garden structure
Let an agent explain garden structures and their kinds, relay design and heritage context, describe planning and construction considerations, and route to entries for specific structure types.
Research draft, second pass
A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.
Researched by: Claude
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Identify What structure this is.
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What kinds of garden structure exist, and what are they for? definition
- Is the feature a structure, a planting or part of the house? boundary
Design
Design.
Design
Design.
- How do designers place and style structures within gardens? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific type? action
Build Planning and construction.
Planning
Planning rules.
Planning
Planning.
- What planning and building rules apply to garden structures, in general terms? provenance
- Is the question about a specific project, which needs local authority guidance? boundary
Construction
Construction and materials.
Construction
Construction.
- How are common structures built and maintained? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Heritage Historic gardens.
History
History.
History
History.
- How have garden structures developed from classical to landscape and modern gardens? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of gardens? action
Conservation
Conservation.
Conservation
Conservation.
- How are historic follies, greenhouses and other structures conserved? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context Specific forms.
Council
Council rings.
Council
Council.
- What is a council ring, as designed by Jens Jensen, and where is it found? provenance
- Which entry fits Jens Jensen? action
Working
Working structures.
Working
Working.
- How are greenhouses, sheds and cold frames used in gardening? provenance
- Which entry fits greenhouse? action
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.BLT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- council ring
What it is Filled
A built feature placed in a garden for use or ornament, such as a pergola, gazebo, summerhouse, greenhouse, shed, arbour, folly, fountain, wall, pavilion or council ring of stone seating, ranging from utilitarian storage to architectural ornaments in historic landscape gardens; garden structures shape how gardens are used and viewed and are subject to planning and heritage rules.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain garden structures and their kinds, relay design and heritage context, describe planning and construction considerations, and route to entries for specific structure types.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Within a garden
- Use or ornament
- Wide range of scale
- Heritage significance in historic gardens
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Alter or remove a listed historic garden structure without consent from the heritage authority.
- Leave greenhouses, sheds or walls in an unstable state where people walk.
- Store fuels or chemicals in a garden structure against safety rules.
- Build on a neighbour's land or block their access.
Only with a human decision
- Demolishing or moving a garden structure.
May
- Describe garden structures and their uses, including historic ones from heritage sources.
- Help plan or maintain a structure for the owner who asked.
Moral aspects Filled
- Historic follies and pavilions are heritage that can be lost through careless work.
- Unstable structures can fall on children and visitors.
Who is affected
- Owners and users of gardens
- Children and visitors
- Neighbours
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner of the garden; heritage authorities protect listed structures.
Master systems
- Heritage registers of listed buildings and gardens
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q112049379 - registry parent class
- Q811979 - registry parent class
related
- garden feature - in registry terms
- built structure - in registry terms
- garden - the setting
- landscape architect - in designed gardens
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.garden-structure
- Wikidata: Q5522423 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5522423)
Direct properties required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Recognition required Filled
- Built feature within a garden
- Pergolas, gazebos, greenhouses, sheds, follies, council rings
- Plantings and lawns are garden features but not structures; a house is not a garden structure
- Small buildings, frames, walls or seating set within planted grounds.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain kinds and functions
- relay design and heritage context
- relay planning considerations
- route to specific types
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Unpermitted construction
- Decay of timber structures
- Damage to heritage settings
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Planning and permitted development rules for outbuildings
- Heritage protection of historic garden structures
- Building regulations for larger structures
Context of use required Filled
- Use and ornament in gardens.
- shelters such as gazebos, pavilions and summerhouses
- supports such as pergolas, arbours and trellises
- working structures such as greenhouses, sheds and cold frames
- ornaments such as follies, temples and fountains
- seating such as council rings
- walls, gates and steps
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q5522423: garden structure - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Garden structure - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each structure type be a separate entry?
- How should planning rules be linked by jurisdiction?
- The registry entry has a merged alias naming a specific seating type; should it be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q5522423/spec.json