DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-DASMARINAS

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

COURSE MODULE No. 2

Introduction to Site Planning and Landscaping
T-ARCH 321/321S, 2nd Sem SY 2020-21
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Expected Course and Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students are expected to;

CLO1. Develop a comprehensive site development and/or landscaping design
propositions that is sensitive to site analysis, rules 7 and 8 of the national building
code and other planning laws, utility systems, and accepted standards.
TLO1. To develop a comprehensive development with appropriate landscape design.
TLO2. To develop the knowledge in judging the sound landscape theme and elements to
be used in the formulation of site solution.
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Gospel Reading

John 4:43-54
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When the two days were over Jesus left for Galilee.
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He himself had declared that a prophet is not honoured in his own home town.
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On his arrival the Galileans received him well, having seen all that he had done
at Jerusalem during the festival which they too had attended.
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He went again to Cana in Galilee, where he had changed the water into wine. And there was a
royal official whose son was ill at Capernaum;
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hearing that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judaea, he went and asked him to come and cure
his son, as he was at the point of death.
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Jesus said to him, 'Unless you see signs and portents you will not believe!'
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'Sir,' answered the official, 'come down before my child dies.'
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'Go home,' said Jesus, 'your son will live.' The man believed what Jesus had said and went on
his way home;
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and while he was still on the way his servants met him with the news that his boy was alive.
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He asked them when the boy had begun to recover. They replied, 'The fever left him yesterday
at the seventh hour.'
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The father realised that this was exactly the time when Jesus had said, 'Your son will live'; and
he and all his household believed.
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This new sign, the second, Jesus performed on his return from Judaea to Galilee.

St. John Baptist de la Salle..pray for us.. Live Jesus in our hearts. Forever.
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Course Content

INTRODUCTION

 This course will run for 18 weeks. (Midterm to Finals)

 There will be two self-care weeks on week 5 and week 14.
 There will also be a required 3 assessments for each term.
 There are (2) two major plates.

What is a Site development plan?

A Site Development Plan depicts the general layout and configuration of a site,
including building footprints, parking and street layout, conceptual landscaping and
lighting, site cross section drawings, and building elevations. (Google)

Below images are some examples of how a site development plan is drawn and how the section
is cut to clearly show the relationship of site profile to the proposed building.
In this subject, you will understand how the site development connects the spaces and building
using the articulation of road networks. However, these spaces and road networks are also part of
landscaping making these two-process entwined to each other. It means that site development
plan must always be designed in relation to appropriate landscape concept.

What is a Landscaping?

Landscape architecture is the design of outdoor areas, landmarks, and structures to achieve
environmental, social-behavioral, or aesthetic outcomes (Wiki)

Observed the (4) four pictures above, can you extract the logic and design principles used by
designers how they come up with such design?

Do you have any idea in mind?

Lest have an example, lets focus on the bottom left picture where large plaza is introduced. If we
will look at this in a landscape point of view, we will wonder why there are no trees present at
all?

It is because, the designer focuses on the social-behavioral aspect. In this region people love to
sit and enjoy the sun with cool breeze and wine for their social interactions.

How about the picture at the right, can you give some insights how the landscape design ended
up like that? It is due to the planning theory of Jane Jacobs. The Eyes on the street. The activity
below is a very good way to practice your innate design ability to organize the site.
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Formative Assessment

The goal of formative assessment is to monitor student learning to provide ongoing feedback that
can be used by instructors to improve their teaching and by students to improve their learning.
More specifically, formative assessments:
 help students identify their strengths and weaknesses and target areas that need work
 help faculty recognize where students are struggling and address problems immediately

ESQUISSE EE 001 RETREAT AND RECOLLECTION HOUSE

Special attention should be observed based on the following considerations:

 design process principles

 design creativity/ aesthetics
 functional space planning
 economy and practicality of design and operation
Objectives  green/ sustainable design
 environmental and landscape design
 building technology & building economics
 feasibility of plan and design
 disaster resilient design
 vernacular architecture
 Safety and security
The meaning of a spiritual retreat can be different for different religious
communities. Spiritual retreats are an integral part of many Hindu, Buddhist,
Christian and Sufi (Islamic) communities. In Hinduism and Buddhism,
meditative retreats are seen by some as an intimate way of deepening powers of
concentration and insight.
Retreats are also popular in Christian churches and were established in today's
form by St. Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), in his Spiritual Exercises. Ignatius
was later to be made patron saint of spiritual retreats by Pope Pius XI in 1922.
Introduction Many Protestants, Catholics and Orthodox Christians partake in and organize
spiritual retreats each year.
In the 20th Century, the retreat was popularized in Roman Catholicism by
the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), whose founder, St. Ignatius of Loyola, as
a layman began, in the 1520s, directing others in making the exercises. Another
forms the Exercises came in, which became known as the nineteenth
"Observation", 'allowed continuing one's ordinary occupations with the proviso
of setting aside a few hours a day for this special purpose.’ The spiritual
exercises were intended for people wanting to live closer to God's will for their
life.
A retreat is a time to come away from the busy world and reflect on the
Problem Statement spiritual life in a variety of ways. It means ‘to withdraw, to drawback.’
Throughout the ages, the Christian tradition has understood Retreat to be an
 important part of spiritual formation. (Miller, 2008)
Retreat is not an escape from reality but a very real engagement with reality
and often about facing the truth about one’s self. With that premise, a group of
religious advocates intended to develop a retreat and recollection house that
will provide a spriritual enlightenment at at the same time fun. It should cater a
place for gatherings and celebrations, meetings and seminars, and company or
family retreat.
The site is situated in Barangay Canlubang & Majada City of Calamba
province of Laguna. Bounded on Southeast, adjoining lot (Road Lot 2).
Bounded on Southeast. Southwest and North, adjoining lot 4. It has a total land
area of 20,000 square meters and owned by the Vesta property Holdings,
Incorporated.

Based on the Flood Hazard Map, the site is relatively flat and was seen a low to
high susceptible to flooding reaching 1.5 meters deep. There was a high
susceptibility of flood on the rear side which is in the river area and Low to
Medium susceptibility around the site. It does not suffer from major traffic
problems during peak hours on weekdays, but experiences moderate traffic
during weekends in the Nuvali Main Road and Wisdom Avenue. There is also
minimal traffic during weekdays but mainly during weekends experience
moderate traffic especially in Nuvali-Casile-Mt.Sungay Trail.

Problem Context
 Data Collection and Data Evaluation
Information gathering and data analysis

1. Problem Diagnosis (detailed analysis of the design problem)

2. Design Criteria
2.1 Design Objectives (goals in design)
2.2 Design Philosophy (original principle in design approach)
2.3 Design Concept (main idea, the big idea)
3. Site Analysis ((legal, environmental, sensory)
4. Percentage of Site Occupancy Computation (Rule 7 & 8 NBC)
5. Behavioral Analysis (user-activity relationship)
6. Functional Zoning (grouping of spaces according to use)
7. Adjacency Matrix Diagram (proximity of spaces)
8. Inter-relationship Diagram (relationship of spaces)
9. Circulatory Diagram (traffic flow of different users)
Programming
10. Space Program Worksheet (Tabulated) space/area/room analysis;
identification of the relevant spaces/ areas/ rooms with corresponding:
10.1. name of each space/ area/ room (properly zoned)
10.2 description (definition of each space/ area/ room)
10.3. furniture and fixture requirement (proper sizes/ clearances)
10.4 utility requirement (lighting, power, water, sewer/drainage,
acoustics, mechanical)
10.5 quantity of each space/ area/ room
10.6 area/ size of each space/ area/ room (required dimension/
magnitude of each space in order to identify the logical sizing of
spaces and circulation pattern)
10.7 total area/ size
11. Green Building/Sustainability Concept (materials, construction methods)

Space Program ((floor plans required)

 Administration Office
4-Seminar Rooms (20 persons/room)
Conference Hall (can integrate seminars rooms that can accommodate at
least 100-seating capacity)
20-Guest Rooms with T&B (2-bed capacity)

Site Program (site plan with landscape design to include requirements

above)
Chapel
Mess hall with kitchen
Public Toilet
Labyrinth Garden
Meditation Areas
Electro-Mechanical Support System
Access control points
Parking areas and bus waiting areas
Others as deemed necessary
Specification Free-hand drawing/drafting on A3 size paper with full mixed-media rendering

Space and Form Concept Development

Presentation of drawings or sketches on the space (2-D plans) and form (3-D
perspective) analysis describing the specific character and intent of the design
Concept Development solution.

Illustrations on the evolution of the shape (plan) and form (perspective) of the
building based on the architectural concept.
Integration of individual components into a unified design solution applying
identified fundamentals in architectural design.
Synthesis
Master planning of the site showing relevant site elements such as entry-exit,
driveways, vehicular and pedestrian access, softscape and landscape and their
relation to the building massing and orientation.
Knowledge and skill to present the ideas into workable drawings.

Final Drawing Requirements:

Presentation Title Page

Concept Boards (to include Final Programming, Concept Development,
Synthesis PSO computation)
Birds Eye View Perspective
Site Development Plan (appropriate scale that will fit A3 size)
Floor Plans (appropriate scale that will fit A3 size)
Due 3rd Week of March 2021, depending on the scheduled class meeting
Problem Analysis/ Programming 30%
Impact/ Relevance of Concept 10%
Performance Criteria Synthesis/ Organization of Solution 40%
Presentation Technique/ Completeness 20%
TOTAL 100%
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RESEARCH WORK

RE 100 Planning and Design Fundamentals of

(Individual) Themed Park
General Principles
Design Considerations/concepts
Space Requirements and Allocation
Parameters in Design (Legal, Technical Environmental, etc)
Site Selection Criteria
Others
(Include Illustrations/Diagrams/Drawings)
Specification Printed materials on letter size bond paper

Due 3nd Week of March 2021, depending on the scheduled class meeting

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REFERENCES

Call number/e-provider Materials (textbooks, references, journals, online)

Call #: NA 2708 .Ar25 2014
Call #: SB 473 .B644 2012
Call #: SB 472.45 .D612 2010
Call #: HD 1390 .H79 2010
Call #: SB 475.9.S72.T482 1995
Call #: QH 541.15.L35 .C129 2012
Call #: SB 472 .St28 2013
Call #: HD 205 .Si32 2014
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Dinep, C. (2010). Sustainable site design : criteria, process,
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Meg Calkins.(2012). The sustainable sites handbook : a
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Barry W. Starke, John Ormsbee Simonds.(2013). Landscape
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Jane Silberstein and Chris Maser. (2014). Land-use planning
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