It is more categorically described as a non-elective provision around which all other ingredients of the garden succeed or fail. Properly selected and directed lighting inspires an entirely different aura in the outdoor space at night - one that might be overlooked or at least perceived quite differently during daylight. Circulation patterns are always set up in the built environment either intentionally or by default. Gibbs engineers work diligently to lay out both vehicular and pedestrian circulation patterns that will be logical, well thought-out, highly functional, and diverse. The wedding of form and function is our constant quest to provide highly aesthetic, yet utilitarian results.
Pedestrian circulation follows the same form by defining space for the user in a human scale.
Gibbs designers pursue logical flow patterns with the use of walls, walkways, subtle and mysterious pathways, and open courtyards or gardens. This is sometimes achieved by augmentation, and sometimes by total renovation of existing passageways. Vehicular and pedestrian circulation provisions share overlapping and complimentary paving details and patterns. Paving can run the gambit by use of concrete, stamped concrete, exposed aggregate, stone, brick, interlocking pavers, loose aggregate, tile, asphalt, or even organic mulches. Varying complexities of enclosure are used to create outdoor rooms which cause the landscape to rhythmically and harmoniously flow from one node to the next.