Ann Sharrock Landscape Architect
Development of the Mancunian Way Princess Plage – Urban Beach
The character of water
Portfolio
Mass and void
Views
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Landscape Assistant Forestry Commission Community woodland indicating entrances that I designed 2009
Role: Landscape Assistant LandscapeForestry Assistant Organisation: Commission Project: Detail of railings Forestry Commission Date: 2009
Role: Landscape Assistant Landscape Assistant Organisation: Forestry Commission Forestry Commission Project: Montage, font detail, stone detail for Old Pale Community Woodland, Delamere Date:
Winner of the LI Awards 2011 Design over 5 hectares 2009
Old Pale is one of the highest points in Delamere Forest from where seven counties can be seen. The Landscape Architect at Delamere designed a feature to celebrate the view, setting seven stones in a Fibonacci circle radiating from a central bunter sandstone. I liaised with CED, the company that sourced the stones from various quarries. I wrote a lyrical potted history of the area, which was carved onto a bronze plaque on the central stone. I also drew up and calculated the size of the fonts and symbols for the engraver.
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Freelance Landscape Assistant Ryder Landscape Consultants, Chester Nottingham Left Bank Flood Alleviation Scheme 2011
This shows some of my work on the Nottingham Trent Flood Alleviation Scheme. As well as developing a maintenance plan for the scheme I also prepared illustrative, qualitative and quantitative documentation.
The ÂŁ51 million scheme aims to reduce the risk to 16,000 homes and businesses along a 27 kilometre stretch of the River Trent. The defence alignment through Attenborough was particularly challenging because of its proximity to a nature reserve designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). I modelled a long section of the flood alleviation wall in this section, which gave the planners a clearer idea of whether the materials and construction of the pillars and wall were appropriate for the sensitive areas through which the wall passed.
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Freelance Landscape Architect Felix Dennis Estate, Warwickshire LVIA, Honeybourne, Worcestershire 2013
The LVIA accompanied an application under the Forestry Commission’s English Woodland Grant Scheme for a 162 hectare planting scheme at Baylis’s Hill Farm, Stratford Road , Honeybourne. This LVIA was carried out on behalf of The Heart of England Forest Ltd., a registered charity and Felix Dennis, the land owner.
The proposal was assessed by taking short, middle and long distance views into the proposed woodland as well as short, middle and long distance views from the proposed woodland. In addition the site of the proposed planting was viewed from several high spots including Dover’s Hill and Evesham Tower. The majority of views are in the public domain, except for the short distance views looking out of the site, which are currently private property but will become accessible, if the proposed woodland is planted.
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Freelance Landscape Architect Felix Dennis Estate, Warwickshire Natural Burial Site (opened in 2013) 2013
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Freelance Landscape Architect Felix Dennis Estate, Warwickshire Natural Burial Site (opened in 2013) 2013
Scale 1:500@A3
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Freelance Landscape Architect Felix Dennis Estate, Warwickshire RHS Malvern, 2013, Natural burial site garden (received ÂŁ7000 from RHS) 2013
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Landscape Architect Groundwork Lancashire West and Wigan Leigh Columbarium 2015 (not built yet)
Design objectives Designed to be attractive to pedestrians and traffic passing along Manchester Road, and also visitors making their way through the cemetery. The number of burials to be maximised while maintaining an attractive space for visitors. An opportunity for contemplation. Proposals As an antidote and departure from conventional linear designs normally associated with graves and columbaria, this design while offering symmetry is circular with a 1.2m axis. The columbaria stones back onto each other and there is a 1.2m path separating the row. This makes it accessible to wheelchairs.