Portfolio

Anja Wolf

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What to find & Where to look

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Anja WolfLandscape Architecture· 2014

ESALA· Edinburgh College of Art anja.wolf@hotmail.com

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A Place With Many Layers

Landscape ReclamationSt Flanan’s Colliery, Scotland (1900-1930)

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Photographs from the site St Flanan’s, as well as photographs from a study trip to several landscape reclamation precedents in Europe.

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Once a productive colliery, parallell to the Forth & Clyde Canal and close to Kirkintil-loch, a town where the industrial revolution flourished in Scotland. Today, a forgotten place where the architectural remnants are decaying and the memory of the place is soon to vanish.

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strategy kirkintilloch and Forth & clyde canal

left page: an example from the process; a diagram of the region in pastel

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A masterplan where the historical layers are sub-tly interwoven with the new in order to create a catalyst for sustainable and creative businesses in the region. The design encourages a variation of experiences and spaces, that will metamorphasize through time and season, while the magical and adventurous atmosphere still remains at the site.

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the central square is accessible for all users and is functioning as the main place for events & gatherings. the existing building is renovated and is used as an educational centre with focus on sustainable food & water related issues. an alley of cherry trees frames the building as a focal point as well as creating accent colours to the black granite slabs.

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to retain the existing feeling of adventure and hidden secrets in the place, copper frames are placed at the entrances to enhance the curiosity of what may be find within the site.

By time the copper will oxidize and transform its expression, a transi-tion in itself. the visual development of copper will increase awareness of the other materials transition with age.

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at one of the highest points on the site he design frames the view before opening to the panoramic view of the timeless landscape features; the mountains and the sky that is reflected in the shallow water below.

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The former colliery at the site have influenced the structure and design of the site. This space is inspired by the enclosed atmosphere in a tunnel, but here in a positive way, as an intimate and calm place that will change by season. the reused bricks refer back to the existing buildings.

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Sectional elevation - 1:50@a1

phytoremediation cleansing of the water

phytodegredation

rizodegredation

phytovolatilization

phytoextraction

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Sectional elevation - 1:50@a1

Slope StaBiliSation

geogrid wall

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OnTheEdge

Park Design and ManagementAlmondell & Calderwood Country Park, Scotland

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Photgraphs from Almondell & Calderwell Country Park and its edge to the site that is going to become the new housing area.

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The river Almond stretches its way through the tranquil Almondell & Calderwood Country Park, in Scotland. The park is about to face a new chal-lenge – a housing development is going to be built next to the park. Therefore, a sensitive and functional transition between these two is crucial for not only connecting them, but for creating spaces that encourage interaction.

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calderwood- a transitional integration

masterplan 1:1000@ a1 topography 1:200 0 @a1 the new housing development

Legend1. Fruit trees2. SUdS ponds3. timber bridge4.existing woodland, mainly larch(larix decidua) in the almondell & calderwood country park5. pedestrian/Bike path6. Raised flower beds with wild-flower7. Scrub with wild native edible plants8. Seating areas are located in various places at the site9. edible cultivated species

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The aim is to create a transitional integration through the design, program and management by among others, implementing scrub in the edges, work with sequences of open and enclosed and light/dark spaces. Native wild edible species will encourage the community to interact with the sur-rounding landscape and develop a sustainable iden-tity for the area.

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Sectional elevation of the transitional space between the existing countrypark and the new housing development

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Sectional elevation of the SUdS pondsSectional elevation of the SUdS pondsSectional elevation of the SUdS pondsSectional elevation of the SUdS ponds

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Scrub with wild native edible plants

RowanSorbus acuparia

HawthornCrataegus menogyna

Wild raspberryRubus idaeus

BrambleRubus fruticosa

Wild pearPyrus communis

Elderberry treeSambucus nigra

BlackthornPrunus spinosa

Wild cherryPrunus Avium

Crab Apple treeMalus Sylvestris

HazelCorylus avellana

Yorkshire fogHolcus lanatus

Creeping buttercupRanunculus repens

SUDS & Wetland ponds

Curled pondweedPotamogeton crispus

Water crow-footRanunculus species

Yellow irisIris pseudacorus

Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris

Water mintMentha aquatica

Common reedPhragmites australis

Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia

Marsh-marigoldCaltha palustris

timeLine- from naturaL management to cuLtivation

the area is cleared to discover how the area will develop with natural management

Wild native edible species in the scrub

cultivated edible species species, e.g. spices from different coun-

tries, in the world are introduced in the green houses and allotments to twork with integration in a wider range.

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InEveryDetail

Detail Design & ConstructionSt James Square, Edinburgh, Scotland

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Photgraphs from the site St James in central Edinburgh, Scotland.

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The site’s location behind the busy St James shop-ping centre in central Edinburgh gives the space a sense of being a hidden treasure, enclosed by a mixed topology of buildings. A secret place full of potential, where people just pass by. It’s built upon a structure, with a tunnel underneath. A site where both constraints as well as opportunities lie ahead.

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St jameS SqUare

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When raining, the triangle shaped slabs will turn darker, which means a pattern is going to be revealed on the ground.

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1:50, Plan structure @a1

the structure is made of galvanized steel and laminated glass.

1:50, section structure @a1

1-6. the pattern of the slabs are repeated (with only a few exceptions) in these sectors.7-9. due to the irregular shape of the site and the aim to remain the lines in the pattern, the slabs in the sectors 7-9 are individually sized.

colour scheme in the design

Muscari armenicum

Liriope muscari

Stipa tenuissima

Salva x sylvestris

access

Pavement will continue in these direcitions

Lighting

smooth white concrete slabs, min. size 400 x 500 mm, max. sixe 2000 x 2000 mm.

the triangle-shaped concrete slabs with “solid Poetry” applied surface treatment i.e. the slabs reveal a pattern when they come in contact with water or humid air.

Planters made by corten with the height of 200 mmPlanting (see planting plan)structure in galvanized steel and laminated glass (see detail picture). Highest point is 3 m, lowest point is 2,3 m. Led-light in white warm colour, 30 mm width.Lampposts in corten, height of 5 m.

seating are of white smoth concrete, height of 450 mm.

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In comparison to the busy shopping street, this space is designed to encourage gatherings, long talks and exploring details in your everyday life. Different components, such as, the concrete slabs with a specific surface treatment that turns darker in contact with rain and therefore reveal a hidden pattern, are designed to make people curious about their surroundings.

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Construction drawing of the stairs to the site and the balustrades. The pattern and shapes of the triangular slabs are recurring in the balustrades.

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TransformingLandscapes

Landscape planningGroup project

Whiteadder Catchment area, Scotland

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A site trip to visit characteristic places in the area was the start point of the group project. A methodology was developed to be able to analyze the area. In addition, the sensibili-ty and feasibility of the different units were evaluated to calculate the value of the area and its possibilites for the future.

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ModelsSaughton Park, Edinburgh & Aviemore, Scotland

Shapingthe

Future

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Left: A contour model to show the contours of the designed masterplan that, among others, includes three football pitchesAbove: A group work model of the new town centre for Aviemore in the course Urban Design.

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SPINThe Polis blog

The magazine Landskap

Writing & Photography

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Nansenparken i Oslo:

”Det ligger i tiDen att transformera flygplatser”

tiDskriften nr 1 | 2014

inspiration, kunskap & Design i utemiljöer

teknik& Material

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In my sparetime, I work as a freelance writer and photographer for the swedish landscape archite-cure magazine Landskap (e.g. the cover story on the left page). I have also written some articles at Polis - “a collaborative blog about cities around the world” and hope to continue to do so. In addition, I work with my own project SPIN - a website where I collect interviews with inspiring and creative people.

Anja Wolf