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Sketches by William Pierce Coburn
Drawings are used to illustrate design ideas. They provide clarity at the start of a project
and help visualize the ultimate reality of the designed space or object. They capture the
present understanding of a site's condition and context as well as an early vision leading
to the eventual design solution.
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Delaware St. Historic District - Berkeley, CA
Sketch looking through Victorian Flower Garden to Water Tower
March 1983
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Illustrative Proposal for Cypress Street for CERT
Sketch @ 14th & Cypress looking West
towards the Prescott Neighborhood -
Cypress Memorial Park at Neighborhood Entry |
Finnan Garden - Palo Alto, CA
View of vegetable/fruit garden sort of taken
from the bedroom deck (top)
View from lawn near patio looking towards
vegetable/fruit garden as seen from a sitting
position (bottom)
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Blackhawk Ranch Country Club Garden Study - Diablo, CA
A one acre garden for a suburban country club in a planned community. The design featured a body of water at its edge and a view of Mt. Diablo beyond. Elements of the garden were developed for outdoor enjoyment. Among these were the trellised paths and flower borders at the edge of the main lawn panel, as well as the water gazebo. This gazebo was intended to indirectly evoke a deteriorated classical space now in ruin. Tall columns and garden benches set out into the water were to be draped with garlands of wisteria.
February 1978 |
Garden Study #1
Terrace & view across pond (top)
Water gazebo (middle)
Trellised walk along herbaceons borders (bottom)
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Garden Study #2
Terrace & main garden axis (bottom) |
Garden Study #2
Terrace & view to water (top)
Hedge gazebo (middle)
Meandering flower walk (bottom)
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