Relief geoplastics as a means of shaping the perception of landscape compositions using the example of the Pechersk Landscape Park in Kyiv

Abstract

Geoplastics as a method of vertical planning is becoming increasingly popular among landscape architects because this method gives the landscape aesthetic unity, expressiveness, and a peculiar feature. The study considers the influence of geoplastic changes in the terrain on the viewer’s perception of the environment. These factors are extremely important in the creation and design of the park, allow presenting key elements, while creating harmonious combinations of composition in the space, which can cause admiration and thereby contribute to increasing the number of visitors to the landscape object. Pechersk Landscape Park is located on the picturesque slopes of the Dnipro River in the city of Kyiv, has a landscape type of layout, which is characterised by large areas of lawns with groups of bushes and trees, lack of symmetry in the placement of alleys and other elements of open planning. The park itself covers an area of 32.92 hectares. The location in difficult terrain conditions contributes to the use of geoplastics, which can be utilised to improve and develop the park space. The highlighted studies are based on the analogy method, which transfers analogue elements of geoplastics to the results obtained during a full-scale survey of a park area in difficult terrain conditions. Graphic materials were developed using the ArchiCad 21 software suite based on the original map data. A detailed analysis of the problematic aspects of the Pechersk Landscape Park outlined the main task of determining the adaptability of the territory for the needs of visitors, in the context of improving the comfort of stay, improving the natural landscape, and arranging natural areas of the park terrain. Techniques and methods were used to improve the territory, such as terracing of slopes, creating eco-chairs, and using artificial relief on playgrounds. The impact of these changes on visitors’ stay and the environment in general was summarised and predicted. The use of geoplastics in the context of the perception of landscape compositions would provide a solution to the problematic relief and exposition aspects of the Pechersk Landscape Park, which would increase its recreational potential

Keywords

• vertical planning
• landscape
• urbanization
• terracing
• landforms