ANDY STURGEON

WHEN LOOKING AT THE IDEAS OF BOTH ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE AND PLAY WITHIN DESIGN, IT SEEMS LOGICAL TO LOOK AT THE WORK OF ANDY STURGEON.

2006

HE HAS BEEN ONE OF MY DESIGNING HEROES SINCE I WENT TO MY FIRST CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW IN 2006, WHERE HE DESIGNED A GARDEN WITH THIS POOL IN IT:

THERE WAS SOMETHING SO EXCITING ABOUT THIS VAST BLUE RECTANGLE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS PLANTING SCHEME, WHICH BOTH CONFLICTED AND COMPLIMENTED IT'S SURROUNDINGS. IT WAS HUMOROUS WITH BEING GIMIKY, WITH THE SIMPLICITY OF THE DESIGN WORKING IN ITS FAVOUR.

THIS IS DETAIL OF THE STRUCTURE AT THE END OF THAT GARDEN. THIS SHOWS CLEAR INFLUENCES OF ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE WITH THE BUILDING AND ITS SURROUNDINGS WORKING WITH EACH OTHER.

THIS WAS ALSO A DESIGN FOR A CANCER CHARITY, AND IT WAS WHEN I STARTED TO BECOME AWARE OF THE IDEA OF WORKING TOWARDS A BRIEF - IN THIS CASE CREATING SHADE OVER THE SEATING AREA

2007

THIS WAS ADY STURGEONS ENTRY FOR THE 2007 SHOW. WHAT I LIKE ABOUT SEEING THE TWO YEARS SIDE BY SIDE IS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESSION IN HIS DESIGNS AND THE WAY IN WHICH HE IS PLAYING WITH THE SPACE THAT HE HAS WHILST STILL WORKING UNDER A SIMILAR BREIF.

THE OAK STRUCTURE WAS SO IMPRESSIVE FOR REAL, AS IT BLENDED MORE WITH ITS ENVIRONMENT THAN IT DOES IN PHOTOGRAPHS. THE TREES IN THIS GARDEN WERE ALSO BEAUTIFUL.

2008

THIS IS ANDY STURGEONS GARDEN FROM 2008, AND IT COULD NOT BE MORE DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS. ALTHOUGH HIS PLANTING IS OFTEN LED BY A DOMINANT GREEN OVERTONE, THIS GARDEN WAS ALMOST ENTIRELY GREEN, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE MAIN WALL.