LA portfolio 2019

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO OF SHANG LOU

Master of landscape architecture 2019 The University of Sheffield

CONTENT

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The Rebirth of Dockland, Liverpool Clarence dock masterplan 2019 The Imbued Garden, A contemplative mind space to explore rock characters 2019 Human Habitat: Sharrow woodland, A sustainable housing design 2017

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Cascade of Island, New Nottingham CBD in cascade of time and space Life in Kelham island, Urban design model Blackburn meadow nature reserve visitor centre, Green infrastructure and ecological masterplanning Sketches and hand-drawings Construction drawings, Grading plan & Detail sections

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Jiading Public Sports & Football park, Intern at Institute of Shanghai Architectural Design and Research 2018 Duyun Green Expo Garden, Intern at Institute of Shanghai Architectural Design and Research 2018 Lujiazui, Yangtze River, Intern at Agence Ter 2015

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FULL PROJECTS

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The Rebirth of Dockland

Liverpool Clarence dock masterplan

The vision is to create a waterfront mix-use commercial and leisure hub, taking into account the history and city development process, with the aim of bringing life back to the historic docklands of Liverpool. In response to the needs of regenerating Liverpool, the concept will focus on creating a commercial retail space, leisure facilities, such as restaurants and bars, and a riparian ecological development.

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Listed buildings: Gate to Clarence Dock, Gate to Clarence graving Dock, Clarence graving dock

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Strategy of Design and land-use AWAKENING Awakening the redundant post-industrial dockland means to transform it into a mix-use, commercially dominated neighbourhood while respecting its historical legacy. The design will follow the place making process to create a landscape for people and morphing into the existing cityscape. The layout will take into account the dockland urban grain pattern, modifying it to low-rise new buildings with appropriate functions to revitalise the site.

Strategy of Social and circulation RESTORING Restoring refers to encouraging people and city life to return to the site via creating an attractive, welcoming public realm. The site is aiming to provide affordable leisure activities and career opportunities for residents from the Vauxhall area. As well as attracting visitors from further afar by emphasizing the site as a cultural, commercial diverse area. A designed circulation will be introduced to the site, utilising the listed gate as the pedestrian entrance with a public footpath along the water-line. Referring to the wider context, the masterplan will try to reconnect and improve access from Liverpool city centre to the historic waterfront, thereby opening the view of Liverpool city skyline along the Mersey riverside.

Strategy of Ecology and vegetation HEALING The design will consider the ecological landscape design, using water as an added value, to form a sustainable waterfront space. First, the existing brownfield will be revitalised through environment remediation design. This will be followed by micro-environment improvements such as make use of the water surface, adding coastal green infrastructure to the site and sustainable water drainage and creating floating habitats. Thus, trying to achieve a harmonious relationship between nature and human.

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I The pocket park will have a strong contrast between the old boundary wall and the green wall to create an urban escape space in between the buildings. The old railway track left on site and the recycled construction debris will keep the brownfield identity. With the herbaceous perennial plants, the pocket park will become a welcoming entrance.

III The extensive green roof with pedestal supported paving will merging its environment into the streetscape. Accessible green roofs are used for recreational and leisure purposes, providing a view to the city beyond the dockland wall.

II The proposed swale will heal the contaminated post-industrial site through vegetation and soil remediation. Bio-swale capturing water runoff and increasing on-site storm water infiltration.

IV Waterfront promenade will use for temporary events such as outdoor music venue, the pop-up store and other recreational uses.

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Sandy track pocket park The sandy track is utilising the limited leftover on site which is the railway, offsetting its form to create drifts of planting beds and seating. It stretches the post-industrial identity in all dimensions to connect the new development to the existing graving dock. The harmonious transition from the rooftop terrace to the waterfront will awakening the extraordinary sensory of the waterfront view.

Granite natural stone as the proposed pedestrianised street surface with the offset pattern. Square slabs with straight bound will be used at the edge of paving. Supplier: CEDstone 1.Paving units Grey granite slab with flamed finish 750x600x50mm The gaps between slabs will be filled with kiln dried sand with vibrating plate.

2. Bedding layer Semi-dried concreting sand(Grade M) T30mm 3. Sub-base Compact DOT-type I hardcore T150mm 4. Optional Geotextile 5. Sub-grade Earth

Outdoor seating with frame cast on site. The seating parallel to the railway track leftover on site, creating a simple but coherent geometry.

6. Timber slats FSC C133609 certified pine timber responsibly sourced from well managed forests, acid etched and waterproofed wood. 12mm gap between slats when attach to steel plate under it.

700x150x50mm 7. CIS concrete Concrete C20 block with eased edge 8. Steel plate Stainless flat steel plate 50x5mm Supplier: Metals4u 9. Concrete screw To fix timber slats onto steel tubing from underneath.M10x70mm Supplier: Screwfix

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Construction detials The ground surface of sandy track will keep its original gravel stone paving. The new pavement on the adjacent street will be the granite slab to tolerate more foot traffic and emergency car access.

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Common reed Reed sweet grass Water mint Baltic rush Common name

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Tree Aspen Alder Bald cypress

Populus tremula Alnus glutinosa Taxodium distichum

10/12 Bare-root tree 8/10 Bare-root tree 10/12 Bare-root tree

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Golden willow

Salix alba 'Vitellina'

8/11 Bare-root tree

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American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

8/12 Bare-root tree, stem clear to 2m

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40/60 Size and requirements 60/80

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Shrub& Hedge Beech Common name Laurustinus Tree

Fagus sylvatica

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Aspen Populus tremula“spiders web” Paperplant Fatsia japonica Alder Alnus glutinosa Perennials Herbaceous plants Bald cypress Taxodium distichum Planting plan Sandy track Sand sedge Carex arenaria Salix alba 'Vitellina' Golden willow False dittany Ballota pseudodictamnus Planting list European marram grass Ammophila Common name Latin name Liquidambararenaria styraciflua American sweetgum English lavender Lavandula angustifolia “loddon blue” Common name Latin name Shrub& Hedge Tree lavender English Lavandula angustifolia “loddon pink ” Aspen Populus tremula Tree Mix Sedum Fagus sylvatica Beech Alder crop Alnus glutinosa Stone Sedum ternatum Aspen Populus tremula Bald cypress Taxodium distichum Stone crop Sedum sepctable Alder Alnus glutinosa Viburnum tinus “autumn joy” Laurustinus Bald cypress Taxodium distichum Salix alba 'Vitellina' Golden willow Stone crop Hylotelephium Paperplant Fatsia japonica “Matrona” “spiders web” Salix alba 'Vitellina' Golden willow Perennials Herbaceous plants Stone crop Sedum cauticola 'Lidakense' Liquidambar styraciflua American sweetgum Sandy track Marginal aquatic planting Liquidambar styraciflua American sweetgum Shrub& Hedge Sand sedge Carex arenaria Common reed Phragmites australis False dittany Ballota pseudodictamnus Shrub& Hedge Reed sweet grass Glyceria maxima Fagus sylvatica Beech European Ammophila arenaria Water mintmarram grass Mentha aquatica Fagus sylvatica Beech Englishrush lavender Lavandula angustifolia “loddon blue” Baltic Juncus balticus Viburnum tinus Laurustinus Englishgrass lavender Lavandula angustifolia “loddon pink ” Moor Molinia caerulea Viburnum tinus “spiders web” Laurustinus Paperplant Fatsia japonica Mix Sedum houttuynia Heart-leaved Houttuynia cordata Perennials Herbaceous plants Stone Sedum ternatum“spiders web” Mix A crop flowering marsh Paperplant Fatsia japonica Stone Sedumspicata"Alba sepctable “autumn joy” Button snakewort Liatris " Sandy crop track Perennials Herbaceous plants Yellow flag Iris Iris Pseudacorus Sand sedge Carex arenaria Sandy track Stone crop Hylotelephium “Matrona” Blue Iris Iris Versicolour Falseflag dittany Ballota pseudodictamnus Sand sedge Carex arenaria Mix B grassy marsh Stone crop Sedum cauticola 'Lidakense' European marram grass Ammophila arenaria False dittany Ballota pseudodictamnus Marginal aquatic planting Pickerelweed Pontadeira Cordata English lavender Lavandula angustifolia European marram grass Ammophila arenaria “loddon blue” Daba Miscanthus Capensis “loddon blue” Common reed Phragmites australis pink ” EnglishGrass lavender Lavandula angustifolia Cotton grass Eriophorum Angustifolium Mix Sedum Reed sweet grass Glyceria English lavender Lavandulamaxima angustifolia “loddon pink ” Water mint Mentha aquatica Stone crop Sedum ternatum Mix Sedum

10/1240/60 Bare-root C5 tree 8/10 Bare-root tree 10/12 Bare-root tree 2 Litre tree 8/11 Bare-root 2 Litre and tree, 8/12 Size Bare-root 2 Litre requirements Size and stem clear to 2m 30/40 C5 requirements 30/40 C5 10/12 Bare-root tree Area:12m² 40/60 8/10 Bare-root 2 Litre tree 10/12 Bare-root tree 10/12 Bare-root tree 2 Litre tree 8/10 Bare-root 60/80 10/12 Bare-roottree tree 8/11 Bare-root 2 LitreC5 40/60 8/11 Bare-root Bare-root tree, tree 8/12 2 Litre stemBare-root clear to 2m 8/12 tree, 2 Litreto 2m stem 3 clear 2 Litre 3 40/60 2 Litre 40/60 30/40 2 LitreC5 60/80 30/40 2 LitreC5 60/80C5 40/60 Area:12m² 2 Litre 2 LitreC5 Area:178m² 40/60 2 Litre 3 2 Litre 2 Litre 3 2 Litre Litre Area:266m² 2 2 Litre Litre 4 30/40 2 Litre LitreC5 7.5 Litre 3 Litre 30/40 C5 2 Area:12m² 3 LitreC5 30/40 2 Litre Area:12m²

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European marram grass Heart-leaved houttuynia Button snakewort 2 Density(/m²) 3

7 6 4 3 108 3 5 160 5 139 3 Number Density(/m²) 8 105 3 Number Density(/m²) 105 3 7 76 2 4 21 9 7 3 43 12 4 3 3 3 5 32 9 6 5 21 9 8 8 108 204 160 50 76 139 120 76 105 125 3 105 537 3 6 111 21 6 43 320 640 108 32 640 160 108 21 139 160 479 105 139 479 204 105 1436 50 105 120 21

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Deciduous, red autumn leaves suitable for sandy soil Deciduous Seasonality Evergreen

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Deciduous, red autumn leaves Deciduous Evergreen Deciduous Deciduous Deciduous Deciduous Evergreen Evergreen Evergreen Deciduous Evergreen Evergreen Deciduous Evergreen floweringflower Deciduous, autumn Autumn pinksummer flowers flower on purple Deciduous, Deciduous Deciduous, summer flower stems Evergreen Deciduous Deciduous Evergreen Deciduous Evergreen Deciduous Evergreen Evergreen Deciduous Evergreen Deciduous Evergreen

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The floating habitat This part is emphasising the planting design. It aims to use marginal species to create a wetland that has all-year round interests, low-management cost, and it is part of the water treatment process. It will be a habitat both for people and waterfowls. The perennial marginal species are in drifts or mixes at the east bank, while the reeds will be kept on the other side of the watercourse.

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The Imbued Garden

A contemplative mind space to explore rock characters Sheffield, UK

I The design aims that creating a contemplation garden by exploring the texture, layer, structure of the rock, and how rock responds to the surrounding environment.

By inspired by Japanese dry garden and land art made by rocks, it is not hard to find out that rock always works as effective stimuli than other environmental manners. A higher degree of concentration can be implied to space by creating a framed rock garden and layered spatial setting.

“A rock is not independent of its surroundings. The way it sits tells how it came to be there. The energy and space around a rock is as important as the energy and space within“.

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The setting is similar to the Japanese dry landscape, but innovative planting and material are introduced.

In the material choice of the rock garden, the design tries to reflect the native geology context of peak district near Sheffield.

II The steps and platforms will be an observation spot for the sunken rock garden. To fulfil the user’s needs, space also functions as a sheltered space for leisure activities.

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III The dry stone wall framed up the sunken garden, people can have a closer look of the garden without disturb the rock setting. They also can touch and feel the texture from the side of the dry stone wall for more interaction.

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Semi-permeable surface

Sedum drifts

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Hornbeam hedge

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Ornamental grass

Swale

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The redder the colour, the denser human activity will be expected. The more blue area represents more tranquil space is. A new entrance is added, gaining access to the site gallery.

The sunken rock garden is framed up by two dry stone wall, and a small ditch surrounds it to minimise the access.

The topography of the site is declining toward the site gallery side. The design encourages water to infiltrate through nature green surface. A Swale next to the hornbeam at the south of site maximise the porous volume of rainwater runoff. Also, drainage is surrounded by the sunken garden to keep the centre part in a relatively dry condition for succulents growth.

The sunken garden includes Sedum genus drifts in gradient. Succulents with architectural shape respond to the nature of rock next to them. The limestone cracks must be washed before putting into the garden, preventing alkaline soil environment.

Existing Carpinus is kept to frame up the site. Ornamental grass mix is added to the ground-cover to give them a rough and austere finish.

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“Cap“ A sandstone has a crack on it which allow Sedum grow underneath. Mimicing the nature millstone cap over limestone in dark peak.

“Grit“ A coarse-grained sandstone which is the typical millstone grit. It has layered structure and become the highest stone among others.

“Cliff“ A sandstone with a sharp edge, representing the grit stone cliff in peak district.

All rocks is suggested to obtain from quarry at peak district.

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Sedum Drifts Sedum cauticola ”Lidakense”

Stonecrop

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Deciduous groundcover

Sedum album

White stonecrop

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Summer white flower

Sedum telephium

Orpine

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Sempervivum macedonicum Sedum sexangulare

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Ornamental grass mix Stachys byzantina “Silver Carpet“

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Deschampsia cespitosa “Glodtau”

Turfed hair grass

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Ophiopogon planiscapus “Nigrescens”

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The three rocks in the sunken garden are selected into three shapes.

The paving pattern is permanent while the limestone gravel can be racked into a preferable pattern.

The paving largely retains the original surface. Detailed paving and construction are shown in sections.

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Human Habitat: Sharrow woodland A sustainable housing design

Sheffield, UK

Circulation The aim is to create a human habitat with woodland, experiencing sustainable housing and planting.

Pedestrianised community Car accessible in emergency

Purposed bridge - A diverse housing typology connects to nearby 1.Medium rise flat neighbourhoods This type of housing aimed for students, young couples. There are extensive private gardens available for ground floor residents which can be the edge of Sharrow woodland.

2.Terrace house To Terrace houses have access to their private gardens. The front yard is access to semi-underground storage, which may use cemetery for bicycle parking. reserve

-Planting and ecology strategy 1. The communal forest where pioneer tree grows to mature forest (woodland management) Apart from the resident-maintained garden, street trees and planting in the purposed communal forest at the centre of the Connecting river walk site could gradually grow into the size and gives a different look to the community slowly. toward the 2. Woodland pond (Water management) Main entrance Sunnybank reserve The area has flood risk designed to be in high vegetation rate and with a detention pond. The planting in it can be the potential meeting point assumed as a woodland edge. This setting will create a woodland ecotone across the housing estate.

- Woodland circulation 1. Woodland niche The area next to the street is for waste collection from household and temporary shelter. It uses the space create by the existing and purposed street tree and leave enough space for a sunny front garden.

2. Woodland track The main entrance is where Summerfield street meets Napier street. There are two minor entrances at the end of, respectively. They create a woodland path connecting all back gardens, the communal forest and the purposed bridge.

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- Sustainable living 1. Woodland niche created for rubbish collection and recycling.

2. The housing arrangement is low in energy consumption.

3. Nature communal planting is low in maintenance cost 4. Bicycle and pedestrian friendly path are included in the design. Also, the ramp is available for disabled people. The car park is in the south and outside the Sharrow woodland. Potentially connect local nature reserves, enhancing the green corridor concept.

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SELECTED WORKS

Cascade of Island

Nottingham, UK

The design emphasis the hierarchies of landscape relate to the function of the proposal - creating a new central business district. Series of green spaces forms hierarchy like cascade to achieving design objectives: 1. Variety of areas provide the programme for different user groups. The primary user on site are offices workers, the design will fulfil their daily needs, such as commuting, co-therapy, after work activities. Apart from them, people from all walks of society are welcomed to site, to participating events like weekend markets.

2. Establishing ecological abundant green spaces with high aesthetic value and function. The naturalistic theme different from traditional CBD practice to create a social landscape.

3. To become a coherent part of the broader context, roads and infrastructure connect to the existing facilities.

The cascade is formed by changing in landforms, spatial quality and dynamic vegetation changing through times.

DESIGN CONCEPT

Past Now Now History Weekend Weekday

DIAGRAM OF LIFE, SPACE AND TIME The programmes take place in spaces with two hierarchy, space and time.

Cascade of space The landforms gradually go up to direct the journey.

Cascade of time The vegetation in different secession stages at different space. The function of space also considers the difference of users during weekdays and weekend.

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New Nottingham CBD in cascade of time and space

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BUFFER WOODLAND AND PATH The perspective illustration and the A shows the threshold between buffer woodland and therapeutic pocket park. A path with slope narrowed by building with dense swale planting mark the entrance of a soft and sensitive space. The buffer woodland already filters the urban noise away while the entrance slows down people’s walking pace.

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BIO-SWALE STREET The detail plan B and the perspective illustration on the right show the threshold between the busy street and the edge of buffer woodland. A linear retention pond with aquatic plants and reeds creates a smooth transition to the woodland edge.

The two banks of the pond have a contrast of urban to nature. The paving material change provides continuity of the path to a more formal space in front of the shopping mall.

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Life in Kelham island Urban design model

The model demostrates how to bringing Kelham Island alive via modifying a selected transitional edge and microenvironment at Kelham Island, Sheffield. The 1:50 model shows the spatial layout of transitional edge while 1:20 model focus on interventions and details.

1:50 entrance pergola

Extent Laterality locality

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DESIGN STRATEGY Engage people to visit by making the area safe, convenient and more interesting for pedestrians and cyclists.

Extend the activity into the evenings and extend the positive use of kelham arcade out to connect with the river through the creation of microenvironments.

Enrich with vegetation and spaces at all levels of the private to public scale (being alone, intimate with few people or social in large groups. Include seating which facilitates all these interactions.

1:50 eye-level view

1:20 flea market

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Blackburn meadow nature reserve visitor centre Green infrastructure and ecological masterplanning

Biodiversity target “Umbrella species“ Kingfisher is useful in making conservation-related decisions because they need waterfront habitat, which affects both the vegetation and water quality. When protecting their habitat, it will indirectly protect a wider variety of species and fauna/ floral community. Kingfisher also has its distinctive colour to provide an addition to human interests.

The visitor centre provides habitats and other essential elements to support target species- Kingfisher appears on site.

Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Feeding The kingfisher can be spotted sitting quietly on low-hanging branches over the water, feeding on fish.

Breeding Kingfishers breed near lowland watercourses and lakes which have suitable banks for burrowing nests and shallow edges for feeding.

Main Habitat: - Open water - Marsh

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Sketches and hand-drawings

On-site sketch Markers in limited range of colours, pencil On-site sketches for survey of Pinball square, Sheffield in limited time.

Landscape quick sketch Sketches to test the spatial sensory during design process.

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Construction drawings

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1. Granite slab (Riser100mm Tread200mm) The steps are in suit cast concrete with grey granite with a flame-textured finish. The granite not only cover the tread of steps, but also the vertical par1t. The granite slab slightly beyond the vertical face to create a nose for shading.

2. Concrete C20 (MinT50mm) Solid concrete block works here use as base of steps and ramp.

4. Slot drainage (gap on the ground 10mm) The closed drainage supply by Birco made by stainless steel, at certain point has flush valves. The drainage situated on C20 concrete base.

5. Ground lean(1-5degree) The granite sett paving has a slope to form a sheet drainage.

6. Sand bedding (Max T50mm) The semi-dried bedding layer under surface paving made by 1:4 cement-concrete sand(Grade M).

7. Epoxy resin (Max T10mm) The Epoxy resin by UK company Chemfix use to stick the handrail into position.

8. Base (DoT type I Hardcore AvgT150mm) The base between any type of bedding and earth. Heavier traffic use will increase the thickness to 200mm.

9. Subsoil (T200mm) The existing subsoil in tree pit to be broken through to allow free drainage since the root barrier is water impermeable.

10. ArborGuy tree guying system by GreenBlue where deadman anchors are placed in the base of the tree pit to fix the root ball in position.

11. Root barrier (Terram rootguard) The product supply by Terram geotextiles to protect structures from potential damage caused by root development.

12. Irrigation pipe (RootRain Metro) The irrigation system by GreenBlue wrap around the rootball.

13. Sub-Base (compact DoT type I Hardcore) The base at the edge longer than concrete foundation.

14. Concrete haunching (C20 150mm*130mm) The concrete block wrap the edge of surface paving.

15. White granite slab (L100mm*W200mm*T30mm) 16. Granite setts (L100mm*W100mm*H100mm) Traditional granite paving from Scotland. The gap between blocks will filled with kiln dried sand using vibrating plate.

17. Steel handrail (H900mm) The handrail made by local sourced stainless steel in the shape of solid round bar and has a vertical support every 2000mm. The handrail is at least 100mm down into hardcore or concrete.

18. Geotextile(T15mm) to prevent the sand and soil crash into gabion structure.

19. Fair faced gabion(L600mm*W300mm*H600mm) The retaining structure from Maccafem Gabions Inc has local sourced lime stone as surface and size variable stones filled inside. Each gabion blocks may The gabion has a batter of 6 degrees and stand on hardcore.

20. Step tactile (W30mm) The hazard belt fit on step provide by Brickfabrication.

21. Mortar (T10mm) A thin 1:3 cement-sand layer of mortar works as bedding material to apply to the gap between granite step surface and solid concrete work.

22. Steel cable (D10mm 20 wire per strand) The wire use a tensioner to mount onto handrail.

23. Steel plate(D60mm) Hide the junction of handrail insert into ground. Prevent exposure of resin below.

24. Geotextile mesh (T10mm) A mesh underlay the hardcore to suit heavy traffic on path supply by Terram.

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PROFESSIONAL WORKS

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Jiading Public Sports & Football park Shanghai, China

Institute of Shanghai Architectural Design and Research A sports park located at Shanghai suburb is aim to providing more opportunity to play football for the public.

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The conceptual plan of resting space near football field, a jogging and bicycle track is next to space. The track creates a circulation surround all the fields.

A Lumion rendered visualisations for the same place.

The form of resting space can already be seen from the recent updated construction photo.

A section to demonstrate the topographical change and construction details.

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Leisure long corridor Jogging track Sunshine lawn Leisure plaza Planting bed Stone sitting Cycle lane

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Duyun Green Expo Garden Guizhou, China

Institute of Shanghai Architectural Design and Research

This is a large project that has to cooperate with many other disciplines.

The responsibility of landscape architects is designing the entrances and exhibition building. This is the rendered plan for the east entrance.

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NOTTINGHAM ISLAND SITE

Green network management plan

Additional writing reports are available upon request Management plan 3.3. Prescriptions (Figure 3.3)

Average number of the species per quadrate

Average number of the species per quadrate

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2017-2018 “THE GREEN HEART OF CITY� woodland creation -The species which is good for woodland secession, is choNOTTINGHAM ISLAND SITE sen from surrounding nature reserve.

Green network management plan Species suggestion: Woodland edge species (plant 2-4m apart) Betula pendula Sorbus aucuparia A report to Nottingham City Council Corylus avellane Woodland standard species (plant 4-6m apart) From Quercus robur Shang Lou 140184628 Fagus sylvatica Alnus glutinosa -Planting in a naturalistic way with scalloped edge April 2017 Wet woodland -Similar to dry woodland.

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There are few fauna species to be noticed due to their habitat in the study area. First is brown hare, which is an iconic species associated with grasslands. Secondly, all kinds of bats are being protected and need habitat management. Few birds like Twite who habitat at the heathland are on red list, but it is not sure that they present in study area or not.

4.1 Case study of HS2

There is a similar high speed rail way link proposal on going called “HS2�, it is a planned high-speed rail way to connect major cities in UK, phase one from London to Birmingham and phase to extend in a “Y� shape to Manchester and Leeds. It is a massive size of infrastructure project and arise great concern on nature restoration.

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Focusing on phase one, though it is seeking no net loss in biodiversity, approximately 330ha of habitats of principal importance will be lost overall, including up to 195ha of lowland mixed deciduous woodland. This includes loss of 32ha of ancient woodland from 19 sites.

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The construction at study area will damage the local ecology system into several factors, in spatial, species and human activities.

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First of all, the habitat patch and link will be broken to cause fragmentation of habitat. Addressing the survey results of early purple orchid, it commonly growth along the limestone belt of white peak. If the rail way goes across the Cressbroke dale, the limestone belt will be •’Ž‹– —’ ƒÂ?† –Š‡ …‘Â?–‹Â?—‹–› ‘ˆ –Š‹• ƪ‘™‡” …‘Â?Â?—Â?‹–› will no longer exist, brings problem in seeding, even attraction to hikers. The impact on area along two side