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Residential Landscape Architecture : Design Process for the Private Residence

ISBN: 9780136320197 | 0136320198
Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall (Sd)
Pub. Date: 6/1/1998

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SummaryTable of ContentsAuthor Biography
Presents basic principles, concepts, and procedures for preparing site plans and associated documents for residential sites. Covers site development, outdoor rooms, measuring/map preparation, site study, diagrams, form and spatial composition. New chapters on contemporary themes, landscaping and 21st Century living.
Prefacexi
Chapter 1 The Typical Residential Site
1(19)
Introduction
1(1)
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The Typical Residential Site
2(16)
Summary
18(2)
Chapter 2 Outdoor Rooms
20(37)
Introduction
20(1)
Outdoor Space
21(6)
Outdoor Rooms on the Residential Site
27(29)
Summary
56(1)
Chapter 3 Design Process
57(21)
Introduction
57(1)
Design Process
57(2)
Research and Preparation
59(1)
Design
60(1)
Construction Documentation
69(4)
Implementation
73(2)
Maintenance
75(1)
Evaluation
75(1)
Other Thoughts
76(1)
Summary
77(1)
Chapter 4 Meeting the Clients
78(21)
Introduction
78(1)
Initial Contact by Potential Clients
79(1)
Meeting the Potential Clients at Their Home
80(6)
Presenting a Portfolio
86(6)
Design Fees
92(1)
Developing a Proposal for Design Services
93(2)
The Duncan Residence
95(3)
Summary
98(1)
Chapter 5 Site Measuring and Base Map Preparation
99(40)
Introduction
99(1)
Definition of Terms
99(9)
Gathering Existing Site Data
108(1)
On-Site Measurement Systems
109(3)
Recording Site Measurements
112(16)
Procedures for Drawing the Base Sheet and Base Map
128(10)
Summary
138(1)
Chapter 6 Site Study and Design Program
139(16)
Introduction
139(1)
Site Inventory
140(9)
Site Analysis
149(2)
Design Program
151(2)
Summary
153(2)
Chapter 7 Functional Diagrams
155(35)
Introduction
155(1)
Definition and Purpose
155(1)
Importance of Functional Diagrams
156(1)
Functional Diagrams
157(27)
Functional Diagrams for the Duncan Residence
184(5)
Summary
189(1)
Chapter 8 Preliminary Design and Design Principles
190(28)
Introduction
190(1)
Definition and Purpose
191(2)
Process and Content
193(1)
Design Principles
194(23)
Summary
217(1)
Chapter 9 Form Composition
218(55)
Introduction
218(1)
Definition and Purpose
218(2)
Geometry of Forms
220(18)
Design Themes
238(19)
Form Composition Process
257(11)
Form Compositions for the Duncan Residence
268(4)
Summary
272(1)
Chapter 10 Spatial Composition
273(50)
Introduction
273(1)
Preliminary Grading Design
274(3)
Preliminary Planting Design
287(18)
Walls and Fences
305(11)
Overhead Structures
316(3)
Preliminary Designs for the Duncan Residence
319(3)
Summary
322(1)
Chapter 11 Material Composition and Master Plan
323(36)
Introduction
323(1)
Material Composition
324(23)
Master Plan Process
347(4)
Master Plan Graphic Style and Content
351(5)
Master Plan for the Duncan Residence
356(2)
Summary
358(1)
Chapter 12 Environmentally Responsive Design
359(33)
Introduction
359(1)
Site Microclimate
360(2)
Designing with Sun
362(12)
Designing with Wind
374(10)
Other Environmental Considerations
384(7)
Summary
391(1)
Chapter 13 Architecturally Responsive Design
392(35)
Introduction
392(1)
Architecture of Outdoor Space
393(1)
Houses and Homes
393(1)
Style versus No Style
394(1)
Architectural Character
394(5)
Architectural Attention within the Design Process
399(1)
Architectural Attention and the Client Meeting
399(5)
Architectural Attention and the Site Analysis
404(1)
Architectural Attention and the Design Program
404(3)
Architectural Attention and Form Composition
407(5)
Architectural Attention and Spatial Composition
412(6)
Architectural Attention and Material Composition
418(7)
Summary
425(2)
Index427
James E. Hiss is currently a Principal of The EDGE Group, a Columbus, Ohio firm he co-founded, which specializes in landscape architecture, planning, and graphic design. Norman K. Booth is currently a full professor, teaching courses in introductory design, site planning, and urban design at both the graduate and undergraduate levels at Ohio State University.

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