SITE PLANNING

Determines The Detailed Layout Of An Area

So That It Functions Effectively In Relation
To A Given Range Of Land Uses In The Site
And Others Around It

BUILDINGS DO NOT EXIST IN ISOLATION

SOCIOCULTURAL
NEEDS

HUMAN
ACTIVITIES

ECONOMIC NEEDS

POLITICAL
NEEDS

ENVIRONMENTAL
Forces
REGULATORY Forces

BUILDINGS ARE ERECTED IN NATURAL AND

BUILT ENVIRONMENTS THAT CONSTRAIN AS
WELL AS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR
DEVELOPMENT
CONSIDER ENVIRONMENTAL FORCES that a
building site presents in planning the design and
construction of buildings

Respects the
Indigenous
Qualities of a Place
To Enhance Human
Comfort
To Conserve Energy
& Resources

RESPONSIVE
DESIGN
Takes into Account
the Flow of Water

Adapts Form and Layout

of a Building to the
Landscape

Takes into Account

the Path of the Sun

Takes into Account the

Rush of the Wind

CONSIDER REGULATORY FORCES

of Zoning Ordinances
Prescribe the
ACCEPTABLE USES &
ACTIVITIES
Prescribe the LIMIT
the SIZE & SHAPE of
the building mass

Prescribe the
LOCATION of the
building on the site

We must remember.
CONSTRUCTION & USE of buildings places a
DEMAND on:
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
UTILITIES
& other SERVICES

These questions should be asked

How much construction can a site sustain without
exceeding the capacity of service systems?

How much construction can a site sustain without

causing harmful effects on the environment?

Building only as much as NEEDED is a

necessary first step in reducing the amount
of resources needed for construction

Is there a NEED for a CAREFUL ANALYSIS of

the CONTEXTUAL FORCES and SITE
PLANNING ELEMENTS that can modify a site
for access and use?

Site analysis
- is the process of studying the contextual forces
that influence how we:
-situate a building
-layout & orient its spaces
-shape and articulate its enclosure
-establish its relationship to the
landscape

Some of the Contents of a

site analysis
Legal boundaries
Required setbacks, existing easements and rightof-way
Existing vegetation & water features
Path of the sun
Study vehicular and pedestrian circulation paths
Ascertain the availability of utilities
Identify scope of desirable/objectionable views

Site plan
- Illustrates the existing natural and built features
of a site and describes proposed construction in
relation to these existing features
- Essential piece of a set of construction
documents

Site description
- A legal description of a site consists of the
location and boundaries of a specific parcel of
land

Soil & Soil mechanics

- The integrity of a building structure depends
ultimately on the stability and strength under
loading of the soil or rock underlying the
foundation
- Critical factors should be studied to determine
the suitability of a soil as a foundation material

HOMEWORK PR-01
(in your notebook)

Research the considerations of the following items to Site

Planning. Summarize and illustrate.
Topography
How to plot lot profile
Plant Materials and Trees
Solar Radiation
Write reference/s

Research Work PR-01: Site Analysis

Research a sample SITE ANALYSIS
Colored
Clear Copy
Photocopy or computer print out
Group of 5

Write reference/s
Due: September 6, 2016