Analysis And Consideration On Landscape Design For Modern Residential Garden

The economy of China rises faster than before after stepping into 21st century. The qualities of residents'life get much higher. The demands of living change gradually from basic physiological needs to the higher needs including psychological and cultural fields. It is not just living for a residence, but also a place for connecting of thought and emotions. The people not just concentrate on the inner space, but also the outer space. As a result, we should design the out-door environment when building residence, make a beautiful and comfortable environment to make the human beings get closer and more harmony to the nature. This is the core of the thought of Chinese classical garden which pursues the combination of human beings and nature. As a consequence, the basic concept of design for residential garden is people-orientation, and infusing into the details of local culture deeply. It could create a comfortable living environment for residents, and characteristic culture products for the society. It could also succeed and express the local culture as a carrier. This is the society responsible of a landscape designer.The real estate market of our country blossomed fast and the construction of residential environment developed farther these years. But also there are some problems affecting the sustainable development of residential environment and landscape came out during the development. Such as neglecting the attribute of landscape of garden when pursuing its excess commercial value, copying the style of Europe modern garden that make many buildings are same style and so on.This paper analyses the history and development traces of residential landscape in the world. It also analyses and discuses the basic methods, design intension and crucial points of designation of residential landscape through considering the situation of the residential landscape development of our country. This paper also thinks deeply on the specific methods for solving the problems of modern residential landscape design.Through the comprehensive analysis and consideration on modern residential landscape, the main conclusions of this paper are:people-orientation must be the principal of residential landscape design and infuse into the details of local culture. When using materials, saving maximum cost in resource and energy must be considered, and its design concept must be taken into sustainable development.