Site visit to a new project overlooking The Solent. A landscape of exquisitely shaped oak trees and hypnotic marshland. Looking forward to starting work on this one. . . . . #landscapearchirecture #ecology #marshland #oakwoodland #ecologicalbetterment
A few photos from a project being built just outside Bath with @claire_thread and @integral_engineering_design . Oak sleepers with James’s special chamfer . Exposing the exposed aggregate on the concrete . Stone threshold drain to the barns
Welcome to Mena our newest team member. . Mena graduated in 2020 from the University of Edinburgh with an MLA (distinction) in Landscape Architecture, winning an award for best skills in Site Analysis from LI Scotland. Prior to SEED, she spent the past year working at Grant Associates, and gained work experience at LUC in London. . Now to focus on doing great things…..and of course good luck Bobbie!!! . #excitingtimes
A lovely wall from the initial site visit for a new project. I have never see this before, crushed brick with a minimal cement binding. It runs all the way along the northern boundary evolving from freestanding wall to ha-ha. A pretty amazing linking element joining at least 4 landscape characters…. Pretty excited about this project! #Crushedbrickwall #leading #ha-ha #postwarwall #colonising #landscapearchitecture #ecology #livingwall (ish!) #contrast #rough #smooth #horizontal
Site visit to a nice new project. Explored the transition of the landscape from sea to woodland. I suspect our concept will be reconnecting a rather damaged site back into its context…. but we shall see…. . The sea edge . A Quercus ilex clinging to the land’s end . Looking out from the site . The woodland #coastal #coastallandscape #geniusloci #senseofplace #ecology #biodiversity #enhance #landscapearchitecture
A really lovely social housing project in Lewisham, just uploaded to the website (see bio for link). . A bit of a product of lockdown when homes became so much more important and our streets became places to meet. . #greatteam #suds #biodiversity #naturalisticdesign #letnaturein #bluringtheedges #socialhousing . @mikhailriches @momentumstructuralengineers
I just came across this… last thing we did before Covid changed everything in March 2020 . Extracts from a competition entry for what would have been a lovely project ☹ . 1. Is all about understanding and being inspired by the site . 2. Is developing inspiration and weaving in the brief . 3 & 4. Is where we explore design ideas. In this case with plasticine which is a quick and easy way to explore shaping the land . #senseofplace #geniusloci #plasticine #suchashame #designprocess
#welcome2022 . #bath #sunrise #solsburyhill #trigpoint
Last site visit of the year. Pic 1: whilst excavating the pit for the house these beautiful boulders were unearthed which inspired us to incorporate them into our sunken gardens. Pic 2: the habitat pond is awaiting to be finished once the weather warms. Pic 3: The mammoth task of cutting the house into the landscape, the beginning shapes of the terraces emerging. @loynco @makingamoderncountryhouse . . . . #moderncountryhouse #para80 #habitatpond #reuse #geology
Our project on the north/south Welsh border is moving at pace. A very blustery site visit last week gave us a good indication of how exposed the site is; the last two images were taken on the same day. Samples of Welsh pennant to be used on the driveway and terraces laid out for initial first thoughts. Concept of bringing the north woodland in to soften the building, gently giving way to more open coastal planting of grasses and native coastal shrubbery whilst maintaining and framing key views across Cardigan Bay. . . . . #coastalgardens #welshpennant #gardendesign #landscapearchitecture #nativeplanting #woodlandplanting #texture #form #process
Responses to site…. ….#Boundaries #thresholds and #views
Very lucky to have the sun on our annual office winter walk ❄️ #wintersun#shadow#officewalk