July 31, 2015
Rather so often when designing, the context allows the remaking of a setting, and then enacting the process of design in it. When confronted with a rather beautiful orchard within which we are building a large house and also designing the landscapes, Richa a young landscape architect was confronted with the problems of mapping and establishing the site in her mind.
For those who know the work of LEAF, the drawings may seem familiar https://www.landscapeindia.net/outreach/leaf/
She studied the LEAF documents and then spent days at the site, and developed many layers through which she could appreciate, and map the many complex aspects of this wonderful site.
Below there are 27 drawings from a total of 38 drawings that she made.
What after this ?
She has now written verse that she is struggling to convert into haikus, that explains the many dreams and moods that this landscape can allow partaking in; about breeze, silver moonlight, crackling leaves, and many such things- and having done this well, she will attempt design.
Well, time will tell how that will go- but for now , she is enjoying this as are we; and hope you do too .
Site location:
Site plan:
Drainage plan:
Sight lines:
Weave patterns:
Sky cover:
Seasonal variation – summer:
Seasonal variation- monsoon:
Seasonal variation- Winter:
Breeze pattern – Feb. to April:
Breeze pattern – May to Aug.:
Breeze pattern – Nov. to Jan:
Shadow map – June morning:
Shadow map – June evening:
Shadop map – December morning:
Shadow map – December evening:
Fauna Summer:
Fauna winter:
Sound map – summer:
Sound map – winter:
Smell -summer:
Smell – winter:
Foliage texture map:
Litter – summer:
Litter – winter:
Sections:
Age maturity:
