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PAVEMENT
Why Pavement?
Pavement and Sustainability
Definition .. What is Pavement ?
Examples of pavement materials
Basic characteristics of pavement
Major considerations for selecting and using pavement in design*
Functional and composition uses of pavement
Design guidelines for pavement
Conclusion
Why do we need
PAVEMENT ?
Land form
Plants
Buildings
Pavements
Site structure
Water elements
Lighting
Site furniture
SUSTAINABILITY ?
PAVEMENT has synergetic impacts to the urban environment
Designing Landscape Architecture projects (including PAVEMENT) should respond
to the different pillars of sustainability:
Structures
Social
Environmental
Economic
Political
Cultural
Landform
Water
Plants
Pavement is..
Any hard natural or artificial surface material consciously placed on the ground
plane of an outdoor space to establish a durable surface while also satisfying
design objectives.
Example of pavement
stone
Example of pavement
Brick
Example of pavement
Gravel
Example of pavement
Tile
Example of pavement
Concrete
Example of pavement
Asphalt
Example of pavement
Wood decking
Hard durable
Fixed not changing
Permanent & strong
Low maintenance cost
Water impervious
Impersonal, harsh
2. Provide direction
strongly noticed on a vegetation background
2. Provide direction
Ribbon should be logical path of movement
2. Provide direction
If it too complex, angular people take short
cut
4. Create repose:
A stop created by a non-directional pavement.
6. Influence scale
6. Influence scale
From smallest to largest contributor!
Through
texture of material
Size of individual blocks
Size and spacing of paving patterns
Large pattern gives large scale and vise versa.
7. Provide unity
As strong pattern on the ground it unifies all
elements creating a strong whole.
Pavement
Potential
windows.
pavement pattern & selection of material should be during the design stage
Examples:
Smooth materials are better for wheelers, Loose materials
are not convenient for wheels
Examples:
Concrete can land it self easily to free-from shapes.
Examples:
Some materials are informal such as gravel, fieldstone,
some materials are formal such as marble.
Conclusion
Pavement is an important element in Landscape Architecture
The design of pavement is influenced by the five pillars of
sustainability
There are many useful uses for Pavements including but not limited
to: creating a sense of direction, influencing scale, providing unity,
establishing spacial character etc.
There are design guidelines for the use of pavement in Landscape
Architecture projects.