The University of Edinburgh MLA Jamie Tam Portfolio by Jamie Tam

Design Portfolio Jamie, Heung Yan Tam Landscape Designer

JAMIE, HEUNG YAN TAM LANDSCAPE DESIGNER SKILLS

EDUCATION 2018-2020 (On-going) Master of Landscape Architecture The University of Edinburgh, Scotland Modules: MLA Landscape Portfolio 1, Landscape Construction 1: Detailed Design, Landscape Science: Plants, History of Landscape Architecture

Adobe Photoshop Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign AutoCAD SketchUp MS Office

2015-2017 Bachelors of Arts(Honours) in Landscape Architecture University of Gloucestershire, England Honours: Second Class Honours (1st Division)

Windows Movie Maker iMovie Hand Drawing Model Making

Modules: Professional Practice, Cultural Context, Sustainable Technology, Design Projects, Dissertation: Major Research Project

Horticulture

ABOUT ME Name:

Jamie, Heung Yan Tam

Birthday:

16.11.1995

Nationality: Hong Kong Language: English Mandarin Cantonese

AWARDS 2013-2015 2016 Higher Diploma in Landscape Architecture The Bodfan Gruffydd award Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong Award GPA: 2.91

The best level two design portfolio of 2016

Modules: History & Theory, Design Studio, English & Communication, Landscape Visualization, Principle of Landscape, Expanded Design, Graduation Project

2012 ‘Art without Boundary’ Joint School Visual Arts Exhibition 2012 Best Art Work

WORK EXPERIENCE

CONTACT Summer Intern 2014 - Easy Organic Farming, Hong Kong WhatsApp: (+852) 96661995

I have worked in a gardening resources company called Easy Organic Farming during the summer of 2014. I have learned a lot about sustainable farming, gardening, as well as marketing from that company. This experience has inspired me and deepen my interest in landscape architecture.

heungyantam@gmail.com

2017-2018 Gap Year

56 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh,

Before I started my master’s degree, I took a gap year working as a part time in several industries. I spent this period to explore and develop my interest in other fields. I have worked in a hotel’s bakery, a wedding planning firm and a production house. These working experiences are precious, they offered me the opportunity to gain new insight about landscape design from another perspective.

(+44) 07383676503

Scotland, EH39DH Sun Tuen Mun Centre, N.T., Hong Kong

Visual Art Intern 2019 - Saatchi & Saatchi Great Wall Advertising Co., Ltd(盛世長城國際廣告有限公司), Guangzhou China 粵港澳大灣區青年總會: 名城廣州青年機遇實習計劃 This is a new attempt to work in the advertising industry, it brought a wider perspective to my further career. Saatchi & Saatchi is one of the biggest global communications and advertising agency in China, therefore, it’s my honour to work on advertising graphic design for several famous brands, including Dove, Pampers, Doublemint and Skittles.

PERSONAL STATEMENT

I am studying the Master Degree in Landscape Architecture in the University of Edinburgh stems from my deep passion for Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Arts and the Built Environment. In the past five years, I have acquired basic knowledge from the courses in Landscape Architecture, in which City and ¬Town Planning, Sustainable Development as well as Policy of Local Planning were some of the subjects that inspired me the most. Urban Design and Planning is always my favorite part of the courses as I like studying the complex interplay of different factors in urban development and space, and how we can improve the city environment. After completing my Higher Diploma course at Hong Kong Design Institute, I continued to study Landscape Architecture at the University of Gloucestershire for the Bachelor Degree from 2015 to 2017. Meanwhile, it was my honour to receive The Bodfan Gruffydd Award: The Best Level Two Design Portfolio of 2016 which was presented to the most outstanding student of the year. The award was a big encouragement to me as it was a recognition of my academic results, performance of projects as well as my positive learning attitude. It was an amazing experience for me to study overseas in terms of both academic and cultural exchange, and it helped me to develop a more open-minded approach to my studies. I believe that the skills and knowledge I have acquired so far are very helpful for me to further my study and work in Landscape Architecture such as skills of communication, researching, design and planning, time management as well as technical use of software. Apart from this, having years of drawing trainings since I was young made me confident in presenting my design work through hand-drawings which can show my concepts and ideas precisely and in a more personal way. It was also a way to show my enthusiasm to the projects.

In 2014, I joined an internship in a farming company in Hong Kong that aims to encourage people to farm at home with different farming methods. My duties included planting, promoting farming products and redesigning the rooftop farm in an industrial building. Since then I love planting as I can learn more about the real situation of planting and gardening, and understand more about vegetable growing, organic farming and the value of encouraging people living in the city to farm. Before I started my master’s degree, I took a gap year working as a part time in several industries. I spent this period to explore and develop my interest in other fields. I have worked in a hotel’s bakery, a wedding planning firm and a production house. In 2019 summer, I worked as a Visual Art Intern in Saatchi & Saatchi in Guangzhou China which is one of the biggest global communications and advertising agency in China. Therefore, it’s my honour to work on advertising graphic design for several famous brands, including Dove, Pampers, Doublemint and Skittles. These working experiences are precious, they offered me the opportunity to gain new insight about landscape design from another perspective. In five years time, I would like to have some real practice in the industry. I also wish to work in different countries to broaden my horizons. In the future, I will keep learning and try to use my knowledge to help improve the urban environment and strike a balance between urban development and natural ecology.

CONTENTS MASTER OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Urban Waterfront Regeneration:

Limehouse Cut, London 2019 Groupmates: Timea Bergant, Sophie Einsiedel, Wong Sheung Gi, Zhe Wang

Urban Realm Design in the Old Town Closes:

Chalmer’s Residential Community, Edinburgh 2018

BA IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

Garden Design:

The Butterfly and Dragonfly’s Garden 2015 Urban Landscape Design - Major Research Project:

Avon Island Park, Bath 2017

Urban Waterfront Regeneration:

Limehouse Cut, London 2019 Groupmate:

Timea Bergant, Sophie Einsiedel, Wong Sheung Gi, Zhe Wang

The Limehouse Cut is located in the Borough of Tower Hamlets, the second most deprived borough in the country, where a large percentage of the population struggle with unemployment and insufficient access to green spaces and exercise. The canal is part of a complex network of canalsLimehouse that currently Cut present of a barrier thanBorough an asset toof local The is more located in the Tower Hamlets, the seccommunities. reconnecting the canalinto the the green and blue grid of a large percentage of ond most By deprived borough country, where the borough more sustainable and healthy modes of transport could be the population struggle with unemployment and insufficient access to green encouraged. The canals rich history as the oldest canal in London also spaces and exercise. The canal issocial partcohesiveness of a complex network of canals that offers a chance to create a greater sense of and currently present more of a barrier than an asset to local communities. community ownership of the canal by celebrating that history along the canal and throughout the By reconnecting theborough. canal to the green and blue grid of the borough more

sustainable and healthy modes of transport could be encouraged. The canals rich history as the oldest canal in London also offers a chance to create a greater sense of social cohesiveness and community ownership of the canal by celebrating that history along the canal and throughout the borough.

Tower Hamlets Establishing the needs of the community

rediscovering and celebrating the historic identity of London's oldest canal

Education

rediscovering and celebrating the historic identity of London's oldest canal

Victoria Park

Well Street Common Victoria Park

Victoria Park

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Victoria Park

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

rediscovering and celebra

Well Street Common Three Mills Park

Secondary schools Libraries

Health & Leisure

Three Mills Park

Tower Hamlet Cemetry Park Grove Hall Park

Meath Gardens

Mile End Park

Cartlon Square

Shandy Park

Bob's Park

Mile End Park

Business Park

Grove Hall Park

Seven Sea Furze Gardens Green

Langdon School Green

Tower Hamlet Cemetry Park

Seven Sea Gardens

Langdon Langdon Green Park School Jolly's Park

Bob's Park

Shandy Park

Stephney Green

Well Street Common

Grove Hall Park

Business Park

Square Stephney Green

Shandy Park

Victoria Park

Furze Green

Tower Hamlets Cemetry

Shandy Park

Cartlon

Three Mills Park

Grove Hall Park

Tower Hamlets Cemetry

Meath Gardens

Mile End Park

Three Mills Park

Bob's Park

Rectory Gardens

Whitehorse Road Park

Bartlett Park

Bob's Park

Langdon Park

Whitehorse Road Park Langdon Park

Rectory Gardens

Whitehorse Road Park

Ropemakers Field

Jolly's Park

Bartlett Park

Langdon Park

Whitehorse Road Park

Hopsitals

St Paul's Grounds

Ropemakers Field

Leisure facilities

500m

Bartlett Park

Stave Hill Ecological Park

St Paul's Grounds

Limehouse Cut

Green spaces

Most direct path to Limehouse Cut

Ropemakers Field

Social Deprivation

500m

Bridges with pedestrian paths

Access to canal

Bartlett Park

reconnecting communities around Limehouse Cut to existing green spaces Stavethe Hill Most direct path Limehouse Cut Green spaces Ecological Park

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Bridges with pedestrian paths

Access to canal

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Channelsea River

Canary Wharf

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West India Docks

Water spaces

Reedbanks

Towpath

Canary Wharf

Railtracks

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River Lea

East Lake Victoria Park Pond

Water spaces facilitating access across the canal and to a network of waterspaces

DLR station

Reedbanks

Towpath

Limehouse Cut

Pedestrian bridge

Limehouse Cut Pedestrian bridge

Hertford Union Canal

Lock Gate

East Lake

Access to canal 500m

Lock Gate Access to canal

facilitating access across the canal and to a network of waterspaces

Betula pendula

Columba livia

Buddleja davidii

Corvus brachyrhynchos

Larus canus

Salix alba

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Cartlon Square

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Meath Gardens

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Green Grid

Green Green Grid Grid

Tower Hamlet Cemetry Park

Primary schools

Regent's Canal Regent's Canal

cology cology

History History

assessment Character Assessment assessment

assessment History

Limehouse Cut Character

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Concept

The concept drawing is an abstract representation of the master plan inspired by Kandinsky. The illustration of simple shapes and symbols is used to express a list of general ideas. The composition is artistic and random as we haven't considered the specific location for each design intervention yet at this brainstorming conceptual stage. Nevertheless, the drawing is also a map, it should be seen in landscape orientation so that north is pointing upward. The diagonal spine in the middle is Limehouse Cut and at the end of it is the Limehouse Basin. The circles situated at the beginning of the Cut symbolize the confluence of it and the River Lea. Each element on the drawing represents either some existing context, analysis of our site Limehouse cut, more some design features we would like to include in our planning strategy.

Strategy

Limehouse Cut

Strategy This project aims to improve connectivity along and across the Limehouse Cut and to encourge

Existing connections

greater cohesiveness of local communities. In order to achieve this, we propse four new footbridges, new paving of the towpath, lighting to make the canal safer at night, a water bus service connecting the existing services on the Regents Canal and the River Lea and new green spaces and a swimming pool alongside new housing along the canal. Street trees and swales will be implemented along streets that connect the canal to nearby schools, nuseries, green spaces and DlR and tube station, improving wayfinding to the canal.

New connections

300m

Limehouse Cut Phase Phase1

Phasing

Phase Phase2

YearsYears 1-2 1-2

Years 3-5

The catalyst for change along the Limehouse Cut is an

While the industrial sites along the Limehouse Cut are cleared

investment into greater connectivity and confluence. Connections

for development, access routes to the canal undergo greening

to the canal and along the canal are improved with new

and cleaning through street trees and swales to further improve

paving of the towpath and wayfinding towards the canal. The

the water quality of the canal and its ties to the wider green

introduction of water bus route and bus stops will connect the

grid. A community centre with a communal garden, cafe and

Limehouse Cut to the existing network of canals in the Tower

exhibition spaces opens in a restored Victorian warehouse.

Hamlets and introduce new circulation routes

Here local communities can come together

that embrace the long history of waterborne

and get involved with the future vision for the

transport in this borough. Finally, four new

Limehouse Cut. As the building restoration

pedestrian bridges will allow connections across

progresses, this centre will also host a library,

the canal, bringing communities on either side

media centre and a new campus for the

closer together. These new routes will grow into

University of Cumbria in London. Its outdoor

key connections in the green grid of the Tower

spaces are being used for outdoor cinema,

Hamlets.

theatre performances and farmers markets.

Existing water bus stop Canal improvements: new paving, reedbanks, water bins

Phase Phase3

New water bus stops & route Improving existing bridges

Community centre: cafe, community garden & info on Limehouse Cut improvements

Growing connections through new bridges New bridges

100m

Growing impact of community centre into a library, uni campus

Planting street trees & building swales Sites cleared for development

Phase Phase4

Years 5-10

The new housing developments along the Limehouse Cut

Schools & nurseries

University of Cumbria

DLR & tube stations

Existing green spaces

100m

Years 10-20

Development along the Limehouse Cut will create nodes of

are completed in conjunction with the expansion of the

confluence where communities come together across the canal.

network of green streets leading to the canal. Primary

The canal becomes a place of encounter and identity creation.

schools and nurseries as well as DLR and tube stations

This is further encouraged by an extensive social programme

are now directly connected to the Limehouse Cut through

taking place on the canal, including annual boat races, fireworks

a network of green, pedestrian friendly streets. Next to

and light shows. With improved access along and across the

housing, the new developments also include a

Limehouse Cut, the canal becomes firmly integrated

number of extensive public green spaces that

into the green and blue grid of Tower Hamlets. This

fill gaps in the green grid of Tower Hamlets.

will encourage local communities to make greater use

There will also be a new swimming pool and

of these assets and new more sustainable routes and

sports grounds along the canal, accessible to

modes of transport of the blue and green grid.

communities on both sides.

Housing developments

Planting street trees & building swales

Schools & nurseries

University of Cumbria

New green spaces

Public swimming pool

DLR & tube stations

Existing green spaces

100m

Creating confluence of communities, routes & ecosystems

Blue grid connections

Existing blue spaces

Blue grid connections

Existing grenn spaces

500m

Masterplan

Pedestrian bridges and Pedestrian Bridges wayfinding Bridge 1

Bridge 2

The first footbridge is an important infrastructure to connect the water bus stations on both sides and the new residential houses, and it is a perfect viewpoint to appreciate the canal.

Cherry trees (Prunus avium) planted along the footbridge provide colour interest during the spring. Terrance gardens and seabins can help to improve the water quality of the canal.

Terrace housing

Bridge 1 Cable-stayed footbridge Wild cherry (Prunus avium)

Betula pendula

Bridge 2

Bridge 3

Wild cherry (Prunus avium)

Betula peudula

White willow (Salix alba)

End point of street greening

Common reed (Phragmites australis)

Terrace garden Common reed (Phragmites australis)

Bridge 4

Butterfly-bush(Buddleja davidii)

Seabins

Skyblue aster (Symphyotrichum oolentangiense)

Water bus stop

Location

of bridges and leading paths

Bridge 3

Bridge 4

End point of green street network

When boats and yachts retreat from the mooring station, the large water space becomes home to birds like the coot and the swan.

The Arched pedestrian bridge takes less space at the canal. The screening bushes replaced previous fence or wall to improve the walking experience along the towpath.

One of the paths leading pedestrians to the Limehouse Cut through rows of street trees and paving patterns. Street trees (Tilia cordata) improve the quality of street space. The leading signs and paving also increase the identity of the streets.

Terrace housing

White willow (Salix alba)

Street lamps Betula peudula

Terrace housing

Sarcococca

Tilia cordata

butterfly-bush(Buddleja davidii)

Butterfly-bush(Buddleja davidii)

Mooring site

Mute swan (Cygnus olor)

Water bus stop Common reed (Phragmites australis)

Common coot (Fulica atra) Mooring site

Bioswales Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

Timber stairs

Pedestrian path with leading sign

Detail Plan

Limehouse Cut At Night The lighting design along the canal and tributary roads aims to guide people towards the canal. The canal is reimagined as a space that is pleasant and safe to enjoy at night, with a number of events taking place along the canal at night time. Lighting along the walls and paths as well as a nighttime water bus service help to ensure that the canal retains natural surveillance even at night.

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Chosen Study area - Existing Conditions Old Town is the heart of Edinburgh in Scotland. The city has long been a centre of education, particularly in the fields of medicine, Scots law, literature, the sciences and engineering at the University of Edinburgh. Therefore, there is a certain proportion of land use for the university and student accommodation. It is also the second largest financial centre in the United Kingdom (after London) and the city's historical and cultural attractions have made it the United Kingdom's second most popular tourist destination, attracting over one million overseas visitors each year. Therefore, there are a large proportion of land use taking by the tourism which included tourist attractions, hotels, shops and restaurants. The land uses of the surroundings are mainly retails and restaurants, there are also use of hotels, churches as well as two tourist attraction, Scottish Storytelling Centre and Museum of Childhood. The surroundings have two Churches, which are Old St Paul’s Scottish Episcopal Church (constructed 19th century) and Trinity Apse (reconstructed in the 1872).

Access & Circulation

Context – Identity (Tourist)

Chosen Study Area Existing Pedestrian Path

Chosen Study Area

Waverley Station

Existing Pedestrian Path

Bus Stop

Hotel

Pedestrian Route from Waverley Station

Mix Use of Restaurants & Retails

Pedestrian Route from Bus Stop

Tourist Attractions

Context – Identity (Local Resident)

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Minor Road

Residential Use

Local Street

Church

Existing Site – Plan The chosen site located on Jeffrey Street, which is near North Bridge and Waverley Station. This is an area for the tourists and visitors arriving the Old Town in Edinburgh. The existing site includes hotel building, Jury’s Inn, and an underused greenspace (which is enclosed by the walls) where has five closes linking to Royal Mile.

Context – Identity (Greenspace)

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There are several reasons that the existing site has high potential to redevelop as an open space. P.1. Location is easy to access, which has the closes connecting to the Royal Mile and not far from the tourist attractions. P.2. Calton Hill provides a good view from the site, it would attract people to come and enjoy the view P.3. The site is closed to the North Bridge and Waverley Station, it could be a first impression of the Old Town. P.4 There is an underused greenspace in the site, it provides trees, vegetations as well as ecology for the following design.

Constraints of the Chosen Study area After the site analysis and concerns, there are several constraints of designing the chosen site. C.1. Level changing, the land of the site is a slop, not a flat surface, Therefore, during the following design process, it needs to manage the level difference and improve the disable access. C.2. The site is surrounding by buildings so a half of the site is shaded so the choice of the vegetation should be careful.

Existing Site – Section

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History – Fresh Food Market

Market in Edinburgh

Before the railway came into the drained valley of the Nor’ Loch part of the ground below the North Bridge was used for the city’s markets. The market was on the market street, which was closed to the chosen study area.

There are several markets in Edinburgh, which are opening in the weekend. The design of The Food & Flea Market inspired me to have hardwood to be my market store material, which looks good and the color can fit in the old town.

Leith Market Dock Place

Stockbridge Market

Reducing the use of tourists

The Food & Flea Market Having a bigger land for the following design

Having a better view from North Bridge

It doesn’t have a habit or community, which is just for people staying a short time

Edinburgh Farmers Market

Potterrow Dome Market

Grassmarket Market Eddie's Seafood Market

Providing residential housing for people living in Edinburgh

Jury’s Inn The proposed plan is to demolish the Jury’s Inn building to have a bigger land to design an open space with the closes linking to the Royal Mile. Refer to our group strategy work, the topic is Rebalance, which aims to have more uses for residents of Edinburgh and reduce the use for tourists. Therefore, after demolished the hotel building, the design aims to provide several residential houses for people living in Edinburgh and solving the housing issue in Edinburgh. One more reason is that the Jury’s Inn is quite tall and wide, seven stories, which blocks the view to Arthur’s Seat from the North Bridge. The proposed design aims to provide a better view from the North Bridge to the proposed design and Arthur’s Seat, as a reception and giving a good first impression of the Old Town. It would also focus on the level changing and improving the access specially the disable access connecting the Jeffery Street, Royal Mile and the proposed open space.

Context – Identity (The Arches)

The Arches,E Market Street There are exciting things going on in Edinburgh, such as the newly renovated Waverley Arches below Jeffrey Street that are a part of the huge £150 million New Waverley development that aims to create a bustling new quarter in Edinburgh’s Old Town.

Design Process

Precedents Study: Market Design

Precedents Study: Terraced Landscape - Ramp & Stairs

Rotterdam Market Hall, Netherlands Rotterdam Market Hall is a sustainable combination of food, leisure, living and parking, fully integrated to celebrate and enhance the synergetic possibilities of the different functions. This is a good example to combine the market and residential apartments.

Baltic Station Market, Estonia Baltic Station Market is a unique market in Estonia, which includes nearly 300 traders on three floors. On the underground floor, there is a supermarket, a sports club, and various services. On the ground floor, there is a large hall for fish and meat, a street for vegetables, and a versatile street food area with nearly 20 dining options.

Precedents Study: Contemporary architecture in the Old Town -National Museums Scotland -Scottish Storytelling Centre

Precedents Study: Terraced Landscape - Seating Area

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How can we create an inclusive public space as a transition point between New Nown and Old Town? Design Objective: Obj 1. Designing spaces for social interaction Obj 2. Emulating Old Town Character Obj 3. Emulating New Town Character Obj 4. Accessible and Safe

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Market Stalls

Design Principle:

Hot Food Market With Tables and Seating Area

Obj 1. Creating space for market, performance, seating area Obj 2. Narrow footpaths, proportion of spaces and using for materials Obj 3. Wider footpaths, giving clear direction to the pedestrians and simple shapes of the buildings Obj 4. Providing a completed ramp network between Jeffery Street and High Street for disable access and reopens the closes for everyone to walk through

Trinity Apse

Old Saint Paul's Scottish Episcopal Church

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Terraced Landscape Proposed Design – Perspective Drawings

Design Analysis Demolishing Jury’s Inn & Providing residential Houses

Increasing the use of residents Reducing the use of tourists

1.Pedestrian path & direction 2.Materials & texture (Existing site)

Group Strategy: Rebalance

New Town’s character Old Town’s character

Proposed Design

Design Principle

Precedent Studies

Function

Market Design Market

Access: Ramp & Steps

Contemporary architecture in the Old Town

Searing areas

Improving the accessibility

The Use of Existing Materials for the Proposed Design There is an enclosed wall surrounding the private green space.

Proposed Design – Section

Using the materials to construct the proposed planters

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Scale 1:300

Garden Design:

The Butterfly and Dragonfly’s Garden 2015 Chaumont-sur-Loire International Garden Festival Spanning a wide array of fields and central to the major challenges we face for our future, the garden today is an extraordinary place of deliberation, innovation and experimentation.Ecological research, scientific and technical investigations of all types observe, fertilise and reinvent this ever changing world. Permaculture, transgenesis, biocontrol, aquaponics, hydroponics, green chemistry, phytoremediation, vertical farms, synergistic vegetable plots … this is just some of the action packing this amazing adventure of the living world, where experimentation, prospecting and discovery combine tradition, ecology and technological progress – without losing sight of the humanistic dimension or of poetic imagination for all that. Whether they go hand in hand with the adventure of “incredible edibles”, “intelligent seeds”, spectacular multi-grafted fruit trees, or with the chlorophyllous fluorescence of plants, modern-day gardens have a thousand-and-one reasons to enchant and astonish us. The gardens of this 25th edition of the Festival should therefore surprise us as they set out to tell this extraordinary plant odyssey of the 21st century with all the creative imagination and fantasy that have always reigned at Chaumont-sur-Loire. The 25th International Garden Festival will thus be showcasing gardens that address the great questions of our time, such as climate change, rising sea levels, “floating gardens” and the link between habitat and gardens. Once again the gardens at Chaumont-sur-Loire will captivate you with the inventions and proposals of a new generation of landscapers.

Insect Sculpture These are large sculptures to take the form of insects, which allow visitors to view and admire the structure of insects. Meanwhile, they are seating area for the visitor to relax.

Seating area

Dragonfly Footbridge This is a footbridge formed as a dragonfly, which mixed the ideas of insects viewing and the large insect sculptures. The whole image would be like a huge dragonfly landing on the garden.

Main Elements -Pond for Dragonflies to Live and Rest -Dragonfly-shaped Footbridge

Slope

-Food-plants for Butterflies Pattern The pattern of butterfly’s wing forms the pond, footpaths and planting areas.

1st Draft Plan

Footbridge The footbridge is connecting the entrance and the centre of the garden. Before the visitors arrive the central area, the atmosphere would be mysterious and giving a room for visitor to imagine that what is going to happen.

2nd Draft Plan

-Educational Information of the Insects

3nd Draft Plan Concept Insects make up the majority population of the animal kingdom. These incredible creatures provide food for the ecosystem as they are the bottom of the food chain. However, people seldom appreciate their beauty. If people take time to learn more about insects, they would find them incredibly intriguing. Therefore, my design is a contemporary garden for butterflies and dragonflies, and visitors can relax and have fun with these insects. While they visit the garden, they can learn a lot more about butterflies and dragonflies through an interesting way. Moreover, it provides a nice platform for insect watching, especially dragonflies. On top of that, this garden keeps an ecosystem between the insects and plants, which could maintain a balance in ecology.

Butterfly &

Dragonfly Garden The Dragonfly-shaped Footbridge This footbridge is the main character in the garden, it is created a shape of five different species of dragonfly. Then, the visitor can know them through an interesting channel, it could attract people to find out more detail about dragonfly. On the footbridge, there are pattern of Small Pincertail, Ruddy Darter and Large Red Damselfly’s wing as paving; it is pattern of Banded Agrion’s wing as a glass sculpture; and the structure of Common Blue Damselfly’s antenna, head, compound eyes, thorax and legs as the central part of this bridge, also its abdomen was developed with a slide at the end of the footbridge.

The Details of Butterflies In the butterfly food-plant area, there are 42 species of butterfly model near the food-plants, which had written their name on their wings. Then, when the visitor see the real butterflies, they could know their name through those models.

Providing Detail through An Interesting Channel Many people do not want to read the information boards during visiting a garden. It is very boring way to give information to the visitor, so The Butterfly and Dragonflyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden provided some different and interesting channel that the visitor know more about the insects. In the setting area near the pond, there are noted the explanations of dragonflies on the timber. During appreciating dragonflies, the visitor could find their details on the seat.

The Ladders & Slide The visitor can walk on the footbridge through the slope or climb up through the ladders. Meanwhile, the shape of Common Blue Damselflyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abdomen was developed with a slide at the end of the footbridge, which is not just for children, it is for everyone to play. These elements provide more interaction between visitors and the design.

Major Research Project:

Urban Landscape Design

Avon Island Park

Location Weston Island Weston Island is an island between the River Avon and Weston Cut (a Canal), which is located in the west of Bath. The current use of this island is as one of FirstUK’s bus depots and a car parking space, also the west of the site is Weston Lock on the canal, which attracts people to visit. Moreover, there is Bristol and Bath Railway Path right next to the proposed site, the path is an attractive leisure path and an important wildlife corridor.

As you see on the map, the proposed site is a distance of 1.8 miles from the city centre, which is a 30 minutes’ walk for the pedestrian. The main surroundings of Weston Island are residential land. Newbridge’s amenities include Oldfield Park Train Station, bus stops, churches, schools, post offices, a playground, a local clinic, and a number of shops. In addition, the surroundings are lots of private green spaces such as backyards and garden, but there is not enough public leisure open land for those residents.

Weston Lock is situated in the north-west of the proposed site, which is between Bath Lock and Kelston Lock on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Weston Cut is a man-made channel for the boats to pass through Weston Lock, which was constructed between 1724 and 1727.

City Centre Location in relation to local area

Fig 1.0d Weston Lock

Newbridge Ward

Weston Lock

Twerton Ward

Twerton Sluice Gates

Overhead view of the site and surrounding neighbourhood

Final Design

Visualisations

Bird Viewing Zone

Outdoor Cafe

Shallow Water Fountain Square

Reception of YHA

Allotments Mountain Biking Trail

RIV ER A VON

Picnic Area

Insect Viewing Zone

RIVER AVON Youth Hostels Association (YHA) Car Park

Local Park

Visitor Welcome Centre

(Sunday Market)

(includes a local community hub, art galleries with studios, an art shop, a bike shop, a restaurant and a cafe)

Introduction Avon Island Park is a mixed-use recreation park located on the River Avon in the west of Bath. The development provides a variety of recreation facilities, which can be classed into two parts: campsites for visitors; and a local park with community hub for local people. When developed the park would consist of a number of elements: bird and insect viewing, spaces for barbecues and picnics, Youth Hostels Association(YHA), camping, a visitor welcome centre (includes a local community hub, art galleries with studios, an art shop, a bike shop and a coffee shop), allotments for the community hubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s members, playground, mountain biking trail and a fishing place. The targets of Avon Island Park are the local community in the west of Bath and visitors from the outside. The park is located in the River Avon in the west of Bath, between Twerton riverside and Newbridge riverside. The site is mainly surrounded by the residential land of Twerton ward and Newbridge ward, which both lack formal green space for recreation. Therefore, Avon Island Park would be not only an access for pedestrians to cross the river, but would also comprise a local park and a community hub for local residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leisure. Along the Newbridge riverside there is the Bristol and Bath Railway Path running through, so the park could be a relaxing stop for cyclists who have cycled a long way.

Play Facility

(Roundabouts & Swings)

On the island there would be are several kinds of indoor and outdoor activities, which are suitable for everyone to have fun and relax, it is a great leisure space for the public. Moreover, a trip to visit and stay in Avon Island Park would not be costly, so visitors from another city could come and visit during the weekend, and the local residents would come for a walk after lunch. It would become a place for family gatherings, dating, camping, fishing, thinking and so on. Ultramc

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Timber Decking

Timber Boardwalk

Sand

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River Avon

Footpath

Biking Trail

Planter

Footpath

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Pond

This section covers footpath, biking trail with different materials, pond and the River Avon in Insect Viewing Zone.

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Planter

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River Avon

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Bird Viewing Zone In Avon Island Park, there are a bird viewing and insect viewing zones respectively, but these zones are not just for viewing, it also giving new habitat to the environment in the island and surroundings. Bird viewing zone, in the west of the park, there would be Alder, Dogwood, Elder, Holly etc. attracting the birds living here. Insect viewing zone, in the east of the park, there would be Black Bent, False Brome, Wild Mignonette and so on. Moreover, there are ponds with water plants for the insects especially dragonflies. There are three forest hides in the bird viewing zone and one in the insect experience zone. Visualisation 1 shows one of the forest hides in the bird zone. Within the forest hide there is information about the bird and plant species in view. This would provide an educational space for visitors viewing birds quietly.

Shallow Water Fountain Square Visualisation shows the view of the shallow water fountain square in the local park, visitors could have fun in the fountain square, it also provides benches for relaxing near the fountain and for parents to watch their children play.

Birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s-eye View of Avon Island Park This figure illustrates the general development of the east of Avon Island Park, especially showing the relationship between the visitor welcome centre, local park and mountain biking trail. Moreover, there is a section under the drawing, which provides a clear dimension for understanding the layout and size of Avon Island Park. It also shows the building of the visitor welcome centre; the architecture style is industrial because in the history, there were mills and industrial uses in this island.

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Roundabouts Visualisation shows the roundabouts in the local park, which are unusual and interesting roundabouts. The special feature of these roundabouts is that they move at the same time, due to three gear wheels linking them together.

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River Avon

Timber Decking

Footpath

Planter

2200

Planter

10000

Footpath

Footpath Planter

River Avon

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