Sunday 24 October 2010

Allegorical Garden - Research Images

So I've been ticking along with my designs for the Allegorical Garden, and I feel like I have firmed up all of my spatial planning and circulation routes around the site, so I have started having a look at some more specific ideas for my planting plans.


Area One - Indirect Pathways and Concealed Seating Areas

For this area I would like to use dense woodland planting to create my concealed social areas, I want each discreet area to feel like you could be in a small camp site in the middle of a forest or jungle.  The indirect, curving pathways should entice the user to follow them, adding a sense of mystery to the garden.




As you can see from the above images I would like to use a relatively simple palette of greens, but with varying foliage textures. I would like to use a large number of ferns, as these are found in woodlands and jungles all over the world, which again harks back to my clients elborate and international backstories.


The above picture shows the kind of atmosphere that I wish to achieve with this section of the garden, but with slightly more dense planting to increase the air of secrecy.

Area 2 - Parkland Planting with views to Activity Lawn

I wish to keep this area of the garden as open as possible, to balance the higher density and taller planting within Area 1. I also wanted this area to feel more typically British, using native or naturalised plants, mostly bulbs, as they do not grow too tall to block the views onto the lawn.




Area 3 - Entertainment and Outdoor Kitchen Area

As my clients are rather social people, they need a rather large entertaining area, with areas of seating to accomodate different sized groups. I also wanted to give them a large outdoor kitchen area as the dwelling is not situated on the site, a little difficult when barbequeing for rock star guests.  



Please note that I am not the copyright holder for any of the above images, if one of the images belongs to you and you wish for me to remove it please leave a comment and I will remove it as quickly as possible.

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