MORE ABOUT DRIVEWAYS 2

MORE ABOUT DRIVEWAYS 2 On the small lot, should it cross in front of the house. If it passes the end of the house, a short path to the front door must be provided, but this slight disadvantage is usually more than offset by removing the openness and glare of the driveway from the vicinity of the entrance door. If this matter is thought of far enough ahead, the house may be set in such a way that the drive can arrive at the main door and still not cross between the lawn and the house. (See Figure 9.)

As the drive arrives at the door, or at the path leading to it, another problem presents itself. Usually a guest will not desire to take his car farther than this, but if it is parked there the traffic from garage to street is blocked. The best solution for this situation is the pass-court. This is simply a widening of the drive at this point to permit a car to park without blocking traffic. It is a more economical method than the secondary drive, or turn-around, and does not destroy the unity of the lawn area. As a matter of design, too, it gives importance to a point on the drive which should receive some emphasis. To be really practical such a court must be at least 3o by 16 feet, at its widest point. Its shape is subject to considerable variation, but should be interesting in itself and harmonious with the landscape elements which surround it. (See Figure r4.)

The pass-court can be made an interesting, as well as a useful, landscape feature, by clever enclosing and surrounding planting. Of course when the garage is adjacent to the front door, as is nowadays frequently the case, there is no room for a court. In fact, nothing much can be done about this situation except to see that the guests' cars stay at the curb and do not enter the property at all. TURNAROUNDS AND SECONDARY DRIVES

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