Thomas Ruane

LARC 20160Studio 2B 2021Portfolio

Table of contents

G.I Research and Mapping.............................................2

Green Infrastructure Design Task................................... 3

Plant Identification and Role Assessment....................... 4,5

Plant Selection Task.........................................................6

Planting Plan................................................................... 7,8

pg. 1

Historic Maps of Green Infrastructure

0 0.15 0.3km

UCD Site Boundary

Land Boundary

Land

Woodland

Buildings

Rivers & Lakes

Water Pumps

Historic Springs

Sluice

Main Roads

Secondary Roads

Pathways

LEGEND

UCD Site Boundary

Land Boundary

Land

Woodland

LEGEND

Shelterbelt

Buildings

Animal Movement

Heat Symbol

Wind Arrows

Shelterbelt & Animal Movement

0 0.15 0.3km

River and Lakes

Water Pumps

Historic Springs

Sluice

UCD Outline

KEY

Waterways

Sluice

Sluice

Roads and Pathways

LEGEND

Main Roads

Secondary Roads

Pathways

UCD Boundary

G.I Research and Mapping

pg. 2

Circulation and frequent standing water areas

G.I. river sources from run-off areas and river south of U.C.D

Different widths of G.I. river

Photoshop plan of G.I. river

Photoshop section of G.I. river

First idea sketches of G.I. river

Carex morrowii Hosta

Cornus alba

pg. 3

Green Infrastructure Design Task

1 2

Selected plants

Plant Identification and Role Assessment of Milltown Hall residential park

Sketches of park

Plan of park Section A-A

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Spaces created by vegetation pg. 4 Photos of park

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Liriodendron Tulip tree Phyllostachys aurea Golden bamboo Phormium tenaxNew Zealand fl ax

Fatsia japonica Paperplant

Ilex vomitoria Yaupon

Betual papyrifera Paper birch

Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Myrtus communis Common myrtle

Phormium tenax New Zealand fl ax

Tibouchina urvileana Princess fl ower

Vaccinium angustifoliumLowbush blueberry

Salix babylonica Weeping willow

Ligustrum sinense Chinese privet

Ligustrum sinense Chinese privet

Cortaderia selloana Pampas grass

Lavandula angustifoliaEnglish lavender

Rubus phoenicolasius Wineberry

Lavandula angustifoliaEnglish lavender

Ilex vomitoria Yaupon

5

Vegetation in Milltown Hall residential park

Adding planting to unused space

pg. 5

Optional Prunus tree to planted in space

5

Plant selection Tree used

Shrubs Perennials

Book used to select plants for site

A guide at the start of the book showing many diff erent categories of conditions that plants grow under Betula nigra, River Birch tree

Sarcococca hookeriana Clethra alnifolia, Summer sweet Polygonum bistorta,Super

Filipendula ulmaria,Aurea

Dicentra, king of hearts

Sarcococca hookeriana

Clethra alnifolia

Filipendula ulmaria

Dicentra, king of hearts

Polygonum bistorta

Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

Salix alba var

Betula nigra

Sarcococca hookeriana

Clethra alnifolia

Polygonum bistorta

Filipendula ulmaria,Aurea

Dicentra, king of hearts 0 m 20 m

Betula nigra

Salix alba

Foot bridge

G.I river, from run-off of surrounding buildings and adjacent lake

Plant colour calendar

Sketches of planting layout

Draft plan of G.I river

Plant Selection Task

pg. 6

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Plant criteria Soil:Soil:Wet/damp soil conditions along the G.I river

Wind:Wind:Light winds along the plant-ing zones, as it is sheltered by buildings

Sun/Shade:Sun/Shade:The plants selected should be suited for shady conditions as the surrounding buildings cre-ate shaded areas along the G.I river

Foot traffi c:Foot traffi c:The planting will be situated in populated areas of U.C.D

Spacings and heights:Spacings and heights:Consider the spacings between the plants and their heights

24321 mm

20747 mm82o

28512 mm

32886 mm40o

5750 mm

48o

58o

87996 mm

2000 mm

Type Zone Species name Stock Area (m2)

Num-ber

G.I river, 275m section

Trees Betula nigra 500-600cm

(h)66

Shrubs 220Clethra alnifolia 2L 110Sarcococca hooke-riana

2L 110

Perennials 632Polygonum bistorta 2L 99Filipendula ulmaria 2L 649Dicentra peregrina 2L 660

Planting Plan

1:500Plan of G.I. river beside upper lake in U.C.D

Section showing different soil depths

Planting schedule

1:50

pg. 7

Soil conditions The soil conditions will be moist as it is on the banks of a small river. The soil will be dark and loamy. Soil depth under the trees is 1000 mm while the soil depth under perennials and shrubs is 750 mm. All plants selected prefer damp and moist soil conditions, especially the Betula nigra as its common name is river birch.

Maintenance Water twice a week for the first four weeks when planted.

Maintenance for plants is low, prune shrubs after winter, can cut back perennials before spring, keep clean and neat around edges, trim Betula nigras to not exceed 4.5 meters in spread and cut/train the tree to be a clear min. height of 2 meters between the ground and first outward branch.

Plan of G.I. river

1:50

4455 mm(centres)

1500 mm

750 mmRiver

1500 mm

2000 mmGrass

1800 mm

1800 mm

900 mm900 mm

25000 mm

Betula nigra

Sarcococca hookeriana

Polygonum bistorta

Clethra alnifolia

Filipendula ulmaria

Dicentra peregrina

Legend

Sketch plan of G.I. river

pg. 8