Jubilee Park, Canary Wharf

I have been coming to clients in Canary Wharf for 17 years, often arriving by coming up an escalator into a square by Reuters.

Today I was on a shopping expedition to L'Occitaine, which was in another part of the underground shopping complex, and when I came up into the light I was confronted by this - Jubilee Park.  I have never paid attention to it and it is a three acre expanse of shaded grass for people to walk through or just sit and relax.

I found out some details:

"Jubilee Park is effectively a roof garden built above an underground railway station. It was designed by the office of Jacques Wirtz. The central feature is a raised serpentine water channel with rough stone walls. Other walls are planted with tall grass species and over 200 Metasequoia trees were planted in irrigated containers. Planting was completed in 2002. On hot still sunny days the space is very well used.
The raised water channel divides the space in an un-steam-like manner, a reminder of the artificiality of the context. The Metasequoias are an odd choice but they too are flourishing. The lively grass mounding is good for sunbathers and a welcome contrast with the Gotham City aspect of Canary Wharf."