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

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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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