Site Analysis This site is part of Deakin University's Geelong Campus, situated just 200 meters from Corio Bay. The brief of this exercise started with the site analysis of John Hay Courtyard in order to create a new landscape design to encourage public use of the space and increase the green scape around the university campus. The new designed landscape includes extra sitting spaces in and around the courtyard with new planting features amalgamated in order to control the brick and concrete structure and make the space green.
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Site Materials
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Brick
Mulch
Concrete
Plants
Aggregate
Wood
Planter Box
Road/Aggregate
Grass
Service Pit
Service Pit
Site movement and form
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Site Conditions
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Winter wind direction
Drainage
Summer wind direction
Green foliage
Summer wind direction
Service pit
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Summer shadow
Disabled ramp access
Winter shadow
Pedestrian desired lane Vehicle access
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Indicative building heights Street Tree
Site Views
Bus stop
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Types of flowers used
Blue Marguerite has bright blue daisy-like flowers which cover the pretty foliage for much of the year. Suitable for pots, borders, rockeries and mixed garden beds.
DESIGN
Bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees with flower-like spring leaves near its flowers. They are native plants of South America.
P l u m e r i a
Popularly called Climbers, they can cover a large area and reach tall heights with a support to trail over and through. Strong varieties are good ground covers and compact ones are excellent in hanging baskets and pots.
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Campanula muralis Violet, bell flowers on and off through spring, summer and autumn. It is just about evergreen through the winter. Good also for the front of a border, by a path, under trees, or trailing over a wall, or on a bank.
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ECOLOGY
commonly known as firangpani evokes the tropical feeling. Their sweet scent and sheer beauty make them universally loved and the blooms look sensational on the tree and as a cut flower.
Heuchera Georgia Peach is a vigorous ground cover that thrives in hot humid conditions. It has giant rounded silvery-pink leaves with deep rose veins. In late spring tiny pink flowers appear above the foliage. Ideal planted under trees and as a border plant.
J a s m i n e (taxonomic name Jasminum) is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family (Oleaceae). It contains around 200 species native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Jasmines are widely cultivated for the characteristic fragrance of their flowers.
Design Development for John Hay Courtyard
Section B-B’
1. Planter & waterfall detail
Plan
3. Sitting element detail
2. Stair & pergola detail
Pergola Structure detail
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4. Planter, Waterfall & Sitting detail
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A Courtyard waterfall
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Section A-A’ B
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Plan
6. Courtyard planter detail