CONTEMPORARY THOUGHTS OF ARCHITECTURE IN CONTEXT OF

LANDSCAPING

RESHMA MARY JOHNSON

BARC/8009/10

DATE : 19 MAY 2013

INTRODUCTION

• New garden style that complements modern architecture

• It is as unique as the structures it surrounds. • Vivid colors and abstract patterns, combined

with unique uses of lighting and textures, and space

• Incorporate extensive hardscape designs creating a functional outdoor living area .

• Plant life is integrated as trendy potted gardens for small outdoor spaces.

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHILE CREATING A CONTEMPRORARY LANDSCAPE

•  create clean lines that complement the architectural style of your home.

• Extend the materials, colors, and textures found within your home to your outdoor space

• artistically include sculptures, water features, and other innovative additions to reflect your personal tastes.

• Modern designs take nontraditional outdoor elements and use them in just the right way.

MATERIALS USED 1) Simple wood beams :• in natural colors  • over patios, flooring• way to blend your indoor and outdoor living areas

2) Canvas :• to create shade around your outdoor living areas. • Many modern gardens lack large trees

3) Gravel, un-grouted stone and tile, or intriguing pebbles in complementary hues :•Terraces, patios and pathways can be made. • Some contemporary gardens are primarily made up of these hardscape materials with limited vegetation.

4) Raw concrete :• material for modern hardscape design • used to create a vertical effect within the garden, especially with walls.

5) Contemporary metals:• weathering steel and nontraditional plastics and synthetics

5) Water features • Stainless steel wall fountains, creative

spillways, and minimalist pools with crisp angles

ACCESSORIES USED1) Colorful furnishings • with unique designs.• Stainless steel tables, vivid metal benches, and

seating in a variety of shapes.

2) Geometric planters and pillars • with clean lines and neutral colors are great

accents for paths and patios.

3) Eastern or oriental styled accessories:• Asian urns and oriental rock gardens are popular

in many modern homes.

4) Outdoor lighting: • including color changing LEDs and fiber optics as well as

abstract bollard lighting. • Planters and furniture with built in lighting are popular • outdoor lamps that look like those inside your home

6) Color: • Contrast between dark and light shades, unfinished materials• Deep browns, vivid reds, blues, and yellows are all commonly seen

in contemporary outdoor furnishings and accessories.

PLANTS AND VEGETATION

• Plant life is not the center element of a contemporary landscape design.

• Limit plants and flowers to unique planters and pots

• A greener trend with lush green walls of evergreen shrubs and mass plantings.

• Grass is an important part of most modern landscape designs. Ornamental varieties, like monde grass, are favorites.

• Topiaries and shrubbery with clean lines and geometric shapes are also common..

• Bamboo, agave, a variety of palms, and other exotic plants with large, irregularly shaped are ideal.

CONCLUSION

Contemporary landscape thoughts in architecture includes the use of :

1) Extensive hardscape ideas2) Water features3) Limited plants in planters and pots 4) Grass in extensive manner5) Materials like stones, pebbles wood and modern

materials like steel, concrete etc 6) Providing shading elements like pergolas and

canvas instead of tall trees7) Innovative shapes 8) Wide range of bright and light colors , taking into

consideration contrast , emphasis etc9) Clear lines 10) Varieties of lightings