posted; 08/10/06
This is a look form the other side concerning how the space above the stone walls would look. This image is a continuation from Tuesdays post.
We are still trying to convince the homeowner he is going to need at least two more steps than he has planned for. In this rendering I am trying to show him that.
This part of Landscape Design, getting the elevations correct in the Hardscape plan is where we separate the novice from the professional. I also would like to think this is where we elevate (pardon the pun) the art of landscape design. The steps can be crude, rough, uneven, un-level, slanted, ugly, etc. or the can be even, level, graceful and flowing. Heck they can even be pleasing to the eye.
There is potential to elevate them above utilitarian-which is whats happening with the advent of modular concrete block. Which are level, and even but lack real style. Well here comes the heat from those guys. But the truth is the truth.
At any rate as I was typing this I was in contact with the homeowner and I need to make another attempt at the landing coming out of the sun room. Which is the set of doors at the far left.
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