Residential landscape architecture: design process for the private residence

Title:

Personal Author:

Booth, Norman K.

Publication Information:

Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1991

ISBN:

9780137753543

Subject Term:

Landscape architecture

Architecture, Domestic -- Italy

Homesites, Domestic

Homesites -- Planning

Added Author:

Hiss, James E.

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Searching... PSZ JB	30000001955107	SB473 B66 1991 f	Open Access Book	Book	Searching... Unknown

A practically oriented overview of the principles of residential site design, based on the concept of outdoor rooms, this book provides coverage of the fundamentals suitable for both on-the-job reference by practising landscape architects and as a text for students. It covers basic principles, concepts, specific procedures for preparing site plans and associated documents and explaines and illustrates the actual procedures used by experienced designers.

Preface	p. xi
Chapter 1 The Typical Residential Site	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The Typical Residential Site	p. 2
Houses and Homes	p. 18
Style Versus No Style	p. 18
Architectural Character	p. 19
Summary	p. 23
Chapter 2 Outdoor Rooms	p. 25
Introduction	p. 25
Outdoor Space	p. 26
Outdoor Rooms on the Residential Site	p. 33
Summary	p. 59
Chapter 3 Environmentally Responsive Design	p. 60
Introduction	p. 60
Site Microclimate	p. 61
Designing with Sun	p. 63
Designing with Wind	p. 74
Other Environmental Considerations	p. 83
Summary	p. 91
Chapter 4 Design Process	p. 92
Introduction	p. 92
Design Process	p. 92
Research and Preparation	p. 94
Design	p. 96
Construction Documentation	p. 100
Implementation	p. 109
Maintenance	p. 109
Evaluation	p. 110
Other Thoughts	p. 110
Summary	p. 111
Chapter 5 Meeting the Clients	p. 112
Introduction	p. 112
Learning about the Designer	p. 113
Initial Contact by Potential Clients	p. 116
Meeting the Clients	p. 116
Developing a Proposal for Design Services	p. 128
The Duncan Residence	p. 130
Summary	p. 132
Chapter 6 Site Measuring and Base Map Preparation	p. 134
Introduction	p. 134
Definition of Terms	p. 134
Gathering Existing Site Data	p. 142
On-Site Measurement Systems	p. 142
Recording Site Measurements	p. 146
Procedures for Drawing the Base Sheet and Base Map	p. 159
Summary	p. 167
Chapter 7 Site and Design Program	p. 168
Introduction	p. 168
Site Inventory	p. 169
Site Analysis	p. 175
Design Program	p. 179
Summary	p. 181
Chapter 8 Functional Diagrams	p. 182
Introduction	p. 182
Definition and Purpose	p. 182
Importance of Functional Diagrams	p. 183
Functional Diagrams	p. 184
Functional Diagram Summary	p. 203
Functional Diagrams for the Duncan Residence	p. 204
Summary	p. 210
Chapter 9 Preliminary Design and Design Principles	p. 211
Introduction	p. 211
Definition and Purpose	p. 212
Process and Content	p. 214
Design Principles	p. 215
Documenting Preconceived Design Ideas	p. 233
Summary	p. 236
Chapter 10 Form Composition	p. 238
Introduction	p. 238
Definition and Purpose	p. 238
Geometry of Forms	p. 241
Design Themes	p. 254
Architectural Attention and Design Themes	p. 274
Form Composition Process	p. 279
Form Composition for the Duncan Residence	p. 288
Summary	p. 289
Chapter 11 Spatial Composition	p. 292
Introduction	p. 292
Preliminary Grading Design	p. 292
Preliminary Planting Design	p. 303
Walls and Fences	p. 324
Overhead Structures	p. 333
Architecturally Responsive Landscape Structures	p. 336
Preliminary Designs for the Duncan Residence	p. 340
Summary	p. 343
Chapter 12 Material Composition and Master Plan	p. 344
Introduction	p. 344
Material Composition	p. 345
Special Attention to Architecture and Detail	p. 365
Master Plan Process	p. 372
Master Plan Graphic Style and Content	p. 377
Master Plan for the Duncan Residence	p. 380
Summary	p. 381
Chapter 13 Special Project Sites	p. 385
Introduction	p. 385
The Corner Site	p. 386
The Wooded Site	p. 392
The Sloped Site	p. 399
The Townhouse Garden	p. 406
Index	p. 417

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