Contextual analysis architecture

a) Diagram uploaded by Pinar Kahya b) This diagram breaks down different site contextual features from new buildings, demolisged buildings, and building organization. c) The success in this diagram comes from the way they show different locations of the map. Each aspect is exploded into a bigger scale to convey the feature in an intimate way.

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By Cally Guerin Many years ago, I wrote a PhD thesis that used French psychoanalytic and postmodern theory. It may have been the translation of the texts, but I found it necessary to read, and re-r…

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I. SITE ANALYSIS Site analysis is a crucial first step in creating a viable building design. Considering factors such as site location, topography, zoning regulations, traffic conditions, and climate allows a designer to maximize its inherent opportunities and anticipate any potential issues which may cause problems to the project. One of the first criteria of […]

Site analysis provides a vital foundation and crucial starting point for any new project...

Delta Tangent United-LAB this series of diagrams portrays information found in the analysis among 6 categories. It is successful because of its consistent mapping where each category is an overlay of the map. Likewise, you are able to reference and draw comparisons between different aspects of the analysis that are broken up by the categories.

Architectural Drawings. Image from John W. Olver Transit Center, Net-Zero Energy Building by Charles Rose Architects Inc. in Greenfield, United States.