Landscape Portfolio

Dikshita Dutt University of Sheffield Portfolio of Works 2011-2013

T +447904600182 E dikshita@duttfamily.com EDUCATION The University of Sheffield M.A. Landscape Architecture, 2013 University of Calcutta, India B.A. English (Honours) , 2009

SKILLS • AutoCAD, Indesign, Photoshop, ArcGIS, Microsoft Office

COMPETITIONS • Tongji University, Shanghai, China

International Design Summer School, 2013

Awarded 1st prize • The University of Sheffield

Sustainable Development Multidisciplinary Project, 2013

Awarded 3rd prize

EMPLOYMENT

Dikshita Dutt

Student Ambassador - The University of Sheffield 2012 - present • Represent the University at various fairs across UK • Interact with prospective students.

Assistant Invigilator - The University of Sheffield 2013 Business Development Executive - Purple People Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., India Oct. 2009 - Dec 2010 • Assisted in the management of Indian Premier League cricket team- Chennai Super Kings.

• Procurement of sponsors for syndication columns for various notable cricketers.

• Brand imaging of cricketers.

Marketing and Sales Intern - Mindscapes Maestros Events and Sports Management Pvt. Ltd. , India Aug. 2009 - Sept. 2009 • Worked as part of the marketing and sales team of Kolkata Fashion Week Season 2

Year 2 Middlewood Locks .......................................................... 5 Upper Don Valley ............................................................. 9 Sovereign Quay ................................................................10

Year 1 Blackburn Meadows......................................................... 12 Western Bank Library...................................................... 13

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Middlewood Locks, Greater Manchester ‘13

Year 2

Middlewood Locks, Greater

Baseline Analysis:

Characteristics of other centres:

Manchester

Planning & Design Spring ‘13

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Circulation:

was the theory which spearheaded this project and integrated Middlewood Locks to the other centres along the riverside.

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“Polycentrism”

The theory of polycentric cities have been applied to integrate Middlewood Locks into the larger network of ongoing planning proposals.

‘MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT’ providing affordable housing was the main feature that reflected from analysing all data and apply theories proposed by Hugh Barton the planning proposal has been made.

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‘ GREEN SPACE, CONNECTIVITY AND WATER ACCESSIBILITY’ were the key features that were vital for the successful regeneration of Middlewood Locks.

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Land Use:

Strategic Masterplan:

KEY: Regent Road/ Dawson Street Proposed Traffic Diversion Railway Proposed Internal Cycleway Proposed main internal circulation Proposed Water Transport Key Access Points Key Internal Nodes

Green and Open Space:

Residential -Low Density Houses Residential - High Density Apartments Mixed Use Mixed Use Edge Retail Existing Commercial Proposed Commercial Centre/Community Social Space/ Cultural Social/Commercial Existing Green Space Proposed Green Space

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Community Fruit Orchard Terraced Housing Private Back Garden

Student Housing

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“Urban Woodland Living”

was the fundamental theme that rose from the previous planning proposals highlighting housing, connectivity and green space.

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Mixed Use

Market- Community Centre place

Apartment Housing

Middlewood Locks has been designed as a mixed housing area with plenty of choice of green spaces and various woodland type including nature trails, extended existing woodland, natural play space and community fruit orchard.

Children’s Play Centre

Water Taxi Stand Kickabout

‘SENSE OF BELONGING’ will be created here by means of community led activities and social interaction in the car restricted streets. The users pride of the place will lend character and vitality to the neighbourhood.

Sports Centre

Events Square

Art Gallery

KEY:

‘ACTIVE FACADES’ of buildings and edges will inject life into the main public realm.

The lock is the key feature and the public realm has been created alongside it to accentuate it further.

Railway Line

Natural Play Space

River Irwell and Middlewood Lock

Community Fruit Orchard

Jetty/ Water Taxi Stand

Low Planting

Existing and extended Woodland

Open Green Spaces

Extended Birch Woodland

Private/Communal Garden

Railway Wall

Cycleway / Pedestrian walk

Extended Birch Woodland

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View of entry to Middlewood Locks along the pedestrianised boulevard.

View of entry to the events square and retail space under the railway arches.

Group Work ‘12

Year 2

‘PEOPLE & WATER’ was the main theme. To look at the river as a natural capital and a transient element that should be managed as an ever changing component of urban living.

Allowing the river to return to it’s natural form by removing barriers and creating wetlands to mitigate the flooding issue.

‘TOPOGRAPHICALLY SENSITIVE’ housing integrated with the wetlands will allow a new form of sustainable living.

Stilt housing near the river’s edge and earth shelters as we move along the steep slopes will enhance the feature of the area and maximise on natural resources.

‘INDRO FARMING’ a concept which includes an industry for sustainable source of energy to facilitate the new urban village.

For eg. Using the old gas tower as an anaerobic digestion facility and old warehouses as coppicing regions.

Circulation & Links

Flood Alleviation Wetland

Refuge

Low density earth shelter housing on the steeper slope tucked into the ground maximising solar gain and opportunity for self build area.

The density of the stilt housing decreases as the slope increases, following the natural topography.

Sub - site Masterplan:

- this was our driving force for the planning and design of Upper Don Valley.

Key Access Points Key Internal Links Notable Walking Routes Key Links into the Site Major Green Links Key Internal Threshold Areas Key Internal Transitional Areas Key Internal Access Points

Flood Alleviation

“Radical New Possibilities for Urban Living ”

Legend:

Greenspace

Urban Planning Lucy Wilson, Alistair Walker, Elizabeth Evered & Dikshita Dutt Autumn ‘12

Sports Ground Green Space

Visual for stilt housing region Industrial

Sheffield FLOAT (d)ON: hidden ecotopia

KEY Cultural Mixed Use Vista Sculpture

Indro Farming

Wetland

General Industry

River Bank Removal Shared Space Network - ‘ Green Super Highway’ Don Valley Walk/ Cycle Path Indro Farming Warehouse Facilities Mixed Use Dense Residential Stilt Housing

Residential

Upper Don Valley,

Strategic Plan:

Upper Don Strategy:

Damp Grassland Earth Shelter Residential Flood Aware Residential Infirmary Road Mixed Use

Medium Residential Stilt Housing

The Victoria line converted into a tram-cycle-walk connection creating a ‘movement economy’.

Tram Link (Cycle and Walking Path) Tram Station and Green Bridge Wooden Embankment Public Open Space Hub and Natural Play Primary School Earth Shelter Residential Natural Grassland Self Build Centre & Workshop

Sovereign Quay, Leeds

Urban Design Robert Hewitt, Joseph Martin, Ashleigh Ewing & Dikshita Dutt Autumn ‘12

Restorative Benefit Social Social Imageability Restoration Social Area Interaction * All cross hatched areas are negative of the type

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Threshold Negative Threshold Sensory Negative Sensory Kinetic

Concept Plan

Isometric Drawing

“Life between buildings”

was the core concept behind this project. To enhance the experiential quality of the routine life of existing users was the main idea.

Experiential Landscape Mapping was the tool used to analyse this area and the wishes of our existing users helped reach our design solutions.

Sovereign Quay has been redesigned to provide places and spaces for current users who live and work in the area by encouraging more opportunities for social interaction. Develop a perception of ‘OURS’ through breaking down private and public boundaries and creating spaces with a more personal scale.

The process of reaching the design for Sovereign Quay was developed by means of the model shown in the pictures on the right.

Shopping colonnade Private and public space marked by change of level

Section of retractable awning seating

Various events night Section of convertible seating and kayak storage

Waiting for the water taxi

‘11 - ‘12

Year 1

Blackburn Meadows,

Concept Plan:

Sub station

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Ecological Design & Management Spring ‘12

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Birdwatching Centre

Land Art

Sub station

Cable Zone

Closed Space

Path at ground level

Swale

Visitor Centre/Cafe

Glade/ Low planting

Waterbody

Raised Pathway

Pictorial Meadow

KEY

Mown Grass

Pictorial Meadow

Secondary Path

Woodland

Reed Bed

Entry Points

Scrub land

Marsh land

Proposed Road

Woodland

Scrubland Grassland

Reedbed Emergents

Marsh land

Lowplanting/ Glade

Section AA

Topography and Water System:

Grassland

The site has been designed to improve the ‘ECOLOGY’ and wildlife habitats forming new native woodlands and shelter belts, grassland and scrubland and the larger area being a wetland providing a sustainable drainage system.

Scrubland

was one of the key ideas behind the design strategy.

The geometric form of the raised pathway amidst the organic form of nature would create various experiences through open and closed spaces.

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Marshland

“Geometry against organic form”

Woodland & Glade

Palette:

Swales & Water Bodies

Reed Bed

Wetland

Raised Walkway

Boardwalk

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Fig. 5 Section B - B : Metal Structure with surround grille

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k - Bitumen macadam , 20mm aggregate l - Rolled gravel 10mm Golden Quartz topping with binder of cut back bitumen m - Lime mortar - 1 part lime :3 part sand, lining of joints 10mm n - Timber , Heartwood or similar, seat altleast 50mm thick o - Pre - cast concrete flag A50 (BS EN 1339:2003) p - Dry stone q - Top soil (BS 3882:2007) r - Free drainig soil - bulk fill s - Timber edge (Heartwood or similar) t- Crushed gravel u - Stainless steel (EN 10296-2) v - Aluminium structure (BS EN 755-1:2008)

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Construction Detail Autumn ‘11

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Notes for Fig. 1 , 2 and 3: a - Granite setts 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm - hewn , dark grey in colour (BS EN 1342:2001) to be laid out in bogens only where specified b - Drainage - dished channel bedded on 40mm mortar all joints pointed c - Pre - cast concrete hazard paver F50 d - Stainless steel handrailing 48.3 mm O e - Gritstone sett 250 mm x 150 mm x 150mm - hewn (BS EN 1342:2001) f - vdw 850 Epoxy mortar (self compacting) - 10mm joints of steps and 50mm in landings g - Pre - cast concrete flags F50 (BS EN 1339:2003) h - Handrail footplates 150mm O x 15 mm with 18mm fixing holes i - Reclaimed yellow sandstone flagstone atleast 30 mm in depth j - Resin bound gravel - 10mm Golden Quartz

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Western Bank Library Terrace,

Arts Tower, University of Sheffield

Planting Design Autumn ‘11

“New naturalism�

was the theme followed in the planting plan.

Movement and sound dominate the design and tall erect planting has been selected to highlight the scale of the surrounding building.

The planting is meant to be sustainable and with minimal maintenance.

Dikshita Dutt

dikshita@duttfamily.com