Large External Living Wall, 20 Fenchurch Street

Biotecture was commissioned by Willerby Landscapes to design and install this living wall for the ultimate client, Land Securities, at 20 Fenchurch Street, for whom this is our second project.

At over 700m² the 20 Fenchurch Street living wall contains around 52,000 plants. The wall was installed on an annex service building opposite the southern entrance. It was commissioned by Land Securities, whose aim was to create an environment surrounding the retail café area that was both pleasant and impressive. It also contributes to their sustainability goals, helping the building to achieve a BREEAM rating of ‘Excellent’. Additionally, it creates functionality and interest on an otherwise unused service building wall.

A mix of ferns, shrubs and grasses create a variety of colours and textures in this living wall; from the crisp green of Evergreen Hart’s Tongue and the red hues of Heuchera ‘Marmalade’ to the small dense leaves of Lonicera Maygreen and the long fronds of Polystichum setiferum. Flowering plants give fragrant bursts of violet, pink and white to the wall throughout the summer, after which berries ripen in the winter to provide year-round interest.