London's first sustainable smart street

This scheme is London's first sustainable smart street. The scheme includes a number of futuristic sustainability technologies, including paving that generates electricity which is used in real time to power speakers playing the sound of bird song, or to power lighting in the evening and night time.  

Featured Solutions:

  • Exterior Living Wall

Size:     1m² - 25m²

Industry:     Infrastructure, Stations and Public Spaces

Project Drivers

Biodiversity

Social Impact

Air Quality

Bird Street

Air purification

Alongside the living wall, there were a number of air purification measures put in place as part of the scheme.

Close up of living wall plants

2,200 plants

Viritopia were chosen to install the living wall as part of the improvement process to the street, the wall includes over 2,200 plants to improve the air quality, give a green backdrop and showcase modern greening technology.

Living Wall