Site Analysis

Site Analysis
• Definition
OUTLINE • Site inventory

• Site analysis response
• Presentation
• Site analysis Checklist

• References
Site analysis /
Contextual analysis
“Contextual analysis is a predesign research activity which focuses on the existing, and
potential conditions on and around a project site. It is, in a sense, an inventory of all the
pressures, forces and situations and their interactions at the property where our project will be
built”
SITE
A N A LY S I S
Site Site
Inventory Response
Is basically involve an inventory of existing and projected site conditions.
Site Inventory : We are not concerned with design responses to the site at this stage but
rather with finding out all we can about the site.
H a rd D a t a S of t D a t a
• Usually relate to physical site • May involve some value judgments on our part in
factors and involve no conducting the contextual analysis (sensory & human
judgments about their aspects).
existence or nature.
• Typical examples include good and bad views from the
• Typical hard data would be site, existence of odours and extent to which they are
site location, dimensions, annoying, presence of existing on-site human activities
contours, on site features and and their value (informal playground, gathering spot for
climate. unemployed workers, neighbourhood festivals).
Typical data classification/
headings:
The data outline presented has no meaning behind its sequence other
than the fact that it separates site data from climate data and proceeds
from general overview issues to more detailed ones
1 - L O C AT I O N 6 - M A N - M A D E F E AT U R E S
2- NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT 7- LEGAL
& ZONING 8- UTILITIES
3- SIZE / DIMENISONS
9- SENSORY
4 - C I R C U L AT I O N
1 0 - H U M A N A N D C U LT U R
5 - N AT U R A L P H Y S I C A L F E AT U R E S
1 1 - C L I M AT E
1- LOCATION:
a. Location of the city in the country/state including relationship to roads, cities, etc.
b. Location of the site neighbourhood in the city.
c. Location of the site in the neighbourhood.
d. Distances and travel times between the site and locations of other related functions in the city.
2- NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT & ZONING:
a. Existing and projected buildings and landmarks in the neighbourhood.
b. Neighbourhood relationships, Public space vs. private space.
c. Solid-void space relationships.
d. Age or condition of the neighbourhood buildings.
e. Land use zoning.
f. Building heights.
g. Typologies.
h. Neighbourhood visual characteristics.
i. Existing and projected vehicular movement patterns. Major and minor
streets, routes of service vehicles such as trash, bus routes and stops.
j. Neighbourhood classifications that might place special restrictions or
responsibilities on our design work such as "historic district."
k. Nearby buildings of particular value or significance.
l. Fragile images or situations that should be preserved.
Land use zoning & Building Highest:
3- SIZE / DIMENISONS:
a. Dimensions of the boundaries of

the site.
b. Dimensions of the streets around
the site.
c. Dimensions of pavements/
walkway around the site.
d. Square meter of buildable area..
4- CIRCULATION & ACCESSIBILITY:
a. On site sidewalks, paths and other pedestrian movement patterns
including users, purposes, schedule of use and volume of use.
b. Off site pedestrian movement patterns using the same characteristics
mentioned for on site movement.
c. On site or adjacent vehicular movement patterns including type of
traffic, origins and destinations, schedule, volume of traffic and peak
loads.
5- NATURAL PHYSICAL FEATURES:
a. Topographic contours. (top view & sections)
b. Major topographic features such as high points, low points, ridges and
valleys, slopes and flat areas.
c. Drainage patterns on the site including water ponds/collection areas.
d. Soil type.
e. vegetation. ( any kind of Plants )
Drainage & Slope Pattern:
6- MAN-MADE FEATURES:
Documents on site conditions such as buildings, walls, drives, curb cuts,
hydrants, power poles and paving patterns. Off site features may include
characteristics of surrounding development such as scale, roof forms,
fenestration patterns, setbacks, materials, colours, open spaces, visual
axes, paving patterns, landscaping materials and patterns, porosity and
assertiveness of wall forms and accessories and details.
7- SENSORY:
a. Views
- to the site
- from the site
- through the site
b. Sounds/Noise.
8- Climate:
This information can be obtained through the local weather service.

Conditions such as rainfall, snowfall, humidity, and temperature over
months must be considered and analysed. The sun-path and vertical sun
angles throughout an entire year are important to note.
a. Sun Angles .
b. Temperature .
c. Rainfall .
d. Wind Direction .
e. Humidity .
f. Local Weather .
Site Analysis & Response
Solar radiation
Graphical Language
Graphical Language
Graphical Language
Graphical Language
Graphical Language
References • Site analysis, EDWARD T. WHITE.
Download link:
https://www.academia.edu/21818395/EDWARD_T._WHITE
• https://www.firstinarchitecture.co.uk/architecture-site-
analysis-guide-2/
• https://www.archisoup.com/architecture-site-analysis-
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OUTLINE • Site inventory

• Site analysis Checklist

rather with finding out all we can about the site.

from general overview issues to more detailed ones

a. Dimensions of the boundaries of

This information can be obtained through the local weather service.

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