a landscape presentation

1. Shahd Amin 016778
Rawan dana 0160556
Isaa 0150341
Plants as a Medium for Design

2. We Will Discuss:
1-Plants as Living Materials
2-Environmental Factors
3-Cycles of Plant Growth and Development
4-Aftercare
5-The Landscape Designer’s View of Plants
6-Plants as Spatial Elements
7-Plants as Ornament
8-plants selections
9-Functional & Aesthetic

3. Plants as a
Medium
for Design
Designers share some common
principles they share an interest in form
and space.
However, the qualities and potential of the
materials they work with vary.
before considering visual and spatial
design principles, we should get to
know the characteristics of plants
as a design medium.

4. 1-Plants as
Living
Materials

5. Plant Communities :
Both are growing, changing, interacting organisms
1-spontaneous (those we commonly call natural) 2-designed, exist in a state of flux.
Even a long-established community such as a mature forest environmental events + climatic
change all lead to alterations in plant communities.

7. Examples are of storms that devastated woodlands:
-in south-east England
-in northern France (including the gardens at
Versailles)
in New Zealand, Tarawera eruption

8. In the 1886 Tarawera eruption that destroyed forests, scrub
and cultivated land over a large area near Rotorua. In both
cases, we can now go and see the natural process of forest
creation in fullb flow.

9. 2-Environmental
Factors

10. genetically programmed
aspects of growth and
development
plants are continually
interacting with their
environment.
Environmental factors cause
big variations in the growth
of plants and some of these
can be controlled by design
or management

11. Environmental
Factors
1-weather
2-microclimate
3- atmospheric effects
4-Regional and local
variations in soil
1-The weather (from day to day and from year
to year)
Influences growth rate, form, foliage density,
flower and fruit production.
2- microclimate
-a favorable microclimate would produce taller,
extended and more luxuriant growth-exposed or
impoverished location would lead to a compact
or stunted habit and smaller leaves.

12. 3- atmospheric effects
-The changing
qualities of light at
different times of day
and season, and the
humidity can cause
subtle or striking visual
effects

13. 4-Regional and local variations in soil
-affect growth characteristics.
-the growth of a plant is also influenced by its neighbours.

14. 3-plants cycle

15. GROWTH RHYTHM
Diurnal & Annual

16. GROWTH RHYTHM

17. Young Growth
Reproductive Maturity
Senescence

18. These aspects differ in each stage of the plants life
Environmental requirement Design Role

19. Some plants require shelter, humidity, and shade in their early stages, but as they grow
and mature, they can tolerate harsh weather.
Environmental requirement

20. HOROEKA
EARLY STAGE
AFTER MATURETY

22. 4-After Care
Creative
Management

23. Early and Maturing Stages should take Maximum Care because it Shapes
the Final Product. They are the most Risky Stages if they weren’t Properly
Managed. Proper Management could lead to the Desired or even Better
Result, or, if it was Misunderstood or Misguided, it could result into a
Disaster. Plants Growth is Vital & Unpredictable. It needs Immediate
Response from both the Manager and the Maintenance Staff.

24. Vertical Horizontal
Different Types of Care

25. The Landscape Designer’s View of Plants
Designers should take Time as main
factor in designing. It should work in the
Present and function in the Future. This
takes lots of work and management on
the long run not only at the beginning
of the project.

26. 5-The Landscape
Designer’s View
of Plants

27. Whatis distinctive about the landscape
designer’s understanding of plants?
Whatmakes their approach to plants
different from that of a gardener, a botanist,
an ecologist and others with an interest in
plants?
The Landscape Designer’s View of Plants

28. The landscape designer approach is broader + the landscape designer
should have the ability to:
-To take an overview and integrate.
-The essentials of botany
-to be familiar with the basics of ecology
-to use appropriate techniques from horticulture, agriculture and forestry.
-must have a sculptor’s eye for form and texture, a painter’s expressive hand and, sometimes, a
floral artist’s sense of occasion.
-To develop a specialized knowledge of design,
-The understanding of spatial and visual composition in the medium of landscape.

29. 6-Plants as
Spatial
Elements

30. SPACE + PLACE
Space is the raw material that hosts
'Design’ so an architect can use to
create .
'Design' stands for material that
defines the limit of the space. When
Design is introduced to a space, the
space gets a character of its own.
When this character becomes so
strongly reinforced in the minds of
people, the space transcends into a
'Place'

31. HOW ??

32. This space has got no character
yet. It is perceptually
'one-dimensional'.
LETS CONVERT THE SPACE TO A
PLACE.

33. Now, the space has got some detail.
Now, there are terms that can
be used such as: 'near the tree', 20m
away from the tree, 'height' of
the tree. The space is gaining more
'dimensions' or meaning.
Even a single tree can define a space
and identify a place .

34. It is detailed and designed. The space
now 'means' something to someone.
It has got a spatial definition: The
area near the trees by the cottage. It
also
has a personal definition: A cozy
farmhouse in the village.

35. THEN…
QUESTION ….
Is a Place
basically random
things thrown
into 'space'?

36. NO !!
A place is more like a system where all
components work together to reinforce
the character of the space.
The components have to be in a
harmony and hence, part of the over all
'Design'.

37. Plants as spatial elements
-Designer uses plants to build a structure or
what we might call a framework that defines
and orders space in the landscape.
-Planting form and outdoor spaces can be
seen at a variety of scales .

38. Large-scale
structure
planting of
woodland belts
creates a
framework for
various land
uses.

39. Small-scale
structure planting
of trees, shrubs
and hedges
creates spaces for
various people and
uses.

41. 7-Plants as Ornament
Ornamental plants
What is Ornamental Plant ?
Ornamental plants are plants that are grown for
decorative purposes in gardens and landscape design
projects, house plants, for cut flowers and specimen
display. These plants grab the attention of all due to
their attractive color, beautiful design and
mesmerizing look. These plants have a long life and
do not decay in a short span of time.They can be
displayed both indoor and outdoor for decoration.

42. Flowering Plants

43. Non-Flowering Plants

44. Gateways Ornamentation

45. Plants Creating Colorful Carpet

46. Archads

47. Walls Ornamentation

48. Floors Ornamentation

49. Ceiling Ornamentation

50. Interior Ornamentation

51. Common Problems
1) Too much reliance is placed on a limited number of fail-safe
species . This leads simply to monotony . due to insufficient
experience or lack of interest

52. 2) The designer is captivated by
variety , at the expense of
restraint and clarity of purpose.
The second comes from genuine
appreciation and enthusiasm
without understanding what
makes a good design.

53. To achieve successful and
enduring planting design we
need both knowledge and
discretion – we need first to
know our medium and, second,
to use it with purpose and skill.

54. 8-Plants Selection .
Choosing the right plant based on :
1. Functional and
spatial
characteristics.
2. Visual and
other sensory
characteristics.
3. Plant growth
habit and cultural
requirements.

55. 9-Functional &
Aesthetic

56. "If It Works
Well Then It
Will Look
Good"

57. Visually Pleasing > Functional
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