Seating types in landscape architecture

1. Seating Elements
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2. Shade
• Comparative darkness and coolness.
• Relative inferiority or obscurity.
Shaded & Semi Shaded
seating elements
Shades
Seating
elements
Semi
Shades
Semi shades
• Refraction of the protection structure
• Sunlight reach 3-6 hours of each day.
Semi shades (Pergola)
Cantilever shades
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3. Different Types of Shade Structures
Cantilever Shade Structures
Hip Shade Structures
• Minimizes column obstruction
• Provide versatile and customizable
product options
• Feature a straight roofline with two,
four, six, and eight column options
• Effective & economical.
Blue colored hip shades Metal stands are used as support
Metal standsFabric shadesCantilever shaped shade in an airport
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4. Multi Panel Shades
• Utilize multiple fabric tops;
• Multi-level designs;
• Design styles including Octagons,
Hexagons, Pyramids, and more
Canopy Shade Structures
• Cabana-style structures with curtains that
can be opened or closed for additional
privacy.
• Bus stop benches and walkways.
• Colorful multilevel fabrics are used as shades
• Metal stands are used as support
Canopy shades for outdoor areas Wooden
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5. Shade Sails
• Available in 3-Point, 4-Point Hyper
and 5-Point Sails
• Multiple column heights and
attachment points
Colorful fabrics are used.
Pergola Shades (Full Shade)
• Simple frames covered with a
variety of materials
• Lattice panels, fixed fabrics are also
used.
Reeds Branches of bamboo
Wooden supportIron Rods
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6. Semi Shaded seating elements
Tensile structure as Semi shaded structure
 Tension, Compression
 Mesh tensioned
Structures are mainly
semi shaded.
Pergola Shades (Semi Shades)
Live foliage
Semi shades of
Tensile structure
Pergola shades of tricots Pergola shades of wooden frame
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7. Uses
• School, park
• Outdoors seating place
• Parks and moretim
• Playgrounds, multiple seating areas, outdoor event spaces, and covered parking.
• Bus stop benches and walkway
• Pool spaces, splash pads, open-air venues, entrances to buildings.
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8. Seating Elements
Wooden Seats
Concrete Seats
Wooden frames Concrete seats
Wooden seats decorated with flowers
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9. Iron Rod or Steel Seats
Bamboo Seats
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10. Rattan Seats
Stone Seats
Black and white stone
are used to maintain the
color with water body
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11. Some open Seating placeS and it’S elementS
Normal design consisting shaped tree logs and wooden carved table
A wooden structure on the concrete base creates a
comfortable seating space for the urban pedestrian.
Benches constructed by wood furnishes open spaces
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12. Concrete benches are also provided at
urban open places
Outdoor Iron Rod Benches
Stones made benches
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13. Other artificially made open seats for outdoor spaces
• Public open spaces provide many functions and substantial benefits which meet human needs
• Place for social interaction
Necessity of Seating Places in Open Spaces
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14. Tensile Structure
Tensile structure is the term usually used to refer
to the construction of roofs using a membrane
held in place on steel cables.
Most often used as a:
1. Roof
2. As completing buildings, warehousing
and storage buildings, and exhibition
venues.
Tensile structures in Hajj Terminal and Boston respectively
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15. Tensile Structure Materials
1. Structural Fabric:
Requirements
• Strong, Be safe to walk on
• Waterproof, fire resistant and durable
• To be transmitted in daylight, reflect
heat, control sound, and be easy to keep
clean.
2. Rigid Structural Elements
Requirements:
• strong, light, reliable,
• easy to fabricate, transport and erect.
3. Cables
Requirements: Light, high-strength and
flexible.
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16. Rigid Structural Elements
Structural Fabric
Cable
Tensile Structure Materials
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17. Tensile construction systems
Membrane tensioned structures
Mesh tensioned structures
Pneumatic structures
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18. Consideration For Selecting Shade Materials
Geographic Location
Rainfall
Climate
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19. Glass
Poly carbonate/
fiber glass sheeting
Canvas or other tightly
woven cloths
Timber
Steel roof
sheeting
Suitability
Good windbreak where
visibility and light are
required
Roofing, walling,
louvre, awnings,
skylights, canopies
Good for small, low-budget
jobs
Pergolas, trellis,
screens
Roofing, walling;
steep or low
pitches
Waterproof Yes Yes Yes Depends on detailing Yes
Light
transmission
High, depending on tint High,
Light colors allow more
light
Depends on detailing
No light
transmission
Solar heat
gain*
Less heat gain if tinted High Dark colors are hotter Does conduct heat High if not insulated
Life span
Long life, if does not
sustain impact
About 10 years.
Discoloration may
occur sooner
Limited. Susceptible to
breakdown due to UV
radiation exposure
Long life if well
maintained
Long life if well
maintained
Maintenance
requirements
Needs regular cleaning Low maintenance.
Without specific treatment
is not mould resistant
Need to guard
against termites
Subject to moisture
and condensation
conditions
Different Types of Shade Material & Their Suitability
Types
Characteristics
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