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Portfolio Booklet Lucy Wiggins January 2011

Transcript of Portfolio Booklet Compiled 72dpi 2011

  • 1. Portfolio BookletLucy Wiggins January 2011

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Lucy Wiggins BA (Hons) PG Dip CMLIPersonal Telephone07709498944 Date of Birth29th December 1982InformationEmail [email protected] Skills & AchievementsExcellent interpersonal and communication skills, enabling good working relationships betweeninternal and external design team members, clients and contractors;Ability to manage, organise and deliver projects on time and to budget to an appropriate standard,associated skills include preparing budgets, spend forecasts, programming and resourcing;Delivery of landscape and public realm schemes from feasibility and concept through to thepreparation of detailed designs, contract documentation and site supervision;Wide range of experience from small projects to major private and public developments, in detaileddesign of hard and soft landscape proposals;Highly innovative with a flexible and pragmatic approach, and the ability to create practical designsolutions efficiently and effectively;Proactive towards developing skills as a professional Landscape Architect and continuing professionaldevelopment;Excellent capability in the creation of original high quality graphic material to support designproposals and aid design development as well as bids and presentations;Proficient expertise in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Microsoft Officesoftware and competent in 3D packages such as Sketch Up;Career to DateJanuary 2011 Present Day: Freelance Senior Landscape Architect at Squared CircleAppointed to assist in the delivery of key projects. Initially responsible for the coordination andpreparation of design package submissions, including contract documentation and planningapplications.Projects include the preparation and submission of a planning application for the redevelopment ofpart of the RHS garden, Harlow Carr, including further works to continue aspirations of a morecoherent amenity garden, extension to the existing Queen Mother Lake and a new lake/pond to caterfor the new sustainable drainage system.September 2006 December 2010: Landscape Architect at AtkinsGained considerable landscape project management experience including multi disciplinary externalco ordination and landscape design, delivering a number of key projects from inception through tocompletion on site. This included the provision of a key support role within the landscape team andwider internal teams on a range of high profile and challenging projects.Key project experience includes:oLandscape project manager for the production of landscape design and construction drawings for the 28m redevelopment of Selby College under the Learning Skills Council (LSC) programme taking the scheme from a review of RIBA stage C, through planning to construction on site as part of a design and Build contract. Including a new campus environment and road layout.oLandscape project manager and external coordinator for the production of landscape design and tender drawings for the 30m new Newspaper Storage Building including the preparation of material to discharge planning conditions. Including new external environment, SUDS and pedestrian and vehicular access layout. 4. oAssisted in the environmental co ordination of Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme, this included landscape & visual impact assessment and landscape design for the proposed flood defences and associated public realm spaces through the centre of Leeds to be used by the client, the Environment Agency for tender purposes and to apply for funding.oAssisted in the preparation of the Hornsea Renaissance Economic Assessment & Masterplan for East Riding of Yorkshire Council. This included urban design and masterplanning proposals to address the incoherant main areas of the town.o Assisted in the preparation of designs for Enniskillen Hospital up to RIBA work stage D to support the Direct Health bid alongside Skanska for a new 600m hospital in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.o Assisted in the production of a Landscape & Visual Impact Assessment including montages for an Environmental Statement for the Tees Crossing Asset Replacement Scheme.Additional responsibilities included being a fire warden, a representative for the sports and socialcouncil and the department representative for an internal energy saving initiative.September 2004 July 2005: Assistant Landscape Architect at Quartet DesignProvided a project support role initiating, reviewing and harnessing design ideas for group andindividual projects for large residential developments, park extensions, SUDS, roof gardens, designcompetitions, indigenous planting schemes, and private garden designs.Key projects include Chimney Pot Park, a Landscape Institute competition to redesign a run downpark in Manchester where the submission was shortlisted to the final 3 and Campbell Park extensionnetwork. Located in the centre of Milton Keynes these extensions provided vital links to thesurrounding residential area into the centre of the city and to its main amenity parkland.Attended and hosted meetings with key clients for current and prospective projects.Provided a general office management role including administration and business support.June 2003 August 2003: Assistant Designer: Lancaster City CouncilResponsibility of designing the exterior of a local community centre working alongside the projectmanager, key members of the community and community workers.Achieved a good rapport with the local community developing a series daytime and evening sessionsto encourage involvement and ownership of the new site.Qualifications, Education and Training2010Chartered Member of the Landscape Institute (CMLI) Landscape Institute2008Construction Skills Professionally Qualified Person Design, health and Safety test CSCS card holder2006PGDip Landscape Architecture Leeds Metropolitan University2004BA(Hons) Landscape Design Leeds Metropolitan University2003City and Guilds Two Dimensional Computer Aided Design (CAD) level 2 Leeds Building College2002City and Guilds certificate for Computer Aided Drafting and Design Leeds Building College20014 x A Levels (Art, Geography, Psychology & General Studies) Morecambe High School & Sixth FormAdditional InformationFull clean driving licence & car owner.Leisure Interests: Design (art, fashion, interior, jewellery), reading, cooking, gardening and cycling.ReferencesAvailable on request. 5. Selby College 6. HeartCampusArboretum StreetSelby CollegePublic Consultation - 24th January 2008 Materials Plan 7. 1 The Street VisualisationProposed Site Plan - Scale 1:500 Key Plan 2 The Heart Visualisation Selby College Public Consultation - 24th January 2008 Proposals 8. Exsiting Site Plan - Scale 1:500Selby CollegePublic Consultation - 24th January 2008 Existing 9. Section AA Existing Section AA Key PlanExisting - Scale 1:250 Proposed Section AA Key PlanProposed - Scale 1:250Section BBExisting - Scale 1:250 Existing Section BB Key Plan Existing Section BB Key PlanProposed - Scale 1:250Selby CollegePublic Consultation - 24th January 2008 Sections to Illustrate Proposed Landform 10. British Library: Newspaper Storage Building 11. Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme 12. 2.0 Overview2.1 Study Area: River Corridor & ZonesHorsforth West RoundhayPark WeetwoodMeanwood Rodley Kirkstall Chapel AllertonZone 1Headingley SeacroftPages 4-7HydeParkStanningleyBramley PotternewtonZone 2Pages 8-15 City Centre Zone 3Zone 4 LowtownArmley Page 16-17Pages 18-39 Halton LowerPudsey Wortley HolbeckCross Zone 5 Green Pages 40-50 New FarnleyBeestonHunslet BelleSwillington Zone 6Gilderstone Isle Pages 52-56Zone 7Pages 58-61 Zone Key: Zone 1: Kirkstall Weir to Kirkstall Bridge Drighlington Zone 2: Kirkstall Bridge to Kirkstall ViaductRothwell Zone 3: Kirkstall Viaduct Wellington Bridge Zone 4: Wellington Bridge to Crown Point Bridge Zone 5: Crown Point Bridge to Atkinson Hill Footbridge MorleyMiddleton Zone 6: Atkinson Hill Footbridge to M1 Motorway Bridge Zone 7: M1 Motorway Bridge to Fleet Wier3 INDICATIVE LANDSCAPE PLANS - Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme 13. 3.1 Zone 1A: Kirkstall Weir to Kirkstall BridgeZone 1: Outline Design Landscape PlanNewlay Bridge to Kirkstall Bridge NSite Constraints Impacts MitigationKirkstall Abbey Conservation AreaFlow Control Structure - 1 Within visual inuence and Neutral impact to Kirkstall Stone wall will match Grade II Listed Structureadjacent to the boundary ofAbbey Scheduled Ancient nish of Grade II listedKirkstall Abbey ScheduledMonument; Flow Control Structure and EnhancementAncient Monument;Slight adverse impact toClough Cottage; Newlay Part of the proposed schemeviews to & from, settingTree survey will beClough Cottage - Fish pass / otter pass onwill be within Kirkstall Abbey and built fabric of Grade IIundertaken to ensure careful BridgeGrade II Listed Building ow control structureConservation Area; listed Flow Control Structure,alignment of scheme toProposed works to Flow Clough Cottage and Weir;minimise number of treesGoControl Structure, CloughNeutral impact to Kirkstall affected; it EnhancementKirkstall Weir -1 Cottage and Weir (all GradeAbbey Conservation Area;Many of Goitside bankGrade II Listed StructureGoit side improvements II listed) will require listed Slight adverse impact tohabitat and trees will Kirkstall such as marginal plantingbuilding consent;views from, and the built be protected during Bridgewith channel improvementsAdjacent to a miniaturefabric of the miniature construction;Minature Railway to include backwater areas,railway; railway;Anticipated small number of also in stream habitat.Adjacent to Abbey Mills goit Loss of 10m of miniaturetrees to be lost on GoitsideLeeds Rhinos Approx 200m length with established trees along railway track and bank (subject to ndings ofExisting Context Plan Rugby Leaguegoit bank and in Cloughtemporary disturbance totree survey) will be replaced including works in KirkstallCottage garden;use of remainder during at a 2:1 ratio typically with 2Training GroundMill Goit in Zone 2a.Site of medieval weir andconstruction and; year old transplants and cellGoit (Mill Race) - potential Anticipated small numbergrown stock; Enhancement Enhancementareas of archaeologicalof trees (