THE ANALYSIS

OF SITE AND
PURPOSE
 SITE
PLANNING

THE ART OF ARRANGING

STRUCTURES ON THE LAND
AND SHAPING THE SPACES
BETWEEN; AN ART
LINKED TO ARCHITECTURE,
ENGINEERING,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
AND CITY PLANNING.”
Site Planning by Kevin Lynch
THE ANALYSIS
OF SITE AND
PURPOSE
The Purpose will depend on the limitations that the site will impose
and Site analysis depends on purpose.
 In site planning, it is important for a developer to set realistic
purposes and clarify the specific objectives/goals.

EXAMPLE:
"the most comfortable environment possible"

"all south and west facade are to be shaded by trees"

It is preferable to put objectives in as concrete form as

possible without fixing a particular physical solution. It should
also be complete and consistent with one another.

CORRECT
"to maintain outdoor summer

PURPOSE temperature and huumidity within

the rage of comfort "
 FUNCTIONAL OPTIMUM CHOICE
ADEQUACY maximizes the freedom of the
COMMUNICATION
Refers to the original permit maximum communication users to choose

motives for making a plan as a possibility while

guaranteeing the control of
communication by the individual

TYPICAL GOALS
Site Planning by Kevin Lynch
 COST HEALTH & COMFORT IMAGE QUALITY
achieving and maintaining man-made environment present a vivid and coherent
the project development at contributing to the health, visual image
the least cost of labor comfort, and survival of human.

TYPICAL GOALS
Site Planning by Kevin Lynch
 ADAPTABILITY
a design that facilitates
readaptation

TYPICAL GOALS
Site Planning by Kevin Lynch
 is a process of gathering, analyzing and synthesizing
information about the site and interpret how it will
influence both the building and the site.

An investigation of the site

A contextual study done before you design a building
Reveals the site's feasibility

SITE
ANALYSIS
 ANALYSIS OF THE SITE IS
NOT ONLY A TECHNIQUE FOR
CONSERVATION;

IT IS ALSO A PRELUDE TO A
SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION.
 GATHER INFORMATION

ANALYZE THE DATA

SYNTHESIZE

PROCESS OF
SITE
PLANNING
 AIMLESS SEARCH SYSTEMATIC SURVEY
each piece of ground is to be
looking only at the site itself.
tested for its suitability for the
Watching for interesting
features and revealing clues puropse.

history of the site topographic map

natural evolution climatic map

former use survey of land

associations circulation

THE location
roads and paths
adjacent buildings, local

PROCESS OF circulation and

activities of the people
presence of swamps,

SITE streams, waterbodies

general vegitation

ANALYSIS
SURROUNDING
AREA
THE
SITE
DATA
REQUIREMENTS
 Once the information are already complete and assembled, it
can be put in a concise and usable form. it will be then brought
to the final point: a graphic and written statement, describing
the essential nature of the site for the purpose in hand.

THE The principal problems raised by the location

are set down as well as its basic potentialities.
PROCESS
OF SITE
ANALYSIS
 SUBSURFACE
CONDITION

SURFACE
SITE CHARACTERISTICS

ANALYSIS
CLIMATE AND
ACOUSTICS

MAN-MADE
CHARACTERISTICS
SUBSURFACE CONDITION
-refers to the foundation material and to the level of water table
present in the site

FOUNDATION MATERIAL WATER TABLE

Soil type Water table level
Soil Moisture Content Underground streams
Rocks Present Bodies of water present

SOURCE OF INFORMATION
Laboratory analysis SIGNALS DANGER
Rocks close to surface
Field Reconnaissance
High water table
Test pits
underground streams
Agricultural and Geological Maps
swamps or muck
Experience of previous
newly dump area
developers
SURFACE CHARACTERISTIC
-refers to the slope and topography

SLOPE - rise or fall of the land surface.

SLOPE FORM
is expressed graphically in terms of a slope profile , a
silhouette of a slope drawn to known proportions with
distance on the horizontal axis and elevation on the
vertical axis

Flat ground - extensive activity

Easy grades - movements and formal activity
Steep land - difficult to use or move over
SURFACE CHARACTERISTIC
ANGLE REPOSE -angle at which soil can be safely
inclined and beyond which it will fail.
SURFACE CHARACTERISTIC
TOPOGRAPHY
Topography is the study of the forms and
features of land surfaces. The topography
of an area could refer to the land forms
and features themselves, or a description.

TOPOGRAPIC MAP
a map of a portion of the earth that
describes the shape of the earth’s
surface by contour lines.
SURFACE CHARACTERISTIC

CONTOURS
are imaginary lines that
join points of equal
elevation on the surface of
the land above or below a
reference surface such as
the mean sea level. .
CONTOURS

Contours make it possible to measure the

height of mountains, depth of the ocean
bottoms, and steepness of slopes
CLIMATE AND ACOUSTICS
CLIMATE
all climatic information such as rainfall, wind direction,
temperatures, sun path, all considered during the different
times of the year.

SOLAR BEST FACING

WIND
ORIENTATIO SLOPE FLOWS
N
 Sun path diagrams can
tell you a lot about how

SUN the sun will impact your

site and building
throughout the year.
PATH
Stereographic sun
path diagrams

Sun path simulator

BEST
FACING Best facing slopes

SLOPE Temperatures vary with

elevation – by about 3
degrees for every 1000 ft.
(300m) in the daytime.
WIND Smooth forms
induce smooth flow
FLOWS of air.

Abrupt forms
cause unpleasant
air turbulence.
MAN-MADE
CHARACTERISTICS
ADJACENT CIRCULATION UTILITIE
FACILITIES S
SCHOOLS ROADS POWERSOURCE
MALLS HIGHWAYS WATER SUPPLY
SHOPS FOOTHPATHS DISPOSAL SYSTEM
MARKETS RAILROADS COMMUNICATION LINES
RIVER AIRPORTS
MAN-MADE
CHARACTERISTICS
DENSITY AND
ZONING
Density is expressed in number Zoning divides the city or
of families or dwelling units municipality into land use
per hectare. It may also be areas that are designated by
expressed in Floor Area Ratio building height, building
(FAR). coverage, density of
population, and open space.
MAN-MADE
CHARACTERISTICS
LAND USE PLANS

to determine the
areas for
commercial,
institutional,
industrial,
residential, and
open space uses.
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