Landscape Architectural Designer Portfolio by Sarah

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RENSHAW STREET, DONCASTER EAST

WYNDHAM CHRISTWAY COLLEGE

About

This proposal highlights the urgent requirement for Wyndham Christway College to incorporate eco-conscious elements into its outdoor spaces, emphasising sustainability. A key component of the design is the incorporation of a communal area, strategically aimed at cultivating community engagement.

Additionally, the proposal recommends using Australian native plants for increased greenery and shade, whilst educating the community about the importance of preserving indigenous flora

Construction

Currently under construction.

Client

Wyndham Christway College

Location

Wyndham Vale, VIC

Project Type

Education Landscape Design - Plant design and communal seating area

Project

Detail

Platylobium Landscape Design

Project Lead: Sarah Z

Plant Design: Lucy G & Sarah Z

Zone 2 Seating Area Landscape Planting Plan

Tree Plant ID & Planting Time Execution (PTE)

PS2 Banksia marginata x3

PS2 Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Natchez’ x3 PTE4 PTE4

PS2 Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei ‘Snowflake’ x2 PTE4

LANDSCAPE PLAN NOTATION

Planting Zones

Proposed Seating Area

Seat with garden bed by architects planting to be completed

Planting Schedule (PS) & Planting Time Execution (PTE)

PS1

PS2

PS3 PS4 PS5

(Z1) Zone 1

(Z2) Zone 2

(Z3) Zone 3

(Z4) Zone 4

(Z7) Zone 7

(Z5) Zone 5

(Z8) Zone 8

(Z6) Zone 6

(Z9) Zone 9

(Z10) Zone 10

(Z11) Zone 11

Zone 10 (Z10) Garden bed planting - seat by architect

ZONE 5

ZONE 6

ZONE 2 - DESIGN STRATEGIES

1 Trees like Banksia marginata, Lagerstroemia indica, and Corymbia ficifolia will provide shade and reduce the heat island effect.

2 The design features a meandering pathway to encourage site movement and facilitate social interaction. Finished in Tuscan toppings.

3 The communal area promotes school engagement with tables and seating amid lush native vegetation.

4 The curved garden bed formations encourage the school community to explore the nooks and examine native flora in-depth.

ZONE 2 - SECTION VIEW

Winding path encourages movement and exploration throughout the site.

Reclaimed timber tables and bench seats act as pause points through the path.

Australian native flora softens the hardscape with its lush shrubs and diverse tree foliage textures.

2 RENSHAW STREET, DONCASTER EAST

About

The landscape design project for two future units in Doncaster East aims to transform the sloped land into an aesthetically pleasing, low-maintenance environment.

The key objectives include incorporating an Australian native planting style, removing damaged trees, installing front fencing to define boundaries without obstructing views, planting two large feature trees to screen both dwellings, implementing retaining solutions for the sloped front and back yards, and incorporating a lawn area. The design emphasises low maintenance and incorporates drought-tolerant plants to soften hardscape elements, achieving a harmonious balance that meets both practical and aesthetic needs.

Construction

Construction to commence in 2024.

Eric W

Doncaster East, VIC

Platylobium Landscape Design Project Lead: Sarah Z Plant Design: Sarah Z

Acmena smithii ‘Sublime’ Lily Pilly

5m(h) x 3m(w)

Design notes:

Screening. Front hedge to soften vertical blade steel front fence.

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Common Everlasting

0.3m(h) x 0.5m-1.5m(w)

Design notes: Underplanting largers shrubs. Soften hardscape elements such as steppers.

Banksia spinulosa ‘Honey Pots’ Honey Pots Banksia

0.8m-1m(h) x 0.8m-1m(w)

Design notes: Visual interest in rockery planting.

Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia

1m-2.5m(h) x 1m(w)

Design notes: Wide spreading to aid in weed suppression surrounding rock retaining. Visual interest in rockery planting.

PLANTING STYLE

Eucalyptus leucoxylon ‘Euky Dwarf’ Euky Dwarf

5m-6m(h) x 5m-6m(w)

Design notes: Client request two tall feature trees for front yard, to act as major screening for both dwellings.

Dichondra repens Kidney Weed

0.1m(h) x 0.5m(w)

Design notes: Soften hardscape elements such as steppers.

Correa reflexa Common Correa 1m(h) x 1m(w)

Design notes: Feature planting for its attractive flower and foliage.

Anigozanthos ‘Landscape Gold’ Kangaroo Paw 1m-2m(h) x 0.5m(w)

Design notes: Attractive flowering.

The future dwellings are intended for rental use, so a low-maintenance planting palette is essential. Primarily native plants will be incorporated across elevated slopes, within rockery areas, and to enhance privacy while maintaining appealing views from inside the house.

3 BARATTA STREET, DONCASTER EAST

About

Complementing this newly rebuilt home is a landscape designed to reflect the clients’ passion for entertaining, that supports a range of activities throughout the year. The outdoor alfresco and pool area evoke a holidaylike atmosphere, offering stunning views from inside the house.

Key design features include a lawn space that will eventually be transformed into a basketball court, ramp access on both sides of the property to accommodate the sloped landform, a versatile front yard with a lawn option, and extensive privacy screening with large shrubs and trees to soften the hardscape. The selected plants are low maintenance, showcasing a variety of green foliage and textures.

Construction

Under construction

TRAVERTINE STEPS

Steps up to main entrance in Travertine paving

BASKETBALL COURT

(8.8m x 5m) to be built in stage 2

SITE PLAN

RAISED POOL STEPPERS

Raised Silver Travertine steppers in pool

Casuarina glauca

Westringia fruticosa

Chrysocephalum apiculatum

Dichondra repens

Senecio serpens

Lomandra longifolia ‘Tanika’

4 ‘CANVAS’

About

The proposed project is based on the existing ‘Re-discover Chapel St’ initiative which seeks to regenerate, create, and link open public space and public domain around Chapel Street.

‘Canvas’ responds to the demands of open public spaces for recreational needs amongst hectares of commercial and retail spaces. The project seeks to implement quality streets by providing safe access, ‘green’ networking, beautification, and community involvement. The project is primarily divided into two design strategies: community connectedness and environmental enhancement.

Project Intent

RMIT Bachelor of Landscape Architectural Design (Environments 4)

Client Location

Elizabeth St, Prahran VIC

RMIT University project - Proposal in conjunction with ‘Re-discover Chapel St’ project Project Detail

City of Stonnington

RESEMBLES PAINT STROKES. REPRESENTS ARTISTIC INFLUENCES, ENCOURAGES MOVEMENT THROUGH THE SITE, AND A SAFETY MARK FOR VEHICLES. “STROKE”

A SIGN OF REMEMBRANCE, EMBRACES AUSTRALIAN HISTORY. “PAUSE POINT” SEATING AREA “POPPY”

“MURAL” COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN CREATING MURALS FOR SEATS/BOLLARDS. CREATES A SENSE OF BELONGING.

PERMEABLE PAVERS (50MM)

MULCH (70MM)

BIORETENTION SOIL MIX (400MM)

SAND BLANKET (100MM) PEA GRAVEL (50MM) THICK STONE SUBBASE NO.2 (150MM)

SLOPED PERFORATED UNDERDRAIN PIPES

DRAINAGE GEOTEXTILE

SOIL SUBGRADE

Section dwg permeable

Section dwg bioswale

Axo Detail slow sand

Axo Detail drainage geotextile

Slow sand filtration

Tree grate

Bioswale (Group B)

FINE AGGREGATE IN OPENINGS

PERMEABLE PAVERS (50MM)

BEDDING COURSE AGGREGATE (50MM)

DRAINAGE GEOTEXTILE

STONE OPEN-GRADED BASE (100MM)

THICK STONE SUBBASE NO. 2 (150MM)

SLOPED PERFORATED UNDERDRAIN PIPES

SOIL SUBGRADE

Wallaby Grass Pale Flax Lily Pink Bells Chocolate Lily Tufted Bluebell Clustered Everlasting

Bulbine Lily

Austral Stork’s-Bill

Trees Grass Mounds Light coloured permeable pavers

Combating Urban Heat Island

G3 B

G2 A

G2 B

5 ‘A NOMADS NEST’

About

Research question: Can nomadic bird movements be controlled to re-establish fragmented habitats?

‘A Nomads Nest’ is a multi-scalar concept with a micro-intervention. It responds to the need of repopulating the critically endangered bird species, the Regent Honeyeater, resulting in providing a systematic connection for fragmented habitats. Altona Coastal Park, an area once home to the species, acts as the base location among identified habitats that create potential paths to regulate visits and population spread throughout Victoria. Habitat distribution preferred by the Regent Honeyeater are in patches, therefore the design will act as a life supporting landscape whilst these remnant habitats are rebuilt.

Three design strategies are generated to address the needs of the client: Nomads Nest’, ‘Nomads Hide’, and ‘Nomads Revegetated Coastal Woodland’.

Project Intent

RMIT Bachelor of Landscape Architectural Design (Studio 6)

CRITICALLY ENDANGERED

Designing for: Regent Honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia

Altona Coastal Park, VIC Client Location

Parks - Designing for other creatures. Project Type

Project Detail

RMIT University project - Designed in conjunction with LA+ Creature Design International Competition 2020

Lenses of the other creature representation

The artificial birds’ nest mimics the embodiment of a Regent Honeyeater. The construction of the nest takes into account breeding and nesting practices both captured and in the wild. Although an artificial nest has been built, the design encourages nest construction as it provides qualities preferred by the Regent Honeyeater.

Function:

+ Nesting

+ Roosting

+ Predation protection

+ Supporting landscape by mimicking tree habitat

Benefits:

+ Supports species protection

+ Encourage successful and safe breeding ground and reproduction

+ Useful tool to study the species qualities such as detecting trends in rates of predation

SHELTER

Holes provide wind circulation to the inner nest, aids in normalising ideal hatch temperature.

NEST EDGE

Angled nest edges, coated in epoxy (slippery when wet), to combat predation i.e. gliders.

FOLIAGE

Mimics dense foliage

CUP SHAPED NEST (EXTERIOR)

Mimics branches that naturally creates “forks”. Aids in structural integrity for rebuilt nests.

CUP SHAPED NEST (INTERIOR)

Initial nest constructed from compacted dried materials, later will naturally degrade/reused by Regent Honeyeater or other bird species.

Designing for empathy representation

The bird hide intends to highlight the importance of protecting the Regent Honeyeater to the community - designing for empathy. Sighting records are invaluable. They help piece together habitat use, seasonal movement, and breeding patterns. Their movement can be unpredictable, as they move interchangeably towards habitats with higher abundance of food, therefore public engagement for monitoring and research is vital. These bird hides are strategically positioned to encourage safe public engagement and access, and provide a monitoring area for volunteers and professionals.

Function: Bird watching + Species monitoring and research + Engraved aluminium contains + information about the Regent Honeyeater, its significance and how to help Bird bath: water source + (E.g. for bathing)

Benefits: Safe public engagement + Minimises habitat disturbance + Minimises threats to the species +

VIEWING PORT

Multiple viewing points for nondisruptive interaction.

ENGRAVING Regent Honeyeater identification. Encourages public involvement.

WATER STATION Source for bird species. Allows human close encounter without being disruptive.

Existing vegetation incl. revegetated Box Mistletoe Amyema Miquelii

Nomads Revegetated Coastal

Proposal Overview | Strategy Three

+ Ensure longevity and revisitation to the site

+ Support population enlargement by increased food source

+ Protect important grassland habitat from erosion caused by climate and

sea level changes from the coast + Connect fragmented habitats and generate larger habitats.

Project ‘A Nomads Nest’ has established: 72 nests, 30 hides. With future expansion of the project into locations such as Jawbone Reserve, Cherry Lake, Point Cook Coastal Park, and Eynesbury Grey-Box Forest, it would be able to establish:

288 nests, 120 hides. That is a potential 1728 Regent Honeyeaters repopulated with an average of 1 successful youngling bred per nest.

Mugga Ironbark E. sideroxlyon

White Box E. albens Yellow Box E. melliodora

ALTONA COASTAL PARK

ACCESS

Protected Zone (No access)

- Protected buffer zone with no access to pedestrian.

Reduced Pedestrian Circulation

- Grassland and protected zone accessed at a low-zero rate.

Pedestrian Access (Before and After)

- New path follows the border of the coastal park rather than through. For protection and preservation of grassland habitat.

HABITATS

Revegetated Areas

- The revegetation aids in reestablishing fragmented habitats, and increasing food source. Habitat

- 7 identified habitats exist and preserved.

INTERVENTIONS

Nest Location

- Located at close proximity to the border of the coastal park to allow easy viewing. Encourages the use of the footpath, resulting in protecting habitats and the Regent Honeyeater/other bird species.

Hide Location

- Encourages a safe and informative interaction without disruption to local fauna and flora.

ALTONA COASTAL PARK