Posted in Associations, conceptual drawing, design principles, nature, presentation drawing, tagged acidic soils, Daisy Design, Heamanthus toxicarius, James Kuntsler, moss on May 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Some odds and ends I have been wanting to share, and a few comments about them.
Adding a Blog
It’s been awhile. Quite awhile actually, I can’t even remember the last time I added a Blog to the list over on the WCI Links page.
Well then, I guess it’s time. the blog is Daisy Design and as [...]
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Here is a look at a backyard for a couple who does a lot of entertaining, and needs the appropriate space to do just that-entertain in a highly stylized way.
[Everything is new or different.]
The patio is extra large to accommodate a tent for larger more formal gatherings.
More on this job over the next week.
This black [...]
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In the previous post several objectives were mentioned for the next drawing of the(I’ll call it) plaza/pergola area:
This questioning and working through logistics led to me being asked if I could tweak this drawing some.
Could I show it with brick columns?
Could I show it with the overhead in white? Leading to what material could this [...]
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This is another pergola drawing for an area between 2 small apartment buildings. One unit holding 6 apartments, and the other 10. It was easy to see on the initial visit there was no place to gather.
There needs to be a place where these students could spend some time together outside . . . not [...]
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3 stages of a drawing for a proposed residential water feature. It started with a photograph from the site and goes from there.
[red pencil, and light colors for stone and tree trunks]
[black line on stone, and color for supporting plants]
[sky(rough), final black lines, and labeling]
This is one half of a larger presentation given to [...]
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[ 3buildings . . . 3 separate solutions. ]
The lower rendering is the one I had previously posted. the ones above flank this middle building. Left and right respectfully. The idea presented to me was “come up with 3 separate landscape-give each building it’s own identity.”
Being built at the same time, for the same function-upper [...]
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By now those of you who’ve been following this job (haven’t been? please read previous 4 post) know that the pergola idea is long gone. Replacing that idea . . . some sort of ruins or a folly. Patrick McAfee gave a great perspective from a European (Ireland, is he) point of view in a [...]
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[This pergola rendering was shown to the client]
He didn’t like it. Not even a little. This was shot down faster than Ann Coulter would have been at a moveon(dot)org party. However there is a ray of hope for that big flat space. Ruins, yep ruins . . . . working on that drawing [...]
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posted, 11/12/06:
[The original: shown to client]
[2nd Attempt: on trace, or as I like to say trash]
[Later attempt: evolved drawing style on Vellum]
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posted, 11/06/06
Single water falls, and tan sandstone walkways
More on the previous post. This was the 1st plan view color drawing that was shown to clients. Take notice that in this conceptual drawing there is only one waterfall, and the walkway is tan in color. the homeowners looked at this drawing and were very impressed.
I then [...]
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posted, 09/11/06
Final Color Rendering for Presentation
[Country Club Entryway proposal drawing]
This is the drawing that will be presented at the next meeting. There is still a little detail to add to finish it out. Hopefully to make it jump off the page just a little more. The previous post on Sept. 5th, and Sept. [...]
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My hope is to use this site to spread some info about the art and practice of Landscape Design. It is a very misunderstood profession; I do not cut grass like the next door neighbor's cousin who carries 3 mowers and a blower in the back of his truck.
I will also pass along comments on industry happenings, events, etc., and any maybe a few other adventures going on in my world-after all this is "my" blog. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Questions? Drop me an e-mail.
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