The Brief

Some people wanted to see what we had to do for Ellerslie. This is an excerpt from the funky EIFS booklets we were given - pretty much all the (written) information we have to go on.


EMERGING DESIGNS - STUDENT DESIGNER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION

This category is for Landscape, Design and Horticultural students only who are currently in an appropriate tertiary course.

Whilst all exhibits within the Emerging Designs category are eligible to win EIFS medals an overall winner will be selected from within the Gold Medals. The overall winner will be titled EIFS Student Designer of the Year 2011. The winner of this award wins $5,000 towards their student fees.

These displays provide a genuine opportunity to demonstrate your design flare. In recent years many designers' individual exhibits have been the launch pad for successful careers.

The emphasis within the Emerging Designs in on DESIGN and INNOVATION! Thinking outside the square. However a strong horticultural content should be included within your designs.

Emerging Design Gardens work to a 'Client Brief'

Client:
A young couple in the 'DINKY' category.

Dual
Income
No
Kids
Yet

There are in their first home bought together; they have a high household income with few outgoings. Both have high preassure jobs working long hours.

Project:
Design and build a small courtyard garden.

Description:
When at home the clients like to relax with a glass of wine in a small, low maintenance, courtyard garden. THe garden should give an illusion of a 'Pocket of Tranquility'. It also provides an opportunity to entertain and possibly 'show off' to their guests.

The competition will only be held if there are 4 or more entries.

Grant offered:
$3,000

- Site size is 5m x 5m.

- Rough plywood walling (i.e. not plastered) 1.8m high walls will be provided by EIFS. THe Exhibitor should add a facade to compliment their design.

- Innovative design is key to this category.

- The heights of interior components of the garden, if over 180cm high, should be discussed with the Exhibition Manager on presentation of the garden design.

Viewing:

- At ground level these are to be viewed from one side only.

- A raised walkway will be situated at the back of the exhibits so that they can also be viewed from above.

- Emerging Design gardens are to be viewed from the walkways and are not to be 'walk through' gardens for the public.


Signage:

- Exhibitor signage should measure no more than 1m x50cm in total and be placed no higher than 1m from ground level.

- The signage allocation may be split over a number of signs i.e. 2 signs 50cm x 25cm

- Banners are not permitted.

- The tertiary institutes represented by exhibitors may display promotional material, to be discussed prior to show opening with the Exhibition Manager.


So yeah... that's pretty much it.