PROJECT TWO BRIEFING

PROJECT TWO:

DESIGN PROCESS: RESEARCH &

ANALYSIS + GRAPHIC JOURNAL

20% group work

+ 10% individual

Submission Date: Week 9, 13th April 2015

No presentation, it is a

submission of work only

5 weeks to complete An initial stage of small

scale landscape project

development

Inventory, analysis + synthesis Graphic communication skills

/ sketches exercise

Is a “problem-solving process”

Landscape elements

1. You are required to form a group of 6

to 7 members. Select one leader.

2. You have to choose ONE residence

that has LAWN area, and a BASE PLAN

(consists of house plan + lawn area).

3. If the base plan is not supplied by the

owner, you have to measure

everything and produce the base

plan in scale.

4. Organize a site visit and do the site

survey.

5. There are 2 task; site inventory and

analysis, and site synthesis.

6. Produce the site inventory, site

analysis & site synthesis

diagram/drawing.

GROUP

TASK

Example of Base Plan

Entrance

Site boundary

Floor plan

Existing

structure

Driveway

Window

openings

Window

openings

Backyard

Front yard

North point

** Must be in scale

Existing

vegetation

Roadside

Example of Base Map

Site

Inventory

Site

Analysis

• Identify and record existing

condition. • Named as “data collection”.

• Note what it is, where it is.

• Analyze the data.

• Named as “data evaluation”.

• Evaluate or make judgment about

worth/importance of the condition. Is it good or bad? Is it functional or

not?

Information needed for SITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS:

1. SITE LOCATION AND CONTEXT

- Identify location of the house and land uses surrounding it. (e.g; next to

main road, at the corner, near to school etc.)

- To produce the location plan.

2. TOPOGRAPHY

- Identify the existing landform & slope condition. (e.g; is it a flat area or

gentle slope etc.)

- Identify elevation changes (if any) (e.g; existing step or retaining walls

etc.)

3. DRAINAGE

- Identify the location of drainage and water spots on land.

4. VEGETATION

- Identify existing vegetation (all types of softscape).

5. MICROCLIMATE

- Identify direction of sunrise, sunset and wind direction

6. EXISTING STRUCTURE

- Identify existing structure. (e.g; swimming pool,

driveway/porch/garage, steps, fences, pathway, gazebo, fish pond

etc.)

- Identify location of rubbish bin/dumping spot, cloth line etc.

7. VIEWS

- Observe and identify views from inside the house looking out. (e.g;

view from hall, or from room etc.)

- Observe and identify views from off the site looking on (e.g; views from

different sides of the house, views from street, where is the best/ worst

views etc.)

Example of Site Inventory & Analysis Diagram

Example of Site Inventory Diagram

Example of Site Inventory Diagram

Example of Site Inventory Diagram

Example of Site Analysis Diagram

Example of Site Analysis Diagram

Example of Site Analysis Diagram

1. After task 1 are done, you are to

do task 2.

2. You need to produce site

synthesis diagram. Site synthesis

also called as “design solutions”.

3. To scribble/sketch/doodle/draw

the design solutions

corresponding to the site analysis.

4. This is a group or combination of

individual design interpretation

ideas and decision making,

therefore it should be looking as

one work.

5. Solutions can be more than one

to one particular

condition/problem.

TASK 2

Example of Site Synthesis Diagram

INDIVIDUAL

TASK

Graphic Journal

1. You are required produce a

graphic journal.

2. It is a sketch journal of

landscape elements.

3. You can either trace or

sketch/doodle/draw by

yourself (all drawings are not to

scale).

4. Combine all as a journal.

5. The elements required;

a) Vegetation

b) Natural Elements

c) Hardscape

A) VEGETATION

B) NATURAL ELEMENTS

B) HARDSCAPE

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Group Task:

1. It must be in a form of A3 booklet, stapled or bound with a

cover page. The cover page should include title block which

will be prepared by the lecturer.

2. The material for paper is bond paper (photostat paper) min

70gsm. You may use butter paper as progress to be shown during tutorial session but it is not to be as the final submission.

3. There is no page limit. The page layout for overall should be

orientated consistently.

4. The diagram should be drawn and written manually, except for site images. The diagram should incorporate standard

landscape graphic communication.

5. You are advised to segregate between site inventory, site

analysis & site synthesis by using page separator.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Individual Task:

1. The graphic journal should be submitted in A4 format with cover

page, using any type of paper. You are free to design your

cover page, however it should contains information such as;

Taylor’s logo, FNBE, Module code & name, project title, name & student ID and tutor’s name.

2. You can combine all elements in a composition, but you have

to label every single of it.

3. The drawings can be all coloured, partially coloured or black

and white but it must be properly done. You can use any medium of colouring and can be a combination of mix media,

water colour, pencil colour or marker.

4. Please plan your journal carefully as not all medium suits with all

types of paper.

13TH

APRIL 2015,

MONDAY

(TIME TO BE DETERMINED)

AT CLASS VENUE

SUBMISSION DATE:

If you can dream it,

you can do it!