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Analyse the Site (the Site Analysis)
site analysis isthe process we go through to gain an understanding of a building site as a way of analysing the uniqueness ofthe site
and being better able to determine a solution which is unique and appropriate
Every site is ciforont and studying various oloments ofthe ste will help us to more clearly understand the physical and social
characteristics ofthe sito
Inally your site analysis may be via anintomet search. There is a wealth of information available online and is always worth doing this
{ype of study prior to going to the site
‘Some ofthe key elements which must be recorded in a ste analysis include:
+ Address
+ Site boundary
+ Geographic location (physical characteristics that affect the site), Le. weather, slope, soil conditions, etc.
‘+ Existing surrounding buildings
‘+ Demographics, ie. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) data about age and gender breakdown for the suburb/area, cultural
breakdown, socio-economic breakdown, etc.
Where to start your search....Google or Six Maps
‘When we ate fst beginning work on a project -we are not akways able to immediately vst the ste.
‘We have a range of online cigital options where we can start doing our research.
‘A great place to start your search is in Google Maps or Six Maps (try both and see which you prefer). What to look out for:
‘+ Orientation of the property
+ Size of the block’ approx. site area
+ Surrounding context
+ Natural features- is the site near the ocean, mountains, river, gorge etc.
‘+ Near a main road, local road (local traffic only), railway, tram etc.
+ In the city, built up area, suburban or rural areas
‘+ Near buildings or location of heritage significance
‘+ Understand the nature of the surrounding buildings, architectural style, age and use Image: A site analysis drawing identifying elements like views, locations of landscape features on site and adjoining the site, solar
‘orientation, direction of provailing winds. Drawing created by Windrose Landscape Architecture, Seattlo USA.
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Image: Zoning Maps like this of Vancouver one are great forgiving us an idea of planning vision fora suburb
Obtain a topographic survey from the surveyor
A surveyor's topographic survey is a survey that is carried out to allow us to understand and analyse the features of a site.
Existing features are surveyed and plotted to create a digital terrain model (3D) which is used to create a survey drawing (2D) these
will become the basis for your design work, (ONSUR a ae
(SapfScate 1-200
Image: An example of a survey drawing created from a topographic survey. This type of drawing is provided by a surveyor generally in
dwg or dxf format,
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