Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)
Ba(Hons), DipLa
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Hi, my name is Robin Hutchinson. I have just completed my postgraduate diploma in landscape architecture and subsequently I am interested in furthering my career. I am a gregarious and hard working individual with a keen interest in design and the outdoors. I have been playing team sports since a young age and have learnt the value of great teamwork. That teamwork helped my rugby club and I win the Edinburgh cup final. From individual study and self employment as a builder, I also learnt the importance of self motivation and a good work ethic. I am particularly interesting in landscape design and graphics, but I enjoy learning new skills and overcoming challenges. ... and so after 4 years of university and a year out I have completed my diploma and I am looking forward to the world of professional work.
Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)
Haddington - St Martin’s Park
Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)
Masterplan 1. Artillery park 2. Abbot’s view 3. Amisfield lakes 4. The Meadows
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5. St. Martin’s gardens
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Haddington is situated roughly 20 miles to the east of Edinburgh. It was founded in the 12th century and became particularly prosperous in the 18th century because of the surrounding farmland and its proximity to Edinburgh and Aberlady bay, which was an important trading route. The town developed slowly until the second world war. Since the 1940s Haddington has seen sporadic development. This growth has distorted the towns character and left the medieval town centre at the eastern edge of development. St Martin’s park is designed to become a central park that links the towns medieval areas to surrounding housing estates and countryside walks through continuous green-space. The main interventions include the creation of retention ponds and improving existing flood defences, highlighting ‘the oldest church in Scotland’ and relocating storage facilities to make space for parkland. Housing estates to the north, which were previously impenetrable have been given a clear sense of spacial hierarchy. There are clear but subtle distinctions between private, semi-private and public space and north-south streets emphasise routes towards public green-space.
Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)
Mature and semi-mature trees The visual to the right shows one of the several walkways around the retention ponds in spring. The bulbs to the left of the path will be selected and planted by one of the local primary schools each year. There are 3 primary schools in the area and soon to be 4. Each school will have a designated annual planting area to help encourage community ownership and interaction. Areas of the path will be lined with Paulownia tomentosa and Amelanchier lamarckii to provide interesting spring colour and texture. Liquidambar styraciflua and Nyssa sylvatica have been planted in the more sheltered areas to give bold autumn colour. Quercus ilex has been planted for winter structure.
Mature and semi-mature trees
Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)
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Retention ponds - Initial tree plan
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Additional space has been given to the species which will mature in this area. Many of them have been planted as select standards. The whips have been grouped into the same species, but there is some overlap to hint at the formation of a natural woodland. The whips have been planted at a spacing of 2.5m. This area of the park will be used as a tree nursery. When thinning of the woodland is required the removed trees will be transplanted to other areas of the park and surrounding housing estates.
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Nyssa
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Alnus PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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Betula
Liquidambar
Salix
Paulownia
Alnus
Populus
Quercus
Amelanchier
Populus Salix Amelanchier Lamarkii Liquidambar Nyssa sylvatica Paulownia tomentosa Quercus patraea
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Betula
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year 3 visual
Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)
Retention ponds - Water levels The paving, aside from run off levels, is at a constant level - 10cm above the highest water level.
High water, during severe flooding. Average water level +/20cm Minimum water level, during drought
Low water
The levels have been arranged so that there is a constant body of water throughout the year to encourage public use. The water will be clean enough to swim in but small cleaner paddling areas have been designed to encourage interaction with the water side. Some areas will be inaccessible to the public, this is to encourage wildlife to settle in the wetland areas. With the established woodland adjacent to the east the clean ponds will improve the areas biodiversity significantly. Some of the edges of the ponds, specifically around the bridged areas, will need to be reinforced. The majority of the edges will have a shallow enough incline not to need this reinforcement. These shallower edges will allow for wildlife to enter and exit the ponds.
Average water
High water
Retention ponds - Water levels Average water level
High water level
Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)
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Wetland meadow
Naturally the plants respond best to flooding in the winter months. The Tyne usually floods in early to mid February. PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
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The wildflower mix has been selected for its suitability for seasonally wet soils. The plants are found naturally in well drained soils which flood for short periods at a time.
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Wetland meadow mix sown at 1.5 grams per square m.
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Achillea millefolium Betonica officinalis - (Stachys officinalis) Centaurea nigra Filipendula ulmaria Galium verum Leucanthemum vulgare Lotus pedunculatus Plantago lanceolata Primula veris Prunella vulgaris Ranunculus acris Rhinanthus minor Rumex acetosa Silaum silaus Silene flos-cuculi - (Lychnis flos-cuculi) Succisa pratensis Vicia cracca
- 2.5% - 2.5% - 5% - 5% - 8% - 7.5% - 1.5% - 5% - 5% - 10% - 15% - 8% - 8% - 7.5% - 1.5% - 1% - 9%
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Main boulevard - Malus Sylvestris and wetland meadows
Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)
Amsterdam - The Ijburg
Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)
Masterplan - the Ijburg (groupwork: Justyn Nathan, James Settle, Robin Hutchinson)
The Ijburg is a residential neighbourhood situated in the Ij lake to the east of Amsterdam. The island are made by dredging the sand from the bottom of the Ij. The plans for the Ijburg were initially proposed in 1965 but no construction took place until the late 90s. The first island was completed in 2002 when the first residents moved in. The second island was planned to be complete by 2012 but construction has not yet started because of the economic recession. The original aim was to create 18000 homes for 45000 residents and provide 12000 jobs.
1 - Centrumeiland
The masterplan we have created is based upon the existing north south street layout of the Ijburg. Green space has been given more prominence than in the original plans and the large ‘eco ring’ acts as a long park and a barrier to wind and waves.
4 - Middeneiland
Our key drivers were: Ease of access functionality of space transportation close green-space natural surveillance pedestrian dominance activities and sociability We addressed these concerns by creating a simple and clear street layout and hierarchy that leads to interesting and useful spaces. Existing tram routes and public bicycles have been incorporated into the new islands and moderately high density buildings make it economically viable.
2 - Zuideneiland 3 - Kleineiland
5 - Landtongeiland 6 - Kringetjeilland
Masterplan - the Ijburg (groupwork: Justyn Nathan, James Settle, Robin Hutchinson)
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Landtongeiland
Landtongeiland is used to shelter the floating homes. The island will have small pocket park areas. It will also be used for outdoor art exhibitions.
Each floating home will be connected to a small private park which will be accessible by several other floating homes. Each of these parks will connect to a larger park which will be used by all of the adjacent homes. This middle park will join to a larger public park. The smaller parks will be used as a vegetable and fruit growing resource and the larger park will hold vegetables and fruit trading and selling stalls at certain intervals throughout the year. The floating homes will be 50 percent self sufficient.
Landtongeiland
Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)
Middeneiland
Middeneilland is mainly for privately owned properties. The buildings will be designed to maximise community cohesion by providing significant landscaped areas in-between the buildings. To encompass various actives allotments, play areas, wildlife areas, water features, attenuation ponds, nature reserves and semi-natural spaces will be provided. This island will be the economic hub of the Ijburg, a central point where people will disembark from the tram. It will provide the Ijburg with Doctors surgeries, motor servicing, restaurants, cafes, small shops, a school and a library. This island will also house the Ijburg town hall, which can be used by residents for local events such as Scouts, Womens Institute and private functions such as weddings or Birthdays free of charge. The island will have a feature building specifically designed for festivals and parades. The building will have to ability to prokect light through its exterior surface to produce patterns and images on the surrounding buildings and streetscape.
Middeneiland - feature building
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Zuideneiland
Zuideneiland is primarily a residential island with small community facilities and semi-private space. The area will support small independent shops and local produce. There are some key social and recreational areas including the docks and restaurant area to the north-west. Many of the problems blamed on high density developments are in fact a combination of problems with location, design, tenure mix, allocation policies, lack of management and maintenance. Ijburg has been designed with higher density housing not only because land is scarce but also desirable. Much of the desirable housing in urban areas is of a higher density design. Higher density housing in existing urban areas can create vibrant, successful neighbourhoods, with a variety of residents. Higher density neighbourhoods does not mean that higher density housing is all the same; a combination of housing types and different designs create variety and interest. One of the main benefits is that higher density housing allows for more accessible private outdoor spaces and more land to create shared spaces (such as parks) and shared facilities (recycling, playgrounds).
Zuideneiland - restaurant and dock area
Thank you for your time
Robin Hutchinson - short portfolio (selected works)