Illustrative site study
Illustrative direction · exposed, fog-influenced conditions
Fog, wind, and cool light as design inputs
An illustrative site direction for a garden where fog, wind, cool light, and dampness may shape planting, materials, and everyday comfort.
Illustrative site study. This page explains the decision process and conditions we would evaluate; it does not document a completed client project or promise the same result for another property.
An illustrative scenario
Read the exposure before writing a plant list.
This is an editorial site direction, not a completed client project. It explores the questions we would ask at an exposed or fog-influenced property: how wind moves through the garden, where light settles, which surfaces stay damp, and when the space feels comfortable to use.
Those answers can vary within one block, so they must be checked at the actual site.
Questions that guide the direction
- How exposure affects comfort, circulation, and planting placement.
- Wind
- Where cool light, shade, and seasonal sun create different opportunities.
- Light
- How fog, drainage, irrigation, and drying time should inform material and plant decisions.
- Moisture
The design test
Use conditions as a source of character.
Rather than importing a generic coastal look, we would develop a direction from observed exposure, maintenance realities, and the way the household wants to inhabit the space.
Start with what you notice.
A short note about your site, daily routines, and the change you are considering is enough to begin.