BUILD A MODEL OF THE LAND

You may need to get an architect to this for you. If so, it will take about a day of an assistant's time. If you have the skill, of course do it yourself.
  1. Build a model, at 1:200 (1/16th inch equals 1 foot).
  2. Use layers of cardboard for the contours (make certain that the vertical thickness of the cardboard is 1/8 scale for two foot contours, otherwise the slopes will be unrealistic).
  3. Put bushes and trees. They are very important and must be placed accurately, with height, thickness and position exactly right, since the wholeness of the land is governed by them, and the placing of your house volume will be affected enormously.

This what the model should look like.

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Need Architect?

If you need an architect to help you, click here for a list of names

NOW RE-VISIT THE LAND