As I was designing some driveway entry gates, entry piers and fencing for a client, I realized that much of the design was based on scale. If the scale, or sizes, are off, it will look quite funky!
So, where to start? Since the property was to be enclosed to keep out deer, I started with the fencing, believe it or not. Deer fencing has to be a minimum of 7 1/2 feet high. Knowing this helped to determine the height of the gate and driveway columns.
I decided that the gate edges where they attach to the columns should be the same height as the fencing. This didn't have to be, although it did have to be this height at a minimum. Columns look nice a little higher than the gate edges.
I won't bore you with all the details of the dimensions. Instead, you can how it looks in the above Sketchup drawing I did. I purposely did not put in grass and driveway materials, as I wanted the gate to stand out.
The columns are to be faced with the same natural stone used on retaining walls elsewhere on the property. The gates may be iron, steel or aluminum. Fencing will most likely be aluminum and will mimic wrought iron.
Any thoughts?
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The perspective already looks good as it is. And true, it really is a matter of scale when we talk about entry gates. I am learning from your blog. Keep posting please!
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