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3. Site Analysis

• The rocess of identification and s stematic or anization of Site Contextual 

factors(criteria) which guide decision making in the design of buildings

•  

is called Site or Contextual Analysis

 

“whole situation”, background

or env ronment

relevant to some event or product.

• Site isn’t inert ( dormant)

 but active network that affects a design of building

• A good design should response to site factors

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Site Analysis (cont…)

 

• to enable designer pre-informed about site factors so that he/ she

ncorporate t ese actors n t e es gn process

Specific Objectives of Site Analysis

• to avoid inappropriate design responses to the site

 

• to discover interrelationships between site factors

• to maximize date amount for the design decisions

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Site Analysis (cont…)

 • Gather relevant information about the factors of the site, fromtopography to climate to wind pattern and vegetation

• Analyze these features and incorporate them into the design

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• Sub Surface Analysis

• mat c na ys s

• Sensory Elements Analysis

• Circulation Analysis

• Natural & Man Made Elements Analysis

• Urban Context Analysis

• Building Codes

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Site Anal sis

Sub Surface Analysis

• these factors include

• Geolo : Geolo ical histor of the area bedrock t e & de th

etc.

•   , , .

• Soil Genesis: erosion susceptibility, moisture (pF), reaction (pH)

organ c con en , ear ng capac y e c.

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Site Anal sis

Climate Analysis

• these factors include

• Altitude

• Rainfall and Snow

• Prevailin wind

• Sun orientation

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Site Anal sis

Sensory Analysis

• these factors include

• View   - View

• Smell   `+ ew

Noise

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Site Anal sis

Natural & Man Made Elements Analysis

• these factors include

• Topography

• Water bodies

• Existin structures

• Infrastructure

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Slope AnalysisSlope interval Opportunities Challenges

15% -Buffer zone - Difficult for construction

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Site Anal sis

Urban Context Analysis

• these factors include

•Form

• Materials

• Elements of Desi n 

• Principles

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