CHAPTER 2

DATA COLLECTION & SITE ANALYSIS

THE PURPOSE OF SITE ANALYSIS

To provide the town planner/ designer with a full understanding of the opportunities and constraints associated with a property

HOW TO GET TO KNOWING THE SITE?

A site visit is the best means of ensuring site familiarity. This should be done with a base map in hand on which annotations can be made in the field.

WHEN SHOULD WE VISIT THE SITE?

The visit should ideally be completed after a review of previously available site data

WHY SITE VISIT IS IMPORTANT?

to provide the designer with a sense of what to expect on site to allow for verification of previously compiled information

WHAT ARE THE CONSIDERATION IN SITE ANALYSIS?

a) Final Product : Verified the details of final product Ex: Identified what kind of land use that you proposed; the elements, the design and the function.

b) Relationship between activities and structured element at site: Gathered the details of buildings structures and its function which are proposed at the site Ex: Designing a university campus must put into consider various aspect of planning such as the academic area, recreational area as well as the hostel area.

c) Asset and liabilities: Verified the potential asset that can be considered at the site as well as potential problem areas at the site which is considered as liabilities Ex: There is a beautiful pond at the site which brings benefits to proposed design

d)Land and landscape management Identified the landscape management practice especially from the maintenance aspect Ex: To avoid any problems from occur at the site due to lack of information at the site

e) Suitability of consumer to the site Identified the most suitable location at the site to suit the human activities. Related to space and structure

WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN GATHERING DATA ?

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Initial personal reconnaissance - notes, sketches, photos : apparent character, problems and possibilities Collation of existing data: base and contour maps, aerial photos, geological soil and water surveys, climate records, ecological studies, engineering reports, census materials, legal and public document control documents, official proposals, market report, traffic studies and record of current controversies.

3) Summary description of the off-site context and its changes: geographic location, surrounding populations, social and political structure, general economy, ecological and hydrographic system, land use patterns, access system, principal offsite destinations and facilities.

4) Data on the site and its immediate context: Categorized into 2 types of data: a) Physical Data b) Cultural Data ..\NOTA\TOPIC 2 PHYSICAL
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