AR 351 - PLANNING 1 - SITE PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE

ARCHITECTURE

ASSIGNMENT 1.6 VISUAL DICTIONARY

-HOMEWORK

SUBMITTED BY: AQUINO, ELIZA MAE G. DATE: MARCH 23, 2021

SUBMITTED TO: AR. RHOEL SAMSON SECTION: AR32S3

“I affirm that I have not given or received any unauthorized help on this
assignment, and that this work is my own.”

AQUINO, ELIZA MAE G.

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VISUAL DICTIONARY
PHOTOS DEFINITION
1
SETBACK
The horizontal distance from the property line to the
face of a building or from natural features to a building.

2
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Opposite of a natural environment, it is a man-made
creation or alterations to an existing site and all of its
resources.

3
GRADING
The mechanical process of moving soil and earth in
order to change the degree or rise of the landscape's
appearance or for creating more suitable conditions.

4
TRELLIS
A lattice for the support of climbing plants.
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5
STORM DRAINS
Collect surface water and conduct it to rivers, creeks,
or other bodies of water.

6
WHEEL CHOCKS
/ STOP
These are wedges of sturdy material placed closely
against a vehicle's wheels to prevent accidental
movement. These are placed for safety in addition to
setting the brakes.

7 RAIN GARDEN
A planted depression or a hole that allows rainwater
runoff from impervious urban areas, like roofs,
driveways, walkways, parking lots, and compacted
lawn areas, the opportunity to be absorbed. This
reduces rain runoff by allowing storm water to soak
into the ground (as opposed to flowing into storm
drains and surface waters

8
ARBOR
Open frameworks, usually of wood or lattice, that are
intended to create a shady area within a garden or
landscape and often serve as trellises for climbing
plant life.
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9
ARCADE
In landscaping, it refers to several arches, which are
most often created by a series of trees lining a
walkway.

10
LANDSCAPING PLAN
A plan, drawn to scale, that shows proposed site design
focusing on the location, number, size, species, and
distribution of landscape elements including trees,
shrubs, and lawn areas, as well as pedestrian paths and
open spaces.

11 ESPALIER
A series of fruit trees trained on a framework of lines
and stakes to form a hedge.

12
Circulation
Movement patterns of pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
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13 GATEWAY
The design of a building, site or landscape to
symbolize an entrance or arrival to a special district.

14
PUBLIC ART
Site specific artwork created to enhance and animate
publicly accessible spaces through artistic
interpretations that range from individual sculpture to
integrated architectural and landscape features and
treatments.

15 STREET FURNITURE
City/Municipal equipment placed along streets,
including light fixtures, fire hydrants, telephones, trash
receptacles, signs, benches, mailboxes, newspaper
boxes and kiosks.

16
SUBDIVISION
The division or assemblage of a lot, tract, or parcel of
land into one or more lots, parcels, or other divisions
for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale,
lease, or building development.
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17 TRAFFIC CALMING
Physical changes to a street or roadway used to
decrease traffic speed and volume. Methods include
traffic circles, speed humps, and curb extensions.

18
ECOLOGICAL DESIGN
Any form of design which minimizes a destructive
impact on the land by integrating its components and
its value is often seen rather early on in a project.

19 GREEN WALL
A type of wall system may either be freestanding or a
part of a structure that is either completely or partially
covered with some type of vegetation which may be
grown with soil or some kind of inorganic growing
medium.

20
HARDSCAPE
It refers to design elements that are added to the
natural resources being used and include paving,
gravel, stones, retaining walls, irrigation systems,
driveways and walkways, as well as fountains and
other water features.
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21
SOFTSCAPE
Landscape architects refer to natural elements,
including soil and plant life, at a site.

22 TOPIARY
It is trimmed, shaped, and formed from shrubbery into
various forms and shapes.

23
90 DEGREE PARKING
Most efficient parking type layout in terms of land use.

24 ANGLED / DIAGONAL
Type of parking layout which is easier to use, forces a
one-way circulation pattern, and requires less total
width, for either a single or double loaded layout.

25 GAZEBO
A pavilion structure, sometimes octagonal or turret-
shaped, often built in a park, garden or spacious public
area to provide shade, shelter, ornamental features in a
landscape, and a place to rest.