Case Study
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Client: Real World
Real World studios
Due to severe flooding over a number of years a large section of river bank upstream from Real World, Peter Gabriel’s recording studios in Box, had become unstable and a mature tree had collapsed into the river. Tree Parts were brought in to design and build a sustainable solution to secure the river bank and promote conservation, using 100% sustainable products.
Using responsibly sourced timber from Real World’s own local saw mill, we set out to re-form a stable structure, from which to create a new ‘living wall’…
![Removing a collapsed tree at Realworld - Tree Parts](http://treeparts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/RW-6-600x900.jpg)
Removing the collapsed tree, to be replanted on completion
![Pile driving timbers at Realworld - Tree Parts](http://treeparts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2012-10-02-11.58.07-600x900.jpg)
Pile driving the timbers in preparation for weaving in live willow stems
![Tree Parts' excavator at Realworld](http://treeparts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2012-10-03-10.12.23-600x400.jpg)
![Conservation at Realworld - Tree Parts](http://treeparts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2012-10-03-13.36.36-600x900.jpg)
Lateral timbers from the fallen tree recycled as supportive beams
![Conservation at Realworld - Tree Parts](http://treeparts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014-05-19-19.31.39-600x400.jpg)
One year on…