Multi-stem tree in a large Torc pot beside the herringbone brick path and open gate, in spring
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Project 07 · Barnes, SW London

The Barnes Front Driveway

In-house design · resin-bound driveway · reclaimed & sawn yorkstone · Torc pots · lighting & irrigation

The project

Built from a completed design.

Designed in house and built as a new front driveway and approach, combining a durable resin-bound surface with reclaimed and new sawn yorkstone paving. Bespoke Torc pots anchor the planting, set against new low-level lighting and an irrigation system that keeps the frontage crisp year-round.

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In-house design

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Resin-bound front driveway

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Reclaimed & sawn yorkstone

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Torc pot planting

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Lighting & irrigation

Completed garden

The finished details.

Multi-stem tree in a large Torc pot beside the herringbone brick path and open gate, in spring01
Low view across the finished resin-bound driveway and yorkstone paving to Torc pots and the evergreen screen02
Torc pot of ferns and woodland planting beside the house, with a trained climber on the brickwork03
Close detail of flowering woodland planting and ferns in a bronze-finished Torc pot04
Finished yorkstone paving and resin-bound driveway in front of the house and evergreen screen05
Resin-bound driveway and yorkstone paving at dusk, with low uplights along the evergreen screen06
Yorkstone paving and resin-bound drive lit at dusk, with flush utility covers set into the resin07
Close view of the reclaimed yorkstone paving and sawn edging beside the herringbone path08
Detail of the sawn yorkstone step and edging meeting the resin-bound surface09
Completed Barnes front driveway at dusk, with resin-bound surface, yorkstone paving, lit evergreen screen and warm uplights10
Newly laid resin-bound driveway and yorkstone patio at night, with uplighting across the finished surfaces11
Close detail of the finished resin-bound surface meeting a flush utility cover12
Daylight view of the finished driveway and yorkstone paving in front of the brick and white-bay house13

The build

From groundwork to final placement.

Yorkstone flagstones being laid and levelled beside the brick house during construction
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Ground prepared and bordered with stone edging ahead of paving, with a temporary walkway in place
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Dark base layer spread across the driveway area over recessed utility frames
During construction03
Team member on site during the front driveway build
During construction04
Sub-base preparation with recessed utility cover frames set into the driveway area
During construction05
Excavated front garden at the start of groundworks, before the new driveway was built
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