description of elements used during designing landscapes

1. What is landscape designing?

2. L ANDSCAPING REFERS TO ANY ACTIVIT Y THAT
MODIFIES THE VISIBLE FEATURES OF AN AREA OF
L AND.

3. Enhancing the landscape

4. Process of landscape design includes concepts
and elements of landscape designing…

5. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE
ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
1. Focal point
2. Line
3. Form
4. Texture
5. Scale
 Natural
 Manmade Natural
Plants/vegetation
Water
Earth forms/landforms
Timber
Stone
Manmade
Brick
Metal
Glass

6. There are many varieties of plant materials such as:
•Trees
•Shrubs
•Creepers and climbers
Land covers .etc.
USES:
Architectural
1. Enframement
2. Scale induction
3. Creation of plaza
4. Defines pathway
5. Welcoming look and
aesthetic appeal to the
building
Environmental
1. Microclimate modifiers
2. Conservation belt
3. Erosion control
4. Retains ground water
5. Retains soil fertility
6. Prevents siltation
ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- PLANTS

7.  Plants create outdoor rooms.
ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- PLANTS

8. TREES, SHRUBS, AND GROUND COVERS CAN BE USED TO EMPHASIZE
THE DESIRABLE ARCHITECTURAL LINES AND MASSES.
ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- PLANTS

9. PLANTS CAN BE USED TO SOFTEN AND BALANCE HARSH AND AWKWARD
ARCHITECTURAL ANGLES, MASSES AND MATERIALS.
ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- PLANTS

10. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- PLANTS
THE HUMAN EYE HAS A TENDENCY TO FOLLOW
THE OUTLINE OF THE OBJECTS IN THE
LANDSCAPE.
WITH THIS IDEA IN MIND THE APPARENT SIZE IN
AFFECTED.
PLANTS THAT REACH LARGE SIZES AT MATURITY
ARE OFTEN PLANTED TOO CLOSELY TO THE HOUSE
WHEN SMALL.
WHEN MATURE, THEY DOMINATE AND MAKE THE
HOUSE LOOK SMALLER
INWARDLY
ORIENTED
SPACE
OUTWARDLY
FOCUSED
SPACE

11. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- PLANTS
ENVIRONMENTAL ROLE
• POLLUTION CONTROL
• NOISE CONTROL
• CLIMATE CONTROL
Embankments., deciduous and evergreen
plantings and masonry walls are used
together for effective sound control.
Use of windbreaks to
control winter winds
Use of deciduous
plants to direct
summer breezes

13. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- PLANTS

14. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- WATER
Water is also another most important landscape
element.
Water bodies improve the quality and the worth of
the site.it makes the site attractive.
There are many types of water bodies :
1. Fountains
2. Pools
3. Ponds
4. Spouts
5. Artificial waterfalls. etc.
A d d s o u n d , m o v e m e n t , a n d e n j o y m e n t i n t o t h e l a n d s c a p e .

15. Water flows inevitably, from the source to the
receiving ocean basin.
USES:
• Excellent land water interface gives an
ecological home for the animals and plants.
• Water runoff reduced.
• Hydrological cycle maintained.
ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- water

16. • Microclimate created.
• Moisture level maintained.
• Wetland, marshes, swampy areas are conserved.
• Maintaining vegetation into wetlands.
• Site aesthetics are enhanced

17. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- LANDFORM

18. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- LANDFORM

19. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- LANDFORM

20. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- LANDFORM
SLOPED LANDFORM
BLOCKS VIEWS & CREATES
SPATIAL EDGES.
LEVEL LANDFORM DOES
THE OPPOSITE.

21. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- LANDFORM

22. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- LANDFORM

23. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- TIMBER

24. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- TIMBER

25. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- STONE

26. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- STONE

27. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- BRICK

28. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- METAL

29. ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE- GLASS

30. ELEMENTS OF Design- Focal point

31. ELEMENTS OF Design- line
• Straight lines
• Curved lines
• Vertical lines
• Horizontal lines

32. ELEMENTS OF Design- form
• Circular form
• Square form
• Irregular polygons
• Tree forms
• Shrub forms
• Groundcover forms

33. ELEMENTS OF Design- texture
• Coarse texture
• Fine texture
• Medium texture

35. ELEMENTS OF Design- Color