We specialise in designing within historic places. Our sensitive approach has seen us lead the analysis, design and implementation of a wide range of masterplanning and visitor infrastructure projects for private estates around the country as well as for the National Trust at properties including Lyme Park and Dunham Massey in Cheshire and Aira Force and Fell Foot Park in the Lake District.
In each case, we examine and interpret the layers of history of a site giving careful consideration to the sensitive integration of infrastructure and new uses to facilitate a sustainable future.
We completed a scheme with Forestry England on a brand-new visitor welcome centre at Delamere Forest in Cheshire, the county’s largest area of woodland and a popular destination which welcomes over 750,000 visitors a year.
Our work for Halen Mon integrated a pop-up restaurant and an outdoor garden, strategically positioned to showcase its spectacular views over the Menai Straits.
Our landscape architects worked alongside our ecologists to develop a robust planting scheme for this coastal setting.
One of our first projects at Sizergh Castle was to improve the visitor experience and we were commissioned to redesign the arrival space and enhance the site’s accessibility and aesthetics.
We conducted a design study on 13 key car parks along the Pembrokeshire coast, recognizing their crucial role as a visitor’s first encounter with the area. The project aimed to enhance both functionality and sustainability while preserving the diverse habitats supporting native and migratory species.
We were commissioned alongside Malcolm Reading Consultants to produce a masterplan for the British Library North site in Boston Spa.
Land Studio have worked with Lyme Park for over 10 years working with the National Trust to review the visitor journey from arrival to car parking and movement through the estate and garden.
Our heritage and visitor destination work often involves helping a site to improve the capacity for future visitor numbers. We also consider ways in which to enhance the overall visitor experience through a careful balance of historic layering and the introduction of new infrastructure.
We’re working on a number of projects for the National Trust to improve the capacity for future visitor numbers and to enhance the overall visitor experience through a careful balance of historic layering and the introduction of new infrastructure.
Simon Richards, Land Studio Founder