CASE STUDY CHECK LIST

Justification of the live case study must be given. (why he/she has selected this particular study)

SITE LOCATION & CONTEXT

ANALYSIS OF DESIGN
• About the architectural firm (if the building is designed by an architect)
• Firm principle
• Architect's design principle for this project
• Concept/ thrust area
• Effect of context
• Relevance of culture to architectural program

PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
• Location: State/district/ city/ division/ taluk / zone
• Site extent / dimensions
• Geology and soil
• Hydrology
• Vegetation
• Topography
• Ecology
• Site drainage
• Street/side walk frontage
• Latitude/longitude
• Location maps
• Approach to site (maps)
• Land use map
• Traffic & transportation system
• Nearby amenities
• Sensuous qualities/ Visual features
• Adjacent land use & design characteristics
• Off site features

CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT

• Climatic zone
• Sun path diagram
• Wind direction
• Orientation of building
• Natural & artificial ventilation
• Micro/macro climate
• Sustainability features
• Impact of climate on design

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NORMS
• Rural/urban
• Land use map
• Planning zone
• Planning authority
• FSI
• Plot coverage
• Setbacks
• Height of buildings
• DCR/NBC (Comparing the design with standards).

LANDSCAPE
• Hard/soft elements
• Percentage of open Spaces
• Vegetation
• Local species
• Water management
• Walkways/pathways

DESIGN PRINCIPLES
• Spatial organisation
• Volumes/massing
• Form Sketches
• Entry/ approach
• Interactive spaces
• Transition spaces
• Rhythm/datum/transformation
• Visual analysis
• Views & vistas

ZONING & CIRCULATION

• Site plan
• Macro level zoning
• Micro level zoning
• Floor plan of all blocks
• Built form and open space relationship
• Proximity study between blocks
• Horizontal & vertical circulation
• Hierarchy of roads
• Vehicular & pedestrian movement
• On site features

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• Design elements/features
• Parking study

SERVICES
• Electrical
• Plumbing health engineering
• Heating ventilation & air conditioning (HVAC)
• Sewage treatment plant (STP)
• Water treatment plant (WTP)
• Communication room
• Gas banks
• Building monitoring system (BMS)
• Fire protection & safety(FPS)
• Under ground sump
• Over head tank
• Solid waste disposal
• Service approaches
• Alternate energy

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