And so the concept plans begin for the Student Exhibition Gardens that will be installed in April 2012 by our 2012 class on the grounds of Longwood Gardens. Our theme is working off of light and sustainability. This is only the beginning!
Scroll down to view the most recent work for the project.
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| Student Exhibition Garden, Southeast Plot, Longwood Gardens |
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| 11/17/2011 Laying it down on the table... |
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| Plan View (Blue=pathway, 1-3 plant heights from small to large) |
Collaboration Begins! Keeping the concept of light in mind.
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| Combined concept: Cloud break (Collaboration Dan Feeser and Mariel Tribby) |
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| Plan View of Cloud Break 12/9/2011 |
After Meeting with our clients again, Mariel and I are trying to really hone in on the concept of cloud break. How do we simulate a landscape of clouds, breaking open? More to come!
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Cloud Break 12/16/2011
Pathway in black, Zones 1-4 tall to short, Zone 5 short bright foilage plants
Plants selected based on their cloud like qualities |
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| Possible plant selections (Zones 4,3,2,1,5-left to right) 12/16/2011 |
The plant list has been finalized for 'Cloud Break' as of 2/9/2012.
The garden was presented to the Longwood Board of trustees! Mariel and I have just ordered the plants and will be working on preparing our contacts for construction materials.
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| Updated rendering of 'Cloud break' 2/3/2012 |
And below are our plant selections for our sun and clouds!
Let the "Cloud break" making begin!
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| Breaking some glass and mapping out the mosiac |
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| Draft of Cloud break mosaic |
All mosaic materials were going to be discarded and we got them before the trash did!
So the installation begins!
3/13/2012
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| Setting up the base for our mosaic with fine gravel |
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| Spray painting the pathway! |
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| Mariel is helping to install our mosaic mold. She loves to use the drill! |
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| All in a day's work as of 3/13/2012! |
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| Mixing up the concrete with the Masons! 3-2-1 mix |
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| Mariel edging our mosaic patio! 3/20/2012 |
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| Concrete pour day complete! 3/20/2012 |
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| Pathway excavated! |
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| Pathway progress 4/12/2012 |
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| Putting the pieces together for the mosaic! |
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| Phase 1 of Cloud break mosaic as of 4/12/12..more to come! |
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| Patio shot 4/12/2012 |
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| Phase 2 of Mosaic "Cloud break" 4/15/12 |
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| Phase 3 of Mosaic in action 4/17/12 |
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| Mosaic as of 4/17/2012 |
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| Mosaic as of 4/24/2012 |
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| 'Cloudbreak' Mosaic as of 4/26/2012- TIME TO GROUT!!! |
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| 'Cloudbreak' Mosaic complete! 5/2/2012 |
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| Almost all of the plants have been planted in our student exhibition garden as of 5/11/2012 |
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| Completed Garden as of 5/14/2012 |
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| 'Cloud break' June 2012 |
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| 'Cloud break' July 2012 |
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| 'Cloud break' Path view July 2012 |
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| August 2012 |
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| Interior view August 2012 |
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| Exterior view August 2012 |
