Space and Plant Landscape Architecture
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
CONCEPTS IN LANDSCAPE PLANNING AND DESIGN
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
– BASIC ELEMENT - PLANT
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANTS
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PLANT MATERIALS Significance • Provide a touch of life and beauty in an environment • Varied elements: size, form, color, texture, and overall character •Provide a feeling of nature within an environment • Provide relative softness in a controlled, rigid environment • Has a quality of irregularity • Maintenance are required
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
Functional uses of plant material • Provide the visual qualities • Can provide other functions, Create space or outdoor rooms Block unsightly views - screens Stabilize steep slopes Direct movement through the landscape Visually unify a group of building Modify exposure to sun and wind • Can solve a number of environmental problems Environment Clean the air Retain moisture in the soil Prevent erosion and loss of soil Regulates Air temperatures Provide habitats for birds and animals
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
Architectural uses of plant material Organization of outdoor environment Create outdoor space
1. Creation of space • Created by modifying ground plane, vertical plane, overhead plane both individually and collectively • Ground plane- ground cover or low shrubs may imply spatial definition through variations in height and material
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Vertical plane- can influence the perception of space in several ways : • Tree trunks act as vertical columns • The degree of enclosure will vary with the size of the trunks, their density of massing, and their pattern of arrangement • The foliage mass of plants, the
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
CONCEPTS IN LANDSCAPE PLANNING AND DESIGN
LANDSCAPE DESIGN
– BASIC ELEMENT - PLANT
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANTS
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
PLANT MATERIALS Significance • Provide a touch of life and beauty in an environment • Varied elements: size, form, color, texture, and overall character •Provide a feeling of nature within an environment • Provide relative softness in a controlled, rigid environment • Has a quality of irregularity • Maintenance are required
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
Functional uses of plant material • Provide the visual qualities • Can provide other functions, Create space or outdoor rooms Block unsightly views - screens Stabilize steep slopes Direct movement through the landscape Visually unify a group of building Modify exposure to sun and wind • Can solve a number of environmental problems Environment Clean the air Retain moisture in the soil Prevent erosion and loss of soil Regulates Air temperatures Provide habitats for birds and animals
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
Architectural uses of plant material Organization of outdoor environment Create outdoor space
1. Creation of space • Created by modifying ground plane, vertical plane, overhead plane both individually and collectively • Ground plane- ground cover or low shrubs may imply spatial definition through variations in height and material
LANDSCAPE DESIGN – BASIC ELEMENTS - PLANT
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Vertical plane- can influence the perception of space in several ways : • Tree trunks act as vertical columns • The degree of enclosure will vary with the size of the trunks, their density of massing, and their pattern of arrangement • The foliage mass of plants, the