Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
faille végétale
English translation:
planting break
Added to glossary by
Helen Shiner
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Oct 8, 2009 11:43
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French term
faille végétale
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
construction project
The above phrase is taken from the text below, relating to an architectural project description. I am translating faille as "fault" as in a wall fault structure (?) but can't seem to find any ref. sources for the entire phrase so any suggestions welcomed TIA :)
"Les appartements plus grands dans les étages disposent tantôt d’une surface loggia généreuse en façade principale doublée d’un balcon dans la faille végétale, tantôt d’une loggia double hauteur doublée d’un bow window ventilable au contact de la faille végétale et récepteur de chaleur dans sa façade la mieux exposée."
"Les appartements plus grands dans les étages disposent tantôt d’une surface loggia généreuse en façade principale doublée d’un balcon dans la faille végétale, tantôt d’une loggia double hauteur doublée d’un bow window ventilable au contact de la faille végétale et récepteur de chaleur dans sa façade la mieux exposée."
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +1 | planting break | Helen Shiner |
4 | 1. overlooking a planted area / 2. directly overlooking planted area | Catherine Gilsenan |
References
some mentions | Martin Cassell |
Change log
Oct 12, 2009 11:01: Helen Shiner changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - " faille végétale"" to ""planting break""
Proposed translations
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planting break
A quick look found this, after all
ii. Constructed Screen Wall. The constructed screen wall shall be made of masonry, a treated concrete, stone, or brick and shall be between two feet, six inches to three feet, zero inches in height above the ground elevation. The screen wall shall not be constructed of metal or of concrete masonry units (cinder blocks) that are not architecturally treated as provided for in regulation on requirements for concrete block walls. There shall be a four-foot minimum planting break every 15 feet of wall. Planting breaks shall be planted from the street shrub list (subsection (EE) of this section) with a minimum of one shrub per planting break. The city may allow a screen wall to be constructed of wood provided the design and materials match the primary building on the lot, such as picket style or estate style fencing.
http://www.codepublishing.com/wa/edgewood/html/edgewd18/edge...
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Often this would be referred to simply as 'planting' by landscape architects. 'Planting inset' is also used, but I would prefer 'planting break' in the façade of a building.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-08 14:29:21 GMT)
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Thanks for your added context, Julie. I think either of my suggestions would work. Cleft, however, is better used when speaking of a rock face or anatomically, in my view.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-08 14:34:11 GMT)
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http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/comprehensiveplan/area2/mcl...
see p. 19 for planting insets and planting strips
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-08 14:35:11 GMT)
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Also pp. 23 and 27 - also has useful drawings
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Note added at 3 days23 hrs (2009-10-12 11:02:15 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the points, Julie
ii. Constructed Screen Wall. The constructed screen wall shall be made of masonry, a treated concrete, stone, or brick and shall be between two feet, six inches to three feet, zero inches in height above the ground elevation. The screen wall shall not be constructed of metal or of concrete masonry units (cinder blocks) that are not architecturally treated as provided for in regulation on requirements for concrete block walls. There shall be a four-foot minimum planting break every 15 feet of wall. Planting breaks shall be planted from the street shrub list (subsection (EE) of this section) with a minimum of one shrub per planting break. The city may allow a screen wall to be constructed of wood provided the design and materials match the primary building on the lot, such as picket style or estate style fencing.
http://www.codepublishing.com/wa/edgewood/html/edgewd18/edge...
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-08 12:57:00 GMT)
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Often this would be referred to simply as 'planting' by landscape architects. 'Planting inset' is also used, but I would prefer 'planting break' in the façade of a building.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-08 14:29:21 GMT)
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Thanks for your added context, Julie. I think either of my suggestions would work. Cleft, however, is better used when speaking of a rock face or anatomically, in my view.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-08 14:34:11 GMT)
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http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpz/comprehensiveplan/area2/mcl...
see p. 19 for planting insets and planting strips
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-10-08 14:35:11 GMT)
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Also pp. 23 and 27 - also has useful drawings
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Note added at 3 days23 hrs (2009-10-12 11:02:15 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the points, Julie
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Evans (X)
: not heard it used, but it makes perfect sense
4 mins
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Thanks, Gilla - too much time spent with architects is twisting my brain perhaps?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Planting break/inset seem to be the most fitting options in this context. Thanks to all, your input on this has been really helpful."
23 hrs
1. overlooking a planted area / 2. directly overlooking planted area
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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-10-09 11:38:53 GMT)
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Or : "bedded area"
Or : "area planted with flowers/shrubbery"
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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-10-09 11:38:53 GMT)
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Or : "bedded area"
Or : "area planted with flowers/shrubbery"
Reference comments
14 mins
Reference:
some mentions
http://www.stluc-bruxelles.be/PDF/Art&archi7.pdf
http://www.communautes-urbaines.com/acufflash.asp?idpage=129...
"Ce vide permet une faille végétale dans le socle donnant la possibilité de planter des arbres en plain sol et d'autre part de créer un apport de lumière naturelle au parc de stationnement" http://www.herouville.net/renovationUrbaine/iso_album/rappor...
Faille arborée :
http://www.nathetchris.fr/fichiers/nathetchris.pdf
http://masj.fr/architecture/habitat-collectif/habitat-collec...
http://www.communautes-urbaines.com/acufflash.asp?idpage=129...
"Ce vide permet une faille végétale dans le socle donnant la possibilité de planter des arbres en plain sol et d'autre part de créer un apport de lumière naturelle au parc de stationnement" http://www.herouville.net/renovationUrbaine/iso_album/rappor...
Faille arborée :
http://www.nathetchris.fr/fichiers/nathetchris.pdf
http://masj.fr/architecture/habitat-collectif/habitat-collec...
Discussion
There are two illustrations for the apparently closely-related "faille arborée" in my reference entry.