Client: Ecologists are concerned with ecosystems as a whole, the abundance and distribution of organisms (people, plants, animals), and the relationships between organisms and their environment. Ecologists usually choose a specialist area (e.g. freshwater, marine, terrestrial, fauna, flora) and then carry out a wide range of tasks relating to that area.Therefore, they will be interested in looking at all many aspects of the site including; Animals, Trees, Temperature variations, Light, Water, Habitats, Wind, Food Webs, soil ecology (soil and rocks from bacteria to insects and plants), plant ecology.In Lumsdale they can:
- conducting field surveys to collect information about the numbers and distribution of organisms, record and monitor species and their habitats.
- taxonomy - classifying organisms.
- applying sampling strategies and employing a range of habitat survey techniques, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), aerial photography, records and maps.
- carrying out environmental impact assessments.
- habitat management and creation.
- carrying out research.
- Taking photographs.
Brief Development: The brief is to design three structures that will act as overnight accommodation for a specific client. My client is the ecologist therefore I will be designing structures that will enhance an ecologists experience at Lumsdale. I hope to design a structures that will help the ecologist explore, learn, examine, and gain insight on to what goes on in the forrest. They will be concerned with studying many aspects of the site including the animals there, people that visit, plants there, trees there, the weather and many other elements. The structures will be placed in Lumsdale and should be no more than 30 sq.m and include a kitchen/living area, a sleeping area and a bathroom. One of the structures must be in the landscape, be must be on the landscape and one must be above the landscape but they must be connected some how using pathways, walkways and external stairs.
Site Strategy: Flat Surface, Trees for tree house, Interesting to enhance experience, Might not be able to see as many animals, Waterfall = good view, Rock face opens on to waterfall, Trees on flat surface.
Concept: Journey from underground to in the trees. Studying ecosystem at all levels.