Designing a backyard with a pool and small garden (Total area: 500m²)

Question

Hi! I have a rectangular backyard with a total area of 500m², and I want to redesign it to include a swimming pool and a small garden area. I need help figuring out how to divide the space based on certain area percentages and dimensions.

Specifically, I’d like the pool to take up a certain portion of the total area (e.g., 60%) and the garden to fill the rest (e.g., 40%).

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Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Calculate the Area for Each Feature:

1. Total Backyard Area: 500 m²
2. Pool Area:
3. Percentage for Pool: 60%
4. Pool Area = 0.60 * 500 m² = 300 m²
5. Garden Area:
6. Percentage for Garden: 40%
7. Garden Area = 0.40 * 500 m² = 200 m²

So, you'll have a 300 m² swimming pool and a 200 m² garden area.

2. Designing the Layout (Considering Dimensions)

Since your backyard is rectangular and you know the total area (500 m²), but you haven't given specific dimensions (length and width) for the backyard itself, we'll need to think about some common scenarios or you'll need to provide those dimensions.

Let's assume a common rectangular backyard proportion for demonstration. For example, if your backyard is 20 meters wide, it would be 25 meters long (20m * 25m = 500m²).

Option A: Pool and Garden Side-by-Side (or End-to-End)

This is a common and often practical way to divide the space.

1. Scenario 1: Pool and Garden along the length of the backyard.
2. Let's assume your backyard is 20m wide by 25m long.
3. Pool Section (300 m²):
4. If the pool section maintains the full 20m width of the backyard, its length would be: 300 m² / 20m = 15m.
5. So, the pool area would be roughly 20m x 15m.
6. Garden Section (200 m²):
7. The remaining length for the garden would be: 25m (total length) - 15m (pool length) = 10m.
8. So, the garden area would be roughly 20m x 10m.
9. Visualizing: You'd have a 20m x 15m pool at one end, and then adjacent to it, a 20m x 10m garden at the other end.
10. Scenario 2: Pool and Garden along the width of the backyard.
11. This is less common for a large pool but possible. If the pool and garden run along the 25m length.
12. Pool Section (300 m²):
13. If the pool section maintains the full 25m length, its width would be: 300 m² / 25m = 12m.
14. So, the pool area would be roughly 12m x 25m.
15. Garden Section (200 m²):
16. The remaining width for the garden would be: 20m (total width) - 12m (pool width) = 8m.
17. So, the garden area would be roughly 8m x 25m.
18. Visualizing: You'd have a 12m x 25m pool along one side, and then adjacent to it, an 8m x 25m garden along the other side.