Landscaping Project

Carloh

As a part of my bachelor thesis in landscape architecture i'm planning a ramp for handicaped people.
There will be some updates here about the whole project if someone is interested

So here is the image for the moment...build with sketchup 8 pro and rendered with maxwell studio.

pbacot

Needs to be a continuous curb or rail at to bottom on the inside of or flush with posts.

Nice work on the rendering. I think also the cables would be tighter (less visible sag).

Carloh

thanks for your comment! you are right about the railing on the inside bottom.i will add that.
the wires are actually hanging that much for visualisation purpose. i didnt want get them confused with solid bars.

Krisidious

I would suggest lips along the path so as to give a backstop of forward motion... some of the handicapped might lose strength or need a break after a long run like that... looks tight though.

Carloh

thanks kristoff for your suggestion! i already built 1,5x1,5 m platforms after every 6 m of ramp (that's why the hand railing doesn't look straight in this image). thats the standard here in germany for such ramps.

Mike Amos

Not meant to be flippant or bovine but you will earn a lot of brownie points for reffering to the subjects in this as the less able rather than handicapped or disabled. Something that is appreciated by those with mobility or other difficulties.

Carloh

yes that's true...in german i know the political correct terms, in english not luckily i will present it in german

Mike Amos

No worries dude, looks like the presentation will go well with work like yours. Good luck with it.

Carloh

thanks mate!

Krisidious

@carloh said:

thanks kristoff for your suggestion! i already built 1,5x1,5 m platforms after every 6 m of ramp (that's why the hand railing doesn't look straight in this image). thats the standard here in germany for such ramps.

Kool... Like I said, looks good.

@mike amos said:

Not meant to be flippant or bovine but you will earn a lot of brownie points for reffering to the subjects in this as the less able rather than handicapped or disabled. Something that is appreciated by those with mobility or other difficulties.

Eventually every word used to describe an undesired reality is then changed in preference to another word that will eventually wain in popularity because it still describes that which we don't want to acknowledge... Somethings in life suck... Those words that describe "things that suck" will tend to be looked upon poorly regardless of pronunciation. I don't care what we call things, I'd just prefer to pick one and stick to it. It is indeed wise not to upset the natives... whoops I mean indigenous population.

Carloh

Right now i'm fiddling with forming the landscape...first i thought i could sandbox it all the way but as there is a path with specific inclination leading towards it i have to pretty much build it all by forming the mesh by hand

so here's another WIP of this...

Gelände.jpg

Krisidious

Try using Vali Architect's Site Grading tool...

(www.valiarchitects.com)

but what you have so far looks very good.

Carloh

thanks for your plugin tip! but i guess it wouldn't have worked here as i only have the 2d projection of the path and i have to form it in the mesh... however i'm finally doing some "real" modelling again not putting warehouse models together and render them

Mike Lucey

Interesting project. As the general population is aging we need to take such things into consideration more.

I think 'mobility impaired' is the generally accepted term these says although its always better to ask the actual person in question how they like to be referred to.

I'm 90% deaf in my left ear! Full hearing in the right ear. I don't really regard it as an impairment though. However, if I position myself to the left of someone they will know that I am interested in what they have to say ......on the other hand I do position myself on the right of some people at times

As for my impairment description goes ...... I think I might say ....... selectively deaf at times:D

Mike

Carloh

Thanks for your comment Mike!

Actually the project isn't all about barrier-free planing, but the amount of comments to this feature shows how important that is.

Mainly the project is about the rehabilitation of a historic garden from the 1920's. The carrier of the garden is planing to make an application for a big horticultural show, so it has to become more attractive. The expected audience will be at an average of over 50 years old, so once again barrier-free planing is very important here.

So far for the details, i've also made some progress on the terrain modelling.

Gelände2.jpg

Krisidious

@carloh said:

thanks for your plugin tip! but i guess it wouldn't have worked here as i only have the 2d projection of the path and i have to form it in the mesh... however i'm finally doing some "real" modelling again not putting warehouse models together and render them

well the way the plugin works is you just draw a line along the path you want and it makes the stairs or path for you. with options.

Mike Lucey

@carloh said:

The expected audience will be at an average of over 50 years old, so once again barrier-free planing is very important here.

So far for the details, i've also made some progress on the terrain modelling.

Yes, gardening somehow starts to appeal to folks when they hit the 50+ mark. In my case I bought a flower pot

Good to see the project coming along and I look forward to seeing the completed project.

Carloh

Yet another update: this is a small pavillon next to a big swimming basin used as dressing room (doors for the cabins are in the back). i would love to go further into detail with the columns as they have something like a fish scale texture, but time is sadly running

Mike Lucey

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Bryan K

Looking good. Update us when you can.