architectural garden landscape design.pdf

case study of architectural garden landscape design

1. Architect:
KathrynGustafson
Gustafson-Porter,London
Client:
DepartmentofCulture,Mediaand
Sport
Sponsor:
TheRoyalParks
ACaseStudybyTraceyBushman
HydePark,London,United
Kingdom

2. THESERPENTI
NE
ROTTENRO
W

3. STILLBASIN
CHADARCASCAD
E
BRIDG
ESWOO
SH
STEPPEDCASCA
DEROCKANDR
OLL
TREES
PROJECTDESIG
N

4. ORIGINALPAT
H
PROJECTDESIG
N

5. REDEVELOPED
PATHANDFENC
E
PROJECTDESIG
N

6. "It'sacontemporarymodern
memorial;it'snotfigurative.Diana
wassuchanunusualand
contemporarypersonthatthatwas
thechoicethatwasmade.”
—KathrynGustafson

7. DEVELOPMENTCONT
EXTKeyStakeholdersandparticipants
Owner:TheDepartmentfor
Culture,MediaandSport
Manager:TheRoyalParks
Constructionoversight:Memorial
FountainCommittee
Developers
MainContractor:GeoffreyOsborne
Ltd.
Subsidiary:CathedralWorks
Scanner:FordMotorCompany
3Dmodeling:SurfaceDevelopment&
Engineering(SDE)
Texturedsurfaces:Barron
Gould-Texxus

8. Theoriesandintellectualcontent
•Accessibility
•Inclusivity
•'ReachingOut–LettingIn'.
Setbacks/Obstacles
•Highvisitationunplannedfor
•Lacked"formalproject
managementframework”

9. PROJEC
TTIMELI
NE

10. EVALUATIO
NPopularity/Use
RoyalParksAnnualReportSurvey
ImpressionthatHydeParkiseitherin
"goodorexcellent"condition
•1994:94%
•1995:90%
Facebook
Choiceofahuman-madewaterfeature
thatstronglyconnectspeopleand
water.:
“Thecoachloadsof
children
whoarrivedinswimming
trunks…wasnotwhathad
beenenvisagedforaplace
ofcontemplationand
enjoyment.”—K.Gustafson

11. EVALUATIO
NPopularity/Use
RoyalParksAnnualReportSurvey
ImpressionthatHydeParkiseitherin
"goodorexcellent"condition
•1994:94%
•1995:90%
Facebook
Choiceofahuman-madewaterfeature
thatstronglyconnectspeopleand
water.:
“Thecoachloadsof
children
whoarrivedinswimming
trunks…wasnotwhathad
beenenvisagedforaplace
ofcontemplationand
enjoyment.”—K.Gustafson

12. “Itisabsolutelybeautiful.Oncetheseproblemsare
resolveditwillbeenjoyedasitwasmeanttobe
enjoyed.”
—TessaJowell

13. "Sensuous,beguiling,
serene"
—GaryHilderbrand

14. DESIGNLESSO
NS•Thestatisticsoflargepopulations,plusinteractivity,meanssomethingwillgo
wrong.
•Contractlocaldesign.
•Investmentsinsafetyshouldbeanticipatedandmadeinearlystagestoprevent
cost
andembarrassmentlater.

15. PROJECTSUSTAINABILI
TY•Environmentallysustainable
•Sociallyvital/cohesive
•Buildscommunity
•Economicallyoverannualbudget,
but:
•Createspatroljobs

16. SOURCES
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Seçkin,YasinÇağatay, .Istanbul
TechnicalUniversityFacultyofArchitecture,IstanbulTURKEY,2010.
.TheWashingtonPost,June25,2005.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/24/AR2005062401848_2.html
HouseofCommons,CommitteeofPublicAccounts,TheRoyalParksandtheDiana,PrincessofWalesMemorialFountainThirty–
thirdReportofSession2005–0
Sully,Nicole,‘Acandle,afountainandacabbage-patch:theoriesofmemorialisationandthecommemorationofDiana,Princess
ofWales’2009CulturalCrossroads:proceedingsofthe26thinternationalconferenceoftheSocietyofArchitecturalHistorians,
AustraliaandNewZealand
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