Projects

Parks
Gardens & Estates
Urban Design
Housing
Business Parks & Commercial
Education & Play
Leisure
Hospitals & Care
Environmental Assessments & Landscape Restoration

PARKS

Creating new parks and restoring old, we can put meaning back into public open spaces. The practice is experienced in seeking grant-funding, public consultation and working with artists, parks managers, historians and archaeologists.

LEECHWELL PARK, TOTNES, DEVON
Client : South Hams District Council
A new town park in the heart of medieval Totnes. The park is a collection of old walled gardens and will include terraced lawns, community orchard, play areas, sculpture garden, cafe and outdoor theatre: designed with full public consultation. Pre-tender estimate £2.0 million.

GARDENS & ESTATES

Be it traditional or innovative, bold or understated, we can help you create new gardens or restore old, making spaces a delight; inspiring, useful and manageable.

SWINHAY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Client: Sir David McMurtry
New Mansion setting and gardens of contemporary and sustainable design; including 60 acre park & gardens, 3ha. of lakes, ground modelling, orchard and woodland rides: first phase planting and construction began winter 2001. A rural context and national planning constraints were overcome by high quality sensitive design and eloquent persuasion.
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FOWELSCOMBE, SOUTH DEVON
Client: Barker
Garden design for Farm Estate in private valley: to scheme design

STANBOROUGH HOUSE, SOUTH DEVON
Client: Partridge
Contemporary terraced garden design on very steep site: construction began autumn 2001.

BLACK NESS HOUSE, SOUTH DEVON
Client: Duncan
One acre garden near the Dart river to construction drawings; including terraced lawn, water feature, and pergola & car-port.
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PEDN BILLY, CORNWALL
Client: Pedn Billy Holdings Ltd.
Eleven acre garden on the Helford river to sketch design; including terraced garden walks, croquet lawn, water features, swimming pool, tennis court and woodland management.

HOOPERS BARN, CHAGFORD
Client: Hughes
Garden design near Chagford for award winning barn conversion. Completed 1998.
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GRANGE, BROADHEMBURY, DEVON
Client: Evans
Historical survey of small estate dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. Sketch scheme design to take the garden sensitively into the 21st century; with cost estimates.
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TREBENNY, ROCK, CORNWALL
Client: East
Design of a contemporary garden overlooking the Camel estuary, to construction and planting.
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ST. GEORGES HILL, WEYBRIDGE
Client: private
Design of landscape garden for new mansion.
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URBAN DESIGN

We work closely with architects and planners in the design of new town squares and associated street-scapes. From conceptual-design and site planning to hard landscape detailing, mature tree planting, water and public art; the goal is to promote fresh design appropriate to the setting, in conservation and new-build contexts.

DART MARINA, DARTMOUTH
Client: Dart Marinas
Architects: Kay Elliott Architects
Quay side development in very sensitive location on edge of River Dart: robust hard landscape design to planning. Successful Planning Appeal 2001.
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TOTNES
Client: Devon County Council
After several years of public consultation - highway and paving improvements to Fore Street and High Street in Totnes, involving new traffic management, public art and detailed urban design proposals and their presentation at a two-day exhibtion and public consultation. At scheme design stage.

TOTNES SOUTHGATE
Client: South Hams District Council
Architects: Harrison-Sutton Partnership
Urban renewal master-planning of neglected area of historic Totnes; leading to civic square detail design allied to new architecture.

HOUSING

From site planning to detail, the context provides the clues for the design of residential developments. Building-layout, materials and existing site assets can be manipulated to meet expectations for high quality attractive living environments.

DEVINGTON PARK, EXETER
Client: Devington Homes Ltd
High quality landscape for prestigious conversion of Grade 2 Listed hospital into town houses: hard & soft, to implementation. Phase 1 completed autumn 2001.
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LEIGHAM STREET, THE HOE, PLYMOUTH
Client: Devington Homes Ltd
Architects: Architects Design Group
As members of the design team we have just won the commision to develop the last prestigious site on The Hoe next to The Grand Hotel, for state of the art town houses and apartments.

PATHFIELDS, TOTNES
Client: Tor Homes
Architects: Architects Design Group
Design and planning submission of small new housing association estate. In for planning approval at present.

THE LAMB, TOTNES
Client: South Hams District Council
Housing layout to create a new residential street in central Totnes to reflect the town’s vernacular .

GYLLYNGDUNE, FALMOUTH
Client: Devington Homes
Redevelopment of hotel into new apartments overlooking the sea: design to planning submission.

OAKRIDGE, ST.MELLION, CORNWALL
Client: Stevens
Architects: Catchfrench Design
Design and planning submissions of new-build golf-holiday homes development. Completed 1999.
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TOTNES/TIVERTON/PAIGNTON
Client: Millwood Homes
Planning Landscape-condition submissions for various new-build schemes.

BUSINESS PARKS and COMMERCIAL

Maximising the quality of the working environment.

BALTIC WHARF, TOTNES
Client: Baltic Wharf Developments Ltd
Architect: Harrison Sutton Partnership
Design and contract drawings for woodland structure planting to future marine business park.

EDUCATION and PLAY

The school environment is a teaching resource and crucial to the development of a child.
The practice is well-versed with the Learning through Landscapes initiative and believe that whether it is a school or a play area the environment should be stimulating in all dimensions for every body.

WESTLANDS SECONDARY & HOMELANDS PRIMARY, TORQUAY
Client: Jarvis Construction
Architects: Kensington Taylor
Design of school landscape: to implementation under PFI including hard and soft detail construction. Phase 1 completed 2001, subsequent phases under construction.
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STEINER SCHOOL, HOOD MANOR, DARTINGTON
Client: Rudolph Steiner School
Master-planning of school site, accommodating school expansion; leading to full-planning submission.

THE SOUND HOUSE, ESTOVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, PLYMOUTH
Client: Pearson Lubbock Architects
The design and contract drawings of external works for the state of the art auditorium at Estover Community college.

St KATHERINES WAY PLAY AREA, TOTNES
Client: South Hams District Council
An exciting play area incorporating site modelling, native planting and involving the neighbouring primary school in the design, build and management of the area. Funding in progress. To be planted and managed by the local school.

ST.BONIFACE COLLEGE PLAYING FIELDS, PLYMOUTH
Client: Carkeek Developments Ltd
The design and contract drawings for the cricket, rugby and football pitches.

IDEFORD MILLENIUM GREEN
Client: Ideford village
Design of new village green with the villagers to include a play area and public art, to take village greens into the 21st Century using distinctive local materials and skills.

LEISURE

COLD COASTS, SEAL AND PENGUIN ENCLOSURE, BRISTOL ZOO
Client: Bristol Zoo
Architects: Kay Elliot Architects
Competition winners with Kay Elliot Architects to design and build the hard and soft landscape for the seal and penguin enclosure to replicate the landscape of the Falkland Islands. Opened 2000 by David Bellamy to great acclaim. Best Zoo award 2000.
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OCEAN WORLD, SHANGHAI, CHINA 
Client: Intensive Aquaculture Technology Limited
Architects: Kay Elliot Architects
Design, planting and construction details using Feng Shui principles for civic space at entrance to high tech aquarium building.
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LIVING COASTS, PAINTON ZOO, TORQUAY
Client: Paignton Environmental Park
Architects: Kay Elliott Architects
Major redevelopment of the quay in ther heart of Torquay for new penguin, wading birds, auks and otter exhibits: to detail design with construction commencing winter 2002.

DERWENT HOTEL, TORQUAY
Client: Torquay Leisure Hotels
Courtyard, swimming pool and urban streetscape design for premier leisure complex: semi-complete 2001.

IDEFORD MILLENNIUM GREEN
Client: Ideford village
Design with the villagers to include a play area and public art, to take village greens into the 21st Century using distinctive local materials and skills: Opened summer 2001.

FLEAR FARM, SOUTH DEVON
Client: Sepestyn
Master-planning of farm gardens and grounds for holiday complex.

HOSPITALS and CARE

We appreciate the importance of creating an attractive environment that will have therapeutic value for patients. Whether a view from a ward window or an accessible garden, the hospital landscape can stimulate the senses and provide an attractive genius loci for the benefit of patients and staff.

ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL
Client: Exeter Health Care Arts
Landscape Architects: Rathbone Partnership
Competition win with sculptor Walter Jack, to design a bold, contemporary courtyard for the new Orthopaedic Centre, including consultation with staff and visitors. Completed summer 2000. To be formally opened by a member of The Royal family Nov 2001.
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COMMUNITY GARDEN, SOUTH STREET, TOTNES
Client: Cousins
Sketch design for a small community garden with particular emphasis on needs for visual and physical handicap. On appeal autumn 2001.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS
and LANDSCAPE RESTORATION

Re-creating attractive and useful landscapes.

GWITHIAN TOWAN, CORNWALL
Client: Hanson
Landscape assessment, operations design and restoration plans for 100 acres of particularly sensitive semi dug coastal dunes in St Ives Bay.

AVETON FARM, SOUTH DEVON
Client: Crudge
Visual impact assessment for proposed cow sheds and dairy within the Area of Outstanding Landscape Value in the Avon valley. Successful application

ST KATHERINES WETLAND, TOTNES
Client: South Hams District Council
Landscape Architects: Rathbone Partnership
Creating a new pond and reed beds from an area of neglected land, to be planted and managed by the local school.

DOCK 9, DEVONPORT, PLYMOUTH
Client: Carillion plc
Planting scheme for wasteland used in the construction of new dock.

HABITAT ENHANCEMENT
Client: Devington Homes
Cirl Bunting planting and management of habitat, part of a development site.

*Involvement as an employee of the identified practices.