BS ARCHITECTURE

DESIGN 5 AR 135
BEGINNING A PROGRAM

Client Information:

Objective of the Master Plan

*What would you like or what are your objective to do in this site?

*Are there any concerns or problems regarding this site?

Special restrictions and limitations on design

*What type/s of building/s would you like to establish?

-Residential Building
-Educational Building
-Institutional Building
-Assembly Building
-Business Building
-Mercantile Building
-Industrial Building
-Storage Building
-Hazardous Building

*What style of the building/s would you like?

*Is there any specific building material you want to use?

*Are there any specific color you want?

Characteristic of the site

*Is there any danger or possibility of flooding in this site?

*Is there any unwanted noise?

*is there any unwanted smell?

*Is there any unwanted sight?

*Would you like to have a garden?

Site Development Requirements

*Should we put a parking spaces for vehicles?

*Should we consider the people with disabilities in developing the site?

*Is there any restriction concerning land use?

*Do you feel secure? Should we put a fence?

*Should we put some lighting?

*Should we consider some fire safety measures?

*Should we consider the airflow and the sun direction in developing the site?

*Should we consider some Fung Sui in developing the site?

Functional Requirements for the facility

*Are there any rest, relaxation, and recreation facilities you want to add?

*Are there any special services for the business such as birthday and wedding catering?

*Are there any functional requirement you would like to add in concern of the services? Such as would you like to add
a baking or cooking area?

Characteristic of the occupants

*Is it for public, semi-private or for private uses?

*if for public

-Is there any sex restriction?

-Is there any age restriction?

-Is there any disabilities?

-How many do you thing the maximum and minimum number of people you can accommodate?

Specific Facility Requirements

a. Space and Sizes

*What are the spaces would you like to have in your building? Are there any special spaces you want to add?
*Are there any specific sizes for the spaces you want? If Yes what are those spaces and there sizes?

b. Number and character of occupants

*If there is a service facility like catering how many do you think you can accommodate?

*Are there any specific number of occupants you want to accommodate from this specific space?

*Are there any specific sex, age, or disabilities restriction from this specific space?

c. Relative location and interrelations

*Is there any specific spaces you want to be adjacent to each other?

*Where do you want to place this type building or facility?

d. Essential architectural equipment features and services

Relative Location and Interrelation of spaces

*Is there any specific spaces you want to be adjacent to each other?

*Where do you want to place this type building or facility?

*Is the neighboring lot compatible for the kind of the development you want? Or are there any concern regarding the
neighboring lot?

Budget

*What is your approximate budget for the development?

*Is it from loan?

Flexibility for future growth and changes in functions

*What would you want to see or envision if the development is complete?

*Are there any changes in the building types in the future?

1. What are the time constraints of the project?

2. Are there any particular phasing requirements?

3. Are there any particular design features that are important to you?

4. Do you have any sustainability goals for the project?

5. Do you have any landscaping requirements?

 How would you like your garden to look?

 How would you like your garden to feel?

 Plant preferences:

 list any plants that you must have in your garden:

 And those that you would rather not see in your garden:

 What flower colors are you fond of?

 Or do you particularly dislike?

Fees:

6. On what basis is the calculation of fees based?

Basic Design Factors:

1. What is the client looking to achieve with this project?

2. Would they like to include new technologies in the project?

3. What are the infrastructure requirements of this project?

4. Vehicular or pedestrian access considerations (walking paths, wheelchair, etc.)

Spaces:

1. Are there specific spatial requirements?

2. Are there any specific external landscaping requirements?

3. Are there any specific mechanical or electrical requirements?