elements of context / site analysis

• Location • property shape

• contours • property size
• zoning • setbacks
• noise • easements
• traffic • climate
• utilities • views
• drainage • vegetation
• neighborhood • man-made
• pedestrians features
 consequence triangle

owners walls
workers floors
customers ceilings
visitors structure
renters mechanical
maintenance lighting

context
elements of context / site analysis
 hard data
usually relates to physical site data

• site location
• dimensions
• contours
• on site features
• climate
• zoning
• vegetation
 soft data
sensory and human aspects of the site

• views from the site

• views to the site
• best approaches to the site
• existence of odors
• existence of human activity
• type of neighborhood
elements of context / site
analysis
Sun Altitude and Azimuth
http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.php
3d model of site analysis
3d model of site analysis + building