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FOUNDATION IN NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT
CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE
GROUP MEMBERSDARSHIINI VIG (LEADER)
ILHAMI IBRAHIMNURINA AIDA
MUSTAQIM CHOOTAN WEN HAO
DANIEL CHOW KOK THENG
TITLELANDSCAPE PROJECT
SUBMISSION DATE8TH AUGUST 2014
TUTORMS. NORMAH SULAIMAN
CONTENT
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PAGE NUMBER
INTRODUCTION 3-4
SITE ANALYSIS 5
SITE PLAN 6
CONCEPT PLAN 7
ELEMENTS OF THE SITE
8-10
MASTER PLAN 11
PLANTING PLAN 12-14
MAINTENANCE PLAN 15
COSTING PLAN (BILL OF QUANTITY)
16
CONCLUSION
17
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INTRODUCTION
In this particular project, we are divided into groups of six. We are tasked to
choose a 10mx10m site within Taylor’s University Lakeside Campus
compound. We are to study the site and come up with a landscape planning
for the selected area. Besides than planning, we need to include the site
analysis, concept, master plan, planting plan, maintenance plan and also
costing (bill of quantity.
We are proposing to construct a Meditation Garden for the selected site. This
construction is located in Block E, level 2 where the open space is. This site is
facing the staff parking zone and also the basketball court.
Pictures in the next page illustrates our site.
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SITE ANALYSIS
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The site is located on the second floor of Taylor’s University Lakeside
Campus’s Block E. It is facing the staff parking and the basketball court of
the university. The site occasionally receives a lot of wind coming from the
south of the site. From the south side of the site, the sun rises from the east
and sets at the west of the site. Therefore, the site gets more than enough
sunlight during the day for the plants to get enough sunlight for the
photosynthesis process to commence.
From east to the west direction, the site has a perfect 180 degree view of the
car park, basketball court and also the lake. Besides than that, the only built
form that exists around that site is the high rises which includes the
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OUR SITE
commercial block and academic block in the campus (Taylor’s University
Lakeside).
SITE PLAN
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CONCEPT PLAN
A meditation garden implies a sense of seclusion and personal space.
Naturally a place where one can relax, reflect, unwind, ponder new ideas,
and contemplate in peace and quiet.
These gardens often contain elements, plants, or oddities that are placed to
stir the senses and imagination into thought. The sound and visual of moving
water, decor of interest, something to think about. And in private gardens
these elements are most times personal.
With that in mind, it's easy to understand why the following pictures show so
many themes and varieties for this one type of garden. These gardens are as
varied as the personalities that create them and are named what they are
simply because that's what their creators created them to be.
There is no right or wrong way to make a meditation garden; the whole goal
is to make a garden that both calms and inspires you and when you open
your eyes, inspires you even more. Try to see this garden as an “outdoor
room”. It’s a place where you’ll go to relax, rest, and recline, so it will need
to have features in it that you find comfortable, comforting, and secure from
prying eyes.
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ELEMENTS OF THE SITE PLANNING
Stone
Great stones and boulders are
viewed in the Japanese garden as
islands. Stone exists in dozens of
other applications, from bridges to
stepping pads. The role of stone
cannot be over-emphasized because
it is the structural basis of the
hardscape design.
Pebbles
Pebbles in the Asian garden are most
often river-rounded and cobble-like
from pea size to as large as a potato.
They are used to create fields on the
ground, offer a base plane for art, and
to outline stepping stone pathways.
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Sand and fine gravel
In Asian gardens without ponds or streams, sand and finer gravels are used
to create a metaphor for water. Whether composed as a dry streambed, or in
the great uniform seas that are raked to create a flowing or rippled effect,
this is a most common way to cover areas of ground and to serve as the
basis for organizing planting.
Water
Ponds, streams and waterfalls are beautiful elements in the meditative
garden. Created in a natural style with rocks and plants often found at
water’s edge.
Greens
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Green plants add lush backdrops for brilliant herbs and flowers. Plant ferns
and foxglove in your meditation garden for shade and for a cooling
sensibility. Imagine perennial green fern fronds reaching up and out,
reminiscent of a forest floor. Plant biennial foxglove toward the back of the
garden, taking advantage of the plant's imposing -- 4 to 5 feet -- shade and
thimble-shaped pastel flowers.
Zen Deck
A platform that is used for meditation
purposes. Made up of bamboo which
makes it to be firm that it is always so
easy to walk on and sit to meditate.
MASTER PLANSHANTI
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PLANTING PLAN
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PLANTING SPECIES
PLANT NAME CHARACTERISTICS1. Anise Hyssop
(Agastache
FoeniculuM)
Hyssop is easily grown from seed, either by
starting indoors as you would tomatoes or by
sprinkling outside in spring or fall. Fall-planted
seed will remain dormant and then sprout in the
spring; this is the way mature plants sow their
seed.
2. Tea olive tree
(Osmanthus
Fragrans)
Tea olive is also a versatile plant that can make a
great backdrop for other plants. It looks good as
a specimen plant, and its glossy, evergreen
leaves and dense growth habit make it well
suited for screens and hedges. The plants
typically flower at several times throughout the
year, with some bloom cycles heavier than
others. Flowers of the species type are creamy
white, while improved cultivars offer yellow or
orange flowers (Osmanthus fragrans 'Butter
Yellow', O. fragrans 'Apricot Gold', and O.
fragrans f. aurantiacus).
3. Mint Plant
(Mentha)
Fast-growing, spreading plants, so you must give
them a place to spread without getting in the
way, or plant them in a pot. Mint sends out
runners that spread above and just below the
ground, quickly forming large, lush green
patches. In the right place it makes a pretty
seasonal ground cover. You can also contain
mint in tight places such as between pavers of a
walkway where your feet will brush against the
leaves to release its fragrance.
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4. Lotus flower
(Nelumbo
Nucifera)
Symbolizes purity, beauty, majesty, grace,
fertility, wealth, richness, knowledge and
serenity. The Pink Lotus is the National Flower of
India. Nelumbo nucifera is known by a number of
common names, including Sacred lotus, Indian
lotus and Sacred water-lily. The Lotus plant is an
aquatic perennial, native to southern Asia and
Australia and most commonly cultivated in water
gardens. The plant has its roots firmly in the mud
and sends out long stems to which their leaves
are attached. The leaves are sometimes, and
Lotus flowers always, raised above the water
surface. The beautiful and fragrant Lotus flower
opens in the morning and petals fall in the
afternoon.
5. Croton Petra
(Codiaeum
Variegatum)
Grown successfully as a house plant or outdoors
in a tropical landscape. It is brightly colored gree,
gold, yellow, rust and red foliage. Grown outdoor
that it can attain to height of 5 – 6 feet , but
when grown indoors, it can be remained as a
small potted plant.
6. Corn Plant
(Dracaena
Fragrans)
Top purifying ornamental plants as declared by
the national aeronautics and space
administration. This plant is widely used in any
meditative plants everywhere.
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MAINTENANCE PLAN
Maintenance ` Quantity Per Month
Cost(RM)
Cost Per Month (RM)
3 Gardeners 12 50.00 1,800.00
1 Supervisor 12 55.00 660.00
Fertilizers 1 100.00 100.00
Pest Control 2 150.00 300.00
Replacing Dead
Plants
4 100.00 400.00
Changing water
for the pond
4 65.00 260.00
Total Per
Month
3,520.00
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BILL OF QUANTITY
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CONCLUSIONIn this project, it is beneficial to know a lot about landscapes on
how to make it a better place for the convenience of the people.
Likewise, this proposal of constructing a meditative garden is very
useful as anybody can always come to this garden to relax
thenselves in order to distress themselves.
Building this meditative garden in Taylors University Lakeside
Campus will be a great outcome because not only we will be well
known for the education standards of excellence but also the
university will be also well known for its outstanding landscape
architecture places within the campus.
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