The fifth episode of Design and Planning addresses the topic of positioning functions in the garden. Each activity (eating, reading, swimming, growing, resting) requires an adequate area, considering sun, shade and structure. A conscious design is recommended to make each space functional and pleasant.
Decide where to do what
Good morning and welcome to the first episode of the “BUILD YOUR GARDEN” course.
This section will deal with organizational and design-related issues related to greenery.
In this fifth episode we will talk about deciding where to do what. In the previous episodes we defined what we want to do in the garden. Then we studied the sun’s movement and the areas of shade and sun. Now, with this information, we can understand where to insert the areas dedicated to our leisure in the garden.
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In this fifth episode we will have to decide where to do what.
What does where to do what mean? in the episode 2 we defined that, to design the garden, one of the first things to do is to decide which actions we want to perform there.
In the garden you can read, sleep, swim, eat and study, in addition to a thousand other actions.
Each of the actions requires an area.
Each area requires some reasoning
Trivially, but to understand each other, if I want to eat I need a table and I can’t place the table on the grass. If I want to sunbathe, I need the sun. I can’t decide to sunbathe in a spot where it’s never there.
So let’s analyze some actions and see if, in positioning, we had already thought of everything.
On May 10th we made the video on how to evaluate the shaded and sunny areas.
So now you know what those areas are in your garden.
Let’s think, for example, of the actions that take place under the sun.
The sun is necessary if you want to sunbathe or garden and it may not be a nuisance when you play sports. If I have space to put a tennis, soccer or swimming field, if I can I place it on the North-South axis so that no one ever has the sun in their faces.
The shadow areas
We are talking about a study, rest and reading corner. These actions require shade and to have it we could foresee a pergola, a gazebo or trees. In case trees are planted, however, a temporary structure will have to be provided because the trees will take at least 5 years to give significant shade.
For the area dedicated to eating, where the table and chairs will be placed, we recommend paving. The paved area will allow more actions if folding chairs and an extendable table are used.
We may want a closed or covered place to dedicate ourselves to the care of the garden, to shelter garden furniture or games, to be used as a changing room for the swimming pool or other. If we have to carry out more actions, we will think of a larger or more complex element.
We will place this building in a point of the garden that is not visible because it is of service.
If you have special situations to solve that you want to propose, we will be happy to evaluate them with you.
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