Yonglin Xian
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About Me 21st May 1992, Guangzhou, China
Graduate (MA) Landscape Architect
11 Tower Rise, Sheffield, S2 3QX, UK swingxian@gmail.com
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Education & Awards 2014-2016
University of Sheffield — MA Landscape Architecture Swing, Swang, Swung : 1st class slpendid design of "Landscape Design Art & Practice" project, Deparment of Landscape Love Me Tender : 3rd Prize of Wild Captured Photography Competition, Natural History Society
2010-2014
South China Agricultural University (SCAU) — BA Urban Planning (GPA: 3.70/5, 87.27/100) University 3rd Prize Scholarship (10/2013) Excellent Work Award, National Colleges of Urban Planning and Transportation Innovative Competition (10/2013)
Additional Experience Nov. 2015 June. 2015—Present
The Restoration Planting of Whinfell Quarry Garden, Sheffield — Volunteer Noodle Doodle Restaurant, Sheffield — Part Time Server
Competences Software Language Aptitute
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Hobbies Drawing / Photography / Travelling / Hiking / Swimming / Music / Learning Filming
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Content
Y i D e R o a d , T he W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t S t r ee t P a r k Lo c a t i o n : Gu a n g z h o u , C h i n a Fi n a l Ye a r S p e c i a l P r o j e c t 20 1 6
Swing, Swang, Swung Lo c a t i o n : S h e f f i e l d La n d s c a p e De s i g n Ar t & P r a c t i c e P r o j e c t 20 1 5
T he G r ee n B a n g Lo c a t i o n : S h e f f i e l d La n d s c a p e P l a n n i n g P r o j e c t 20 1 5
Love Shield Location: Sheffield Ur b a n E c o l o g i c a l De s i g n & M a n a g e m e n t P r o j e c t 2015
Misc.
Miscellaneous Dr a wi n g & P h o t o g r a p h y
Concept Board
Y i D e R o a d , T he W h o l e s a l e M a r k e t S t r ee t P a r k Guangzhou, China
F inal Y ear S pecial P roject 2016
Introduction The site locates in Yuexiu District of Guangzhou city, Southern China, which is based on the famous "Wholesale Market Street"—— Yide Road. In Qing dynasty, this street was exactly the southern rampart of outer city where food trade was already booming at that time selling fruits, vegetables and fish. In the early 20th century, Guangzhou government decided to tear down the city ramparts and re-planned road system and named the street as “Yide” according to an old saying “ 一德立而百善从 ”, which means everything is in order if a good plan is made. However, the influence of food trade and historical heritages attracts thousands of people working and visiting in this place, which makes the market area so chaotic that people could hardly find a comfortable place to sit or rest. Porters, trolleys and goods occupy both the road and those limited pocket squares, which has a huge influence on the community, especially worse in the south because of the dense warehouses. This project aims to create an attractive and welcoming urban realm in the busy market world and help the community to regain a piece of serene. It is to address creatively about the relationship among space, architecture, landscape as well as user expriences. The new pocket street park will replace the intense warehouses in the south, connecting to the existing pocket squares and restoring a strong heritage link from the Sacred Heart Stone Cathedral to Da San Yuan Restaurant.
Land Use
Circulation Network
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stationery & gift wholesale market
dried seafood wholesale market
snack food wholesale market
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E x i s t i n g T r ee s
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Mangifera indica L.
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F ic u s m ic ro c ar p L. f .
Evergreen
Aerial Root & canopy
Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre
Evergreen
Leaves
B a u h in ia b la k e a n a Du n n
Evergreen
Flower colour & fragrance
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
Evergreen
Fruit
Bombax ceiba L.
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Flower colour
Bombax ceiba L.
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
Bauhinia blakeana Dunn
Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre
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the front square outside the church
car park
Mangifera indica L.
existing communal square
Ficus microcarp L. f.
open space in negative use
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Design Strategy
1 . TR E E S & TR EES In this project, trees play an important role to characterise different spaces and also define various users' experiences and activities. Use the same species which already existed around the site so that to insert the future landscape comprehensively to the existing tree spaces. Also, consider to Cantonese people's favour of trees, it is to choose the appropriate species to create a familiar and pleasant landscape for this living and marketing area.
2 . C OLO UR PLAN N IN G Colour is very abundant in Yide Road. Colour from food, colour from people and colour from architecture. It forms a strong character of this area that the colour system of Yide Road could be concluded into warm tone colours. Therefore, colour is a significant design language to connect the new landscape to the existing environment and culture as well, which will become a guidance for construction materials and also plant species.
3 . B E HI N D THE F RAM E Currently, the connection between the Sacred Heart Stone Cathedral, Qilou building and Da San Yuan Restaurant is destroyed by warehouses in the middle. In order to link them again, those warehouses will be demolished and the ground floor back walls of Qilou buildings will be opened up but to preserve the supporting columns so that to enhance the sense of arcade structures, and concurrently create a “behind the frame� view to the south landscape.
"Behind The Frame" Conceptual Drawing
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7 red brick coutyard
2 cathedral front square
8 colonnade retails
3 corridor square
9 shallow red brick pool
4 proposed Yide Road Cultural Museum 10 center square 5 museum outdoor cafe
11 Da San Yuan outdoor eating
6 residential coutyard
12 Da San Yuan restaurant
important entrance
resident building entrance
mix grove
·Delonix regia (Boj.) Raf. ·Bauhinia variegata L. ·Michelia alba DC. ·Bauhinia acuminata Linn. ·Bauhinia blakeana Dunn ·Plume ria r ubr a L . cv. A cut i f ol i a
lined trees ·Terminalia mantaly
group trees ·Ficus microcarp L. f.
Construction Strategy
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In this project, two types of materials will be used for the surface construction. The first one is "marble". As the existing surface material of the cathedral area and the front square, the "marble" will be largely expanded in the southern area, which creates a legible connection all way long from north to south linking the historical buildings together and implies a fluent fast movement for porters and visitors. The second material is "red brick", which is a native material in Guangzhou. The "red bricks" construct different pause points on the site, such as the outdoor museum cafe, residential courtyard and the outdoor eating area for Da San Yuan Restaurant. These red brick areas are more likely for people to sit, rest and talk under the trees, which represents a slow pace comparing to the fast movement.
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2 . P a t t er n and l e v e l c hange In the residential courtyard, the red bricks will be laid differently to create dynamic patterns on the ground, and also construct seating, walk, and the shallow pool. The surface level has a slight change. On the one hand, it dispart spaces and suggests different activities, such as playing and jumping into the pool in area C, walking and passing in area B, sitting and talking in area A. On the other hand, these changes are more effective for surface water to flow in control, especially in rain seasons.
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C o n s t r u c t i o n A | 1 :5 Pe r m e a b l e f i l t e r g e o t e x t i l e surrounding drainage course
W a t er pr oof tanking
Red br ick seating, 300×150×50mm
Recessed bucket- handl e j oi nt , 1mm depth
Ag g r e g a te g r a v e l i nf ill
Red bri ck pavi ng of t he court ya rd, 240×120×50mm M ort ar j oi nt , 3mm wi dt h
Cur be edge, 20×20mm
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L a nd dr ainage p i p e , 80mm dia
C12/15 concr ete footing, 150mm depth
S lot dr ainage
S ub- bas e , 150mm dept h
Sand beddi ng l aye r, Sub-soi l 30mm de pt h (c ompac t ed)
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Gra n ite p a v i n g wi t h a n o n slip g rit-bl a s t e d f i n i s h , 700×700×50mm
R ed br ick edging, 2 40×120×50mm
Mortar bedding layer, 40mm depth
Re d bri ck pavi ng of t he court ya rd, 240×120×50mm
Motar bedding layer , 10mm depth
M ot ar j oi nt , 3mm w i dt h
Red br ick br idge, 1.5m width
S u b -b a s e , 150mm depth
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W ater channel, 120mm width, 120mm height
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C12/ 15 c onc ret e foundat i on, 150mm dept h Sa nd beddi ng l aye r,
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Planting Strategy Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour ×3
Lagerstroemia indica L . ×3
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. ×2
1 . C OL O UR IN TEREST Seasonal change can be found dramatically on tree blossom colours. When winter and spring come, the whole courtyard will be dominated by the marvellous pink, purplish red and white Bauhinia blossoms. Shrub and herbaceous plants are mainly yellowish green and have different leaf interests. However, when summer comes, it is the blooming season for shrub, herbaceous plants and also the big tree groves in the courtyard centre. Those Bauhinia blossoms fade out and the trees become a green background instead, which even makes the firey-red Delonix regia (Boj.) Raf. stand out particularly.
F icus benjamina 'Variegata' ×3
Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour ×2 Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw . ×3
2 . S HA P E IN TEREST Bauhinia tree has a round canopy and it looks like a lollipop when it is blooming. The deciduous t r e e s , D e l o n i x r e g i a (Bo j .) Ra f . a n d Plumeria rubra L.cv. Acutifolia, are both famous of an umbrella shape canopy and elegant branch in winter. Delonix regia (Boj.) Raf. is wide and tall which affords a big s h ad e f o r pe opl e t o si t unde r on hot summer days. Plumeria rubra L.cv. Acutifolia usually tends to grow into a skewing shape. It is suitable t o p l an t al one or ne a r t he wa t e r.
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De l oni x re gi a ( Boj . ) Raf .
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Salvia splendens K er-Gaw l.
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P hilodenron sellloum K och
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L onicera japonica T hunb.
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C lerodendrum thomsonae B alf.
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Con cep t Board
Swing, Swang, Swung Sheffield, UK
Landscape Design Art & P ractice P roje c t 2015
Introduction "Swing" is a journey that people always know how it starts and how it ends. It goes up and down and finally stops at where it begins. Every single move of the swing has a slight influence on personal emotions, which can be sensed rather than described in words. This project aims to create a garden with moment reflections in the glade of the woodlands by means of hanging swings and coloured semi-translucent fabrics. The context of "moment" is various depending on people's behaviour and psychological changes. The movements among swing, people and coloured fabrics form an invisible interactive connection to each other making the "moment" become personal and shared at the same time, which completes the garden in the end.
Aerial Elevation @ 1:100 The simple design language of the garden—a single 48-metre-long steel structure in white, 26 swings and linear trees on both sides—creates a strong visual impression of the space as well as an interesting mind stage for people. In this project, swing is a passage for people to form the intangible "insider garden" which varies by the context in people's thoughts. The colourful fabrics and the curving swing moves flow in the air becoming a visible and touchable "outsider garden". There are two types of swing in the garden—single and in groups. The fabric strips hang between swings, which creates an indistinct relationship between persons and persons—here and far away, with and without.
Linear trees : Acer triflorum 3.8m The compact trees stand in line making a very simple and minimal background of the garden. A dramatic change of foliage colour and bark flaking enhance the poetry of the moments. - Grow in a moist but well-drained soil. - Prune in late winter or early spring in young trees.
Master Plan @ 1:100
Elevation A @ 1:100 48m
Elevation B @ 1:100
"U" shape white steel ceiling structure 3.8 x 48 x 0.3 x 0.03 m (height x length x widness x thickness)
Steel rod
for hanging fabrics & strips 47.4 x 0.06m (length x thickness) seam
Hook attachment
hooked from the steel ceiling structure and support the swing
Swing ropes
6m x 36mm (length x thickness)
Coloured & semi translucent fabric strips 3.5 x 0.03m (height x widness)
Coloured & semi translucent fabric 4.8 x 0.4m (height x widness)
Wood swing seat
0.5 x 0.3 x 0.02m (length x widness x thickness)
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The wood seat is wrapped by the longer fabric and becomes less visible in the distance which transforms the fabric into a whole swing in an optical illusion. When people swings, the fabric swings as well. People sit, stand or touch the fabric. In return, the fabric pats on people's back. All the interactions, the colours, the curving lines creates a dramatically poetic moment in the garden.
To go , To flow
To look , To seek
To sit , To dream
To me , To you
Urb an Eco-Circle
Sub urb T ransit Circle
Green Bel t
Con cep t Board
T he G r ee n B a n g Sheffield, UK
Landscape P lanning P roject 2015
Introduction Sheffield is known as the greenest city in the UK, but in reality, the urban area has very few green spaces. When coming closer to the city centre, brownfields and parking lots occupy largely of the open land. The extension of housing, business and shopping areas increases more and more hard surfaces. The energy of green infrastructure in the central city becomes weak, and the green link coming from the west suburb areas seems to break off while getting into the urban zones. At the south-east bottom of the city centre, there is a historical place where starts the industrial development of Sheffield----Central Industrial Quarter (CIQ). This area used to provide the setting for small scale but thriving businesses associated with the steel, cutlery and tool making trades. However, the conservation condition is pessimistic now. Brownfields, cracked buildings and drug danger become the second face of CIQ, which loses its glory in modern Sheffield. People needs GREEN, so does the city. It's time to start a green revolution in the city centre, or called "THE GREEN BANG", turning the grey into green again and booming the old industrial area. Also, it is to enhance the green infrastructure system at the transit point between urban and suburb areas which enables the green from the west and north rural zones to flow into the central city.
Urban Condition Botanical Gardens
1. EXISTING OPEN SPACES
Endcliffe Park
There are three large historic open spaces outside the city centre----Endcliffe Park, Botanical Gardens and Cemetery. After Cemetery, it seems likely that the green connection breaks off. The number of open spaces decreases a lot in the housing areas, and it becomes empty at the bottom of the city centre, which includes the Moor and the CIQ area.
Cemestry
2. FLOOD RISK The functional floodplain in Endcliffe Park plays an important role in remitting flood threats. However, due to the intensive hard surfaces and decreasing number of open spaces within the housing areas, the flood problems become more problematic in the city. Significant damages happen in the intersection between St Mary's Gate and Hanover Way and also the lower places near Sheffield Railway Station.
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functional floodplain
3. CIRCULATION
shopping walk
The circulation system along Porter Brook is quite poor. Although the walking route is settled for specific areas, there are no linking routes among them. In the city centre, some cycleways are close to the brook while the river condition is negative. Outside the city centre, no cycleways are near the river or lead people to discover the river.
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Beyond Forge Dam, Porter Brook ma Endcliffe Park to Hunter's Bar. The brook varies from lake to stream g opportunities to have different activit
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The brook begins to be narrow, separated and hidden in the housing areas. People can still see the river in this area, but the river becomes more and more inaccessible.
Frog Walk is a significant walking route along the river. It connects the cemetery and Porter Brook. However, the entrance of the walk is too small to be noticed.
After the cemetery, Porter Brook runs through a brownfield and the dorms area of Sheffield Hallam University and then goes through culverts beneath the intersection of London Road as well as Eyre Street. It emerges again in the CIQ (Central Industrial Quarter) area. However, the large brownfield in the CIQ area is horrible----buildings are old and cracked and the environment is derelict and messy. Even though the brook can be accessed in this area, the whole place is dangerous.
Planning Strategy NORTH TO SOUTH
6 Provide new open spaces for people to Porter Brook at a higher location, and m Walk become more distinct.
WEST TO EAST I n t h i s cas e, Port e r B rook pl a ys a ke y role in bringing the city back to life. Daylighting Porter Brook promotes a continuing green life from west to east, and also gives fresh energy for CIQ to thrive as a business historic attraction in the city centre. Ecou r b an i d eas suc h a s gre e n roofs, st re e t trees and parks create two new links from north to south----one for improving green community life in housing areas and one for establishing a green attraction network in the ci t y cen t r e f or bot h l oc a l s a nd t ra ve l l ers .
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2 Daylight the Porter Brook in the brownfield areas so that to develop a new "blue" link in the city, and improve the landscape around Waitrose creating a green large community node for the surrounding housing areas.
9 Create new city squares with parking lot Football Club promoting human inter impressive urban landscape in the southe
3 Improve the linear areas by the side of St Mary's Gate to provide a green connection between city centre and the place outside city centre.
10 Promote the eco development in the business areas and create a connected e Gate to Fargate.
4 Create a contiuing attracitve riverside landscape in the CIQ areas providing a large green open spaces for both locals and visitors, and also wider walking network from east to west.
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3 Repair the separated green connection and create more active green landscapes for visitors and residents in the city centre. 4 Improve the environment of CIQ area to reinforce its industrial influence, and reconnect it to the present business spaces as well as city shopping centres, creating an eco-circle for the economy, culture and nature. 5 Beautify the existing streetscape by means of different ecoideas such as green roof, bioswales and street trees. Create new green links within the intensive housing areas, and also ecological corridor running through the city centre. 6 Strengthen the cycling and walking infrastructure along the riverside. Create an attractive circulation system for people to discover the river and also go around in the city centre. 7 Increase the number of neighbourhood hubs and improve the condition of the existing community nodes.
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7 Turning the empty brownfields into new central shopping areas.
1 Improve the existing environment of the parking lots using ecological ideas, for example, bioswales, to turn the grey into green again.
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Existing street trees Existing waterway History Park or Garden Existing Open Space Ecological Local Nature Site Local Nautre Reserve City Main Roads
Proposed street trees Proposed waterway Proposed Development (West to East) Proposed Development (North to South) Proposed Green Roofs Proposed Cycleway Proposed Walking Routes Key Gateways
T h r ee F l o o d M i t i g a t i o n S i t e s
E c o - s t r ee t s & I n t e g r a t e d C i r c u l a t i o n The proposed eco-streets insert into the existing green streets, which looks like two hands going to clasp together. This is important to create connections between different open spaces in the city, especially for Porter Brook and CIQ area, and it combines with the circulation system to establish an integrated eco-network.
Two buffer field to collect water coming from the upper housing areas.
G r ee n B a n g N e t w o r k Explode in the heart of the city and then expand towards suburb zone.
An important point to store water and weaken the flood stress to the railway station.
Con cep t Board
Love Shield Sheffield, UK
Urban Ecological Des ign & Management P r o j e c t 2015
Introduction Castle Park, which used to be Castle Market, locates in the northeast of Sheffield city centre and next to River Don. It is such a challenging area because of its complicated landform change and also the flood threat from the river. How to cope with the flood risk and produce effective ecological strategies is the key to this project. The concept “LOVE SHIELD” has two meanings. Firstly, “shield” is a reflection of history. The location of Castle Park used to be the Sheffield Castle and shield is one of the symbols of the castle. Secondly, in a profound aspect, Castle Park not only aims to give “green” back to the city as well as to increase the opportunities of biodiversity and habitat, but it is also functional to protect the city from horrible flood threat, which makes the park become a shield.
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Social Connection
(poc ke t pa rk+square)
RIVER DON Blake Street Natural Park
woodland walk
Burngreave Residential Zone
exchange square
discovery bioswales
castle square
pocket park Ponderosa Residential Zone Ponderosa
Love Square SITE
Park Hill
the big lawn
sheffield metropolitan
love square
castle green park square
castle street park square city center
city center
main circulation
bike path
secondary circulation
public transportation
As Castle Park is very close to city centre, how to attract people to the park is considerable. A mix plant design will be placed at the entrance of the park as well as the exchange square. In addition, to the southeast of castle park is the green Park Hill. Therefore, pocket parks will be designed as a connection part between exchange square and Park Hill so that people can achieve more access to urban greenscapes.
W a t e r M a n a g eme n t
(i sl a nd+pool+ green roof+ rain garden+ bios wale)
island & pool
rain garden water flows
green roof
bioswale
To deal with the flood threat, the existing land near River Don will be hugely changed. The new landforms erupt and depress at different elevations so that to create more opportunities for a variety of habitats, and also to expand the areas of green surfaces to absorb the water.
The changes of landform have an important influence on water flow. Water will flow in different directions instead of running from high to low places. The green roof at the top will operate with stormwater planter and rain gardens absorb and store stormwater which makes the water cycle become visible, and bioswales in the street can maximise both planting and aesthetic opportunities.
A-A S e c t i o n | 1 :1 5 0
Phragmites australis
Thalia dealbata
Eucalyptus pauciflora subsp. niphophila
Thalia dealbata
Eriophorum angustifolium
existing landform
path
river edge
river
bird island
pool
bird island
shallow pool
river edge
bike path
seating walls
Biodiversity & Habitat
(woodland+ w etland+ herfield+ bioswale)
wetland herbfield (mix plant)
woodland
bioswales
herbfield (mix plant) wetland (emerge plants, meadows & shrubs)
White clawed crayfish
lawn
Otter
Grey heron
Great crested newt
Dragonfly
bike path
seating walls
path
B-B S e c t i o n | 1 :7 5
Acer saccharinum
Aster 'Ochtendgloren'
Tagetes patula 'Queen Sophia'
Eschscholzia californica
Aconitum 'Bressingham Spire'
stormwater planter
Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
path
public transportation
bioswale
public transportation
path
D-D S e c t i o n | 1:75
path
Gleditsia triacanthos
herbfield (mix plant)
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii
path
Astilbe 'Fanal'
Aster divaricatus
herbfield (mix plant)
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’
path
Liriope muscar
Allium giganteum
path
Gleditsia triacanthos
Astilbe 'Fanal'
C-C S e c t i o n | 1:75
Gleditsia triacanthos
Prunus × subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’
Tagetes patula 'Queen Sophia'
Ajuga reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’
Agapanthus africanus misapplied
stormwater planter
path
bioswales+bike path
path
E - E S e c t i o n | 1 :7 5
herbfield (mix plant)
Aster divaricatus
path
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’
Liriope muscar
bioswale
Allium giganteum
Prunus × subhirtella Clematis recta 'Purpurea' ‘Autumnalis’
bike path
Iris versicolor
seating walls
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’
lawn
P l a n t i n g D e s i g n | 1 :5 0
11m 10m
The general idea for this planting design is to create seasonal interests for people to explore and escape from the burdens. The woodland is mixed with deciduous trees and shrubs, evergreen ferns and grasses as well as various flowering herbaceous with striking colour and height differences. In summer, pink, yellow and violet become dominant characters in the woodland understory. In the meantime, some grasses and tall herbaceous make a contrast between structures and texture. In autumn, leaf colour of trees and shrubs hugely changes taking on shades of purple, orange and yellow. When winter comes, the combination between dramatic white blossoms on Prunus and bright fire colour of Cornus become such a strong comparison to the bare branches world, and it also coheres closely to the bulbs.
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388 Erythronium dens-canis + 233 Crocus chrysanthus 'Zwanenburg Bronze' + 233 Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus + 310 Tulipa 'Ballerina' + 388 Anemone nemorosa
340 Erythronium dens-canis + 340 Crocus chrysanthus 'Zwanenburg Bronze' + 510 Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
1 Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
MIX D 2 Viburnum opulus 'Compactum'
MIX A
MIX E A
1 Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'
A
MIX B MIX C
MIX F
1 Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' 2 Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
3 Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
MIX A Woodland understory (partial to full shade) 22m2, Spacing: 350mm, 8p/m2 Species Dryopteris affinis Astilbe 'Fanal' Aster divaricatus Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' Luzula sylvatica Liriope muscar Total
% 15 15 15 20 15 20 100
MIX D Woodland understory (partial to full shade) 12m2, Spacing: 350mm, 8p/m2 No. 26 26 26 35 26 35 174
MIX B Woodland understory (partial shade) 15m2, Spacing: 400mm, 6p/m2
Species Dryopteris affinis Astilbe 'Fanal' Aster divaricatus Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' Luzula sylvatica Liriope muscar Total
% 15 10 15 20 20 20 100
PLANTING SCHEDULE No. 14 10 14 19 19 19 95
MIX E Woodland understory (partial shade) 13m2, Spacing: 400mm, 6p/m2
Size
Supplier
Liquidambar styraciflua 'Worplesdon'
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5 Litre Pot
Burncoose Nurseries
Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
1 Shrubs
7.5 Litre Pot
Burncoose Nurseries
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' Viburnum opulus 'Compactum'
3
3 Litre Pot
Burncoose Nurseries
2
3 Litre Pot
Burncoose Nurseries
1.5 Litre Pot
Crocus
Ferns 50 Herbaceous & grasses
% 8
No. 5
Species Leucanthemum × superbum 'T.E. Killin'
% 15
No. 12
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' Dryopteris affinis Leucanthemum × superbum 'T.E. Killin' Aconitum 'Bressingham Spire' Phlomis russeliana
10
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8 12 12 15
5 7 7 9
15 5 15 12
12 4 12 9
Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
20
12
15
12
Luzula sylvatica
15
9
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination' Aconitum 'Bressingham Spire' Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' Tiarella 'Spring Symphony' Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm' Luzula sylvatica
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12
100
60
Total
100
79
MIX C Woodland understory (partial to full sun) 15m2, Spacing: 400mm, 6p/m2
Total No. Trees
Dryopteris affinis
Species Digitalis purpurea 'The Shirley'
Total
Species
MIX F Woodland understory (partial to full sun) 32m2, Spacing: 450mm, 4p/m2
Astilbe 'Fanal'
51
2 Litre Pot
Crocus
Aster divaricatus
40
2 Litre Pot
Crocus
Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'
66
2 Litre Pot
Crocus
Luzula sylvatica
66
5 Litre Pot
Crocus
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'
15
9cm Pot
Crocus
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'
33
8cm Pot
Crocus
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
66
2 Litre Pot
Crocus
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination'
15
9cm Pot
Crocus
Digitalis purpurea 'The Shirley'
18
1.5 Litre Pot
Moorland Cottage Plants
Papaver orientale 'Aglaja' Phlomis russeliana
32
1.5 Litre Pot
Burncoose Nurseries
23
2 Litre Pot
Crocus
Leucanthemum × superbum 'T.E. Killin'
34
2 Litre Pot
Crocus
Aconitum 'Bressingham Spire'
34
2 Litre Pot
The Place for Plants
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'
27
2 Litre Pot
Crocus
Tiarella 'Spring Symphony'
23
1.5 Litre Pot
Crocus
Species Dryopteris affinis
% 5
No. 5
Species Digitalis purpurea 'The Shirley'
% 10
No. 13
Veronicastrum virginicum 'Fascination' Papaver orientale 'Aglaja' Phlomis russeliana Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' Tiarella 'Spring Symphony'
10
9
12
15
Liriope muscar
54
1.5 Litre Pot
Crocus
15 15 5 15
14 14 5 14
12 12 15 12
15 15 18 15
Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
45
2 Litre Pot
Burncoose Nurseries
Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
20
18
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm' Leucanthemum × superbum 'T.E. Killin' Astilbe 'Fanal' Papaver orientale 'Aglaja' Aconitum 'Bressingham Spire' Persicaria affinis 'Darjeeling Red'
12
15
Total
15
14
100
93
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' Total
10
13
5
6
100
125
Bulbs Tulipa 'Ballerina'
310
50 b/m2
Crocus
Erythronium dens-canis
728
40 b/m2
Avon Bulbs
Crocus chrysanthus 'Zwanenburg Bronze'
573
60 b/m2
Crocus
Galanthus nivalis f. pleniflorus
743
50 b/m2
Crocus
Anemone nemorosa
388
60 b/m2
Avon Bulbs
C o n s t r u c t i o n D e s i g n | 1 :5 0
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Top coping stone, 500×120mm Aggregate rubble infill Backfill permeable drainage course of aggregate crushed stone, 550mm depth 120-250mm width Permeable filter geotextile surrounding drainage course Land drainage pipe, 100Ф Sub-base of well compacted DOT type 1, 150mm depth Sub-soil (compacted) Grey granite flush edging, sawn finish, 200×125×900mm Concrete foundation and haunching C12/15, 300×125mm SureSet resin bound gravel course, 24mm depth 10mm aggregate Bituminous Macadam course, 76mm depth 10mm open
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SureSet resin bound gravel Depth 24mm
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Bituminous Macadam Depth 76mm
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Sub-base depth 150mm (Compacted)
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Concrete C12/15 300×125mm
Figure 2: Retaining structure (dry stone walls), 1:5
Sub-soil (Compacted) Crushed stone Backfill drainage course
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Grey granite 200×125×900mm
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Figure 1: Section A-A, 1:10
Notes
Permeable land drainage supplied by Naylors Drainage limited. Resin bound gravel supplied by SureSet limited. Bituminous Macadam supplied by Ashcore Tarmacadam & Paving Ltd limited.
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Grey granite supplied by Natural Granite Ltd limited.
Figure 3: Paving & edge, 1:5
Dry stone supplied by Silver Oak Tree Surgery & Dry Stone Walling limited.
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