High above Hammersmith's frenetic high street sits an oasis of calm. Right there on the top of the Lyric Theatre is a living, breathing roof garden [above], where locals can enjoy a much needed retreat from the concrete jungle.rnIt "offers a gentle idyll - such a contrast to everything else nearby", explains Adam White, Principal Landscape Architect for Groundwork West London. Situated next to a social housing estate, the garden can be accessed by residents, weary shoppers and theatregoers via a street-level staircase.rnBut the Hammersmith garden is for wildlife, too, he adds. "We've deliberately used elements that are good for encouraging biodiversity - for example, a big proportion of flowering plants, as well as timber and evergreen trees."
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