C N Landscape Architecture

18/01/2019

Travelled back to a prehistoric time today! 🦕🦖

Good to see Whangarei putting on some great events for families, making the most of our beautiful parks

@ Mair Park

15/01/2019

Finishing off a few bits and pieces from 2018 as I gear up to start our 2019 projects!

Coastal revegetation/ mitigation plan - Mahurangi East.

A resource consent is required as the proposed boat ramp enters the Coastal Marine Area. I completed a landscape and visual effects assessment and landscape mitigation plan to be included as part of the consent application - demonstrating how the client seeks to regenerate the coastal edge using all native coastal vegetation that has been eco-sourced from the surrounding area, and to provide a solution that fits comfortably within the natural landscape.

03/01/2019

Climate change in action. Despite all the warnings in the world and inevitability of it, people still choose to fight against mother nature

A once-vibrant waterfront now littered with bach corpses, eerie reminders of summers past.

25/12/2018

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

My darling Bailee showing off her new floral wears 🎁🎅🤶❤

18/12/2018

It's a beautiful day for a site visit!
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14/12/2018

My most recent landscape plan for consenting purposes.

This is still fairly conceptual but I love doing this kind of work and can't wait to see what eventuates.

2018 is certainly the year for increasing density around Auckland!

Unfortunately I cant upload the high resolution otherwise I would probably kill all your devices trying to view it 😂

14/12/2018

What is a Landscape Architect?

What is the difference between an Architect, a Landscape Architect, a Landscape Contractor and a Landscape Designer?

These are questions I have to find the answers to on the daily and it's not a simple answer.

There are huge misunderstandings of our profession.

I am not an Engineer, nor an Architect. I don't design houses and I don't necessarily plant the trees. I am not a Planner, a Surveyor, a Builder or even an Ecologist.

I do however work in consultation with many of these professions and seek guidance throughout the design process where possible.

Landscape Architects often start work from a broad scale perspective in terms of spatial arrangement, environmental, social and cultural processes and patterns.

Given the opportunity we analyse the landscape in terms of movement, pattern, flows, processes, use, and perceptions.

We visualise change and make suggestions on form and function, ultimately working with other professionals to achieve a design that comes together as a whole.

Collaboration and understanding of capabilities is key to this profession.

11/12/2018

That's a whole lot of dirt! 🏡

10/12/2018

Super excited to share with you my first ever design and installation project! 👩🏼‍💻👩🏼‍🎨👷🏼‍♀️

First task: Mark up the site and prepare for earthworks. These rocks will be shifted to make way for house renovations, a new deck and various other landscape elements 🌱

27/11/2018

Who said you need outdoor space to create a veggie garden!? 👩🏼‍🌾🐝

Here we have tomatoes, lebanese cucumbers, cos lettuce, passionfruit, strawberries and a dwarf mandarin tree growing in pots outside our CBD apartment 🍊🍅🥒🍓 As long as you have enough sunlight, water, and decent soil, you can grow a vegetable garden just about anywhere!

Add a little honey to attract the bees and you'll be fit for summer 🍯

24/11/2018

Exploring geysers on a rainy day 💦 makes for some spooky scenery!
Its incredible how diverse our NZ landscapes are across the country
@ Rotorua, New Zealand

23/11/2018

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