SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING & DESIGN

Research Unit for Modern Architecture Studies in Southeast Asia

Foundation of Natural Build Environment (FNBE)
CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPE [ARC30203]
Prerequisite: None
Lecturer: Noorul Iffa Mohd Nayan & Shazrene Nurjanna Samsudin
Final Project
Landscape Project Proposal
40% Individual (5% Progress Marks + 35% Final Marks)
Submission: 27th November 2015, Friday (Week 16)
Introduction
Projects in landscape architecture progress through stages, from the very first contact with the client
and awareness of the site, through to the realization, construction and maturation of the finished design.
It is important to remember that the design process, unlike a timeline, is often completely non-linear.
The phrase back to the drawing board refers to the continual process of testing and retesting that is
characteristic of the architectures.
In the planning of a landscape, there are not only the space is matters but also integration between
natural site component with its landscape environs. Since the area to be developed is small in scale, the
design will take into account all positive qualities of the site the ground forms, cover, exposures,
views, and all other natural or architectural features and bring them into harmony.
The earth is our home and the ways of nature our paths to understanding.
[Simonds, J. O.]
Objectives of Project
The objectives of this project:
To acquire knowledge about design process, planning and development of project.
To proffer exposure of small scale landscape project to the students.
To familiarize students about the design stages and how to visualize their ideas onto
presentation boards.
Learning Outcomes of this Project
On successful completion of this subject, students will be able to demonstrate the following:
1. A design process involved in landscape project development and the representation of ideas
for every stage taken.
2. Understanding on landscape design components and how it works and has been applied into
the field.
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Tasks - Methodology
As a group (original group in Project 2 not to create a new one), you are to choose one site of the
following. Each site has different contextual settings in which should be designated evenly among all
members in the group. Each member should get ONE site EACH.
Site

Contextual Setting 1

Contextual Setting 2

Site 1:
ROOFTOP

A rooftop garden
located on a
commercial building.
Shopping mall/ hotel

Site 2:
COURTYARD

A courtyard in a cultural
building area.

Site 3:
POCKET PARK

Mosque/ temple/
church
A pocket park located
at urban or town area.

A rooftop garden
located on a housing
area.
Condominium/
apartment
A courtyard in an
institutional building
area.
University/ college/
international schools
A pocket park located at
office blocks.

At the end of a corner

road/ at road junction

Around/ middle/ end of

the office area

A park located at high

rise residential area.
Condominium/
apartment
An indoor park located
in a commercial
building.
In shopping mall

A park located at landed

residential area.
Semi-D house/ terrace/
gated residence
An indoor park located
in an office building.

Site 4:
NEIGHBOURHOOD
PARK
Site 5:
INDOOR PARK

In office building/
management office

Contextual Setting 3
A rooftop garden
located on an office
building.
Office tower

A pocket park located

at shopping houses/
retail store.
In front of/in between
shop houses/ at the
corner of/in between
retail store

An indoor park
located in a retail
shop.
In a car showroom/
show house unit

Individually, you are to propose a landscape design for the above given site. The site should be within
500,000mm2 to 600,000mm2 and the site context should be between 50m radius. You need to
create your own site context with reference to the above setting and to include boundary and access to
the site.
Imagine that you are going to present the project proposal to a client which requires you to prepare ALL
drawings for every development stages as following;
A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Should contain information of;
- A short paragraph of your design statement which explaining about the ideas, rationale of
the design and concept of the design. The narration should briefly describe, constructive
and informative.
- Location plan to show the location of your site. It can be directly downloaded from google
earth (not google map) with clear indication of the location.
- Site plan which needs to be developed by yourself. It must be somehow corresponding with
the site contextual setting as assigned to each site earlier.

B. CONCEPTUAL DIAGRAM
Should have;
- Bubble diagram is an ideation process that used as a means to show spaces and activities
that you want to propose.
- Conceptual diagram is a process to detail up bubble diagram which correlates with the
site. All ideas in bubble diagram need to transfer to conceptual diagram (which overlay with
base plan). You are to compose all elements and to consider about form composition,
shape and pattern of the design. You may provide sketches/ illustrations (sections/
elevations) to better represent your ideas.
C. MASTER PLAN
Before you proceed to this stage, you need to attain approval of the plan from your respective
tutors. In this stage, you need to produce master plan set of drawings which include;
- Master plan
- Elevation & Section
- Perspective
- Hardscape Palette
- Softscape Palette
**Note:
A self-independent study is required for presentation layout, architectural lettering and colouring. Do
save images from internet or scan from books for ideas collection and inspirations.
Submission Requirement
Each student is required to submit ALL of the following:
1. You need to submit the proposal in A3 booklet, landscape format. You are free to use any
type of paper for the drawings (preferably 120gsm and above), however it needs a hard cover
for front and back. You can use mounting board as the cover. It is compulsory to
comb/spring binding it.
2. You need to provide ALL of the following;
- Project Description
- Location Plan (not to scale)
- Site Plan (to determine the appropriate scale)
- Bubble Diagram (not to scale)
- Conceptual Plan (to determine the appropriate scale)
- Master Plan (scale 1:100)
- 1 Whole Stretch of Elevation (scale 1:100) & 1 Section (scale 1:50)
- 1 Perspective (not to scale)
- Hardscape & Softscape Palette
3. The proposal should have title block at bottom part of the layout which contains the information
of following**;
- The project title (you have to create name for this project)
- Site complete address
- Your company name, logo & address (to write Prepared by..)
- Your name & student ID
- FNBE (write in full), Semester 1, August 2015
**You need to comply with hierarchy of font size in writing the title block. To consult with tutors.
4. You are to show your progression drawing in every tutorial session to your respective tutors.
Tutorial sheet will be prepared. The progression drawing must be on butter paper, signed
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by tutor with date, to be compiled together in the final submission. It is compulsory to

ensure that you are going through the process before completing the final work. Without that, it
could be proclaimed as plagiarism.
5. All drawings need to be completed manually (hand drawn & hand written) by using a proper
architectural (landscape) graphic communication. However, images for softscape and
hardscape can be digitally printed.
6. Drawings must be coloured. You may choose any medium of colouring techniques that you
are master in. You are given a freedom to choose whether to colour it all or a portion of the
drawing (make sure the portion coloured explains something) and have to be proper and
presentable.
7. You need to submit your work on 27th NOVEMBER 2015, FRIDAY at DISCUSSION ROOM
C5 (academic suites, block C, level 5). Time of submission will be informed. Late submission
after the allocated time will be held outside of the venue.
8. You are encouraged to take photo or scan your work for e-portfolio purposes.
*Gentle reminder;
Any work submitted late will yield 10% mark deduction. For works submitted later than 2 days, no
assessment will be done.
If you are sick on the submission day, you have to provide MC with an official letter signed by
parents/guardian explaining about your health condition. A formal email should be written to the module
coordinator a day before/or before submission time. Otherwise, lecturers have right not to receive your
work.

Assessment Criteria
The assessment criteria for this assignment will be based on:
Demonstrated understanding of brief
Relevance, appropriateness and depth of research exhibited in the assignment
Creative application of graphic communication skills, originality and quality of the work
Design ideas and constructive representation the ideas.
Marking Criteria
Marks shall be distributed as follows:
Work will be assessed based on:
1. DEMONSTRATED UNDERSTANDING IN MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS
(to complete all drawings with correct, precise and clear information required)

10%

2. CLARITY OF CONTENTAND QUALITY OF WORK

(ability to translate information to presentation drawings, accuracy of information, standard
quality of work, and appropriateness of the content)
15%
3. CREATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY OF WORKMANSHIP
(creativity in presenting the layout & drawings, compositions, colouring & writing style, and
good graphic communication techniques)
10%
4. PROGRESSION DRAWINGS

5%
TOTAL: 40%

Suggested References
Lin, M. W., 1993, Drawing and Designing with Confidence, John Wiley & Sons.
J. Hopper, L.2007, Landscape Architectural Graphic Standards, John Wiley & Sons.
Treib, M., 2008, Representing Landscape Architecture, Taylor & Francis, USA and Canada.
http://land8.com/photo/portfolio-page-3-worsley/prev?context=user