Adam Starkey Landscape Architecture with Town Planning Undergraduate Portfolio

ADAM STARKEYLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

ADAM STARKEYUNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PORTFOLIO 2013

This portfolio displays an array of design projects undertaken throughout the duration of my 3 years of undergraduate study

in Landscape Architecture with Town and Regional Planning at the University of Sheffield, 2010-2013.

Throughout my degree a variety of design conceptualising/detailing, visual and graphical communication techniques have

been explored and developed, allowing for the range of skills I possess within the field to flourish. VISUAL

SOFTWARE...

AutoCAD

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe InDesign

Used primarily for construction and contractors drawings

Used for creating design visualisations for effective communication, along with photographic editing.

Used for the sheet design and layout of this portfolio, along with design display posters throughout my course

Other Work Publications:

Environmental Impact Assessment - Howbrook

Link:http://issuu.com/adamstarkeylandscapearchitect/docs/environmentalimpactassessment

Land Contamination, Restoration and Revegetation Report - Croda Site

Link:http://issuu.com/adamstarkeylandscapearchitect/docs/land_contamination_report

CONTENTSRecent Projects

Integrated Design Project - Castlegate RedevelopmentPage 1- 6

Development - Past Projects

Regenerating the CIQPage 7 - 10

Construction Project - Weston Bank Concourse

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Social Aspects - Manor HousePage 13 - 16

Cultural Landscapes - Rivelin Valley Forestry SchemePage 17 - 19

Work ExperiencePage 20

Heeley Development TrustPage 21 - 24

Bents Green SchoolPage 25 - 26

INTEGRATED DESIGN PROJECT

Project Brief

The integrated design project involved the

developing of proposals for Castlegate - an area of urban

regeneration - from the initial planning strategies through to

detailed design, planting and construction. This required the

application of knowledge and skills acquired throughout the degree, and to further develop a more detailed appreciation of issues relating to urban design.

CastlegateRegeneration

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Links to the Full Project Posters:

Concept Poster:http://issuu.com/adamstarkeylandscapearchitect/docs/307_concept

Masterplan:http://issuu.com/adamstarkeylandscapearchitect/docs/307_masterplan

Detailed Design Poster:http://issuu.com/adamstarkeylandscapearchitect/docs/308_detailed_design

An Introduction to the Site...

The design site of the Castle Markets has a rich and complex history, which stretches back over a thousand years. The markets are located next to the confluence of the River Don and River Sheaf, rivers that shaped and defined Sheffield’s landscape, industry and community and once offered protection to the medieval castle that gave the area its name. In recent years the genius loci of this area has been neglected and forgotten. The city turned its back on the Don and its cultural heritage, and in the 1960’s the markets were built where the castle once stood.

In the near future the site will undergo great change; the markets will be relocated to new premises and the site will be freed for redevelopment. This presents a unique opportunity to reconnect the two rivers and the site’s cultural heritage with the fabric of the modern city of Sheffield.

Stage 1 – Site Survey and Analysis

The key theme of issues identified in the site survey was Isolation, seen through:

• Isolation of the River Don, responsible for historically/culturally and environmentally shaping

the site• Isolation of the site’s Rich Heritage from

surrounding areas of celebrated importance, such as Victoria Quays the Wicker.

• Isolation of the Social vibrancy and Diversity, which has been cut off from the public realm by tall

walls of hostile mid-20th century development.

However with the removal of this building many detrimental consequences will result, such as:

• Loss of site activity and Social Diversity brought by the thriving market, serving as

the living pulse of the site.

• Over-exposure: Not integral to the multifarious urban context in which

the site lies.

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Stage 2 – Design Concept and Masterplan

Design Aims and Objectives

• Re-invent the site as a centre for Social Activity and Diversity; Create a

series of spaces with varying degrees of enclosure and scale, to accommodate numerous social activities

• Re-establish the River Don as a working heritage asset; Open up the landscape towards the river confluence, allowing the urban realm to unfold towards the river edge through the landscape, allowing the landscape and it’s users to once again embrace the river edge.

• Re-merge the site with the surrounding Historic Context; Use circulation and landform to create a

series of links; re-connecting the site to the surrounding historic context: The City Centre, the

Wicker, Victoria Quays

CastleMarket

‘A dynamic web of enclosed spaces which unfold to reveal and embrace the River Don; expressed through a confluence of built form and vegetation, interlaced as an intricate and explorative singularity’

KEYCafe/RestaurantTables

Pergola

Shrub/Perennial Border

WoodlandGroundcover

ReedbedVegetation and Decking

Permeable Woodland Canopy

FormalSheltering Trees

DeciduousParkland Trees

RiversideTree Canopy

AmenityParklandGrass

PedestrianSurfacing

BuildingEntrance

SeatingPlatform

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Concealing VegetationA formalistic and structured pattern, using high canopies to act as a ceiling for

concealing and sheltering the pocket spaces, while allowing the light to permeate through the canopy; therefore creating sheltered yet bright comfortable spaces on the

ground for Cafe/restaurant seating.

Unfolding Vegetation StrategyA mass of lively unfolding colour, texture and form. Use layered vegetation for creating semi-permeable boundaries; encapsulate space while allowing views to unfold. Lower level vegetation to create greater enclosure at a lower seated position.

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Stage 3 – Detailed Design

Once a masterplan of the whole site had been developed, it was then

required to develop a detailed design proposal for a selected area of the design.

Within this area further consideration was given to both the qualities of hard and soft landscape, to be expressed through a range of visual methods to investigate and communicate the finer qualities of the design.

Design Concept

Upon arrival users are met with a bold array of fragmented sheltering structures (1) , casting allur-

ing shadows onto the site passage; concealing small areas of seating hosting views through the concealing

woodland and out towards the river.

The landscape greets the river via an amphitheatre-like structure (2) leading users down to the river and sheaf

through a compelling integration of steps, stepped seating, viewing platforms and a ramp for the convenient access of

wheelchair and pushchair users.

DetailedDesign

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KEY

WoodlandGroundcover

Timber RiverBoardwalk

HerbaceousVegetation and Yorkshire Stone Paving

Amenity ParklandGrass

River Reed bedVegetation

SandstonePaving

Granite StonePaving

Smooth Concrete Ramp Paving

Floor Lighting Unit and Granite Paving

Bespoke BoardwalkLighting Post

Granite Steps and Handrail

PioneerWoodland Canopy

RiversideWoodland Canopy

OrnamentalParkland TreeCanopy

Blocks of seating break off and extend along a path running through the woodland growth, establishing niche

pockets of private reflection space, with unfolding views through the woodland trees.

The boardwalk meets with the river edge, allowing users to actively engage with the water’s edge along

a river walk bordering the River Don and Sheaf. This extends out to form a viewing platform

adjacent to the river confluence; indulging users in an experiential display of historic

architecture and blankets of reed beds, providing a majestic motion and

tranquil life to the river.

My Thoughts on the Project

This was my most challenging – but profitable - project to date. The first encounter was the current site condition, as the site is so compactly and vertically developed it was a struggle to visualise a large open space. Another task was the size of the site, being a significantly larger scale than any prior projects. However through applying skills in 3D model construction, perspective hand sketches and computer software learnt in previous projects, a diverse and comprehensive design process ensured these obstacles were overcome.

Despite being a great challenge for me, by the end of this project my working standards had matured significantly; bringing my work up to a level in which I feel prepared for what tasks my near future career will hold.

1Sheltering Frame Structures with Seating...

2Stepped Seating and Ramp Feature...

‘A dynamic web of concealed spaces leads to a landscape where structural restraints begin to break and unfold; returning to a state of purity, calmness and harmony with the river’.

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REGENERATINGTHECIQ

Project BriefSet in the cultural industries

quarter of Sheffield, this project aimed to orientate a wide-scale

strategic planning, master planning and detailed designing process around

a key central concept; taking note of the unique cultural and heritage assets of the site with substantial depth and clarity, therefore composing a more holistic spatial strategy with greater coverage and sensitivity to the site’s qualities.

Design AimsThe key concept behind the design was ‘Heritage Reclamation, Re-use and Re-invention’; to use the

landscape as a means to display, inspire and encourage the artistic/historic character of the

Cultural Industries Quarter; exploring how the regeneration of heritage assets - such as the River

and historic structures – could be rejuvenated revitalised, once again breathing economic, ecological

and social life into the area.

Stage 1 – Group ProjectThroughout the first stage was undertaken through group

collaboration with two other students, involving a site survey, strategic planning and model making exercise.

This brought with it a great amount of responsibility to successfully cooperate and plan amongst the team to

ensure actions were mutually agreed upon, and that deadlines were met.

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FORMAL AREA

TRANSITIONAL AREA

INDIVIDUAL AREA

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CIQ -DETAILEDDESIGN

Stage 2 – Individual Detailed Design

This design aimed to discover a new and refreshing angle for

approaching restoration and adaptation of historic identity,

retaining the rich heritage of previous site uses whilst allowing the landscape to grow and adapt to modern life.

Reconstituted industrial materials such as bricks and steel girders make up the hard landscape of the site, retaining the historic materialistic quality of the space in contrast with introduced vegetation acting to soften and accentuate the post-industrial maturity of the area.

Vegetation also provides an underlying symbolic message of ‘rebirth’ and ‘New Life’ in the area, with

alluring spring blooms of groundcover Crocus and arching Cherry Blossom, painting colour and life onto

the water surface with a shower of white petals.

Salix babylonica

Betulapendula

Magnolia‘Ann’

Acerplatanoides

Prunusavium

AmenityGrass

WildflowerMeadow

Crocus ‘Firefly’

Crocus kotschy

River

Rivervegetation

Clematis ‘Błękitny Anioł’

Clematisvitalba

Clematisflammula

GreenWall

WoodenBridge

Reconstituted Steel Girder Frame

In-situ ConcretePaving

Reconstituted Brick Paving

Corten Steel Chair

Corten Steel Table

Floor Lighting Unit

Dry StoneBrick Wall

Soft Landscape Key

Hard LandscapeKey

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Reusing and Rejuvenating the Matilda FactorySeating mounds at night time, overlooking the Cherry illuminations and cinematic projections onto the Matilda building.

Rejuvenation and Rebirth....

My Thoughts on the ProjectThis was a fantastic opportunity for me to explore my deepest interests in art, creativity and symbology; gaining an understanding of how I may gain inspiration from qualities within the site along with the use of outside influences to raise my fascination and expectation for future projects. This proved highly rewarding to my design process, as it helped to ignite my passion for creative thinking and communication.

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CONSTRUCTIONPROJECT

Project BriefThis project required a

complete re-design of the Western Bank Library courtyard,

primarily catering towards the needs and convenience of students and

employees which occupy the building. Along with this design it was required that a series of detailed construction contractors drawings were supplied, displaying an efficient construction process which is compliant to UK building regulations. This construction detailing was taken further with considering use of material qualities, and how this may enrich the user experience through a unique comfortable identity.

Design ProcessThrough exploring the surrounding context, the

spatial sequence and geometric formation of the design was heavily inspired by adjacent architectural

details which contain the space; therefore providing a starting point for a design language which relates to

surrounding structural elements, establishing a cohesive design aspect.

Once complete the design was modified in accordance with construction requirements and building regulations, and key

landscape elements were drawn in AutoCAD in the desired form of a contractors plan; therefore requiring detailed

specifications of material composition, measurements and possible local suppliers.

WestonBankConcourse

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My Thoughts on the ProjectA great amount of research was required for the making of this design, ensuring regulatory standards were sufficiently met and that the desired effect was both plausible and practical if taken into the construction process. This proved rewarding in respects to understanding how a landscape is formed, and how it may function in relation to materials and conditions on-site. This project also extended my visual software pallet, being the first of many projects which required the use of AutoCAD.

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SOCIALASPECTS

Project BriefFor this project we were allocated

sites with specific user requirements, based on special

needs and circumstances. This required in-depth site surveying and analysis into key issues affecting the site and its users; responding to these issues through effective design in respect to the client’s budget, and presenting these ideas through consultation with the site users.

The site I was allocated was Manor House, a sheltered housing development for people in retirement, all of whom are affected with a form

of disability which require special care. This raised many challenges in approaching site safety issues

and resolution through careful design.

Design ProcessThe design vision was categorised into 3 key aims.

These aims responded to both input from site survey, research into designing for disabilities, health benefits of

green space and sensory garden design. These ideas were presented and reformed in response to the resident’s

feedback throughout the client consultation meetings.

Manor HouseShelteredHousing

sound...

smell...

touch...

sight...

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3 Key Aims of the Design

Psychological Benefits - Sensory Experience• Vegetation (Visual/Scent): Improve views from windows and within the space -Variety of scents, combined with colour for a multiple sensual experience• Wildlife (Sound): Bees and birds to establish a natural setting• Activity: Catering for a variety of needs such as socialising, for improving quality of life

Physical Benefits - Encourage Healthy Activities• Elongated Pathway: For encouraging lengthy walking exercises, leading users back to the building entrance• Gardening: Light activity for gentle exercise and well-being

Catering for Disabilities• Paving: Flat materials to lower risk of falls• Wheelchairs/Walking Frames: Wide paths for wheelchair use-Spaces designated for wheelchairs to settle in seating areas• Bespoke Furniture: Raised planters to avoid crouching to floor level.

MANOR HOUSE - MASTERPLAN

Greenhouse

Vegetable Planting Beds

Pergola Shelter

Seating Wildlife Pond

Bird Bath

Bird House

Transitional Archway

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SOCIALASPECTS

The Design is characterised by 4 areas:

Social Area: A space for group activities, settling with

visitors and for special social events.

Peaceful Area: A private space for quiet activities, self-reflection within a pleasant visual and tranquil wildlifeatmosphere.

Growing Area: An area to accommodate growing crops and engaging with the activity of gardening

Viewing Area: A space for interacting with the surroundings, with a variety of vegetation to

enhance the building’s image.

Manor HouseShelteredHousing

SOCIAL AREA

GROWING AREA

VIEWING AREA

PEACEFULAREA

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When considering how my design ideas may be best presented to the clients, I felt it necessary to use visualisations which could fully engage the residents in the experience. To achieve this, I felt it best to use more traditional styles of visual communication, including hand drawing and watercolour. This proved successful in appealing to the best interests of the residents, encouraging them to ask further questions about my ideas.


When visualising bold design concepts and formulating grand features, sometimes the needs of the users in which the design is targeted at can be neglected; this appears to be a running theme for many designs which fail to meet their full potential. This project therefore put the needs of the users in the foreground, encouraging client-specific design details and considering practicality. With opportunities to vocally communicate with the users first-hand, the project proved to be highly enjoyable, allowing me to re-evaluate the diversity of Landscape Architecture, and the true potential of landscapes for improving quality of life. Page 16

‘Co-operation between Natural and Creative Human Processes

in Space and Time...’

‘Acceptance of Time’s Hold on Man’s Creations...’

CULTURALLANDSCAPESRivelin ValleyForestry Scheme

‘Natural and Cultural Evolution...’

Project Brief

This forestry scheme aimed to regenerate the historic landscape of

Rivelin valley into a recreational wildscape of cultural exploration.

Rivelin possesses certain characteristics which display a mix of natural and cultural evolution, with little or no intervention.

What is a ‘Historical Wildscape’?

Historical Wildscapes are often abandoned spaces expressing a rich history of human activities, overgrown with thriving vegetation and biodiversity through natural succession. Rivelin Valley comes in the form of a post-industrial

Wildscape reclaimed by high-quality wilderness for an alluring and exciting mix.

Design Aims

Rather than rebuilding important landmarks within the valley - resulting in the loss of a century of time’s progress -

this Historical Wildscape Scheme recognised that the post-industrial and future years of the valley are also of

great significance in the development of Rivelin’s unique character. Through respecting the valley’s qualities the

scheme utilizes and accentuates this character without impeding on cultural and naturalistic processes; for increased

appreciation for the area and thus achieving a more sustainable approach to planning, design and management -

finding the exemplary balance forSafeguarding the past and

Staging the Future.Page 17

KEY

Private Land

Retained Ancient Woodland

Retained Semi-Ancient Woodland

Retained OpenGrassland

Extended Wetland

Retained Allotments

Proposed Seating/Picnic Areas

Community ForestryScheme Areas

Retained/Reconstructed park

Existing River/Wetland

Tree Canopy

Preserved HistoricFeatures

Community/VisitorCentre

Retained ExistingBuildings

Historic Earth Pathways

Historic Loose Aggregate/ Hoggin Pathways

Boardwalk

Proposed Pathways

Retained Allotments with Bordering Hedgerows

Roscoe Wheel Retained, Roscoe Mill Pond reclaimed as a thriving Wetland Habitat

Community/Visitor Centre

Retained Playpark reconstructed with materials reflecting the natural surroundings,

relating it more with the historic woodland surroundings

Outspread of Semi-natural Woodland through a Community Forestry Scheme - Open areas retained to preserve desirable views over the valley

Extended meandering path network leading down the steep valley caters

for exhilarating recreational cycling

Mill Pond Wetland Environment viewable via a boardwalk, connecting people with the water’s edge

A Boardwalk constructed with trees cut on site, allowing users to engage with the water’s edge and view the Wildscape from a non-intrusive distance. The fast flowing river to one side and calm wetland on the other displays an alluring sensual and visual mix.

Existing Cafe and Toilet Block Retained - Cafe wall reconstructed with stone and reuse as an advertisement board for woodland events.

Little London Wheel Revived for a mix of Historic Ruins and Thriving Wetland Habitat

Nether Cut Wheel

Newly Constructed Bridges Refurbished with more integral, Historic Wildscape characteristic materials such as wood and stone.

Mill Pond Retained, with reworking of unsightly concrete re-inforcement

Holme Head Wheel Retained and Re-invented as an unconventional but rousing Seating Area

Ancient Woodland Maintained for ecological importance, and valuable time-induced character -significant for retaining the Historic Wildscape vision.

Example of a Wetland Boardwalk in Houtan Park, Shanghai, China.Kongjian Yu (2010) Shanghai Houtan Park. [image online] Available at: http://www.asla.org/2010awards/006.html [Accessed: 9th Dec 2012].

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Management, conservation and Inventive Re-use of ]key historic features

To Sensitively Retain and Re-use Important Historic Landmarks• Retain Roscoe Wheel and Bridge as focal points signifying the beginning of a flowing historic trail• Excavate, clear and re-use Holme Head Wheel as an unconventional but rousing informal seating area, immersing users in the overgrowth and historic ruins• Other Industrial Ruins scattered throughout the site, such as crevises and free-standing stone walls retained as architectural focal points amongst the chaotic overgrowth - Emphasising the exciting Historic wildscape concept of Human Culture succumbing to the fight from nature and time.

To allow for Low-impact Development to Improve Functionality with respect to Retaining the Historic Wildscape Character• Current Metal Bridges reconstructed using Historic Wildscape characteristic materials such as wood and stone, meaning less detrimental impact and greater visual integrity with the Historic Wildscape experience.• New development such as boardwalks to be constructed using integral recycled materials, such as wood from tree cutting within the valley.• Reworking of previous unsightly maintenance, such as the poor concrete re-inforcement of the Nether Cut Mill Pond.

To Restore, Retain and Maintain Historic Circulation• Restored and managed with renewal of harder wearing and absorbant, but environmentally sensitive materials such as loose aggregate and Hoggin; to provide the most direct route for users to engage with the historic journey taken by past users, appearing unchanged since the abandonment of industry.

Retention and Expansion of High Quality Ecological Environments

To Expand and Renew Ecology in and between Historic Landmarks• Reclaim wetland habitats within and around historic Mill ponds through scrub and waste clearance, to allow wetland vegetation and animal species to thrive and make use of the cultural landscape• This makes for a fascinating visual contrast, applying focus on historic landmarks while significantly increasing their ecological value.

To Manage Ancient Woodland• Management involves a low impact silviculture system, the removal of introduced species and replanting of tree species prevalent within the valley, planted over a staggered timescale - therefore renewing and safeguarding the woodland for when mature trees reach the end of their life cycle, and enhancing biodiversity and diversifying structure.• Mapping and protection of veteran trees of grand Wildscape character.• Historic Path through the woodland retained with no intervention, to minimise harm from human impact on natural habitats - The steep topography and overgrown nature of these paths discourages potentially disruptive activities such as cycling, but allows access for pedestrians and minimal natural play.

To Manage Semi-Natural Woodland• Maintenance includes thinning of canopies to encourage new growth, for safeguarding evolution in the woodland’s future.• Low-lying shrub layers retained, with some removal of invasive species e.g. Japanese Knotweed and ivy biannually, opening areas of groundcover, benefitting hunting bird species.

To Preserve Current Cultural Uses for the Valley• Retain used allotments, Kept for their high cultural and ecological significance.

Establish the wider Rivelin area as a vibrant, living and working community

To Educate users about the Site’s Historic and Natural Significance• A Community/Visitor’s centre: located in the open area on the edge of the Ancient Woodland. It Functions as a centre to inform and educate visitors of the valley’s cultural heritage and importance/care for the wildlife. Roscoe Bridge directs visitors to enter where attention is also drawn to Roscoe Wheel, encouraging insight. It also provides storage for woodland management equipment, catering visiting schools and volunteers for involvement in woodland management and craft events on site.• Educational Placques and Directional Signs throughout, guiding attention and informing users of sites to see, instructing on their past appearance and functions through historic images and descriptions.

To Allow Users to get Actively Involved with the Valley• Community Forestry Plantation Schemes: allow a Workforce of volunteers such as locals, visitors and school children to get actively involved, benefitting as a valuable educational resource. Reclaiming areas of abandoned allotments and unused open grassland to enhance ecology by planting trees over a staggered timescale for a mixture of maturity.• Advertise opportunities for visitors to use their time in the woodland more constructively by getting involved in environmental maintenance, actively educating through: wildlife Surveys, historic maintenance etc.

To Encourage and Facilitate Pro-active and Sensitive Recreation• Extended path network within the west of the valley (where ecological value is of less significance), where the woodland can effectively cater for activities such as walking, cycling and bird watching without posing a significant threat to wildlife. H

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This project provided an opportunity to become more familiar with landscape issues arising from cultural landscapes. Landscape forms the most important link between human beings and the

land, therefore providing identity which forms the basis and reference for memory.

A clearer understanding of the value and potential of a non-designed cultural landscape helped to suggest how unique qualities can be sensitively retained, or enhanced, through careful and

thoughtful adaptation.

For these reasons, this project was of great importance to understand the full significance of a landscape as a resource for both nature and humanity, a significant factor to consider prior to

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WORK EXPERIENCE

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HEELEY DEVELOPMENTTRUST

Heeley development trust is an independent local charity, led by and

employing local people.

“Making Heeley a better place to be. We want Heeley to be a successful, vibrant and inclusive community; a good place to live, to work, to do business and to visit.” (Mission Statement, http://www.heeleydevtrust.com/)

During the summer of 2012 I was granted the opportunity to assist the re-designing and

construction of Heeley Millennium Park - A community-owned and managed park; mostly built

or planted by local people and held in trust for local people by Heeley Development Trust for the next 110

years. This involvement consisted of two projects: A pre-proposal public consultation exercise, and the

development of a series of contractors’ drawings for site construction.

Summer 2012

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Public ConsultationAlong with other student volunteers we were given the task to produce a scale model of the entire site, displaying a series of new design proposals for the expansion of rock climbing facilities in the area. For this we were given 5 days for completion, where it was presented to the public for general feedback, opinions and further suggestions.

Model During Construction... Finished Model Unveiling to the Public...

A Photo taken after the Public Consulation: Me (Right), Heeley Development Trust Project Leader Thom White (Left) and fellow students

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CONTRACTORS DRAWINGS

Throughout the summer I was given the responsibility to produce a series of detailed contractors’ drawings of design interventions for undergoing construction. This required great precision and clarity for easy translation to the

construction workers, in order to acquire the desired results. I was also given the task to source the materials required, calculating measurements and the total cost of construction.

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Reflecting on my Experience...

Through closely working with Heeley Development Trust I have received a diverse insight into landscape practice, design consultation and construction.

While working for the Trust I was treated as if a permanent and long-time employee, being given great responsibilities which fully engaged me with the project.

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BENTS GREENSCHOOL

Bents Green Secondary School is a specialist school, catering

for pupils aged 11-19 with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Social

Communication and Moderate Learning Difficulties.

During Winter 2012 two of my close col-leagues were given the unique opportunity to design the garden facilities for the school, used to educate the students of the importance of wildlife and food produce. Therefore the design process had to overcome many challenges in approaching safety issues and resolution through careful design, while catering for

the requirements of the students and staff.

On multiple occasions I have volunteered to assist the preparation of the site and the construction of design,

along with a team of other volunteering students and school staff.

OngoingVolunteeringExperience

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Reflecting on my Experience...

This has been a unique and exciting opportunity. Not only has it been rewarding to see the design from drawing to construction, but it has also proved to be highly enjoyable. It has been refreshing to leave the sketchbook and computer software in the pursuit of an active landscape experience. Throughout the coming months I shall continue to volunteer at the school, and look forward to seeing the design in full completion.

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ADAM STARKEYUNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PORTFOLIO 2013

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University of Sheffield:http://shef.ac.uk/

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