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Ball play is designed to be on the east side, with a length of wall serving as a soccer goal. Over this past year, they have had their house modified drastically to fit their lifestyle, as well as their family and personal needs. Major Design Aspects Form. This is intended to be like a screened […]

The entry walk is an extension of one of the parking spaces. There is enough room for these cars to pull straight in to these spaces, and adequate space to back up and leave, even with cars parked at the garage. Vehicular Circulation. This area is identified by a change in pavement from the rest […]

We would like to have a variety of nice views from this room of the landscape in several directions. We like the idea of using either a small hedge or low wall to help create this space. Once the girls entered the first grade, Nora began working part time. • Because we entertain fairly often, […]

When a person looks around an object or through a semitransparent plane such as a multistemmed tree, the background on the other side appears to be farther away (Figure 13-37). A similar concept is to place mirrors in selected locations of the exterior walls. Thus, the designer might carefully place an open-canopied tree or similar […]

The little townhouse garden site creates a rather intimate and per­sonal setting that often fits the relative scale of the human being. Limited Views and Interest The surrounding walls and/or fences of a townhouse site create a space that is inward and self-focused (Figure 13-28). The wall-like vertical planes and relatively flat ground surface establish […]

Swales, valley-like excavations into the earth, that are cut into the site to catch and direct water should be designed so they visually fit into the topography of the site. The design of sloped sites should be undertaken with care and understanding for the unique conditions that exist. Fit Uses to Slope Extra study is […]

Ground surfaces greater than 5 percent are perceived as being more sloped and become increasingly difficult to work with as their degree of slope increases. People readily see objects or areas of the landscape located at the bottom of a slope very much like they do in an outdoor amphitheater (Figure 13—17). In either situation, […]

Thus, the palette of plants should be different from that used on a more typical residential site. Design Around Trees Every effort should be made to design outdoor spaces and functions around existing trees. The rest of the site should be allowed to remain in its naturalized state with native ground covers and understory trees. […]

Tree roots, and the related trees they support, are susceptible to soil com­paction or change in drainage across the ground’s surface. Thus, a wooded site frequently has a greater sense of seclusion and privacy even though it may not be completely screened from its surroundings (Figure 13-12). Tree roots are the source of food, water, […]

Figure 13-9 The backyard of a corner site should be treated as an urban garden with a series of well-defined outdoor rooms. Plants, walls, and/or fences that are about 3 to 4 feet high can provide a low partition while sitting, but still allow homeowners to view other areas of the front yard and the […]