Nelson Tasman Hospice
By Canopy Landscape Architects
Canopy was the lead Landscape Architect for the new Nelson Tasman Hospice facility on Suffolk Road, Stoke. The project is a joint venture with award-winning Irving Smith Architects. The commercial landscape design is derived by the idea of creating a sanctuary for the patients, their families and staff. Open spaces are made to feel restful, reflective and private through soft swale planting, sweeping lawns, a luscious native sanctuary walk, a landscaped pond, internal courtyards and the incorporation of a café, children’s play area and plenty of built in seating.
Pathways included poetry from local poets sandblasted into the concrete which added texture and added meaning to the landscaped grounds. A locally sourced argillite boulder with a carved Maori motif forms a striking sculpture at the entrance. Canopy were proud to provide landscape architectural services to this commercial project that forms such an important part of the Nelson Tasman community.
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At Canopy, we like to get a sense of fulfilment from our jobs. This happens when clients feel passionately about what they are trying to create. It is our job to listen to turn ideas and visions into something real, contributing with the knowledge of all things landscape that we have learned through the years.
There are many layers of depth to landscape architecture. From creating the picturesque, the formal and functional through to enriching the ecology of the land and providing better connections. There is also aiding in the interpretation of cultural landscapes and creating memorable spaces that may become culturally significant.
Our aim at Canopy is to add as much depth and meaning to the landscape and given the opportunity, that is what we will do.
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