Ethan Fincham- Landscape Architecture Portfolio 2020/23

Ethan Fincham

INTERESTS

I am a 3rd year student Landscape Architect with an eye for design and exceptional digital skills. From the projects set within my university course and grades showing that I am achieving the mark, I want to expand my skillset and put them into practice within a professional environment.

I am inspired by sustainable design and living, improving spaces to create places. Creating a positive impact upon society and regenerating an area to help benefit physical and mental well-being for people through the landscape.

A career in Landscape Architecture is a goal I strive towards, an opportunity to leave a significant stamp upon our landscape, something which will benefit the world not only socially but environmentally and emotionally as well.

BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture

University of Gloucestershire 2020-2023

Dissertation

How can we best achieve ecological solutions to combat climate change in our increasingly threatened urban environments?

A-level: Product Design- Graphics (A), Geography (A), Physical Education (C)

The Angmering School Sixth Form 2018-2020

Throughout my life I’ve had a huge interest in sport and activity, training and competing in swimming, running and triathlon events. This led me to competing nationally and internationally for Team GB at European and World championship level achieving gold, silver, and bronze medals. Coming into university, I wanted to continue my interest in sport alongside my studies. I did this by becoming the club captain of athletics, swimming, and the water polo teams. This work got me noticed by the university who invited me to sit upon the university board of sport, helping oversee the organisation of all sporting events and clubs at the university alongside key overseeing staff. The engagement with the sports board allowed myself and a fellow peer to set up and co-found a brand-new initiative called ‘Swim 4 All’. It created a safe and positive environment for students to learn to swim, train or relax and socialise in an inclusive, safe and judgement free space.

Pistyll Rhaeadr Waterfall- Photogrpahy work

FURNITECTURE

ALNEY ISLAND BENCH DESIGN

BUOYANCY

Buoyant force is an upward force that fluids exert on any object that is placed in them. The ability of fluids to exert this force is called buoyancy. Weight is a measure of the force of gravity pulling down on an object, whereas buoyant force pushes up on an object

My design uses biomimicry, inspired by the buoyant force which is acted upon lilypad’s in water. The representation of this in my seating design shows how it sits upon the water. The tilt of the design shows the gravitational pull down back it the water. The ability to sit up this piece portrays how wildlife would use lily pads for habitat, rest and shelter.

ALNEY ISLAND

SUSTAINABILITY POWERED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PARK

A40

North Car Park

Railway Line

Woodland Trails Activity Hub

Existing Power Plant

Watersports Lake

River Severn Western Split

Viewpoint

Recreational Pitches Arboretum

Alney island is located off the A40. It’s boundaries are dictated by the River Severn which causes complications as it constantly floods the island. My design will allow the area to run off 100% sustainable power generated upon site. Each element will be integrated within the landscape allowing people to still use the space around them. Human interaction with nature has positive effects on mental health and wellbeing, therefore, the sustainable energy will power areas of community engagement and interaction through social spaces and activity hubs. This will create an easily accessible space for people to interact in nature filled environment.

Wetlands Visitors Centre

Attenuation Pond

Eco-Town

Watersports Lake

Scale: 1:1500

Solar Farm

Hydroelectric Power Plant

Existing Power Plant

Sustainable High Street

Solar Farm

South Car Park

Sustainable High Street

Cattle Grazing Wind Farm

Cattle Grazing Wind Farm

River Severn Eastern Split

RHS TATTON PARK

GROUP LONG BORDER PLANTING DESIGN

The design intention behind this planting plan is to create a microcosm of a wild coral reef. Through the interconnection of vibrant succulents and brightly coloured broad-leaved plants. The aim is to bring an exotic underwater landscape into the UK as a sensorial experience that features diverse textures, smells and colours. The design plays into the long borders theme as it encapsulates a coral reef the same way an aquarium encapsulates an aquatic landscape. are used to represent coral bleaching, this not only raises awareness that our coral reefs are rapidly deteriorating however also evokes negative senses and emotions. The bleached planting can be considered impactful due to the planting majority being beautifully vibrant and colourful creating a distinct contrast.

Coreopsis Verticillata Senecio Cineraria ‘Silver Dust’ Jatropha Multifida Heuchera Species Celosia Species Anethum Graveolens Coriandrum Sativum Thyme Species

Lysimachia Nummularia Asplenium Tricholanoides Cryptogramma Crispa Sempervivum Species

Crassula x rupestris Cephalocereus senilis Echinocereus triglochidiatus Echinocactus grusonii Crassula capitella ‘Campfire Pachyphytum oviferum

Euphorbia Tirucalli Haworthia Fasciata Adromischus Cristatus Kalancho Delagoensis Festuca Glauca Stipa Tenuissima Oxalis Triangularis Anemanthele Lessoniana

RHS TATTON PARK GROUP LONG BORDER PLANTING DESIGN

This project was conducted as a group of myself and 2 peers. The brief of this group work was to design a submission to enter the RHS Tatton Park Long Border Competition. We did this through various meeting to decide upon our concept before allocating a section for our each to create.

Planting Plan

CHAUMONT GROUP DESIGN SUBMISSION

The Garden of Siccitas Chaumont Design Festival Submisson

Key

Our Garden is set in an arid environment exploring draught tolerant, hardy planting which can withstand the weather extremes caused by global warming.

We wanted to design a garden which shows the positive concepts which can come from this seemingly dooming change.

The hard landscaping within the design uses materials that are resilient to temperature rise, such as wood and stone.

The Garden of Siccitas

Chaumont Submission General Arrangment Plan

Date: 15/10/2022

This project was conducted as a group of myself and 3 peers. The brief of this group work was to design a submission to enter the Chaumont design festival. We did this through various meeting to decide upon our concept before allocating a section for our each to create.

The biodiversity in our gardens is being disrupted as certain species are struggling to survive with the change in climate. With much hotter and dryer summers the flora we love in our green spaces need to evolve and be resilient to accommodate this change.

Green Roof

Pillars of vegetation allowing the viewer to weave through whilst navigating the garden

Border Hedging setting out the garden boundaries

Gravel and Sand filled planting beds

Mosaic tiling to zone the formal seating area

Succulent filled Renaissance Fountain

Timber Pergola with green roof covered sections creating cover over the seating below

Red Clay lined riverbed, designed to crack in the heat to resemble a drought-stricken wasteland

Broken Blue glass stream to imitate where water would have once flown

Natural boulders

Natural stone paving with hogging between each acting as grout

Natural stone steppingstones allow a crossing point over the river

Ilex Crenata

Pinus Sylvestris Punica Grancitum

Ficus Carica

Phillyrea Latifolia

MAGNOLIA COURT

MASTER PLAN & SECTION DESIGN

Magnolia court is located in the grounds of Francis Close Hall university campus. This underused space only consisted of a raised lawn with a magnolia tree at its centre. The purpose of this design is to bring life and use back into the space. My design mimics the shape of the ‘infinity’ symbol. The symbolic meaning of this refers to being ‘limitless’. Francs close Hall is a place of education therefore, being limitless is inspiring to them and allows them to access a space where they reflect and relax away from the stress of work. The design incorporates lawn spaces, areas of seating under the trees and benches wrapping round raised planting beds, it converts the area from a place which was only used as a walk through to a place people go to use.

Cross Section 1

Cross Section 2

Masterplan

Building Entrance

Raised Planting Bed

Site Entrance

Cotswold Stone Paving

University Building Raised Planting Bed

Lawn space

Trees to create shade

Site Exit

NORTH PLACE MASTERPLAN & VISUALISATIONS

The concept for this design development of North Place is the creation of a sustainable creative environment within an area of green space. The Creation of a green pocket in the heart of Cheltenhams town centre. It will allow the surrounding environment a breath of fresh air within the urban jungle of Cheltenham's main high street whilst increasing human interaction with nature.

Hydrology Strategy Movement Strategy Built Strategy Vegetation Strategy

Sequential Sketches

NORTH PLACE SKETCHUP DESIGN MODEL

The brief for North Place stated that we were to include: 24,000 sqm of creative space, 20,000 sqm of car park space, storage for 200 bikes and an amphitheatre. I used SketchUp modelling as a method to visualise and identify flaws with fitting the requirements into the site plot. By doing this I was able to create levels and floors to my buildings, to not only fit the required features, but be able to create a landscape which connected them.

Showing the underground floors to the Creative Spaces

Axonometric 1

Axonometric 2

Cross Section

Multi-story Car Park

Multi-story Car Park

Creative Space 2

Creative Space 3

Creative Space 1

Creative Space 1

Creative Space 2

Creative Space 3

Parkland Pond

Amphitheatre

Café & Seating Area

Dancing Fountains

Bicycle Storage

Multi-story Car Park

Rooftop Bar

BARNWOOD PARK

GENERAL ARRANGEMENT & VEGETATION

Current Site Vegetation

Site Arboretum South

Site Arboretum North

Site Orchard Site Woodland Walk

Location of construction drawings located on page 14

BARNWOOD PARK

TOPOGRAPHY & HYDROLOGY

Existing Site Hydrology

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Arboretum

It already has existing hydrology in form of its pond in the southwest of the section. This has already created a huge hub for aquatic vegetation and wildlife. I would like to add a wetland area along the south of the area to create a small flood plan for the river to the north in case it overflows. This will create protection for the habitat existing in there.

Wetland/Recreational area

This is the main area of the park. It has balancing ponds and streams already existing in the area. The recreational area doesn’t tend to be used as much, as the area can flood up to 4 inches every winter. I want to add a new shallow pond to hold the excess of water, as well as a rain garden to control and help the vegetation thrive in this area. Also with the new cafe, I will use a green roof to absorb rainwater for it to be collected within a rainwater harvesting system. This can then be used within a greywater system within the cafes facilities. Meadow

Wetland- Ponds, Marshes/Swaps, Streams and Rivers

Existing access to Attenuation Pond

Existing Attenuation Pond Overflow

Exisitng On-Site Hydrology- Brook, Balancing Pond and Pond

Topography Contour Map

BARNWOOD PARK AUTOCAD CONSTRUCTION, DRAWINGS

PARK CAMPUS

CONTOUR REGRADING & SECTION DESIGN

Contour Regrading Map

Photographs of the Existing Site

PARK CAMPUS MATRIX PLANTING DESIGN

WOODLAND CORE A MATRIX WOODLAND CORE B MATRIX (10sqm)

EDGE MIX C1 MATRIX (5x5sqm) EDGE MIX C2 MATRIX (5x5sqm)

Photographs of the Existing Site

CHRIST COLLEGE SITE B PLANNING DEVELOPMENT BRIEF

University of Gloucestershire

University of Gloucestershire

AD5603 Cultural Context: Environment and Legislation (SEM2 - 2021/22)

Planning/Development Brief: HD1 Christ College Site B

Adopted by EF Landscape and Planning for Cheltenham Bourgh council

Jan-May 2022

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1.0 Introduction: ..................................................................3-4

§ Status of brief

§ Scope and purpose of the site

§ Responsibilities of the Planning Authorities

§ Site vision

§ Site description

§ Aims of development brief

2.0 Policy: ...........................................................................5-8

§ Government guidance

§ Relevant supplementary planning policies

§ Local Planning Policy

§ The Joint Core strategy

§ The Cheltenham Plan

§ Community Infrastructure Levy

§ Importance of Guidance Policies

3.0 Context- Area Covered by the Brief...........................9-12

§ Description

§ Ownership

§ Local Townscape

§ Hydrological conditions – including flood risk.

§ Geology

AD5603 Cultural Context: Environment and Legislation (SEM2

Planning/Development Brief: HD1 Christ

Adopted by EF Landscape and Planning for Cheltenham Bourgh

Jan-May 2022

4.0 Proposed development recommendations.....................12-16

§ General

§ Land use

§ Transport

§ Disability consideration

§ Environmental considerations

5.0 Requirements................................................................17-18

§ Overview

§ Masterplan

§ Public consultation events

Figure 1- The Site

§ Consultations with local authorities

§ Appraisal of Sustainability

§ Ecology Appraisal

§ LVIA/EIA

6.0 Contact Details ..19

7.0 Bibliography...................................................................20

Christ Collage site B was a site just outside central Cheltenham which we were given to write up a planning proposal document for. My site vison set out within my document stated that the development of this site needs to be sustainable and beneficial to not only the surrounding environment but the local residents and current existing development.

I stated that any development plan should consist of:

• Between of 30-40 estate houses, dependant upon the scale of houses the developer chooses to design.

• Green space, which is needed to increase sustainability- located along the easter boundaries parallel to the railway line in the form of a woodland sound buffer.

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§ Existing Listed Buildings, Scheduled Ancient Monuments, and sites of archaeological importance.

§ Strategic landscape Designations

§ Significant views into and out of the site

§ A Summary of Constraints and Opportunities

• Considerations of waste and recycling bin locations

• Transport connections on and off the site for human flow towards the nearby schools and public pathway towards town.

Figure 1- The Site Site Boundary

Photographs of the Existing Site

DISSERTATION

HOW CAN WE BEST ACHIEVE ECOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE IN OUR INCREASINGLY THREATENED URBAN ENVIRONMENTS?

Over time the way we build, and design cities has evolved. This can be down to the demand of the current time, the desires of the demography occupying the city or simply what is best to incorporate the city with. The need for sustainability and greening has always been a necessity that has been attempted in various ways over time. The objective of this research project is to explore how urban environments are incorporating different greening solutions to combat climate change. Then analysing their success to establish which method would be the most successful urban ecological solution for other countries to implement to combat climate change into the future.

IMPULSE LEISURE

MODELLING PERSONAL PROJECT

I took it upon myself after COVID 19, to finish my A level project. I dedicated time between my university studies to build the model that I never got the chance to do. My design was to design a public leisure centre/swimming facility. The existing building is derelict and in need of a redesign to avoid any further antisocial behaviour taking place on site. The site is located in Holmbush Retail Park, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The design and model created features a multistorey leisure centre equip with 25m pool, gym, studio, outdoor field, and café. There was no need to extend the parking as I maintained the existing one and the new design had to be contained inside the current site plot.

Photographs of the Finished Model