Tverskaya Zastava Square (Moscow, Russia)
Located in the heart of Moscow, at the beginning of Tverskaya-Yamskaya street, Tverskaya Zastava square regularly meets guests arriving in Moscow. The territory of the square is included in the...
View ArticleGarden of Time (Beijing, China)
As part of the Beijing International Horticultural Exposition 2019, West 8's ‘Garden of Time’ is a symbolic journey of life: disconnected from the surroundings, visitors will be led by a narrow...
View ArticleBernie Spain Gardens (London, United Kingdom)
West 8's design features two illustrious pollinator gardens at its heart enclosed by an intimate garden-like setting complete with a custom-designed gardener's pavilion. The ‘pollinator gardens’...
View ArticleOirschot Bridge (Oirschot, the Netherlands)
The original bridge designed by West 8 consists of an iconic wooden main span with half-timbered structure that rests on two robust brick headlands on both banks of the Wilhelminakanaal. The bridge...
View ArticleColumbia Circle (Shanghai, China)
In a balance of retaining and rebuilding, West 8 worked closely with renowned Chinese project developer, Vanke, to transform a historically significant location in Shanghai into a cultural hub with a...
View ArticleMasterplan De Groene Loper - the park avenue (Maastricht, Netherlands)
Since the assignment was granted in 2009 to the consortium Avenue2, a number of developments were realised over the past 10 years. With the creation of a double-layered tunnel for the motorway, by...
View ArticleKöln-Rondorf Nordwest (Cologne, Germany)
Köln-Rondorf Nordwest is located in the south of Cologne underneath the outer green belt park which wraps itself around the city. Its location allows both a strong infrastructural connection to the...
View ArticleThe New Afsluitdijk (Afsluitdijk, Netherlands)
Reinforcement of the AfsluitdijkOn the Wadden Sea side, the causeway will be raised and reinforced with new facing. For this work, the consortium will use ‘Levvel blocks’, innovative concrete elements...
View ArticleGasthuiskwartier urban redevelopment ('s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands)
The Groot Ziekengasthuis, namely the Gasthuiskwartier (formerly GZG-terrein) is a 5 hectare area of former healthcare institution site situated in the Northeast part of 's-Hertogenbosch city center....
View ArticleNieuw Kralingen (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Nieuw Kralingen will be come a true city district with a romantic and warm character, seamlessly connected with the nearby green Kralingse Bos and Kralingse Plas: a new residential area on the...
View ArticleVander Park Residential Landscaping (Moscow)
Vander Park is a high density residential complex located in the west of Moscow in the Kuntsevo district, at the intersection of Yartsevskaya street adjacent to the Rublyovskoye highway. The 8...
View ArticleVoronezh Central Park (Voronezh, Russia)
A Park for Everyone West 8's strategic master plan for the future Central Park envisions the creation of a great green space that is open and attractive for all citizens of Voronezh City and its...
View ArticleDerbent City Urban District Master Plan (City of Derbent, Republic of...
Located 121km to the southeast of capital city Makhachkala, the city of Derbent is the second largest city of the Republic of Dagestan. Situated on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, it is also the...
View ArticleOlentangy River Corridor (Columbus, USA)
West 8's plan for the Olentangy River Corridor reframes the Olentangy River as a unifier of Columbus's diverse identities and a center of mobile connectivity for the city of Columbus, Ohio, USA....
View ArticleIrma Logs
After the devastating Hurricane Irma hit the east coast of the US, it left behind a trail of destruction. Among it were countless native Florida trees that had been ripped out. When hearing about this...
View ArticleHouston Botanic Garden - “Botanic Beginnings" (Houston, Texas)
Houston’s first botanic garden will open to the public in fall 2020 with the completion of Phase One, “Botanic Beginnings.” 120-acres of botanic gardens, wetlands, a children’s garden and nature play...
View ArticleDrexel Square (Philadelphia, United States)
The future 1.3-acre Drexel Square at 3001 Market Street, is an elliptical park designed by SHoP and West 8, together with Drexel University and master developer Brandywine Realty Trust. It is the first...
View ArticleArtpark (Lewiston, New York, USA)
Based in Lewiston, New York, the master plan for Artpark reinvigorates the famous 150-acre space, reconnecting it to its 1970’s roots as a key location for the intersection of art, performance, and...
View ArticleHouston Botanic Garden - Phase I (Houston, Texas, USA)
Conceived over twenty years ago by a small constituency of local Houstonians, an island in the city’s expansive Bayou system has been expertly cultivated and re-imagined as Houston’s first botanic...
View ArticleTuchkov Buyan Park (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
West 8 / Studio 44's entry, entitled "Park of Full Sail Romance", shows a romantic park for urban strollers and informal festivals, whilst referring to the maritime history and romantic identity of St....
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