{"id":2920,"date":"2021-12-16T13:14:07","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T13:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/?p=2920"},"modified":"2022-10-20T12:34:19","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T11:34:19","slug":"end-of-year-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terrafirmaconsultancy.com\/landscape-architect-blog\/end-of-year-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel’s End of Year Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In spite the continuation of COVID, this has again been a really good and busy year for the firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This has been the first year of running as three equity directors and has been a joy to share the load \u2013 though it does not seem to lessen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have seen the addition of Nicola as a full staff member; periods of freelance help from Liz, Tom, Oliver and Lizzy; as well as the continuing assistance of regular subconsultants Bernie Harverson (arboriculture), The Ecology Co-Op<\/a>, Tim O\u2019Hare Associates<\/a> (soils), Brunel on visualisations and Ben Irving on watercolours. We have worked in various collaborations , most notably with Jeremy Rye<\/a> on some particularly interesting projects including Hay Castle and Jesus College, Oxford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At the largest scale, we have been involved with the production of various reports that were published this year, including updating the Winchester Landscape Character Areas Assessment and assisting Vinescapes<\/a> in the South Downs Viticulture Growth Assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Individual project landscape and visual assessment work, EIA inputs and landscape management plans form a significant part of the workload and this has involved some sizeable and fascinating projects including the iconic Boomtown<\/a> venue in the Matterley Estate Bowl, beneath Cheesefoot Head, and the ambitious mixed use Phoenix Project in the NE Quarter of Lewes for Human Nature \u2013 raising the bar for sustainable development credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is good to see the trend finally going towards Carbon Zero and the Bill Dunster designed ReCharge One A3 just about to go in for planning on our doorstep, seeks to provide a recharge centre for electrically powered vehicles, which utilises biogas from local farms and up to 60 solar powered eco-lodges for leisure stays, with mixed use servicing facilities in an earth sheltered block \u2013 all entirely off grid and encouraging direct access to the national park with the lightest possible impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over in Kent we are pleased to be working towards planning on a Fosters designed winery, which also has very high sustainability agenda and a wide-ranging landscape scheme to accompany it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our 100-or-so current projects run across all scales and sectors, and include masterplans and vision documents. Our work with East Wittering and Bracklesham has been a slower process due to consultations during COVID, but should conclude early next year. The Fort Road Park masterplan at Newhaven won funding which will see it progress to design next year, as did MIRA for the next stage of its infrastructure. We are currently working on a whole new industrial park to its south along the A5 north west of Nuneaton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big projects completed include the Winchester Sport and Leisure Centre and work soon to complete at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the heritage sector, we completed the Osterley Park<\/a> Conservation Management Plan with Donald Insall Associates<\/a> and have just been commissioned by the National Trust to work together again at Claremont Landscape Gardens. It was good to see the publicity around the re-opening of Sutton Hoo<\/a> featuring some of our work with Nissen Richards<\/a> and to attend the opening of the new entrance and cemetery space we designed for Brookwood Cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n