Program: Soft Landscape Design, 2000 sq.m. Total site area: .75Ha
Client: Arbory Residential Home
Phase: Planing permission submitted November 2017
Location: Andover, UK
Company: Tim Moya Associates www.timmoyaassociates.co.uk
Position: Landscape Architect
Time employed: October 2016 - July 2019
The Arbory is an existing dementia care home for the elderly. Planning to expand its premises, the proposal included associated landscape works.
Landscape strategy:
- Provide a walking route, with flexibility to accommodate different circuits, and subtle boundaries.
- Incorporate existing activities such as food growing and a garden club.
- Use of seasonal interest garden elements that stimulate senses and perception of time.
- Best practice of inclusive design, health and safety.
- Ecology: The site had a presence of protected species (slow worm and dormice), and so ecological enhancement were also part for of the strategy.
Main duties:
- Visit to site, assessment of existing conditions, needs, activities and plant material.
- Research into dementia and sensory gardens.
- Landscape Design layout (paths, areas, movement through space).
- Soft Landscape Detailed Design, including plant schedules, Method Statement and Tree planting specifications.
- Collaborative work and liaison with Architect (Carless Adams) and other consultants such as Arboriculturist and Ecologist.
Existing site
Landscape Master Plan
Landscape Detailed Plan
At TMA I have worked in approximately 30 projects, including individual private gardens, landscape for residential developments, care homes and commercial premises.
I am currently uploading these to my portfolio, but if you have any requests please contact me and I will readily supply samples of my work.
