JB Hardy

  1. Cut & Fill Detail

    Visible here in this detail is a major infill operation to level the road. Earth will be moved from another area on site; care was…

  2. Greenspace Diagram

    A map of communal greenspace in the development, mostly in rugged areas.

  3. Greenspace Detail

    Some houses will be surrounded by more communal greenspace than others, appealing to different kinds of buyers.

  4. Sun-Shade Study

    The summer solstice, when shadows will be shortest.

  5. Sun-Shade Study

    The winter solstice, when shadows will be longest.

  6. Sun-Shade Study

    A shade study of different times of day in the empty space on vernal equinox and the summer & winter solstices.

  7. Schematics

    Another series of schematics, this time showing different zones, such as circulation (must be easy to navigate and wheelchair acce…

  8. Sun-Shade Study

    March 21, the vernal equinox, when similar to September 21, the autumnal equinox.

  9. Schematics

    A group of schematics exploring shapes made by masses of plantings and pathways.

  10. Model

    A 3D model sketch of the space, using actual greenery as miniature plantings.

  11. Plants

    Suggested trees.

  12. Plants

    Suggested shrubbery.

  13. Plants

    More suggested herbaceous plants.

  14. Plants

    Suggested herbaceous plants.

  15. Plants

    Suggested mosses and grasses.

  16. Schematic

    A schematic of the courtyard, with color-coded shadows, circulation patterns, and views. A library is a confluence of cultural tra…

  17. Parti Diagram

    The footprint of the courtyard is where I began—an almost perfect square. Had the shape been a perfect square, I may have chosen a…

  18. Sketch

    A digital sketch of overlapping circles within a square footprint. Shapes found within the overlaps serve as jumping-off points fo…

  19. Parti Sketches

    A collection of parti diagram sketches playing with shapes inside the footprint of the courtyard.

  20. Section View

    An east-west section cut, this time looking south toward the windowed wall. This wall evokes hanging gardens, with airy plantings…

  21. Section Detail

    Another detail showing the shallow pools next to a knoll, which have a sheer glass wall along part of it for protection, elevation…