Detail Design

On monday were moving on from master planning and onto the detail stage, if i can get the masterplan document done in just over a week. We have chosen our areas for a detailed plan at 1:200, mine is below. It will be nice to work at a scale were you can actually see whats going on!

Before and afters of sequential sketches. I did some research in graphical drawing books to develop a render for vegetation and perspectives. They still feel a bit like aerial views but i think there is an improvement but i cant tell if the originals are better because you lose all the detail with the colouring and filter?

Master Planning

Last term we started master planning, which I had not come across in garden design, so I had to learn a new way of thinking and designing. At first I didn't enjoy the process because it felt backwards and I wanted to get stuck into a design and was spending hours messing around with zoning diagrams and housing plans.

Looking back though, I can see how each layer of analysis has led to the point im at now, which is a series of drawings and the start of a document. The concept for my design is based on historical connections, specifically the old town in Tunbridge Wells (the Pantiles) and the new part (Victoria Shopping Centre). I thought it was interesting how there is almost a timeline in Tunbridge Wells, and in between the two parts is Calverley grounds. What I wanted was for my park to demonstrate the link in a historical sense between the old town and new, and to create a space that gives a sense of wonder and spirit of the town. So far my design is called the Missing Link, although im still not 100% on it.

For the last 3 years at college everyone has said you wont get a Christmas this year, and until now that wasnt true, and this holiday was not relaxing but i feel like im developing my style and learning quickly. I managed to get my masterplan and sequential sketches done before christmas which went well apart from deleting my 1:500 plan and having to pay £25 to get it back! Lesson for the future! The section drawings took less time and im more confident with them than my sketches which i struggle with. Hopefully everythings at a decent level but im ready to have the work torn apart in monday mornings crit!



Photoshop exercises- creating montages using layered pictures, dodge & burn, clone stamp and experiemtning with photo filters.

Zoning diagram, historic vegetation plan and sketch design for Charlton Park based on wildlife, amenities and community



Rendering task using a hatch created from colouring pencils, made into a pattern on photoshop then bucket filled into drawing

Rendering Task





Mixture of ProMarkers and Derwent coulouring pencils. Orange came out very dark, need to be heavier with pencils as you can barely see the differnece.