Community Garden

The existing grounds where the Community Garden is located is an underused grassy area with no clear function. Researching maps of the site revealed former pathways linking between the old orchard and walled gardens. The proposed design took inspiration from these routes, allowing people to walk along paved paths as originally intended.

1934/35 Map

The large circular area on the 1935 map becomes the centre of the proposed garden, a raised bed accessible for wheelchair users. Initially the raised bed was designed as a large circular form, creating difficulty in accessing central planting. The developed design places plants within a reachable distance, and allows people to face each other and socialise. This aids the function of workshops, leaders may present from the centre and help those gardening around the peripheries.