Small architectural forms - constructions which are used for design or any given architectural concepts. In other words, it is various sculptures and figures applied to decoration of personal plot. Today it is the most real highlight of landscaping. Especially as there is a lot of options of such figurines, and they easily will be suitable both for the pathos yards, and for normal small court yard.
Carry different types of ssoruzheniye which have to decorate the territory to small architectural forms. They share on: - decorative (sculptures, fountains, vases, English hills, etc.); - utilitarian (signs, indexes, benches, fencings, etc.).
Also they can be separated into those that are made according to standard projects (i.e. are bought by ready), and that are made to order on the project of the customer.
What the small garden architecture is usually applied to
Because small architectural forms are components landscape, they, respectively, first of all are designed to decorate the house adjoining territory. It is quite possible to decorate with them also giving, the main thing, to pick up everything for sense and in subject. At the same time such elements have not only esthetic function, but also certain semantic loading.
So, for example, the flower bed accurately defines the vacation spot. Often near it place shops. The bridge through streamlet performs connecting function, i.e. serves as the connecting link between two coast. The fountain defines statusnost of its owner, not everyone is able to afford such luxury. The main rule which needs to be observed that small architectural forms became the real highlight of garden is relevance of their use. If on 6 hundred parts to put the house, to break flower bed, to place benches and swing and also vases and still to issue fountain - it will be out of place and search. It is beautiful to look such composition will definitely not be.
Classification of MAF by functionality
Small forms usually are divided into types and on the functionality. So, for example, one of functions which they bear is differentiation of the territory. Bridges, decorative walls, ladders, arches, sculptures and fountains are very actively used when it is necessary visually and on sense to separate one zone from another, without building high fences. They when it is necessary to differentiate recreation area from the worker are very good or to hide storing places of garden or harvest stock.
The sculpture not necessarily has to be cast from plaster or made of marble. Also the sculptures which are cut out from trees or bushes are among small architectural forms. Such have the name of topiara.
Also small architecture is successfully applied to arrangement of recreation area. In this situation gazebos, benches, braziers, swing, sports grounds or children's game complexes will become the optimum choice. Gazebos from this list - the most usual option. As a rule, there are gazebos of two types - opened and glazed. The first treat summer look, the second are considered as all-weather. One more function by which classify small forms in architecture is ensuring conveniences. Lamps, ballot boxes, drinking fountainlets belong to such category. Their main plus is that it is quite easy to place such objects on any site without prejudice to its landscaping. They will always be to the place.
Small architectural forms with use of plants
Of course, at mention of flowers in landscaping of the site, the first thought - bed comes to mind. But to think that everything is limited to bed, - mistake. Actually, small architectural forms which are decorated with flowers, huge number. One of bright representatives of such embodiment of design of the site is the three-leaved mirror. It is the support made of metal or tree for climbers. One more representative of small forms with use of flowers - pergola. It is canopy in which the roof is the plants weaved among themselves. The pergola can quite be independent construction in the yard, like gazebo. And can be also extension to the house.
In pergola often put table, shops, place brazier, and it is simple not to find the best gazebo for rest. Naturally, it is necessary to consider what in case of bad weather, i.e. the begun rain will sit in such gazebo it is problematic.
Are also widely used in landscaping of bosketa. These are the trees and bushes cut in the certain way. So decorated gardens in France 5 centuries ago. Well and, of course, it is impossible to bypass attention the cart bed. This whole construction in which are successfully placed or pots with flowers or soil is scattered and plants are planted. Such cart will become excellent decoration of garden in rural style.
Quality of small architectural forms
That small architectural forms looked ideally and to the place, they have to be made of quality materials. Usually for their production use natural stone, valuable breeds of trees, shod metal, expensive stained-glass windows, etc. Those who are not able to afford too expensive decorative elements are options simpler, also made of natural materials, but cost it is less. Small landscape forms can be made and independently. If you have taste and skillful hands, all quite can do. Of course, you will hardly cast Venus de Milo's statue, but to cut originally bush, having given it the original form, quite perhaps. It is also possible to make shops, to issue beds, to put gazebo. And the garden will play new paints.