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UNITE Staniforth House – Student Accommodation

Posted on November 26, 2018January 15, 2019 by blocx

UNITE Staniforth House - Student Accommodation Staniforth House is Unite’s latest student development located in the heart of Birmingham. Previously a self-storage facility, the 15,2000sqm site provides modern student accommodation housing 586 bedrooms, plus a number of common rooms and meet and greet areas across 14 floors. The scheme utilises the panoramic views across the[...]

Englefield Garden, Royal Berkshire NHS Hospital

Posted on October 25, 2018October 25, 2018 by blocx

Englefield Garden, Royal Berkshire NHS Hospital WoodBlocX were approached by garden designer Jennifer Benyon in 2015 to come up with a solution for planting at the new Englefield courtyard garden at the Royal Berskhire NHS Hospital - a garden sanctuary for patients. The Englefield Charitable Trust funded the creation of the garden in partnership with[...]

Marine House Luxury Apartments

Posted on January 15, 2018August 20, 2018 by blocx

The village of Rosemarkie is located approximately 14 miles north east of the city of Inverness on the Black Isle. The area is famed for its scenic beauty and is an excellent base from which to enjoy outdoor pursuits such as golfing, sailing, hillwalking, fishing and more. The property fronts a picturesque bay, with views[...]

Planter replacement for Manchester Infirmary

Posted on November 16, 2017January 23, 2019 by blocx

Planter replacement for Manchester Infirmary WoodBlocX were recently tasked with replacing a number of failing planters at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. The original construction of the planters used timber sleepers but due to an inneffective wood treatment they began to rot away quite early in their lifespan. Railway sleepers in the landscape environment are an accepted[…]

WoodBlocX wins a coveted BALI National Landscape Award

Posted on September 22, 2017January 16, 2018 by blocx

WoodBlocX wins BALI National Award 2017 We are proud to announce that WoodBlocX has won the BALI National Landscape Award for exceptional service 2017. We make every effort to provide efficient and friendly service for every single project that we supply for. Our free in-house design service can turn around full CAD drawings within 48 hours for[…]

The new Health and Wellbeing Garden at RHS Malvern

Posted on July 25, 2017February 1, 2019 by blocx

The new Health and Wellbeing Garden at RHS Malvern It was a great pleasure for us at WoodBlocX to recently work with the wonderfully talented Jekka McVicar on another garden project. This time the focus was on Health and Wellbeing, and the design incorporated a number of curved sections as well as a central seating area. The garden forms the focus[…]

WoodBlocX – innovating with Accoya™

Posted on May 15, 2017June 15, 2017 by blocx

WoodBlocX in Accoya™ WoodBlocX are excited to announce a new innovation that will extend the lifespan of all of our external structures. Accoya’s specially treated timber offers an unprecedented lifespan of 50 years. Accoya® wood is the result of decades of research and development that has brought together a long-established, extensively proven wood modification technique and leading-edge[…]

What will the Urban Landscape of 2030 look like?

Posted on February 28, 2017March 15, 2017 by blocx

We are not prone to fortune telling at WoodBlocX but 2030 really is in the not too distant future. In our latest blog post we ask: What will the Urban Landscape of 2030 look like? A number of studies have been carried out to make a very well educated guess as to how our[…]

Urban regeneration and inner city greening

Posted on January 17, 2017October 19, 2017 by blocx

https://youtu.be/gfeGSB7rCEs WoodBlocX BALI award winning designs are setting new standards in sustainable architecture and redevelopment. One of our most recent projects at the Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, London typifies our approach to urban regeneration and inner city greening. In our latest blog post, we ask: what are some the challenges that we face in[...]

The benefit of using sustainable landscaping solutions

Posted on October 2, 2016October 4, 2016 by blocx

The benefit of using sustainable landscaping solutions These days environmental concerns really matter to clients, not just in your own company, but also all the way back down the supply chain to where you get your materials. Sometimes it can be difficult to be sure where your timber is coming from, but by using a[…]