NEIGHBORHOOD GREEN SEQUENCE

STEP 6: IDENTIFY THE MAJOR CENTERS IN THE LAND

WORK OUT HOW TO PRESERVE AND EXTEND THE STRUCTURE OF THE LAND

What natural boundaries exist, which need to be extended or intensified.

What secondary centers exist; a great tree, a tree that might be made great by careful pruning, and by clearing underbrush.

Is there an obvious view, a place for a seat which looks towards a certain direction, in a nice and compelling way? Mark it with a stake.

Is there an unusual place, a place with its own character, something which might form the natural basis of your desire to be there, if it could only be enhanced?

Is there a place which cries out to be levelled, or enlarged, or made smaller; to make it intense and memorable, something to go towards, to remember.

What is the important place; the natural place you gravitate to. Stand there, get sure about it, and mark the spot with a stake.

Go to Part 2 to start the design