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ALICK NEEAlick Nee is a graduate Landscape Architect and Garden Designer from London, UK, with a first class honours degree in Garden Design, gained in July 2011, and a post-graduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture with distinction, gained in July 2012.
Alick’s passion for landscape architecture and garden design has seen him win awards on a national scale and has enabled him to gain over 2 years industry experience whilst studying full-time at the University of Greenwich. Alick uses a combination of hand drawing and computer graphics to realise his characteristically bold and creative designs. This portfolio contains a selection of his most recent work.
Alick has most recently been freelancing with Marian Boswall Landscape Architects and Greencube Garden & Landscape Design, and earlier in 2012, completed an internship with Townshend Landscape Architects.
WEBSITEwww.alicknee.com
ADDRESS81 Charlton Church Lane, LondonSE7 7AB UK
PHONE+44 7581 21 21 17
CONTENTSDIPLOMA IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE- MAJOR DESIGN PROJECT- LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE COMPETITION- SUSTAINABLE THEME PROJECTS- GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS- URBAN DEVELOPMENT- ADVANCED PLANTING DESIGN
BA (HONS) GARDEN DESIGN- MAJOR DESIGN PROJECT- HAMPTON COURT FLOWER SHOW
RESIDENTIAL GARDEN DESIGN- GREENCUBE GARDEN & LANDSCAPE DESIGN- MARIAN BOSWALL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
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CHARLTON RIVERSIDEGREENWICH, LONDON
MAJOR DESIGN PROJECTDIPLOMA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
This was my thesis design project that ran from January until May 2012, covering two course units, Advanced Landscape Design 1 and 2, and was exhibited in June at our end of year exhibition.
Charlton Riverside is 105ha of prime, Thames-side land in Greenwich, south-east London, currently modelled as an out-of-town retail and industrial park, with empty land, derelict warehouses, and a dilapidated Thames Path walk.
This proposed masterplan seeks to create a new community for Charlton, and the surrounding Greenwich borough, designed with public space, green infrastructure and the development of a sustainable community at it’s core.
A new 3.2ha riverside park transforms the Thames Path walk with wide and welcoming open spaces, cafes, bars and retail opportunities, creating a lively, social recreation space on the Thames. Shared-space residential streets provide pedestrian and cyclist priority and lead straight onto 21ha of landscaped parkland that weaves through the entire site. An integrated sustainable drainage system carries surface water from streets to the parks, via a network of swales and ponds, providing not just treatment and filtration, but aesthetic, educational & ecological value; linking from Greenwich peninsula to the Green Chain via Mayron Park.
RIVERSIDE PARK PLAYING FIELDS AND PARKLAND THAMES BARRIER PARKWOOLWICH ROAD
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE - PARKLAND
An early concept for the development of this masterplan was to link together various greenspaces existing in Charlton to provide a continuous green chain of parkland. This parkland, as well as providing for major infrastructure, also creates valuable public open space as well as a diverse mix of character areas and wildlife habitats, increasing the ecology and biodiversity of the area. London is a major city, and it is vital that residents have access to open space and opportunities to interact with nature, especially as in our urbanised, technology reliant society, the amount of time spent outdoors is decreasing. Landscapes sooth the brain, relax the mind and help people to have more creative, happier, healthier stress-free lives.
Access to outdoor space is provided in a number of ways; private gardens for individual houses, courtyard gardens for housing and apartment blocks, community allotments (roof and ground gardens), pocket parks and spaces between buildings, a riverfront park running along the Thames-side, and the major parkland running through the site east-west.
Additional habitat types are provided by an increased capacity for the Thames to flood, leading to tidal terracing and the development of salt marsh at the river edge, brown and green roofs help to replace some of the undisturbed habitats lost to urban sprawl over the years, and a green bridge over the Woolwich Road ensures that there is a continuous ecological corridor connecting from Greenwich Peninsula on to Mayron Park and then on to the south-east London Green Chain.
ABOVE: Early concept diagram for parkland and connections
BELOW: Sketches of various greenspace elements
6 // MAJOR DESIGN PROJECT MAJOR DESIGN PROJECT // 7
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE - SUDS
The SUDS strategy starts at the buildings, with green and brown roofs to reduce stormwater runoff volumes as well as reducing energy costs for the buildings. Where green or brown roofs are not possible, rainwater will be harvested for use in irrigation, and along with recycled greywater, used for flushing toilets, running washing machines, washing cars and pavements etc. Large areas of hard surfaces such as the riverside park and central plaza will harvest rainwater in underground attenuation tanks for use in irrigating the parkland and gardens when needed. Excess will be discharged into the SUDS system.
Streets will feature stormwater planters to filter surface runoff as well as vegetated swales, which in turn provide further filtration and conveyance of stormwater into the parkland., as well as greatly increasing the aesthetic value of the streets. Within the parkland, long vegetated swales further filter surface runoff, and where appropriate provide infiltration into the soil below. Overflow weirs allow for water during heavy storms to be detained in the sunken playing field detention basins.
The final stage in the SUDS train is the stormwater wetland and balancing pond. This offers final stage treatment of stormwater before discharge into the River Thames. Additional flood capacity is provided by the stormwater wetlands which holds back water from the main balancing pond.
GREEN ROOFSReduce stormwater runoff volume, provide wildlife habitat, reduce building energy costs, improves air quality
RAIN GARDENSIncrease groundwater infiltration & re-charge, provide local flood control, enhance residences, cost-effective treatment
RAIN WATER HARVESTING & GREY WATER RECYCLINGReduce run off volumes, reduce resident bills, encourage better water management, make the most of out available water
UNDERGROUND ATTENUATION TANKS Re-use of rainwater, reduce freshwater use, reduced bills for residents, maximise use of rainwater
PORUS SURFACESIncreased groundwater infiltration, reduce need for traditional stormwater infrastructure, reduced need for salt & sand in winter (low ice development), extended life of paved areas (less cracking from freezing/thawing)
STORMWATER PLANTERSReduced stormwater runoff, increased infiltration, improves aesthetic appeal of streets, wildlife habitat, limited space required
WET SWALESReduce stormwater runoff, filters stormwa-ter, local flood control, enhances aesthetics, wildlife habitat
DETENTION BASINSTemporary storage of stormwater in severe storms, reduce flood potential, control of runoff after storm, increased infiltration and recharge
DRY SWALESReduce stormwater runoff, filters stormwater, local flood control, enhances aesthetics, provide location for snow storage, cost effective
WOODLAND AND SHRUB PLANTINGSlows stormwater runoff, increased infiltration & recharge, allows for enviro-transpiration
STORMWATER WETLANDSTreats stormwater runoff, reduces peak flows, provides flood control, enhances local area, provides wildlife habitat, reduces soil erosion, provides recreational benefits
PONDSTreats stormwater runoff, reduces peak flows, provides flood control, enhances local area, provides wildlife habitat, reduces soil erosion, provides recreational benefits, suitable for areas with higher potential pollutants, allows for evaporation
HOME ZONE PUBLIC ZONE
BEFORE & AFTERS
Photoshop montages were created to visualise various elements of the scheme and the public spaces created, providing hints as to the look, feel and atmosphere of the development
MAJOR DESIGN PROJECT // 98 // MAJOR DESIGN PROJECT
LANDSCAPE INSTITUTE COMPETITIONWOOD WHARF, LONDON
Canopy of umbrellas at main entrance
Flexible lawn event space
International food bazaar with shade sails over seating areas and walkways
3 large outdoor event screens face lawned area, clad at the rear with living wall panels
Field of windsocks rises out of the wildflower meadow with a raised wooden boardwalk
Boardwalk promenade opens out to allow views over the water back to Canary Wharf with informal seating provided by seaside deckchairs
Series of corten steel raised planters encase an abundance of summer flowering perennials. Oak bench seating fixed to selected planters offer places to sit back and relax
40m high tower clad in living wall panels with electronic information boards on all 4 sides
International Food Bazaar stalls and small pavilions
Large event pavilions
Service buildings
Key:
Sculptural canopy of umbrellas at the main entrance from the pontoon bridge, suspended on steel cables fixed to 4m high poles
Corten steel planters provide structure for the soft landscaping elements. Dividing spaces inspired by an abstraction of the Union Jack flag, creating a network of paths and connections throughout the site
Large event screens divide the bazaar and the gardens, with access points and seating areas under shade sails. The tower and screens would be clearly visible from both within the site and from the buildings of Canary Wharf, providing a draw to Wood Wharf and orienting those within the site
Rising out of the wildflower meadow is a field of brightly coloured windsocks which are animated by the wind, creating a playful landscape that all ages will enjoy exploring. The raised boardwalk offers additional circulation to the promenade at the waters edge.
At the far eastern edge, a large expanse of deck provides the perfect place to unwind with friends and enjoy views of Canary Wharf and the Dome
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WINNERNATIONAL STUDENT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION
I was joint winner with Danny Mitchell of the Landscape Institute’s competition to design a temporary public space for Wood Wharf to be built summer 2012. We were inspired by the British summer, its unpredictably and playfulness, and developed a scheme that would celebrate these themes in a creative, sculptural and playful way. Our goal was to offer a contrast to Canary Wharf’s structured and formal landscape, creating a colourful and interactive environment for visitors to enjoy.
In 2011, Canary Wharf, in conjunction with the Landscape Institute and Townshend Landscape Architects, launched a single stage open ideas competition for landscape architecture students in the UK. The aim of the competition was to generate exceptional designs for Wood Wharf that could be realised for the summer of 2012. The University of Greenwich used the opportunity to build the competition into the course.
“Two landscape architecture students from the University of Greenwich have upstaged the country’s best young design talent by winning the Canary Wharf Landscape Competition” - Canary Wharf announcement
All of the short listed schemes were exhibited earlier this year at One Canada Square, Canary Wharf. Alastair McCapra, chief executive of the Landscape Institute, said: “This exhibition shows some of the exceptional talent coming up the ranks in our profession.
“All of the design concepts on display demonstrate the kind of inspiring contribution landscape architects can make in creating exciting and beautiful public spaces.”
10 // L.I. COMPETITION L.I. COMPETITION // 11
SUSTAINABLE THEME PROJECTSVARIOUS, LONDON
CARBON CYCLEBalancing the carbon cycle at Greenwich’s Avery Hill campus by creating a car-free environment and re-purposing the car parks as wetlands for storm water management with wind turbines for power generation. Video: http://alicknee.tumblr.com/post/12070204291/sketch-design-for-studio-re-balancing-the-carbon
SuDSBanning the grey and greening the car parks of supermarkets to collect and manage stormwater run off. Video available at: http://alicknee.tumblr.com/post/12886675880/sketch-design-for-studio-sustainable-urban
PUBLIC OPEN SPACEUsing vacant land to create temporary pop-up parks and public spaces, creating an active road frontage and engaging the local community with event and social space
THEME PROJECTS
These were a series of 1 minute silent presentations to our studio class that had to convey a sketch design or idea based upon a set sustainability theme. These had to be sites within London and our presentations had to convey all the information without us speaking
12 // THEME PROJECT THEME PROJECT // 13
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS GREENWICH, LONDON
GISUsing ArcGIS and OS Mastermap data, I mapped, explored and analysed my major design project site, producing presentations of my findings in ArcGIS that included land use maps, historical evolution and analysis of the surface and elevation of the site, in 2D and 3D form using ArcMap.
As my knowledge and competence grew, I was able to plan and test my masterplan in terms of surface water management and the development of a sustainable community by ensuring relevant services and amenities were close enough to residential developments, using the sustainable settlements wheel as a base from which to develop the masterplan layout
14 // G.I.S. G.I.S. // 15
URBAN DEVELOPMENTISLE OF DOGS, LONDON
URBAN DEVELOPMENTThis was a group project looking at the development of the Isle of Dogs and Canary Wharf in London over the next 3, 30 and 300 years. We focused on rising sea levels and the impact this could have on London. Our ideas stemmed from planning for flooding rather than trying to prevent it, whilst also allowing for the continued expansion of Canary Wharf as a global financial district.The starting point was improving public open space by creating a new Thames Path that would circumnavigate the Isle of Dogs on stilts, followed by the connection of all the green spaces existing on site over time, slowly developing into a protective embankment for Canary Wharf.
BELOW: A development timeline in watercolours showing 300 years in the past, the present day, followed by 3, 30 and 300 years in the future
TEAM MEMBERS
Alick NeeEd ManningSem HollemansJiamiao XuHsin Lun TsengIsabel YoungAgnieszka Deberny
Over the course of the next 30 years, roads, transport systems and residential developments would be raised on stilts, creating usable public space below, that would slowly evolve from parkland, to marshland to tidal flood plains over 300 years.
We created a flood-able model to explain our ideas during the studio presentation, and as each development milestone was reached, more of the Isle of Dogs became flooded
16 // URBAN DEVELOPMENT URBAN DEVELOPMENT // 17
ADVANCED PLANTING DESIGNAVERY HILL, LONDON
ADVANCED PLANTING DESIGNDIPLOMA LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
For this course we had to research a famed landscape architect or garden designer and produce a design and planting plan that takes inspiration from their style and design theory. My chosen designer was Preben Jakobsen.
I had chosen Preben Jakobsen as he was unknown to me and enabled me to start the project without any preconceived notions or ideas of his style. The research involved understanding not just Jakobsen, but Danish modernist design, and our research was collated presented back to our studio classes.
The design developed from analysing the sight lines and desire lines that ran through this part of the university campus, and I was able to utilise these as organic sculpture, creating structure for the design with clipped hedges. The palette of plants was then chosen to create layers of texture that would contrast in shape, form and foliage.
18 // ADVANCED PLANTING DESIGN ADVANCED PLANTING DESIGN // 19
A RIVUS RUNS THROUGH ITCALVERLEY GROUNDS, TUNBRIDGE WELLS
MAJOR DESIGN PROJECTBA (HONS) GARDEN DESIGN
This was my major design project during the final year of my bachelors degree and covered three units; masterplanning, design development and detail design. This is the 1:200 design development plan
HARDWOOD DECKED RIVER BOARDWALK STEPS UP BESIDE CASCADE. SURROUNDED BY TALL SINGLE SPECIES BLOCK PLANTING OF WETLAND MARINALS SUCH AS PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS, CAREX ACUTIFORMIS & CLADIUM MARISAS
BANKS OF ORNAMENTAL GRASSES PROVIDING MOVEMENT & TEXTURE WITH BOLD DRIFTS OF ANNUALS & PERENNIALS PROVIDING BLOCKS OF COLOUR THAT CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON
STRIPS OF DOME CLIPPED ILEX CRENATA CONVEXA DEFINE BANKS & PROVIDE STRUCTURE REMINISCENT OF FURROWS IN A PLOUGHED FIELD
SMALL RED CEDEC GRAVEL CIRCULATION PATH WITH GRAVEL STABALISATION SYSTEM
WIDER RED CEDEC GRAVEL PATH RUNS THROUGH A GROVE OF MULTISTEMMED TREES SURROUNDING AN EXISTING MATURE LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA. DRY STONE EFFECT YORKSTONE WALL RETAINS BANKS AND FEATURES A CANTILEVERED OAK BENCH SEAT
SMALLER RED CEDEC GRAVEL PATH STEPS UP ON SAWN YORKSTONE RISERS AND MEANDERS THROUGH HERBACEOUS PERENNAILS & ORNAMENTAL GRASSES
PLANTING CHANGES AS YOU MOVE UP THE BANK WITH THE FOCUS MORE ON DRIFTS OF PERENNIALS WITH STRUCTURE PROVIDED BY CLIPPED SHRUBS
SURESET RESIN BOUND GRAVEL PATH RUNS ALONGSIDE GRASS SLOPE & GABION WALL AND IS SPLIT BY A WEDGE OF HERBACEOUS PLANTING FEATURING MULTISTEMMED AMELANCHIER LAMARKII
EDGE OF CASCADE / WETLAND AREA WITH RECLAIMED GRANITE KERBSTONE BLOCKS AND MARGINAL PLANTING
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STRIPS OF DOME CLIPPED ILEX CRENATA CONVEXA PROVIDE STRUCTURE & DEFINE BANK
BANKS OF ORNAMENTAL GRASSES PROVIDING MOVEMENT & TEXTURE WITH BOLD DRIFTS OF ANNUALS & PERENNIALS PROVIDING BLOCKS OF COLOUR THAT CHANGE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. ANNUAL CHANGES OCCUR THROUGH THE DISTRIBUTION OF ANNUALS
RECONSTITUTED DECKBOARD WALKWAY CONNECTS ACROSS VALLEY AND PROVIDES VIEWS OF CASCADE & WETLANDS AREA
SINGLE SPECIES MASS PLANTING OF WETLAND MARGINALS AROUND RIVER WALK, CREATING A MORE INTIMATE FEELING. SPECIES INCLUDE PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS, CAREX ACUTIFORMIS & CLADIUM MARISAS
RECONSTITUTED DECKBOARD RIVER WALK STEPS UP BESIDE CASCADE
RECLAIMED GRANITE KERBSTONE CASCADE PROVIDES CONTEMPORARY DEFINITION TO WETLANDS AREA
SMALL CEDEC RED GRAVEL PATH RUNS BESIDE CASCADE & WETAND AREA
PLANTED BIO-RETENTION SWALE FORMS PART OF THE SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE STRATEGY AND CAPTURES WATER RUN OFF FROM AMENITY LAWN
RECREATIONAL AMENITY LAWN
SURESET RESIN-BOUND GRAVEL PATH WIDENS AT JUNCTION OF CIRCULATION ROUTES & BRIDGE AND INCORPORATES FIBRE-STEEL BENCH SEATING WITH ORNAMENTAL PLANTING AROUND
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A RIVUS RUNS THROUGH ITTHE NEW PLAN FOR CALVERLEY GROUNDS
DESIGN DEVELOPMENTSECTIONS - SHEET 1SCALE 1:100 @ A1DWG: 101-051-C
ALICK NEE GD310/05/2011
SAWN YORKSTONE PAVING STRIPS LAID IN A LINEAR PATTERN WITH GROUND RECESSED LED LIGHT STRIPS. WEDGE OF PLANTED GRAVEL WITH FIBRE-STEEL BENCHES OFFER VIEWS OVER THE PARK AND ARE INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT
SANDSTONE FILLED GABION WALL WITH PLANTED SECTIONS RETAINS UPPER LEVEL. PLANTED FRENCH DRAIN AT BASE CAPTURES WATER RUN OFF AS PART OF THE SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE STRATEGY
AMENITY GRASS SLOPE WITH SANDSTONE BOULDERS SWEEPS UP TO UPPER LEVEL AND PROVIDING RECREATION & PLAY SPACE AS WELL AS PRIMARY CIRCULATION
SURESET RESIN-BOUND GRAVEL PATH RUNS ALONGSIDE GRASS SLOPE
GENTLY UNDULATING TERRACES OF PERENNIALS, GRASSES & SHRUBS, DIVIDED BY RED CEDEC GRAVEL CIRCULATION PATH
GROVE OF TREES FEATURING SPECIMEN MULTISTEMMED DECIDUOUS TREES AS WELL AS STRUCTURAL EVERGREENS DIVIDE SPACE WITHIN THE PARK WITH AN UNDERSTORY OF WOODLAND SHRUBS & PERENNIALS
SAWN SANDSTONE PAVING IN LINEAR STRIPS WITH GROUND RECESSED LED LIGHT STRIPS. INSET WITH RILLS PROVIDING INTERACTION WITH WATER AS WELL AS OXYGENATING WATER FOR THE NATURAL PADDLE POOL
PREDOMINATELY DECIDUOUS WOODLAND WITH BETULA NIGRA & ACER GRISEUM WITH AN UNDERSTORY OF WOODLAND PERENNIALS & SHRUBS
RAISED GRASS MOUND SWEEPS THROUGH WOODLAND AND PROVIDES RECREATIONAL PLAY SPACE
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SURESET RESIN-BOUND GRAVEL PATH SPLIT BY WEDGE OF ORNAMENTAL PLANTING. RUNS ALONGSIDE GRASS SLOPE & GABION WALL
SMALLER RED CEDEC GRAVEL PATH MEANDERS THROUGH HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS & GRASSES
GENTLY UNDULATING TERRACES OF HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS & ORNAMENTAL GRASSES WITH STRUCTURE PROVIDED BY CLIPPED SHRUBS
SMALLER CEDEC RED GRAVEL PATH LEADS DOWN FROM GROVE AROUND LIQUIDAMBAR
GROVE OF MULTISTEMMED DECIDUOUS TREES FOCUSING ON BARK INTEREST SUCH AS BETULA ALBOSINENCIS ‘FASCINATION’, ACER GRISEUM & PRUNUS SERRULA ‘TIBETICA’ AS WELL AS STRUCTURAL EVERGREENS
EDGE OF BIO-RETENTION SWALE THAT CAPTURES SURFACE WATER RUN OFF TO PREVENT FLOODING INTO HARD SURFACE AREA WITH SHRUBS FOCUSING ON WINTER INTEREST & STEM COLOUR
DRY STONE EFFECT YORKSTONE RETAINING WALL
REPETITION OF TALL GRASSES CONTINUES PLANTING STYLE FROM WETLANDS AREA
SAWN YORKSTONE PAVING LAID IN LINEAR STRIPS WITH ROWS OF GROUND RECESSED LED LIGHT STRIPS
INTERACTIVE PADDLE POOL WITH STEPPED ACCESS / SEATING. PLANTED WITH AQUATICS & MARGINALS TO FILTER & CLEAN WATER. LINKED TO THE RILLS FOR OXGENISATION WITH AN OVERFLOW INTO THE CASCADE. ADDITIONALLY, FORMS PART OF SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE STRATEGY
LAWN PATH LEADS TO RECREATIONAL AMENITY LAWN
HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS & SHRUBS FOCUSING ON SPRING & WINTER INTEREST
SURESET RESIN-BOUND GRAVEL PATH FOLLOWS WOODLAND EDGE TO BRIDGE OVER VALLEY
EDGE OF PREDOMINANTLY DECIDUOUS WOODLAND WITH A FOCUS ON MULISTEMMED BETULA NIGRA & ACER GRISEUM WITH MORE EVERGREEN COVERAGE CLOSE TO HOUSES. TO INCLUDE A MIX OF NATIVE SPECIES & AN UNDERSTORY OF WOODLAND PERENNIALS & SHRUBS
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A RIVUS RUNS THROUGH ITTHE NEW PLAN FOR CALVERLEY GROUNDS
DESIGN DEVELOPMENTSECTIONS - SHEET 2SCALE 1:100 @ A1DWG: 101-052-C
ALICK NEE GD310/05/2011
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A RIVUS RUNS THROUGH ITTHE NEW PLAN FOR CALVERLEY GROUNDS
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
ALICK NEE GD3
A Rivus Runs Through It was my final-year design project. The site was Calverley Grounds in Tunbridge Wells, a large town-centre park surrounded by Decimus Burton’s Calverley Estate. Included here is the original masterplan conceived in January 2011, through to design development at 1:200 and finally detailed design at 1:50.
The scenario for the design concept was based upon the word ‘Connective’. Calverley Grounds is a park lying at the heart of Tunbridge Wells, but is under used and hidden away.
I was keen to explore how this park could be re-connected with the surrounding town centre, physically and historically, whilst also creating a central hub for the local community.
With water playing such an important role for Tunbridge Wells throughout it’s history and development, I used this as inspiration and as a key concept for much of the design.
ABOVE: The original masterplan conceived in January 2011 at 1:500 @ A1. Much of the work for this project was hand drawn and rendered over either a CAD base or Sketch-Up and physical models
Sections were drawn extensively at all design stages as the park crossed a valley. The scheme involved the creation of gentle planted terraces that made the most of the sunny aspect, stepping down towards the central water feature
20 // MAJOR DESIGN PROJECT MAJOR DESIGN PROJECT // 21
PLANTING AROUND CASCADE IS A MIX OF WETLAND MARGINALS AND HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS WITH A FOCUS ON TEXTURED FOLIAGE AND A VARIETY OF LEAF FORMS
TWINSON COMPOSITE DECK PLATFORM LOOKS OUT OVER CASCADE WITH INFILL OF GALVANISED STEEL MESH SHOWING PLANTING BELOW
SURFACE CHANGE FOR STEPS TO RECLAIMED YORKSTONE FLAGS
SURFACE CHANGE TO NEW SAWN YORKSTONE PAVING INDICATES TRANSITION FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER
TO NATURAL PADDLE POOL
300mm WIDE STRIP OF RECLAIMED YORKSTONE SETTS DENOTES CHANGE IN SURFACE & LINKS YORKSTONE CLAD WALLS (2ND WALL NOT SHOWN ON PLAN)
BRIDGE WITH TWINSON COMPOSITE DECK BOARDS ON A STEEL FRAME FEATURES AN INFILL OF GALVANISED STEEL MESH ALLOWING VISITORS TO SEE THE GROUND BELOW AS WELL AS LETTING SUNLIGHT THROUGH TO THE BELOW PATH & PLANTS
CORTEN STEEL RAISED PLANTER DIVIDES STEPS AND SUPPORTS HANDRAIL. PLANTED WITH CAREX COMANS ‘BRONZE’, KNIPHOFIA ‘TOFFEE NOSED’ AND SANTOLINA PINNATA SUBSP. NEAPOLITANA
LEADS UP TO GROVE OF TREES WITH SEATING
LEADS UP TO START OF BRIDGE
STEPPED CASCADE WATER FEATURE WITH A SERIES OF POOLS & WEIRS OVER RECLAIMED GRANITE KERBSTONES
CEDEC RED GRAVEL PATH OVER GRAVEL STABILISATION SYSTEM EDGED WITH RECLAIMED YORKSTONE SETTS
ESCALLONIA RUBRA VAR. MACRANTHA CLIPPED INTO ONE UNDULATING WAVE PROVIDING STRUCTURE & DEFINITION AMONGST WAVES OF PERENNIAL PLANTING
CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS ‘GREEN PENCIL’ PLANTED AS ACCENTS ADDING DEFINITION TO THE BOUNDARY OF PLANTING AREAS
ILEX CRENATA CONVEXA 500mm HIGH CLIPPED HEDGES PROVIDE DEFINITION TO THE GRASS TEXTURE BANKS & REPRESENT PLOUGHED FURROWS IN FIELDS AS A VISUAL LINK TO THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS
CORTEN STEEL RAISED PLANTERS DIVIDE THE STEPS AND PROVIDE HANDRAIL SUPPORT. PLANTED WITH COTINUS ‘GRACE’ AS A FEATURE PLANT WITH CAREX COMANS ‘BRONZE’, KNIPHOFIA ‘TOFFEE NOSED’, SANTOLINIA PINNATA SUBSP. NEAPOLITANA & SEDUM ‘HERBSTFREUDE’
300mm WIDE STRIP OF RECLAIMED YORKSTONE SETTS DEFINES CHANGE IN CIRCULATION HIERARCHY
NEW YORKSTONE PAVING. SAWN FINISHED. GAUGED WIDTHS OF 300mm BY RANDOM LENGTHS. WARMTH IN COLOUR LINKS WITH THE LOCAL SOFT SANDSTONE BUT PROVIDES A MORE DURABLE SURFACE
RECLAIMED YORKSTONE PAVING IN GAUGED WIDTHS OF 300mm BY RANDOM LENGTHS PROVIDES A CHANGE IN TEXTURE & SURFACE WHILST MAINTAINING A LIMITED MATERIALS PALETTE
TWINSON COMPOSITE DECK BOARDS PROVIDE A CONTRASTING SURFACE WHILST BEING NON-SLIP, MAINTENENCE FREE AND 100% RECYCLABLE
KEY:
A RIVUS RUNS THROUGH ITTHE NEW PLAN FOR CALVERLEY GROUNDS
DESIGN DETAILDESIGN PLANSCALE 1:50 @ A1DWG: 101-068-F
ALICK NEE GD313/05/2011
RECLAIMED YORKSTONE CLAD, DRY-STONE EFFECT WALL CREATES INTEREST BY FRAMING OR OBSCURING VIEWS AS VISITORS MOVE THROUGH THE SPACE
RECLAIMED YORKSTONE CLAD, DRY-STONE EFFECT WALL BREAKS UP THE SPACE VISUALLY, ADDING INTEREST TO THE JOURNEY BY FRAMING OR OBSCURING VIEWS, AS WELL AS ADDING VERTICAL INTEREST & ROUGH TEXTURE TO THE SPACE
A RIVUS RUNS THROUGH ITTHE NEW PLAN FOR CALVERLEY GROUNDS
DESIGN DETAILSECTIONSSCALE 1:50 @ A1DWG: 101-203-C
ALICK NEE GD325/05/2011
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DRIFTS OF HELIANTHUS ‘MONARCH’ PROVIDE BLOCKS OF COLOUR AMONGST THE SWAYING GRASSES
TALL CLUMPS OF STIPA GIGANTEA ‘GOLD FONTAENE’ PROVIDE SEMI-EVERGREEN STRUCTURE, WITH PANICLES OF OAT-LIKE FLOWERS REINFORCING THE CONNECTION WITH THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS
LOW HEDGES DEFINE PLANTING BOUNDARIES ON THE GRASS TEXTURE BANK WHILST PROVIDING YEAR ROUND STRUCTURE
CED RED SELF BINDING GRAVEL OVER THE CEDEC GRAVEL STABILISATION SYSTEM IS LAID OVER SHARP SAND AND DOT TYPE 3 ALLOW-ING DRAINAGE OF SURFACE WATER. EDGED WITH RECLAIMED YORK STONE SETTS LAID ON A CONCRETE STRIP FOUNDATION
UNDULATING CLIPPED WAVES OF ESCALLONIA MACRANTHA VAR. RUBRA PROVIDE CONSTANT STRUCTURE AND BREAK UP WAVES AND DRIFTS OF HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
TALL MARGINALS SUCH AS TYPHA LATIFOLIA ARE PLANTED BETWEEN THE CASCADE AND RIVER WALK AND MIXED WITH HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS CHOSEN TO PROVIDE CONTRASTS IN FOLIAGE
RIVER WALK STEPS ARE CONSTRUCTED OF RECLAIMED YORK STONE PROVIDING AN AGED APPEARANCE TO LINK WITH THE SURROUNDING ARCHITECTURE. LAID OVER IN-SITU CONCRETE FORMED STEPS
CORTEN STEEL PLANTERS DIVIDE THE WIDE STEPS AND ARE PLANTED WITH CAREX COMANS ‘BRONZE’, COTINUS ‘GRACE’, SEDUM ‘HERBSTFREUDE’ AND KNIPHOFIA ‘TOFFEE NOSED’. MINIMUM TOPSOIL DEPTH OF 900mm OVER SUB SOIL FILL WITH FREE DRAINING HARDCORE BENEATH
PAVING SURFACE CHANGE DENOTES TRANSITION FROM ONE ARE TO ANOTHER WITH RECLAIMED YORK STONE SEPARATED FROM NEW YORK STONE BY RECLAIMED YORK STONE SETTS
VERTICAL SPIRES OF CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS ‘GREEN PENCIL’ DENOTE BOUNDARY OF DIFFERENT PLANTING AREAS WHILST PROVIDING INTEREST AND STRUCTURE
DRIFTS OF PERENNIAL PLANTS ARE REPEATED ACROSS THE GRASS TEXTURE BANK SUCH AS HELIANTHUS ‘MONARCH’
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES CHANGE AS YOU MOVE DOWN THE BANK. HERE, MISCANTHUS SINENCIS ‘SILBERFEDER’ IS USED FOR IT’S FLUFFY WHITE FLOWER HEADS, FURTHER DOWN THE BANK THE GRASSES REDUCE IN SIZE AND STATURE. MISCANTHUS SINENSIS ‘GRACILLIMUS’ IF FOLLOWED BY THE DELICATE MOLINIA CAERULEA SUBSP. ARUNDINACEA ‘TRANSPARENT’
BLOCKS OF COLOUR ARE PROVIDED IN THE SUMMER BY PERENNIALS INCLUDING IRIS ‘BLACK SWAN’ AND KNAUTIA MACEDONICA
IN-SITU CONCRETE WALLS CLAD IN RECLAIMED YORK STONE FOR A DRY-STONE WALL EFFECT CREATE A MORE DYNAMIC AND INTERESTING JOURNEY BY OBSCURING AND FRAMING VIEWS AS VISITORS MOVE THROUGH THE SPACE
CORTEN STEEL PLANTERS ARE REPEATED AS DIVISION ON THE STEPS WITH REPEATED PLANTING OF CAREX, KNIPHOFIA AND ADDITIONALLY FEATURING SANTOLINA PINNATA SUBSP. NEAPOLITANA. MINIMUM TOPSOIL DEPTH OF 600mm OVER SUB SOIL FILL WITH FREE DRAINING HARDCORE BENEATH
PLANTING BESIDE THE CASCADE IS A MIX OF WETLAND MARGINALS AND ORNAMENTAL PERENNIALS INCLUDING BAUMEA RUBIGINOSA ‘VARIEGATA’, DIERAMA LATIFOLIUM AND ASTILBE ‘BEAUTY OF ERNST’. RECLAIMED GRANITE KERBSTONES ARE PLACED AMONGST THE PLANTING STEPPING DOWN TOWARDS THE CASCADE
STEPPED CASCADE IS FORMED OF A SERIES OF POOLS WITH WEIRS OVER RECLAIMED GRANITE KERBSTONES ALLOWING THE WATER TO FLOW DOWN TOWARDS THE WETLAND AREA. EACH POOL IS CREATED WITH A CONCRETE COLLAR PROVIDING STRUCTURE, THEN FLEXIBLE LINED WITH A BUTYL LINER. BASE OF EACH POOL IS COVERED WITH ASSORTED RECLAIMED GRANITE COBBLES AND SETTS. WEIRS AND EDGES ARE DRESSED WITH GRANITE KERBSTONES
This was the final detail design plan of a section of the park at 1:50 @ A! for which a full planting plan was produced along with detailed hardworks drawings
Sections at 1:50 showed the detail in both planting and construction
Lighting concept developed for the 1:200 design development plan
Sequence sketches were developed early in the masterplanning stage and continuously expanded and updated as the design progresses and developed
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FOOD 4 THOUGHTRHS HAMPTON COURT
PLANTING & CONSTRUCTIONBA (HONS) GARDEN DESIGN
In 2010, our year group of 7 was given the opportunity to build a show garden at RHS Hampton Court. We developed the design with the designer, Mandy Buckland, and then built & planted the garden, achieving a Gold medal and ‘Best Small Garden’.
During the 3 months of development, I worked with a colleague to detail design the solid oak cantilevered table and the steel windows that both featured planted rills of strawberries. It was also our task research and detail the living wall water feature, which we then planted with a mix of herbs, tomatoes and chilies. We pre-constructed much of the garden at college, and then bolted together the elements at the show, with a week spent planting the garden.
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Designed by: Alick Nee B.A. (Hons)Drawing: 3D Model PerspectivesDrawing No: 3Client: Erika BataAddress: 23 Abbey Drive, Bexley DA2 7WPDate: 25th October 2011
Designed by: Alick Nee B.A. (Hons)Drawing: 3D Model PerspectivesDrawing No: 3Client: Erika BataAddress: 23 Abbey Drive, Bexley DA2 7WPDate: 25th October 2011
RESIDENTIAL DESIGNGREENCUBE GARDEN & LANDSCAPE DESIGN
RESIDENTIAL GARDEN DESIGN - GREENCUBE
Front and rear garden design for clients of Greencube featuring a large sandstone terrace with dining space and smaller, intimate family space with oak benches set around a sunken firepit. Brick edged lawns sweep around the existing Aesculus hippocastanum with herbaceous borders defined by clipped hedges and buxus balls
The front garden made use of existing shrubs and repeated the planting style of the back with a gravel mulch to reduce maintenance
RESIDENTIAL GARDEN DESIGN - GREENCUBE
Rear garden design for clients of Greencube. A contemporary garden to tie in the new summer house with the client’s recent renovations of the house. The terrace leads into a gravel garden with beach down to a new pond. A deck with bench hangs over the water backed by tall grasses and behind, the new lawn wraps around the existing Malus tree
A 3D sketch up model was produced for the clients demonstrating how the garden has been divided into zones using block planting of Calamagrostis.
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RESIDENTIAL DESIGNMARIAN BOSWALL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
RESIDENTIAL GARDEN DESIGN
Masterplan for the grounds of this large country home which featured 3 natural ponds and a swimming pool. A new entrance sequence created by swinging the drive into the garden. Extensive re-modelling of the terraces around the house to improve levels and drainage
Hand drawn sections were used to explain the proposed changes around the house and pool, and a new bridge over one of the ponds leads to campfire surrounded by boulders amongst a copse of existing trees. Changes to the mowing regime in the gardens will create areas of fine lawn and areas of meadow with winding paths leading visitors round
A low maintenance front gravel front garden with parking. Entrance framed by multistemmed Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ in corten-steel planters, underplanted with herbaceous perennials
A small part of a much larger garden, designed as a contemporary topiary garden with tumbling cubes of clipped Carpinus betulus, earth berms planted with tall ornamental grasses and flowing clipped hedges creating a maze-like feel. The height of the existing Welingtonia is echoed with the planting of tall Italian Cypresses. The palette of plants is kept simple and restricted, a contrast of greens, with the warm biscuit colours of the grasses and carpinus appearing in autumn and throughout winter
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