Our Garden @49
Some concept drawings for our Victorian terrace garden. My wife and myself have been renovating a house for the past year, but Im hoping to get our garden up and running as spring progresses.
Graphics – various examples
Some examples of graphics work made using various forms of media: from hand sketching and more careful drawing, to photoshop, 3D rendering and document design as well as combination work.
Photography
Here are a mix of photographs I have taken over the last few years. Photography can be a very important part of marketing a design and also for influential design inspiration. I like things with a few layers of things going on in them, perhaps some extra meaning or design element, perhaps to capture the feeling of place...
Zebra Landscapes
During 2007 I worked as sole Landscape Architect at Zebra Landscapes, a new part of Zebra Architects, in Worcester. As sole Landscape Architect I helped to set up the landscape expansion of Zebra Architects side wing. Producing plans, sections, construction, planting details, tree surveys and design reports in support of architectural designs. We gained planning approval for...
Pocket Park and Mitigation Scheme
A section 106 based mitigation scheme followed as part of the planning application for a residential development that we were also working on. The mitigation proposals, completed by myself, were to enhance the adjacent riverside beyond its polluted and heavily littered state. The scheme was to incorporate the new development into the surrounding area via...
Maze for young children
This maze design for young children incorporates two alternative difficulty options for different ages / ability. The central completed area has what can only be described as a ‘mega fun, awesome exit slide thing’. Based on traditional maze designs, this low height maze allows smaller children to problem solve in a way that is exciting...
Environmental Education Garden for young children
As part of a wider regeneration of an ex-industrial plant in mid Wales, this garden formed part of an environmental educational centre. The planting scheme used local / ecologically relevant species, to add to the relevance of the associated educational centre experience. Plants were also chosen to be safe for young children, with no spines or...
Bus Facility
Initially we were given no real brief to work with, so I came up with some creative ideas (perhaps slightly OTT but I hoped inspiring), including lit bus routes and a landscape vs architecture concept. These ideas were not compatible with those of the architect in charge (and the project’s finances!). The final schemes became...
House No.49
My wife and I bought a Victorian (circa 1906) terrace in south Birmingham in late 2010 and my job for about 8 months was doing it up. Both my building and project management skills have improved a lot. Though I did not get involved with a few major things: the steel inserts, the major plumbing,...
Landscape Architecture University 2002-6
Some examples from my Landscape Architecture Post Graduate Diploma 2006 and Degree 2002-2005 Post Graduate Diploma 2006 Degree 2002-5
Residential Home Garden Redesign
This design project was to produce improvement plans for a residential home courtyard garden. I found it initially quite tricky, largely because coming from a much more commercial experience, I was not used to working with a domestic client who I think was expecting a bit more of what you see on tv ‘designer’ types with associated...
Urban Design MA
Through studying for a Landscape Architecture qualifications and subsequent professional working experience, I have had a particularly keen interest in the Urban Design aspects. In the academic year, between 2009-10, I enrolled and completed a Masters degree in Urban Design at Birmingham City University. Here are a few of the more graphical examples of work...
