MMES ACADEMY OF ARCHITECTURE
ARCHITECURAL DESIGN -VII (URBAN STUDY) CHECKLIST
OBJECTIVES
To enable an understanding of urbanism as a continuous experience involving the interrelated
disciplines of architecture, urban design and town planning.
To understand architecture as influenced by and influencing the dynamics of cities.
To facilitate the taking of architectural design decisions in the context of the urban environment.
SL.NO TOPICS
1 INTRODUCTION
AREA COVERED
ORIENTATION OF THE SITE
URBAN CONTEXT
HISTORY OF THE PLACE
TIMELINE OF THE PLACE
SOURCE OF SETTLEMENT
ACCESSIBILITY TO THE SITE IN ALL DIRECTIONS (NEWS)
MARKET VALUE OF THE RESIDENTIAL SITE
COMMERCIAL SITE
STRUCTURE OF NEIGHBOURHOOD
2 GEOGRAPHIC FEATURES
TEMPERATURE
SEASONAL WISE
SUMMER
RAINNY
WINTER
HUMIIDTY
ANNUAL RAINFALL
SOLAR ANALYSIS
WIND DIRECTION
TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SITE
3 SOCIO CULTURE
HERITAGE VALUE OF THE PLACE
SETTLEMENT OF THE PLACE
COMPARITIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SITE FROM 2006,2016,2022
IS ANY RELIGIONAL PLACES IN THE SITE MENTION
IF ANY FESTIVAL GOES ON , WHAT IS THE FLOATING POPULATION
DOCUMENT THE RELIGIONAL SITES
DEMOGRAPHY-
RATIO OF MALE
FEMALE
CHILDREN
EDUCATION RATIO OF THE PEOPLE
RELIGION DISTRIBUTION RATIO
WORKING POPULATION
4 LAND USE
URBAN PATTERN
BUILDING HIERARCHY
NO.OF DWELLINGS
NO.OF COMMERCIAL
NO.OF AUTOMOBILES
NO. OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES( PUBLIC AND PRIVATE)
NO.OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND MENTION
MULTIUSE URBAN COMPLEXES
AGE OF BUILDINGS
ACTIVITY OF TYPES OF STREETS
STREET ELEVATION AND SKYLINE
VISTAS OF THE SITE
BUILDING DENSITY ANALYSIS WITH REFERENCE TO SECTORS
MENTION THE HOUSING TYPOLOGIES
DOCUMENTATION SHOULD BE DONE ON
RESIDENCE- TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY
RELIGION BASED STRUCTURE
ANY ONE PUBLIC BUILDING
5 SAFETY AND SECURITY
NO. OF HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
MENTION ANY FIRE STATIONS
LOCATE THE POLICE STATION
ANY SLUM OR HOMELESS PEOPLES SETTLEMENTS FOUND MENTION
DOCUMENT ON IT
APPLY KEVIN LYNCH THEORY ( principles of urban design)
6 SERVICES
DCR RULE OF THE PLACE
LOCATION OF SUBSTATION, TRANSFORMER,ELECTRICAL LINES,
STREET LIGHTS,INTERNET / WIFI LINES
SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY FOR THE PLACE, OVERHEAD TANK
MENTION THE DISTRIBUTION OF WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
UNDERGROUND WATER SUPPLIES IF ANY
STROM WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
DRAINAGES
SOLID WASTE DISPOSALS , LOCATE THE PLACES
7 PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
STREETS AND SPECIALITIES
STREET VENDINGS
TYPES OF STREET VENDINGS AND NO. OF VENDORS
STREET PATTERN ANALYSIS WITH REFERENCE TO URBAN CONTEXT
ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION
PATTERN OF ROAD NETWORK
IDENTIFY THE BUS STAND, BUS STOP AND BUS DEPOT.
DOCUMENT ON IT
HIERARCHY OF ROADS
ANY METRO OR ANY TRANSPORT FACILITIES GOING TO COME ?
RAILROUTES TO THE SITE
DISTANCE FROM THE SITE TO THE RAILWAY STATION
TRAVEL DISTANCE FROM ONE BUS STOP TO ANOTHER STOP
ACTIVITY OF PEDESTRIAN AREA
WIDTH OF PEDESTRIAN
TRAFFIC ORIENTATION
HOTSPOTS OF MORNING TRAFFIC AND TIMING
HOTSPOTS OF AFTERNOONTRAFFIC AND TIMING
HOTSPOTS OF EVENING TRAFFIC AND TIMING
ACCIDENT ZONES IF ANY MENTION
8 RECREATIONAL AREAS
BUILT AND UNBUILT SPACES
OPEN SPACES- PARK AND WATERBODIES
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACES
PETROL BUNKS
BANK AND ATMS
SPORTS FACILITY
PLAYGROUND
PUBLIC LIBRARY
COMMUNITY CENTRES
PUBLIC TOILETS
9 SUSTAINABLE CONCEPTS IF ANY
10 SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE PLACE
11 INFERENCE
12 DESIGN PROPOSAL
1 FIND WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND WHAT IS THE SOLUTION
2 MAIN CRITERIA- HOW WELL THE SOLUTION IS GOING TO FIT THE BPROBLEM
a THIS CAN BE BASED ON ABILITY TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES
b ABILITY TO GAIN THE PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE
3 THE DESIGN PROPOSAL THAT REFLECTS AN UNDERSTANDING
OF THE CONTRAINTS OF THE PROBLEM.
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he dynamics of cities.
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THE BPROBLEM
