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The document discusses the process of form composition in landscaping design. It covers topics like visual themes, geometry of forms, guidelines for combining forms, and developing a form based on a functional diagram and structure. The goal is to familiarize students with form composition as a preliminary design process.

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Form Composition

The document discusses the process of form composition in landscaping design. It covers topics like visual themes, geometry of forms, guidelines for combining forms, and developing a form based on a functional diagram and structure. The goal is to familiarize students with form composition as a preliminary design process.

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FORM COMPOSITION

FORM COMPOSITION PROCESS


THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING THE APPROXIAMATE AREA OUTLINES OF THE
FUNCTIONAL DIGRAM(BUBBLE DIAGRAM) TO SPECIFIC FORMS (VISUAL THEMES)
TO CREATE VISUAL ORDER (ORDER,UNITY,RHYTHM)

OR
THE

EDGES
To form in the Visual Themes
EDGES OF OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT FORM COMPOSITION DEFINES

Planting bed
& Lawn
EDGES OF OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT FORM COMPOSITION DEFINES

Terrace & Lawn


EDGES OF OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT FORM COMPOSITION DEFINES

Entrance walk &


planting bed
EDGES OF OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT FORM COMPOSITION DEFINES

Driveway & Entrance


walk
EDGES OF OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT FORM COMPOSITION DEFINES

Steps & adjoining


pavement
EDGES OF OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT FORM COMPOSITION DEFINES

Plant bed, Walkway &


entrance
EDGES OF OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT FORM COMPOSITION DEFINES

Deck & terrace


EDGES OF OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT FORM COMPOSITION DEFINES

Deck & terrace


EDGES OF OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT THAT FORM COMPOSITION DEFINES

Deck & terrace


THE
Visual Themes
That creates the edges of the Form
THE
visual themes
That created Form
THE
GEOMETRY OF FORM
The form of the edges
THE GEOMETRY OF FORM

The
CIRCLE
THE GEOMETRY OF FORM

The CIRCLE
- Because of simplicity and
completeness, often
described as the most pure
or perfect form.
- It is unique. Natural.
- Facing outward in all
directions
THE GEOMETRY OF FORM

The CIRCLE
COMPONENTS USED IN FORM COMPOSITION:

1. Center – the most important for it attracts


attention; creates strong relationship with
the other components
2. Circumference
3. Radii
4. Extended radii
5. Diameter
6. Tangent
Geometry of Form

The
CIRCLE
RELATIONSHIP TO
OTHER FORM
THE GEOMETRY OF FORM

The
SQUARE
THE GEOMETRY OF FORM

The SQUARE
- Often considered a human-made
form because its made out of straight
lines and not found in nature.
- It is formal because of its
symmetrical nature having equal
sides which suggests an axes.
- Has four direction only unlike the
circle.
THE GEOMETRY OF FORM

The SQUARE
COMPONENTS USED IN FORM
COMPOSITION:

1. SIDES
2. EXTENDED SIDES
3. AXES
4. EXTENDED AXES
5. DIAGONALS
6. EXTENDED DIAGONALS
Creating the
visual theme
Creating the visual theme

COMBINING FORMS:
FORM-TO-FORM RELATIONSHIPS
GUIDELINES:
1. ALIGNING FORM COMPONENTS
2. AVOIDING ACUTE ANGLES
3. ESTABLISHING FORM IDENTITY
4. FORM DOMINATION
Visual design themes
CIRCULAR THEMES
Overlapping circles
Concentric circles

CURVILINEAR THEMES

RECTANGULAR THEME
DIAGONAL THEMES
Pure diagonal (60 to 45 degrees)
Modified diagonal

ARC AND TANGENT THEME


Creating the visual theme
COMBINING FORMS:
FORM-TO-FORM RELATIONSHIPS

GUIDELINES:

1. ALIGNING FORM COMPONENTS


- component part of each form coincide,
or be aligned, with the location of the
component part of adjoining form.
Creating the visual theme
COMBINING FORMS:
FORM-TO-FORM RELATIONSHIPS

GUIDELINES:

2. AVOIDING ACUTE ANGLES


- avoid the creation of disturbing acute
angles that is less than 45 degrees angle.
- acute angle creates visual tension, breaks or
cracks at corner, difficult to grow shrub or ground
cover, and is useless; produces wastage area.
Creating the visual theme
COMBINING FORMS:
FORM-TO-FORM RELATIONSHIPS

GUIDELINES:

3. ESTABLISHING FORM IDENTITY


- ability of individual forms to be identifiable
and legible as distinct form.
Creating the visual theme
COMBINING FORMS:
FORM-TO-FORM RELATIONSHIPS

GUIDELINES:

4. FORM DOMINATION
- To have one form to dominate the
composition to create strong form identity,
creates visual accent and resting place for
the eye.
FORM COMPOSITION
PROCESS
Form composition process

CONSIDERATIONS:

1. Geometry of form

2. Desired Feeling of character of design

3. Relationship to existing structures

4. Relationship to the functional diagram


Form composition process
PROCESS:
1. BEGIN WITH THE FUNCTIONAL DIAGRAM

2. SELECTION OF VISUAL THEME TO COMBINE FORMS BASED ON THE


FOLLOWING:
a. Desired character and/or style of the design (formal, informal,
relaxing or stimulating, contemporary, historic..)
b. Appropriateness to the architectural style of the house
c. Appropriateness to the exiting condition of the sit
d. Preference of the clients

3. DEVELOPING THE FORM


Form composition process
PROCESS:
3. DEVELOPING THE FORM

a. Relationship of form to structure by relating the edges to the


existing elements of the structure by drawing the line of force as
guide to connecting the structure to the proposed compositional
form:
- PRIMARY – outside walls and corners of the structure
- SECONDARY – edges on outside walls that touches the ground
surface such as doors.
- TERTIARY – edges on outside walls that do not touch the ground
surface, such as windows..
Form composition process
PROCESS:
3. DEVELOPING THE FORM

a. Relationship of form to structure by relating the edges to the existing


elements of the structure by drawing the line of force as guide to
connecting the structure to the proposed compositional form:
- PRIMARY – outside walls and corners of the structure
- SECONDARY – edges on outside walls that touches the ground surface such
as doors.
- TERTIARY – edges on outside walls that do not touch the ground surface,
such as windows..
Form composition process

- PRIMARY – outside walls and corners of the structure


Form composition process

- SECONDARY – edges on outside walls that touches the ground surface such as doors.
Form composition process

- TERTIARY – edges on outside walls that do not touch the ground surface, such as
windows..
Form composition process

- With the use of grid a rectangular theme is formed


Form composition process

- Example of a 45 degrees diagonal theme to circular and curvelinear theme


Form composition process

PROCESS:
3. DEVELOPING THE FORM

b. Relationship of the Form to the Functional


Diagram as it serve as the foundation for
the development of Form.
Form composition process

- A design theme that both related to


- Functional diagram overlaid on
functional diagram and the grid
top of the grid system
system
Form composition process

- Alternative forms based on the same functional diagram and design theme
The end
na..
Laboratory no. 3:

SKETCHING
THE VISUAL
FORM
esquisse of
form

OBJECTIVE:

To familiarize with the process of Form Composition as a preliminary design

in Landscaping.

WHAT TO DO:

1. Compose a one (1) visual form using the process of Composition.

2. Compose using any theme, any size that fit to the paper.
TAKE HOME WORK NO. 1
OBJECTIVE:

To familiarize with the process of Form Composition as a preliminary design in Landscaping.

WHAT TO DO:

1. Compose a visual form using the process of Composition APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN COMPOSITION ON SHAPES/FORM,PATTERN/TEXTURE and COLOR.

2. Compose using at least two (2) of the major themes.

3. Draw in an A3 size paper using any convenient scale and finish in colors.

RUBRIC:

10 points- Application of Design Principles on Shapes/Form–

10 points- Application of Design Principles on Pattern/Texture–

10 points- Application of Design Principles on Color –

10 points- Application of Composition Process : Relevance to Functional Diagram

10 points- Application of Composition Process : Relation to the Structure

10 points- Choice of Visual Theme

10 points- Graphic/Drawing presentation

Total of 70 points

SUBMISSION:

April 11,2024 – Thursday before 3PM at the Faculty Office

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