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Residential Landscape Architecture Design Process for the Private Residence

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ISBN-10: 0130278270

ISBN-13: 9780130278272

Edition: 3rd 2002

Authors: Norman K. Booth, James E. Hiss

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Book details

List price: $113.33
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/3/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 420
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.486
Language: English

Preface
The Typical Residential Site
Introduction
The Typical Residential Site
Houses and Homes
Style Versus No Style
Architectural Character
Summary
Outdoor Rooms
Introduction
Outdoor Space
Outdoor Rooms on the Residential Site
Summary
Environmentally Responsive Design
Introduction
Site Microclimate
Designing with Sun
Designing with Wind
Other Environmental Considerations
Summary
Design Process
Introduction
Design Process
Research and Preparation
Design
Construction Documentation
Implementation
Maintenance
Evaluation
Other Thoughts
Summary
Meeting the Clients
Introduction
Learning about the Designer
Initial Contact by Potential Clients
Meeting the Clients
Developing a Proposal for Design Services
The Duncan Residence
Summary
Site Measuring and Base Map Preparation
Introduction
Definition of Terms
Gathering Existing Site Data
On-Site Measurement Systems
Recording Site Measurements
Procedures for Drawing the Base Sheet and Base Map
Summary
Site and Design Program
Introduction
Site Inventory
Site Analysis
Design Program
Summary
Functional Diagrams
Introduction
Definition and Purpose
Importance of Functional Diagrams
Functional Diagrams
Functional Diagram Summary
Functional Diagrams for the Duncan Residence
Summary
Preliminary Design and Design Principles
Introduction
Definition and Purpose
Process and Content
Design Principles
Documenting Preconceived Design Ideas
Summary
Form Composition
Introduction
Definition and Purpose
Geometry of Forms
Design Themes
Architectural Attention and Design Themes
Form Composition Process
Form Composition for the Duncan Residence
Summary
Spatial Composition
Introduction
Preliminary Grading Design
Preliminary Planting Design
Walls and Fences
Overhead Structures
Architecturally Responsive Landscape Structures
Preliminary Designs for the Duncan Residence
Summary
Material Composition and Master Plan
Introduction
Material Composition
Special Attention to Architecture and Detail
Master Plan Process
Master Plan Graphic Style and Content
Master Plan for the Duncan Residence
Summary
Special Project Sites
Introduction
The Corner Site
The Wooded Site
The Sloped Site
The Townhouse Garden
Index