Last week some of the Periscope team headed over to Rural Urban Synthesis Society (RUSS) in Lewisham to lend a hand with the construction of their new self-build playground. Working with Unit38, we prepped trenches for play equipment, shifted gravel, painted sleepers for the feasting table and readied timber posts for the pull-up bar and swing!

Last time we were at RUSS they kindly hosted our 'Room for the Rivers' film screening in their community room. It was wonderful to return and help their community playground come to life. A great time was had a by all in the early April sun.

We've been selected by The Crown Estate alongside TOWN to develop an engagement-led masterplan for 80 new homes on the edge of Hemel Hempstead. Periscope is the lead consultant, landscape architect and masterplanner, collaborating with Archio, Mole, Expedition Engineering, Urban Movement and Introba.

Image Credit: Archio/TOWN

This February we had the chance to welcome two brilliant students, Shaima and Taejah, to our office as part of the Open City Education Accelerate Programme. Their project theme was Together, translating their thoughts around this into the design of a kiosk which might welcome the local community.

What a year, its been bumpy and energy giving in equal measure! We wish every one of our followers, friends, collaborators and clients a happy 2025.⁠

Our Christmas charities this year have been Shelter and Hackney Hight Shelter, any help you can give too would be sincerely appreciated.

If you’d like to download a digital copy of our yearbook, please follow the link here.

-Dan & the Periscope Team⁠

The strategic infrastructure works at Meridian Water have started on site. Streets, drainage, earthworks, bridges and parks funded by £195m from the Ministry of Homes Communities & Local Government are being delivered by Taylor Woodrow will provide the development platform for at least 5000 homes.⁠ Periscope has designed two green spaces, Brooks Park and Edmonton Marshes at the core of the project.