR is helping OPEN increase our influence as we pursue high-quality sustainable change in the natural and built environment. Our design-based and place first culture has begun to influence SLR’s evolving professional offer. We believe this collaborative approach will further our collective ability to create natural and built places that respond to their context both physically and socially, enhance the health and wellbeing of our population while also tackling the challenges of climate change. Thank you for your continued support. We look forward to working with you together with SLR. #MakingSustainabilityHappen #OneTeam

It's not all about roads, bridges and houses in Winchburgh! We love our parklands, marina, kids parks, pathways, bouldering park and picnic areas too. It's a great place to relax, play and enjoy the great outdoors. Thanks to Christopher Sholdis Ian Logan Penny Lochhead Sweco OPEN (part of SLR) Drew McAllister Paul Curran John Hamilton Pierre Puyrigaud (MBA, MSc) Allan Mason Thanks also to Gary Baker and John West for photos.

It was really great to see our OPEN (part of SLR) roof planters at 9 Haymarket Square flourishing and to hear about the thriving bee colonies that have taken up residence there. What a great initiative by Mervyn R. and CBRE

We have been working with K2 Architects on behalf of Sefton Council to help shape a public realm response to their ambitious transformation plans for Bootle Strand. The scheme opens up the centre with the creation of a new town square off the main high street, encouraging seating, social interaction and hosting public events. New and enhanced links reconnect the area with its canalside, overcoming a series of level changes through a terraced landscape, harking back to the areas original estuarine setting. The project has involved careful coordination with engineers WSP around the partial demolition and refurbishment of the 1960s shopping centre, responding creatively to physical constraints. Visuals by Pixelflakes

The first phase of redevelopment of the Former Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh is now complete. The Mont is a mixed use development for Downing comprising student accommodation, private and affordable homes. Working with Fletcher Joseph Architects we have shaped a new accessible pedestrian link between Sciennes Road and The Meadows The proposals mediate a significant level change whilst the paving materials and tones help unify new and historic buildings. Seating is integrated within planting to create different types of space, offering choice and encouraging socialising. Alongside this is a new communal courtyard for students’ dining and working. Photos from Chris Humphreys Photography Hardscape

I’m breaking my usual pattern with a second LinkedIn post in as many days, but when the good news keeps coming, it’s worth sharing! In another significant achievement for AtkinsRéalis and our client, Aberdeen City Council (ACC), we have reached a milestone in a significant project as part of the wider Housing Programme we are delivering for ACC. This accomplishment underscores ACC's commitment to sustainable housing and community development. Now, we are thrilled to announce that we have successfully obtained Planning Permission in Principle for a substantial residential-led development at Greenferns, Aberdeen. This project, situated west of the Northfields area, will introduce over 1500 new homes and local amenities, rolled out in several phases. The development will embody the principles of the 20-minute neighbourhood, fostering a sense of community and enhancing the quality of life for residents. It will also align with the Council’s Net Zero aspirations, demonstrating our shared commitment to sustainability A minimum of 25% of the new homes will be affordable, reflecting the Council’s policies and our shared dedication to social equity. This project is not just about building houses; it’s about creating a sustainable, inclusive community. We would like to extend our thanks Brian Lochrie, the Project Director on this project. His tireless and diligent efforts were instrumental in bringing this part of the project to fruition. Our design team, comprising OPEN (part of SLR), Ryden, Goodson Associates, CCDP, and our QS, and PD team AtkinsRéalis are honored to contribute to this important project, which will shape the future growth of Aberdeen. Stay tuned for more updates as we progress on this exciting journey towards creating a sustainable, community-focused Aberdeen. Andy Bell Stewart Ferguson Andrew Low #Atkinsrealis #AberdeenHousing #Teamwork #sustainablehousing #netzero

OPEN's work at Dock Branch on behalf of Wirral Council has been shortlisted by the Developer magazine in the Future Public Realm category of the 2024 Pineapple Awards... https://lnkd.in/eSxSbvTv OPEN (part of SLR) Mott MacDonald Walker Sime BB Heritage Studio

Absolutely chuffed to announce that our proposals for a new park at Dock Branch in Birkenhead have been shortlisted for the Future Public Realm award by The Developer in their Pineapple awards 2024. The proposal are for a unique new linear park in a former rail cutting that weaves through the heart of the town centre, connecting communities, regenerating places, heritage and cultural assets in a way not previously possible. OPEN (part of SLR) has been working alongside Mott MacDonald Walker Sime BB Heritage Studio on behalf of Wirral Council as part of their Birkenhead 2040 programme of regeneration - shaping the project from initial idea through to a detailed design proposal.