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Acheson & Glover Group has weaved its magic into the landscaping of the new Linen Green designer outlet village, close to the Company’s Headquarters in Dungannon, County Tyrone.

They developed a new block paving, TerraPave® Strada – a narrow pavior measuring 200x60x60mm, in two colour blends and with a rumbled [distressed] finish, which blends perfectly with the colours of the traditional Belfast red brick seen throughout the Linen Green site.

Owned by Jermon Developments, also of Dungannon, the Linen Green is located in the historic village of Moygashel which was once a thriving centre of the Irish linen industry. Now fully refurbished and enlarged to provide 100,000 sq ft of retail space, the Linen Green has successfully grown in size but still retains a streetscape which reflects the original features of Moygashel village.

For its landscape architects, the Belfast-based Park Hood Partnership, this was one of the project’s key challenges. The firm’s concept for the ‘Green’s’ urban design reflects the amalgamation of the modern with the historical, just as the old features of the restored mill are mirrored in its new setting.

As Linen Green was to become a shopping ‘experience’, the levels within the site were raised to generate a more balanced arrival area. In combination with this, the choice of paving was at the heart of creating a site with a sense of Place – a place were pedestrians had priority, car parking was rationalised and vehicular movement was easily understood with a minimum of signage.

The paving design was considered as part of a modular system to allow the site to be expanded if necessary in a coherent and consistent way. Different paving types were carefully selected to highlight specific landscape functions – pedestrian, vehicular, parking etc. Attention to detail in paving demarcation also sets the scheme apart and reflects the client’s commitment to design excellence throughout the project.

Acheson & Glover’s TerraPave® Country Cobble also features extensively throughout the scheme. Widely used throughout Ireland, the product successfully captures the aged appearance of traditional natural stone setts associated with traditional construction while at the same time offering the versatility of a modern paving solution.

Natural granites supplied by Acheson & Glover were used to complement the historic use of the stone on the original site. Laid in the traditional fantail pattern, the granite setts introduce the site at the main gates and continue along the main spine roads to the car parking zones. The setts have also been used to create drainage channels to a historic design along the roadside.

Johnny Park, a director of landscape architects, Park Hood, is very enthusiastic about the finished result.

“We were also delighted to work with Acheson and Glover and were particularly impressed with the company’s technical capabilities which enabled them to quickly develop a new product to meet our specific requirements for the project.”