AFC Forest
AFC Forest from Brian Fong
AFC Forest

AFC Forest is a rehabilitation scheme to heal the gravel extraction activities along the Thames River in London, Ontario (Canada).

This project won 2nd place among 27 design teams and was a collaborative effort between Brian Fong, Laura Wood, and Meghan Hunter. The provincial student design competition hosted by TOARC (The Ontario Aggregate Resource Corporation) and OSSGA (Ontario Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association) in 2012-2013.

Thanks go out to Meghan and Laura! Meghan for her ingenious concept and Laura for her hard work in polishing the project over the Christmas holidays.

AFC forest blends the concept of Agroforestry and Conservation to a landscape that has undergone mineral extraction. Restoring the native Carolinian landscape and ensuring the productive use of the land are the core of AFC Forest.
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The existing conditions plan exemplifies AutoCAD skills, graphical clarity, and understanding of the site to be designed. Shown are all four gravel extraction sites in the form of a small key map and larger site site plan.
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Inventory and analysis of solar and wind help identify areas deemed to require more lighting and exposes opportunities for seed dispersal via wind.
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A detailed series of diagrams that transform the current site conditions into the final rehabilitation plan. Details include soil stockpile placement/dispersal, planting order, pond construction, and road construction.
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Full 3 panel layout Each panel is 30 x 40 inches Credits: Panel 1 (Brian Fong - All aspects) (Laura Wood - Species) Panel 2 (Brian Fong - Phasing Diagrams, Layout) (Laura Wood - Remaining aspects, Initial layout) Panel 3 (Brian Fong - Layout) (Laura Wood - Rendering) (Megan Hunter - All Aspects, Concept, Initial layout)
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AFC Forest

AFC Forest is a rehabilitation scheme to heal the gravel extraction activities along the Thames River in London, Ontario (Canada).

This project won 2nd place among 27 design teams and was a collaborative effort between Brian Fong, Laura Wood, and Meghan Hunter. The provincial student design competition hosted by TOARC (The Ontario Aggregate Resource Corporation) and OSSGA (Ontario Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association) in 2012-2013.

Thanks go out to Meghan and Laura! Meghan for her ingenious concept and Laura for her hard work in polishing the project over the Christmas holidays.

Brian Fong
Landscape Architecture Graduate from The University of Guelph Niagara Falls, Canada