Furniture Design Ideas

Overhead planes are created by canvas awnings, overhead trellises, arbors, pergolas, the bottom of tree canopies, or even the clouds in the sky. Overhead planes have two functions. The first is to influence the amount and quality of skylight (including sun­light) that enters into a space (Figure 2—7). Overhead planes may be completely open where […]

Vertical planes are established by such site elements as the facades of a house, walls, fences, the foliage mass of trees and shrubs, tree trunks spaced close together, and/or steeply sloped ground. The vertical planes’ most prominent role in the landscape is one of enclosure (Figure 2—4). Vertical planes define the surrounding edges of a […]

The base plane or floor of an outdoor space supports all activities and site elements in the outdoor environment. It is the plane on which people walk, run, sit, work, recreate, Figure 2-2 Outdoor space should be thought of as being similar to indoor spaces.   oerhecd Plans Ground Plans vertical plan© and play. As […]

What is space? When designers use the term space in a design context, they use it to describe any three-dimensional void or hollowness contained by the sides or edges of surrounding elements. For example, indoor space exists between the floors, walls, and ceilings in all buildings. Similarly, outdoor space can be perceived as space bound […]

INTRODUCTION There are numerous factors to consider in the design of a residential site. The designer must take many items into account, including the clients’ wants and needs, the rela­tionship between the interior (rooms, doors, windows, etc.) and the exterior, budget limitations, and the opportunities and constraints of the existing site conditions. As the designer […]

Whereas architectural style is important when it exists, architectural character is al­ways important. Architectural character can be viewed as the composite of physical attributes and features that together display an overall integrity. Figure 1—30 shows three different houses that do not have styles that are easily recognizable. Each house has certain parts that resemble another […]

Houses come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and character. It’s not easy to drive through a neighborhood and find two houses exactly the same. Although there may be some that are repeated throughout a neighborhood, it is hard to find two that look exactly alike. Owners want their houses to be unique in some […]

Unlike the front yard or backyard, most side yards seem to have little use except to provide access around the side of the house. Consequently, most side yards are wasted and leftover areas (corner sites or those that do have generous space on one or both sides of the house are exceptions). They often tend […]

The function of the backyard, on the typical residential site, is to accommodate a number of activities including (1) outdoor living and entertaining, (2) recreation, and (3) utilitarian activities, such as gardening and storage. To support these ac­tivities, backyards normally contain such elements as lawn furniture, barbeque grills, sandboxes, swing sets, swimming pools, cords of […]

The front yard of most residential sites has two primary functions: (1) it is the setting or foreground for viewing the house from the street, and (2) it is the public area for ar­rival and entrance into the house. In terms of its function as a setting, the front yard provides the “frame” for viewing […]