CDLACAITLIN DAWSON A LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO

CD LA

CD LACaitlin Dawson

Landscape Architecture student

The University of Edinburgh

Skill base

Photoshop Illustrator InDesign Rhino 5 After Effects Auto CAD

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Restore,Repair Protect, Landscape Reclamation, Kirkintilloch

The Edible Park, Park Design and Managment, Leith Western Harbour

Busy living Royal Docks, London, Urban Regeneration

Contact:

Caitlin Dawson mobile: +44 7891594193Email: caitlindaw@aol.comAddress: 20/1 Fountainhall road Edinburgh,EH9 2NN

The Edible Park Western Harbour Leith, Edinburgh2013

A new style to “eating local”

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The Edible Park was inspired by the allotment demand in Edinburgh and Leith. This is a park design that focuses on healthy living and bringing communities together. A current brown field site in the middle of a new housing development, West-ern Harbour will come to life through the large orchard gardens and the long linear strips of vege-table planting in this new, modern design.

Edible Park Masterplan

Natural effect children’s play area on the West side

Detail Design Part of the project was to detail different elements that will be in the site.

front pannelSteel angle support

Frame

Joint support

90 degree steel support

support beam

pening for rubbish

recycled bottle glasss

Bin Structure

Planting Plan

The strategy was to connect the old abandoned light house to the park and restore it into a fresh local food café to encourage more people into the area

The long linear beds will be full of different fruit and vegetables all year, locally community schemes will look after it.

Wheel barrow visual conveys this is a friendly area which welcomes users of all ages.

Section through West side of the park

Section through the orchard and planting beds

02 Kirkintillouch landscape Reclamation 2014

Kirkintilloch is a derelict mining quarry that has lostboth its identity and quality. This plan is to reclaim and restore the quarry wall through methods of bioremediation to create new developments of small farming terraces. This will helpgain interest in the area leading to preservation of the main quarry building.

Kirkintilloch Masterplan

Proposed contours

Existing vegitation

Bioremediation water movement

Path connection

Proposed planting

Flexible spaces plotted around the site

Section through main central square and building

Section through the quarry

Construction

railing

root stabilizationretaining wall

exsisting quarry

quarry floor extruded

basalt lining

For safe access into the side, restoring the quarry wall is vital

The quarry floor will be allowed to flood and be lined with limestone for filtration

03 London City Airport Development

An urban regeneration and housing scheme deal-ing with the pollution problem in London by closing down London City Airport and creating livable space on top of the existing runway, as well as transforming it into a large, open park. This is a project that was both challenging and exciting.

The Royal Docks MasTeRplan

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The London docks masterplan

The Royal Docks MasTeRplan

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El Sub Sta

enclosed sheltering spaces within the airportpark

outline of airport park

Visual of the south side

Floating Reed Beds

Detail construction of boardwalk on South side