CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE

FINAL PROJECT

LANDSCAPE PROJECT

Intake: FNBE 0414

Lecturer: Mr Lee Cherng Yih

Group Members:

Christina Ng Sue Li

Karolina Bondarenko

Lim Joe Onn

Naim Ariffin

Ong Eu Xuan

Sonia Mancxia

Tan Jia Yi

90 DEGREES

CONTENTS

Introduction

Site Analysis

Concept

Master Plan

Planting Plan

Costing

Construction Details

Maintenance Plan

INTRODUCTION

In this project, we are assigned to conduct a landscape project in the campus. The campus is in need of green spaces to balance the concrete and the greens.

The site need not to be more than 10m X 10m. We have selected the site in front of the library which is near the stairs. It is a walkway to Block D. Researches and analyses were conducted to understand the site and the needs of it. We are to show a master plan and also propose a planting plan for the site. The costing and maintenance are also taken into consideration. Sketches and elevations were drawn for a better understanding of the reason we proposed site.

The site is named ‘90 DEGREES’ due to the fact that our site is located on the walls and columns and not on the ground, forming a right angle with the corridor. The implementation of our site will form vertical landscapes that provides greenery to the place.

SITE ANALYSIS

The site is located on the walls of the stairs and library in Block C of Taylor’s University

Lakeside Campus. It spans the 2nd and 3rd Floors of Block C. It is also adjacent to the

Tiffin café and right in front of the library entrance and is easily accessed by the walkway

in Level 2.

The library wall: The wall in front of the library entrance:

A. Site Specification

1. Original condition of the site

The left section of the site faces

the walkway from Block C all the

way to block E therefore there

will be many passers-by.

The wall, which is part of the

site faces the entrance of the

Library. There are some Plotted

trees to provide shades from

the sunlight during the evening.

A walkway can be seen when

facing south from the site. The

walkway connects from Block C

to Block E. Students and

lecturers pass by this area on a

frequent basis.

When facing North beneath one of the sections in our

site (The library windows), the Experimental Studio

can be seen. Students and lecturers walk through this

place to go to the Grand Hall and the Commercial

Block.

Photos taken from the site:

2. Circulation Patterns On Site

Second Floor

Third Floor

HUMAN CIRCULATION: People can access the site easily from anywhere

WIND CIRCULATION: The wind blows from every direction as our site is locate in an open

area

SUN CIRCULATION: The sun shone from the East to West with more sunlight directed to

our site during the evening but most of the time will be covered by concrete roof

3. Shading on site

The site is comparatively not as sunny and hot as open spaces as there is a concrete

ceiling covered as shown in one of the pictures above. However, during the evening

hours, approximately 5pm to 6.30 pm, where the sun strikes at the side, the site gets

sunny and hot, causing the front section to get a little bit of sunlight. The side section

and the back section does not get much sunlight and it is covered by a concrete wall.

Therefore, more non-sun-tolerant plants should be planted throughout this area as

they could survive in a more shady setting.

This small tree provide shade

during from the evening Our site does not get much sunlight as

it is covered by the concrete ceiling

CONCEPT:

CLASH of CONTEMPORARY and

VERTICAL GARDENS

Contemporary gardens have become a trend nowadays. It focuses on simple yet elegant design which enhances the space given.

Contemporary gardens emphasizes on the rawness of the materials without the use of fancy pottery and hardscape. In addition, the urban spaces are getting limited day by day, people have found a new way to bring in greenery to the city. This can be done by developing vertical gardens.

Vertical gardens is a method of planting greenery vertically instead of planting it on the ground. In this case, creepers and planter boxes are used widely.

Taylor's University has a very modern structure which will fit well with the two concepts above. Thus, provides the ideal garden for the campus.

MASTER PLAN

When people think about landscaping, they usually think about horizontal landscapes. This project takes a different approach by doing vertical landscapes. The site is given the name ’90 DEGREES’ as the two vertical sections in the site are at vertical angles with one another. The walls are also placed at a 90 degree angle wih the floor.

The section on the left consists of multiple library windows. A concrete platform will be built using reinforced concrete. It will serve as a flat surface to place three planter boxes. The plants planted in the planter boxes are desert roses (adenium obesum) and devil’s ivy (epipremnum aureum). The section on the right consists of a stairway that spans the first to third floor of Block C in Taylor’s University. Two brick walls, two vertical gardens, eight vertical metal wires and a bench made of metal net and aggregates are located in this section.

Bubble Diagram of The Site

PLANTING PLAN

Elevation 1

Elevation 2

Planting List

Scientific Name Common Name

1 Adenium Obesum Desert Roses 2 Epipremnum Aureum Golden Queen 3 Adiantum Pedatum Five-Fingered Fern 4 Loropetalum Chinense Chinese Fringe Flower 5 Drynaria Quercifolia Oak Leaf Fern 6 Bryophya Moss 7 Tristellatia Australasae Shower of Gold Climber

Adenium Obesum Epipremnum Aureum Adiantum Pedatum

Loropetalum Chinense Adiantum Pedatum Loropetalum Chinense

Tristellateia Australasae

These plants listed above are suitable for our site as they grow well in humid tropical climates. As the site receives little amount of sunlight and is shaded from rainfall, plants with low sunlight and water requirements are chosen. The types of plants we have included in our site include creeper plants (or better known as vines), ferns, and flowering plants. Three different species of ferns are planted on the walls to produce a vertical garden. Loam soil is used as a growing medium due to its rich nutrient content. This type of soil is easy for roots and water to penetrate through. Moss grows naturally on the brick walls due to the damp condition of our site.

COSTING

ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY RATE(RM) TOTAL(RM)

1 PRELIMINARIES

1.1 General site clearance of areas free from m² 100 6 600.00

major obstructions

1.2 Insurance premiums for Public Liability/

Contractor All Risks(CAR),SOCSO etc L.Sum 2000.00

1.3 Provide all costs incurred by complying with

all Safety,Health and Welfare Regulations,

pertaining to all workpeople employed on site L.Sum 2000.00

1.4 Fee/Premium for Performance Bond

(Insurance Guarantee or Bank Guarantee) L.Sum 2500.00

1.5 Mobilization L.Sum 1000.00

2 PIPE WORKS

2.1 Bed and haunching of concrete to pipe L.Sum 100.00

2.2 Poly pipe (W25mm H25mm L50000mm) L.Sum 173.50

3 HARDSCAPES

3.1 External walls-common bricks in gauged mortar

half brick thick m² 7.2 320 2304.00

3.2 Bricks and concrete platform m² 1.5 308 462.00

3.3 Steel bars(0.1m Hx 0.8m Lx 0.2m W) No 32 450 14400.00

3.4 Aggregate concrete wired bench L.Sum 1000

3.5 Planter box(0.3m Wx2.2m Lx 0.3m H) No 3 1500 4500.00

3.6 Strechable wire cable L.Sum 300.00

3.7 Pocket Vertical Garden Kit (0.3m Wx1.5m H) No 16 640 10240.00

3.8 30pockets in a set,8sets for each wall

3.9 Metal Net(7.3m L) L.Sum 12.00

SUB TOTAL 41591.50

ITEM DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY RATE(RM) TOTAL(RM)

4 SOIL

4.1 Imported topsoil filling and compost to fill

planter boxes to height 24'' m³ 10 60 600.00

5 SOFTSCAPES

5.1 Plants

a Adenium Obesum(Desert Rose) m² 11 35 385.00

b Trollius Chinensis(Golden Queen) m² 11 15 165.00

c Tristellateia Australasiae(Galphimia Vine) m² 7 13 91.00

d Adiantum Pedatum m² 2.18 22 47.96

e Loropetalum Chinense m² 2.18 40 87.20

f Drynaria Quercifolia m² 2.18 50 109.00

6 ELECTRICAL WORKS

6.1 Spotlight No 2 80 160.00

6.2 Electrical wire L.Sum 170.00

7 MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR ONE YEAR

7.1 To provide all labours,equipment,tools,etc

and carry out maintenance for all plants

(fertilisers,replacing dead plants,etc)

for 12 months month 12 1000 12000.00

SUB TOTAL 13815.16

7 CONTINGENCIES % 5% 2770.33

GRAND TOTAL 58176.99

CONSTRUCTION DETAILS

Vertical Garden Planter Pockets

Semi permeable pockets will

be used to grow 3 m x 1.2 m

living walls on both columns

in the site. The pockets are

made of polyethylene

terephthalate (PET), a

synthetic plastic polyester

that has excellent wear

resistance and low

coefficient of friction, making

it easy to clean. The PET is

also an amazing material

that provides a safe growing

medium that is pH neutral

and non-reactive, making it

safe for plants to grow in it.

It also had low maintenance

cost and high quality.

These pockets are hooked onto nails on the columns

in our site using strong nylon tabs. The pockets will

be filled with loam soil, which provides sufficient

nutirents for the ferns to grow. As the pockets are

semi-permeable, water can flow through the pockets

to other plants below it while soil remains contained

in it.

Dimensioning of a set of pockets:

Dimensioning for a single pocket:

Three different types of plants will be planted in

the pockets, namely adiantum pedatum,

loropetalum chinense and drynaria quercifolia.

900 cubic cm / 890 g of loam soil fills up each

pocket, providing a medium for the plants to go.

Poly pipes that carry water from a water source

and excess water from the planter box will be

used to irrigate the plants from the top.

Diagram of two Vertical Garden Planter Pockets:

The Concrete Platform for the Planter Box

A 7.2 m x 0.4 m x 0.2 m concrete platform with an internal inclined plane is built below the

windows. To put it in place, 14 steel bars will be drilled into the wall to keep the concrete

platform in place. Reinforced concrete is selected as a material to build the platform as it

is strong enough.

Dimensioning of the concrete platform:

The metal net serves as a flat surface to place three planter boxes with dimensions of 2.2

m x 0.3 m x 0.3 m. Excess water from the soil in the planter boxes move through the

metal net to prevent ponding. The inclined plane directs water to a hole. The water is then

transported via a poly pipe to the vertical garden.

To make the concrete platform in tact with the wall and not pose a threat to passers-by

below, 14 pairs of steel bars are drilled into the wall below the library windows to make

the attachment firm. Bricks and concrete will cover the steel bars, completing the

platform.

Materials used for constructing the concrete platform:

Metal net Steel bars Bricks Concrete

The colour of the three planter boxes placed on top of the metal net is black so that it

does not look filthy after a long period of time. The material is plastic as it is light, cheap,

easy to maintain, gets cleaned easily and has high tensile strength.

Desert roses (Adenium Obosum) and Golden

Queen plants (Epipremnum Aureum) will be

planted in the rich loam soil that fills the planter

box.

Diagram of how the planter box is placed and how the plants are watered:

Diagram of water movement in the site:

The excess water from the planter box is used to water the plants in the vertical gardens.

The water hydrates the plants in the Vertical Garden Planter Pockets. Hence, water is

recycled and there will be less wastage of resources during the irrigation process.

Poly pipes will be used to irrigate and drain water in our

site. These pipes are selected due to their high quality,

strong durability and their characteristic of not rusting.

MAINTENANCE PLAN

Maintenance Specifications:

Integrated Pest Management

Fertilizers shall be used to maintain the health of plants. For all year, existing plants and

new plantings shall be monitored at weekly intervals for pest infestations and symptoms

of stress, and bi-weekly thereafter.

A. Irrigation system

1. Automated systems shall operate only in the morning or evening hours, namely 7

am and 5 pm as these times tend to be cool, so the amount of water lost through

evaporation is much less than other time of the day. Plants shall not be watered

at night as if they stay damp, they are more likely to be damaged by fungal and

bacterial diseases.

2. Automated systems shall not over-spray onto surrounding pavement. Each

sprinkler in the planter box will be set to spray only 50 ml each sprinkling session.

3. The dripping mechanisms in the vertical garden will only drip 40 ml each session

into the soil of the plants as excess water from the planter box is transported to

the planter pockets.

4. The irrigation system shall be maintained to insure that all areas receive sufficient

water. Damaged or vandalized pipes shall be replaced as soon as possible.

5. Routinely inspect all water lines, valves and pumps for leaks. Hired workers of

Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus will check the irrigation mechanisms in the

site once every three days.

B. Hand watering specifications:

1. The roots of plants will be irrigated every day as the site is under the roof and does

not receive natural rainfall.

2. All plantings shall be monitored. If showing signs of stress related to lack of water,

the plants will be deeply hand watered as needed.

C. Pesticide requirements:

1. Pests shall be managed in accordance with the bio-rational (non-toxic)

pesticides when necessary to prevent damage to plantings.

D. Fertilization requirements:

1. Soil and plant tissue shall be tested and slow-release fertilizer applied as

needed to maintain healthy growing conditions for shrubs, trees and grass.

E. Pruning requirements:

1. Shrubs will be monitored and pruned

once every two days to remove weak,

diseased or damaged limbs/branches in

order to avoid the need for pesticide

applications and to maintain the plants in

proper form.

Weekly Timetable For Maintenance Before Noon

Day/Time 7:00

am

7:30 am 8:00

am

9:00 am 10:00 am

Monday Sprinkling

and

drippling

Hand

removal

of weeds

Adding

fertilizer

to loam

soil

- Hand

watering

by workers

Tuesday Sprinkling

and

drippling

Pruning - - Hand

watering

by workers

Wednesday Sprinkling

and

drippling

Hand

removal

of weeds

- - Hand

watering

by workers

Thursday Sprinkling

and

drippling

Pruning Adding

fertilizer

to loam

soil

- Hand

watering

by workers

Friday Sprinkling

and

drippling

Hand

removal

of weeds

- - Hand

watering

by workers

Saturday Sprinkling

and

drippling

Pruning - Inspection

of

pesticides

Hand

watering

by workers

Sunday Sprinkling

and

drippling

Hand

removal

of weeds

- Applying

pesticides

(Only for

month)

Hand

watering

by workers

Weekly Timetable For Maintenance After Noon

Day/Time 4:30 pm 5:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm

Monday Hand

watering

by

workers

Sprinkling

and

drippling

Sweeping of

concourse

-

Tuesday Hand

watering

by

workers

Sprinkling

and

drippling

Sweeping of

concourse

Inspection of

plumbing and

lights

Wednesday Hand

watering

by

workers

Sprinkling

and

drippling

Sweeping of

concourse

-

Thursday Hand

watering

by

workers

Sprinkling

and

drippling

Sweeping of

concourse

Inspection of

plumbing and

lights

Friday Hand

watering

by

workers

Sprinkling

and

drippling

Sweeping of

concourse

-

Saturday Hand

watering

by

workers

Sprinkling

and

drippling

Sweeping of

concourse

Inspection of

plumbing and

lights

Sunday Hand

watering

by

workers

Sprinkling

and

drippling

Sweeping of

concourse

-