Big site = master development plan

Small site = site development plan

SITE

 Influences the design of the structure

BODIES OF WATER

 Site varies, incorporate in planning / whole structure

RESIDENTIAL NEAR HIGHWAYS

 Floor level should be higher than the road

 Reason: to avoid infiltration of water

SOIL: CLAY

 During hot season, cracks appear

 Will cause the concrete structure to also have a crack/ displacement/ shear

SEISMOLOGY

 Structural engineers will take account

 Wood material: recommended materials to use t counter act the seismological activities
 Wood: flexible material

HIGH RISE BUILDING/STRUCTURE

 Capable of allowing movement

PROPER ORIENTATION

 Wind direction

SOLAR ENERGY

 Costly but help the environment

 EXAMPLE: SM-power supply 40% from solar source of energy

LANDSCAPE

 Serves as barrier/ aesthetic/ function