Designing with softscape: bringing living elements into spaces

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About Course

Designing with Softscape: Bringing Living Elements into Spaces is a practical, industry-oriented course that teaches you how to plan, select, and design living landscape elements for functional, climate-responsive, and visually appealing spaces.

This course goes beyond plant decoration and focuses on designing with life—using plants strategically to cool spaces, improve comfort, enhance privacy, guide movement, and support environmental health. You will learn how to apply softscape design principles across homes, terraces, rooftops, villas, public spaces, and commercial landscapes, with real-world examples from India and the UAE.

Whether you are working with balconies, courtyards, rooftops, or large outdoor areas, this course equips you with the exact softscape design logic, plant selection methods, and layout strategies used by professional designers without unnecessary theory or guesswork.

 

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What Will You Learn?

  • By the end of this course, you will be able to:
  • Understand softscape fundamentals and how they differ from hardscape
  • Identify the functional role of plants (cooling, dust control, privacy, noise reduction, mental well-being)
  • Select the right plants based on climate, sunlight, space size, and maintenance level
  • Design softscape layouts for:
  • Balconies and apartments
  • Courtyards and villas
  • Rooftop gardens (especially for UAE conditions)
  • Indian terrace gardens with vegetables and flowers
  • Apply core design principles such as:
  • Balance (symmetrical & asymmetrical)
  • Proportion and scale
  • Rhythm and repetition
  • Texture and color control
  • Plant layering (ground, mid, upper layers)
  • Create low-maintenance, climate-resilient designs using drought-resistant and region-appropriate plants
  • Plan functional layouts based on real user needs—not just aesthetics
  • Understand irrigation basics, soil mixes, and maintenance planning for long-term success
  • Design spaces that are practical, comfortable, sustainable, and visually professional

Course Content

Introduction To softscape

Understanding Softscape Design Fundamentals

Choosing the Right Plants for Different Spaces

Applying Core Design Principles in Gardens and Interiors

Planning Simple, Functional & Aesthetic Green Spaces

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