Designing Green Spaces for Your Home
Site Analysis
A course by Kathrin Grimm , Landscape Architect
About the video: Site Analysis
Overview
“I will talk about the importance of observing the elements that influence the optimal development of the project such as views, sunlight, microclimate and user needs. ”
In this video lesson Kathrin Grimm addresses the topic: Site Analysis, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing Green Spaces for Your Home. Create your dream garden, whether on a terrace, on a balcony, or even indoors, taking into consideration the needs of your space.
Partial transcription of the video
“Site Analysis In the site analysis we must observe the space very carefully to learn its specific characteristics. There are several different things that we have to observe that we will talk about right now. The first important point that we will see is the microclimate. It’s important to understand that all places in the world have different microclimates. Every city, every area of the city, every garden, every room will have a different microclimate. It can be dry, humid, rainy, very sunny. It is one of the most important things to observe to decide which plants we will use in our space....”
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Course summary for: Designing Green Spaces for Your Home
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Areas
Floral & Plant Design, Landscape Architecture, Spatial Design

Kathrin Grimm
A course by Kathrin Grimm
Kathrin Grimm is a landscape architect who's passionate about and committed to nature and design. After earning a degree in landscape architecture at the University of California, she returned to Mexico and began working as a freelancer until she founded Aplenosol with two friends.
With more than 25 years of experience, she's designed private, public, and corporate gardens all across Mexico, displaying a genuine commitment to clients in all projects and, above all, to the nature she works with. As president of the landscape architects' association of Mexico, she's had the opportunity to lead two national congresses and two Latin American biennials on landscape architecture.
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