introductory unit explaining and defining the usage, materials, and components, drawing details and sections of types of structures commonly used in landscape design for public and private usage.

1. Structures and stages in
landscapes
• Stages of a Landscape project
• Introduction to Structures in
landscaping
by :
Ar . Surashmie Kaalmegh
Dept. of Interior Design
L.A.D College for Women Of Arts, Commerce
Science & Smt. R. P. College of Home
Science & Home Science Technology,
Nagpur.

2. Stages of a Landscape project
 Site measurement
 Site plan showing existing features
 Site analysis
 Searching for alternatives / bubble
diagram
 Detail site layout
 Detailing of plumbing/ lighting/ other
features

3.  Detailed sections / views
 Estimate : labour + material
 Staging of work/ work schedule.

4. Site measurement and existing site
layout

5. Site analysis
•Light
•Water bodies / movement
•Climate & microclimate
•Wind
•Utilities
•Existing plants/ trees
•Enclosures
•Other landscape features

6. Bubble diagram

7. Bubble diagram

8. Detailed plan

11. Services: Irrigation plan

16. Detailing

20. Estimating for a landscape

23. Stages and schedule
 Use of phasing and scheduling of work
 CPM --- Critical path method

31. Structures in landscaping
Various structures are used to :
•Provide a shelter
•Support to a plant system
•To act as containers/Retainers of
fine grade, soil , water etc.
•To ascend / descend levels
•Divide spaces
•As screens
•Imparting an identity
•Define a space
•A focal point

32. Retaining walls
a wall that holds back earth or water.

33. A focal point / focus
A Sculpture
• the art of making two-
or three-dimensional
representative or
abstract forms,
especially by carving
stone or wood or by
casting metal or plaster.

34. A Pavillion
A Deck
A Kiosk
• a small open-
fronted hut or
cubicle from which
newspapers,
refreshments,
tickets, etc. are
sold.
a summer house or
other decorative
building used as a
shelter in a park or
large garden.
a floor of a ship,
especially the
upper, open level
extending for the
full length of the
vessel

35. A Gazebo
• a small building,
especially one in the
garden of a house, that
gives a wide view of the
surrounding area.

36. Paving
• a surface made up of flat
• stones laid in a pattern.

37. paving

38. A pool edge
paving
furniture

39. A pool edging
• something forming an edge or border.
• The process of providing something with an edge or
border.

40. a paved patio
a paved outdoor area adjoining a
house.
A PATIO
a roofless inner courtyard in a Spanish or
Spanish-American house.

42. Bridge
Steps
a structure carrying a road, path,
railway, etc. across a river, road,
or other obstacle.
a flat surface, especially one in a
series, on which to place one's
foot when moving from one level
to another.

43. A Trellis
A pergola
a framework of light wooden or metal bars
used as a support for fruit trees or
creepers, typically fastened against a wall.
an arched structure in a garden or park
consisting of a framework covered with
climbing or trailing plants.

44. Pergolas

45. Pergolas
BENCHES
• a long seat for
several people,
typically made of
wood or stone

46. ARBOUR
A trellis and deck
• a shady garden alcove with the sides
and roof formed by trees or climbing
plants trained over a framework.

47. A trellis

48. A Fence /
Compound wall
• a barrier, railing, or other upright
structure, typically of wood or wire,
enclosing an area of ground to prevent
or control access or escape

49. THANK YOU….
SCREENS a fixed or movable upright
partition used to divide a room,
give shelter from draughts,
heat, or light, or to provide
concealment or privacy