Major Design Advanced Landscape Architecture
Design & Technical Report
Christin Rajan
Leeds Beckett University
1.0 Site Overview: 1.1 Masterplan
RIVERFRONT PARK
PUBLIC SQUARE
RESIDENTIAL BLOCK
PARKING
WETLAND
MUSEUM OF LIVERPOOL
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
VAUXHALL
RIVER MERSEY
1.1 Masterplan
RIVERFRONT PARK
PUBLIC SQUARE
RESIDENTIAL BLOCK
PARKING
WETLAND
FISHING
TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
1.2 Part Plan – Riverfront Park
Trail
Cycle Track
Pedestrian Bridge
1.4 Part Plan – Residential Block
1. New residential buildings
Green pockets
Parking
1.5 Site Sections
RIVERFRONT PARK
Section AA’
Boardwalk trail Water garden
Water play Lawn Pathway
Water garden with Boardwalk trail Water play
Football turf
Skate park Pathway Mound with pathway Lawn
Skate park
Football turf
Section BB’
Section CC’
Mound with pathway
Visual buffer mound
Skate park
Trampoline in mound
Boardwalk in wetland
Skate park
Trampoline in mound Pathway
Wetland Boardwalk trail
River Mersey Lawn
Detailed Area – Community Garden
Rendered Plan
Scale 1:50
2.2 Section
2.3
Shrub Plantation Plan
Carex
Pendula Pendulous Sedge 2-4 feet 474
Escallonia Rubra Red Claws 3-5 feet 507
Hebe Hebe spp 1-6 feet 540
Colocasia Esculenta Elephant Ears 3-6 feet 201
Olearia Subspiicata Daisy Bush 3-6 feet 87
Vinca Major Big Leaf Periwinkle 6-12 inches 669
Trim back in early spring. Remove dead foliage. Divide clumps every 3-4 years if overcrowded.
Prune lightly after flowering to maintain shape. Remove any frost-damaged growth in spring.
Light pruning after flowering. Protect from severe frost in colder regions.
Cut back foliage in autumn. Provide winter protection in colder climates.
Prune after flowering to maintain compact shape. Remove dead or damaged branches.
Control spread by trimming back regularly. Remove invasive growth.
Pendulous Sedge Botanical Name: Carex pendula
Red Claws Botanical Name: Escallonia rubra
Hebe Botanical Name: Hebe spp.
Elephant Ears Botanical Name: Colocasia esculenta
Daisy Bush Botanical Name: Olearia spp.
Big Leaf Periwinkle Botanical Name: Vinca major
2.4 Tree Plantation Plan
Betula Pubescense Red Birch 10-20 meters 19 Prune in late winter or early spring. Minimal pruning required; remove dead or crossing branches.
Betula Pendula Silver Birch 15-25 meters 4 Prune in late summer to early autumn. Avoid heavy pruning.
Salix Alba White Willow 8-12 meter 4 Prune in late winter. Can be pollarded or coppiced to manage size.
Carpinus Betulus Hornbeam 4-8 meter 5 Prune in late winter or early spring. Suitable for hedging or can be left to grow naturally.
Acer Campestre Field Maple 15-20 meters 1 Prune in late autumn to winter. Remove dead, diseased, or crossing branches.
General care notes:
1. Regular weeding of planting beds as needed.
2. Monitor soil moisture and water during dry periods, especially for newly planted specimens.
3. Apply mulch annually to conserve moisture and suppress weeds.
4. Assess plant spacing periodically and thin if overcrowded.
5. Allow herbaceous perennials to die back naturally over winter for ecological benefits, unless otherwise specified.
6. Adjust care based on specific growing conditions and local climate.
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Red Birch
Botanical Name: Betula pubescens
Betula
Silver Birch Botanical Name: Betula pendula
White Willow Botanical Name: Salix alba
Field Maple Botanical Name: Acer campestre
European Hornbeam Botanical Name: Carpinus Betulus
2.5 Material Plan
Legend Material
Raised Granite Edging
Mixed Gravel
Sandstone Herringbone Pathway
Perennial Ryegrass Dwarf Ryegrass
Loamy Soil
Compacted Stone Walkway Benches
Scale 1:250
Mulch
Large Concrete Pavers
Mound
Mound
Roofing
2.6 Drainage Layout
2.7 Detailed Section
Surface drain
Raised granite edging (150 x 200 mm)
Formation & Sidefill
Large concrete pavers
Sub base Composition
520 x 600 mm
Drain channel
Scale 1:20
A
Large concrete avers with set slope towards drain
Mixed gravel
Detail at
Boardwalk
Pressure Treated Ledger
Concrete Footing
Compacted Aggregate
Compacted Soil
Aggregate
Rail Cap
Pine Slats
Pine Post
Pine Rail
Fascia
Bolt
Tie
Deck
Pen Graded Base Course
Porous Concrete
Concrete Header
Wedge Anchor
Water garden
Edge of pavement or kerb-cut 1” drop from the edge of pavement
2” woodchip mulch or aggregate
6” polishing layer
Ponding depth varies
Stone Walkway 1” drop from the edge of pavement
3” coarse compost in ponding area
18” high performance bioretention mix
Mineral aggregate bottom width to match BSM bottom width
2” woodchip mulch or aggregate
Compacted
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