Site Specific Furniture | Consultancy

There is a growing awareness in the UK that the identity of our high streets and public spaces is becoming increasingly standardised at the expense of local identity. Jonathan Clarkson is developing a growing reputation, skill and ability to cross the confines of traditional design disciplines, such as furniture design, urban design, landscape design and architecture, learning from each and cross pollinating ideas and techniques in order to add credible value to the individuality and quality of both public and private space.

Jonathan has over five years professional experience working for landscape architecture and international land planning and design companies on a range of high profile projects including; Edinburgh Transport Interchange, Inverness city centre, Quartermile urban regeneration in Edinburgh, Aegon House in Edinburgh Park and Peterhead town centre.

From this background Jonathan Clarkson offers the following services:

Consultancy Service:

• Detail design and technical specification for site specific street and park furniture
• The creative design of public and private outdoor spaces both individually and as part of a design team
• Support in technical detailing, specification and design of high quality hard landscaping utilising natural materials
• Soft landscape design and specification
• Graphics support for both private client presentation and public consultation
• The production of streetscape design guide documentation
• General support for landscape and design offices

All of the above skills can be employed on a sub consultancy basis integrating into existing team structures or working in a satellite capacity to suit the project.

Current client list includes:

• Lovejoy Scotland/EDAW
• The Paul Hogarth Company
• Marta McGlynn Associates
• Steer Davis Gleave Transport Consultants
• Michael Laird Architects
• Gillespies — International Environmental Design Consultants
• Connon Design Associates
• MILL Architects

Professional Fees:

Fees can be agreed to suit individual clients requirements and fall into one or more of the following categories:

• An agreed lump sum figure based on an approved scope of works.
• An agreed hourly rate where the designer is working on a retainer basis
• An agreed hourly rate which is capped to an agreed limit.
• As an agreed percentage of the total contract or construction cost for contracts of a value greater than £25,000.

Please note that all fees are exclusive of project expenses unless otherwise agreed. Typical expenses may include: printing costs, copying costs and all reasonable travelling expenses involved in delivering a comprehensive and professional service.

The services offered above are offered in accordance with the standard terms and conditions. If you would like to find out more please contact Jonathan.

Examples of previous work

View the following PDF documents to see examples of Jonathan's previous work in this area:

• Falcon Square, Street Furniture, Inverness. (98 KB)
• Peterhead 2001, Street Furniture. (98 KB)
• Urquhart Castle Visitor Centre, Handrails and Barriers. (133 KB)
• Aegon House, Entrance. (122 KB)
• Woolmanhill Student Accommodation, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen. (112 KB)
• Transport Interchange, Edinburgh. (186 KB)
• Britannia Quay, (140 KB)
• Portobello Community Park, (140 KB)

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