ROOFTOP RESEARCH & DESIGN

Reference Projects – dıvısıon of a landscape

1. Cornelia Oberlander – Green Roof
Circulation axis/linear motion field
  • orientation + spatial organization
  • Connects the entrance and the viewing spots
  • Slow and experienced circulation instead of quick and inexperienced transitions.
Semi- closed areas
  • Plant height and mass were used as spatial dividers.
  • rest + privacy
Open viewing areas
  • The area is surrounded by tall, massive plants to provide shelter from wind and noise, but specific points are left open, creating a deliberate contrast between enclosed and open spaces.
2. The high line
The old elevated train line is transformed into a park, with a linear landscaping system.
Linear spine
  • Continuous walking path that makes transitions between spaces fluid.
  • It is not uniform; it is divided into sub-sections with varying widths and floor transitions.
Sequential spaces – rhythmic division
  • open viewing area
  • dense vegetation
  • hard-surfaced urban terraces
  • amphitheater-style seating areas
  • shaded niches
  • The character of the place changes block by block.
  • changing space experience while walking
Open – semi-closed – closed feeling
  • division not by rigid boundaries
  • plants
  • seating areas
  • elevation difference
Division according to entry points
  • Staircase and elevator entrances determine the density map of the park.
  • Areas near the entrance = more crowded, social
  • Middle sections = quieter
  • Extremes = natural character
3. Voux- le- Vicomte
Axis, symmetry, perspective
Geometric and hierarchical spatial division
Main axle
  • the center is built on the main axis
  • ıit divides the garden in half
  • all the lower structures are arranged according to this spine
Geometric divisions
  • Sharp geometric pattern
  • Divides the space into modular square/rectangular sections
  • Landscape section with the most control
Terracing – elevation difference
  • Each elevation level offers a different spatial experience
  • The difference in elevation divides the space vertically, not horizontally
Bosquet (grove rooms)
  • semi-enclosed rooms surrounded by trees
  • This system divides a large-scale open space into small-scale controlled rooms.
Hierarchical spatial ordering
  • It spatially represents the ideology of absolute monarchy
  • It is mathematically organized – designed as a display of power
4. Barbican estate – Beech gardens
Brutalist architecture + landscape
Ground – landscape contrast
  • walkways, terraces
  • lawn, wooded areas
Division by elevation difference
  • slightly raised lawn areas
  • stepped transitions
  • terrace effect
Vegetation mass – semi-enclosed areas
  • linear plant boundaries
Transition area separation/functional zones
  • Rest , lawn area
  • Walking paths
  • Transition platforms
  • Seating areas

Surrounded by buildings, it becomes a public but controlled open space.

5. Peveril Gardens, Manchester
Core lawn space
  • grass in the middle, open space
  • visual continuity
  • free use
Circulation divison
  • paths that traverse the park diagonally or circumferentially
  • transition lines connecting the entrances
Soft spatial division
  • No hard walls, semi-permeable borders
  • soft borders