The term triclinium can denote the dining room itself which regularly contained three sofas, but also such a permanent outdoor installation, as has been found, for instance, in Pompeii:
![Image](https://www.pompeiiinpictures.com/pompeiiinpictures/R1/1%2007%2012%20p3_files/image006.jpg)
(This example is from Pompeii in Pictures).
So, the first step is to construct the centerpiece of the scene:
![Image](http://www.stephan-berry.de/sbytrictest0001.jpg)
![Image](http://www.stephan-berry.de/sbytrictest0002.jpg)
![Image](http://www.stephan-berry.de/sbytrictest0003.jpg)
![Image](http://www.stephan-berry.de/sbytrictest0004.jpg)
A little test with the figures (in a later post, I will list the stuff to be used):
![Image](http://www.stephan-berry.de/sbytrictest0005.jpg)
![Image](http://www.stephan-berry.de/sbytrictest0006.jpg)
The triclinium will be surrounded by a garden with hedges and a water basin. In order to get all measurements right, to decide how big the base plate has to be, and to prevent running out of hedges, I made a detailed plan using a vector graphics program (the first time, as far as I remember, that I really tried to plan the whole layout to the millimeter in advance):
![Image](http://www.stephan-berry.de/sbytrictest0007.jpg)
The water basin will be made using acrylic glass. And of course, there have to be some statues and fountains to add the necessary luxury:
![Image](http://www.stephan-berry.de/sbytrictest0008.jpg)
![Image](http://www.stephan-berry.de/sbytrictest0009.jpg)
![Image](http://www.stephan-berry.de/sbytrictest0010.jpg)