Abundant Amelia

  • Project Supplied by: Permavoid Ltd

    Product: Permavoid Sandwich Construction 150

    Client: Southwark Council

    Number of Trees: 14

  • Construction Period: August 2011

    Clients Tree Officer: Oliver Stutter

    Clients Landscape Architect: Charlotte Glazier

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Key Challenges

To create a situation where parking places and tree pits must be combined.

The Purpose/Function of the System

To create a situation where parking places and tree pits must be combined.

  • The Permavoid structure accommodates the vertical and lateral forces from vehicular loading; whilst the soil remains uncompacted.
  • The Permavoid can act as a container to hold the rich soil.
  • The Permavoid provides the ideal sub-base replacement layer for the pavement (doesn’t rut etc).
  • The air gap within the Permavoid facilitates re-oxygenation of the soils.
  • The air gap prevents root growth into the pavement
  • The air gap and the un-compacted soils facilitate the movement of water, gasses and oxygen through the system.

The Result

The Permavoid structure accommodates the vertical and lateral forces from vehicular loading; whilst the soil remains uncompacted.

  • The Permavoid can act as a container to hold the rich soil.
  • The Permavoid provides the ideal sub-base replacement layer for the pavement (doesn’t rut etc).
  • The air gap within the Permavoid facilitates re-oxygenation of the soils.
  • The air gap prevents root growth into the pavement
  • The air gap and the un-compacted soils facilitate the movement of water, gasses and oxygen through the system.

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The Abundant Amelia project was undertaken by Southwark council in the summer of 2011 to provide areas of green space for the residents of Crampton, Peacock and Illiffe Street.

The ArborRaft system was chosen by the council for the construction of the tree planting areas. The ArborRaft structure accommodates the vertical and lateral forces from vehicular loading ensuring that the soil within the growing space remains uncompacted.

Click on the image to view and download our tree planting case study.