Analyzing the Landscape Site

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Analyzing the Landscape Site

• Chapter 3

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Preparation for the Design Process

• The one key to successful landscaping is to
  consider the features of the site and the
  surrounding area. Designers will note site
  characteristics such as
• drainage of water
• Slope of the land
• Soil conditions
• Existing vegetation
• Existing structures
• Climate

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Preparation for the Design Process

• What is the base plan?
• It is the first drawing in the landscape design
  process involves a bas plan. It is the drawing
  of the hour on the lot.

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Preparation for the Design Process

• What is a plan view?
• It is a view from above looking down as opposed
  to a drawing of the front of the house known as a
  elevation view

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Preparation for the Design Process

• Features included on a base plan are
• driveways
• patios
• walks
• Fences

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Preparation for the Design Process

• What is a plat of survey/
• it is a legal document indicating the exact
  locations of physical structures on a piece of
  property and the exact dimensions of the property
  

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The Design Process

• Design may be produce with the simplest equipment
  or top of the line computer technology.
• Computer Technology is the fastest growing
  segments of the information age

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The Design Process

• What does Computer assisted design (CAD) mean?
• refers to the use of computer hardware and
  software to produce drawings

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The Design Process

• What is Software?
• is the programs which make the equipment function

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The Design Process

• What is Hardware?
• Describes the computer equipment. This includes
  input devices which allow the designer to enter
  information into the computer Example of this
  device are keyboard, mouse, pen plotter, and
  more!!

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The Design Process

• What is Video imaging?
• is a technique that uses computer technology to
  superimpose a landscape design over a photo of
  the customers undeveloped landscape
• Video software may include a scanner, a special
  camera, input device, or a video input device

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The Design Process

• Drawing the Plan
• Drafting equipment should be inexpensive.
• Many designers prefer to draw plans by hand.

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The Design Process

• When Drawing a plan you must have the following
• Drawing board
• T- Square
• Drawing paper
• Drafting Tape
• Drawing pencils
• Triangles
• Eraser and erasure shield
• Scale

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The Design Process

• Continue of drawing materials used
• Circle template
• Compass
• French Curves
• Ames Lettering instrument

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The Design Process

• What is a drawing board?
• The surface of the drawing board must be smooth
  and the minimum
• size is 20 X 24

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The Design Process

• What is a T- Square?
• This is a working edge the must be straight
  and 90 degrees to the edge of the drawing board

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The Design Process

• What is a drawing paper?
• White vellum or tracing paper is commonly used.
  Drawing paper is translucent as the lines can
  bee seen through the paper. You will then tape
  the paper to the drawing board by the corners.

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The Design Process

• What is Drafting Tape?
• Is used to secure the drawing paper because it
  is less sticky than masking tape

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The Design Process

• What are Drawing pencils?
• Must select a medium grade pencil . Like
  3H, 2H, H, F, HB and B. 3H grade pencils have
  a harder lead than a B pencil and thus provides
  a lighter line When using the pencil you must
  roll the pencil between your thumb and
  forefingers for a more uniform line

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The Design Process

• What about Triangles?
• Two triangles commonly used are the 45 degree
  and the 30 degree

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The Design Process

• What is the Eraser and Erasure shield?
• Use these to remove unwanted lines. The erasure
  shield is a thin metal plate used to protect
  lines while erasing.

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The Design Process

• What is a scale?
• The architects scale can easily be used for
  scale measurement of 1/16 or 1/8 and ¼
• The engineers scale is divided by tenths and is
  used to produce 1/10, 1/20, 1/50, 1/100 scale
  drawings

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The Design Process

• What is a circle template?
• It is used as a guide to draw circles and
  curves on the landscape plan.

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The Design Process

• What is a compass?
• it is used to make large circles and curves not
  possible using a circle template

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The Design Process

• What are French Curves?
• Irregular curves can be drawn.

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The Design Process

• What is Ames Lettering instrument?
• instrument used to draw light parallel
  guidelines for lettering

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Site Analysis

• The site analysis plan is a piece of paper with
  an accurate sketch of the house and lot on which
  observations are recorded.
• Some of the features to be notes on a site
  analysis plan follow are
• Orientation of the House
• The lay of the land

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Site Analysis

• Cont..
• Soil
• Existing Vegetation
• Natural Features
• Climate
• Views

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Site Analysis

• Orientation of the House
• Need to know your directions N,S, E, W
• Locating the activity areas of the land.
• Need to know how much shade an area gets
• Need to know how much wind exposure the area
  gets.

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Site Analysis

• The lay of the land
• Need to know about hills, valleys, and flat
  areas
• Need to know the slope or grade of the land
• Need to know about the drainage of the land

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Site Analysis

• Soil
• Need to know the soil texture which is the
  proportion of different sized particles in the
  soil like sand, silt, and clay.
• Need to know the soil structure is the
  arrangement of the soil aggregates in the soil
• Topsoil is the soil found near the surface and
  is the most valuable for healthy plant growth

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Site Analysis

• Soil Cont
• Need to know about the subsoil which is a lighter
  colored soil below the topsoil
• Soil is classified into horizons
• A horizon is the topsoil that has humus, roots,
  organisms in it
• B horizon is the subsoil that has fine
  particles, leached materials , and some roots
• C horizon is the Parent Material where there is
  weathered bedrock and some leached materials
• R horizon is the Bedrock underlying solid rock

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Site Analysis

• Existing Vegetation
• This include the existing vegetation in the
  site.
• What is a Native plant?
• are those naturally and not introduce by
  people

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Site Analysis

• Existing Vegetation
• What is ornamental plants?
• are those planted by people for the
  attractive characteristics they possess.

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Site Analysis

• Natural Features
• What are considered natural features
• Rocks
• Earth
• Water
• These are all that are found on the site .

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Site Analysis

• Climate
• Climate is broken down into two categories
• Macroclimate
• Microclimate

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Site Analysis

• Climate Cont..
• Macroclimate concerns the temperature ,
  precipitation, humidity and wind over the large
  areas or region
• Microclimate is the temperature, precipitation
  humidity and wind on the landscape site.

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Site Analysis

• Views
• Study and make note on the site analysis plan
  views to and form the landscape site. Those
  living in a house will frequently look away from
  their property to the surrounding areas

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In Review

• Design Steps
• Step 1 Meet the Customer
• Step 2 Base Plan
• Step 3 Family Inventory Survey
• Step 4 Site Analysis Plan

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The End

• Any Questions!!!!