Final two 1:50 sequential sketches

Bringing the 1:50 sketches to a total of six. Tried to show wider context in the last.

Final 1:50 Plan & Summer and Winter Sections

Final 1:50 plan completed, with additions of more colour variation on the terraces, increased shadow of specimen shrubs and herbaceous planting as well as large standard clipped bay trees, Laurus nobilis, to provide interest and break up space of the hard surface. Winter versions of 1:50 sections, i prefer section a-a, think it works better than b-b which i feel is a bit sparse in the background. However am pleased they are done. Roll on the exhibition......

1:50 Sequential Sketches with added shadow - ready for Exhibition

Have added shadow now, think it improves them a fair bit - scanned them in and optimized for the A3 document. Have done two more now which takes it to 6 for the 1:50, yet to render. Exhibition is nearing - nearly there...

1:50 Planting Plan & Hardworks Key Plan

Planting plan complete with attached schedule as well as full Hardworks key plan with all details keyed out and referenced. Managed to get it all on.

1:200 Lighting Plan and re-print of 1:500 Masterplan

1:200 lighting plan completed - with the plan showing through ever so slightly, and managed to turn my hand text white! Re-print of 1:500 Masterplan for the exhibition along with new annotation.

Sections re-printed for 1:500

Reprinted with adjusted annotation and new title blocks - going to trim them this time so will fit easier on the wall at the exhibition.

1:50 Plan in the working - With overlay of planting plan to assist rendering

Prefer working at this scale, individual plants created from a palette of watercolour swatches, mainly stipples, as well as splashes/ flecks of colour. Specimens created from views of the particular shrub, just cropped and rotated. Has come out quite well. Have finished the plan with shadows and all now - quite like this scruffy look..

Sequential Sketches for 1:50 area

Sketches on A4 trace. Took two or three overlays on each to end up with the final sketch, composed them from a blank sheet, an improvement on my last set.

1:200 Plan re-render

Used watercolour swatches this time, scanned in and used as patterns, then gave the shapes rough edges to show planting intention.

Watercolour Swatches

Have accumulated various swatches for the re-render of the 1:200 plan. More to come...

1:50 Detail Area chosen.

Area being the terrace to the east of the house, along with the Upper Terrace garden.

Acacia or Mimosa?

A wonderful specimen in the front garden of a design project ive recently acquired in North London, very large and unlike anything else in the street, really grabs you. Client is unsure but my initial response was Mimosa.

The rear garden for the house is situated in the middle of a square of surrounding houses, having all the rear gardens of these houses backing onto the plot of land. Very fortunate for the owners to have half an acre of blank canvas in Crouch End! The space is viewed from all the surrounding property's so it needs to come alive.Only minor issue is the small sub station in the south east corner which needs access for the transformer to be changed. Being south faced, should be a nice project.

1:200 Sections

Sections showing existing walled garden proposed terracing and mesic garden planting. Need to refine tree shapes and differentiate areas of planting.

1:200 Model step-by-step

1. Cut out cardboard sections to achieve a to-scale representation of the landfall.
2. Attach the sections, in order, to a base.
3. Paper mache the sections to the base, becoming more rigid.
4. Fill the voids with newspaper creating the mass of the land. Pack well to eliminate air gaps.
5. Determine the shape of all flat areas around the house and create a flat base (at the finished floor level of the house, here being 115.85), enabling you to accurately build the terrace areas up in layers.
6. Add the next terrace level to the base area, and scale and position the house. Here being made from foam board.
7. Add remaining hard components - walled garden terraces and perimetre wall and indoor pool.

1.200 Seq Sketches Night View

Experimented with lighting techniques over the original sketches. Overlayed a colour layer in photoshop then burnt through with the rubber tool on low opacity.

1.200 Sequential Sketches

Improvement on the last ones, slightly more detailed technique. Not fully cracked the range of planting styles i hoped to convey but hey ho, getting there.

Jardin Des Geants - Lille

Garden of the giants - situated near EuroLille station. The garden was pointed out to us due to it being fairly new and for us to take note of the well designed details. The planting was still fairly young with some structures still to be covered by climbers etc. And being closed we weren't able to access the inner area.

Detailed railings conveying plant/ stem forms.
The same paving material but with different stippled techniques applied. Proved effective underfoot.
Cor-ten steel used throughout the scheme, for screening and low retainers.
Planting shows strong verticality through grasses and bamboos which worked well with the structure and height of the surrounding commercial buildings.
Small details are important - chamfered edges to protect ones shins.

Lille - Gare Saint Sauveur Masterplan

A large masterplan that we boshed out collectively within a day. A good result, drawn and annotated on A0 trace in black ink, then scanned in and printed onto A0 white paper. Rendered in a range of pencils and pantones with heavy shade to bring it off the page. Am very pleased with the groups' achievement. Final image showing it on the wall for the presentation.