PLANNING 1 (SITE PLANNING AND
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE)
Course Description
● The artistic and functional arrangement
of buildings, open spaces, services
areas, circulation and other external
areas; techniques in the enhancement
and design of external environments.
Course Objectives
● Explain the art of site planning &
landscape architecture, explanation on
their principles and methods of
construction.
● Describe the ecological, social,
physiological aesthetic & functional
basis of site planning.
● Relate the social issues & implications
of site planning to relate history &
planning theories to ecology and
sustainable development.
GENERAL NOTES
1.0 Introduction to Site Planning and
Landscape Architecture
● Planning aims to create an established
framework of an executable series of
actions into a plan while design targets
to provide a specific solution for a
specific problem.
2.0 Parameters of Site Selection and Analysis
By the Book:
Ease of Access, Traffic, Topography, etc.
● The parameter should be a set of
measurements of how ideal a site is for a
project.
● Parameters should not be similar
everytime, your parameter should aim
for the best for the specific project.
● If the client has a lot provided, you can
advise the client of the negatives but you
can’t unethically deny the client’s
wishes unless you turn down the project
completely
● By the book analysis are so basic it
shouldn’t be your priority in
presentation, since it is the bare bones
fundamental aspect in a site selection
● Mixed-Use Development - mixed
function with mutual gain and synergy
in the inside community.
● User economic state demography is
important when considering the
expected patrons for the project’s selling
point.
● An example of a mixed-use building is a
commercial-office-residential complex.
● Marketability - (different from
profitability) the first and most
important aspect to analyze in a
➡️ ➡️
commercial development
● Site selection Feasibility
Development
● In some situations like cafes being in
other buildings, it is not considered a
mixed-use development if they are
complementary with very minimal
impact.
In Setting Site Parameters:
● Example: Church - Religious
denomination and concentration in the
area.
● Example: Hospital
- Hospital Bed Needs
- DOH - 1:1000 beds
- WHO - 1:500 beds
- Hospital Socio Economic Status
- Public or Private?
● Example: Sports Complex
- Traffic congestion
- Organizers Zoning
- Proximity to major universities
● Catchment Area - targeted patrons
3.0 Ecological Considerations of Site:
Ecological Considerations of the Site
● Why is it included in the site
development analysis?
● Ecology - study of the relationship of 3.2 Soil and Geology
living things to their environment. - study of the earth’s quality and
3.1 Ground Forms behavior
Geography, form of the lot/land. It - Soil type, by excavation and
doesn't just involve the contour map or sample testing
the slope, it also involves the flora and - If you have a multi storey
fauna of the site. building, the LGU will require
1. Contour you a boring test to find the hard
Example of Contour map: rock (the most direct approach)
where foundation is built upon.
● Soil and Geology affects:
- Depth of footing
- Type of foundation footing
● Verify on site - Indicated on plans when
you don't have any idea of the type of
soil the site has before creating a
structural plan. This is considered very
irresponsible.
● Land Reclamation - taking land that has
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been submerged by the rise of sea level
● Geography involves the study of
due to global warming.
environmental land features involving
3.3 Water Resources
not just the form of land but also the
- Plumbing and pressure,
flora and fauna
specification on direction of
2. Flora - plants should be specified in the
source, disposal, and drainage
site for the client’s service. (Example:
3.4 Microclimate
non compatible tree in a beach site)
- Climate may vary from different
3. Fauna - possible living creatures
barangay. or mall communities
expected in the site should be
3.5 Orientation
considered and listed to avoid any
- Direction of position, can be a
nuisance brought by bad design bio
basis in classifying the habitable
compatibility. (Example: snake prone
and non habitable areas in a
area and borrow filled design attracting
house
snake shelter)
4.0 Social and Psychological Consideration
- Community (Neighbor’s
Sociology - Study of human relationship and
behavior)
societal interactive behavior.
- Contour maps use mm for direct
Psychology - Study of the mind and human
accuracy
behavior, how you react to specific stimulus
- Sidewalks are considered the
4.1 Site Values/Social Impact
lowest point in some areas since
● Not indicative of the literal financial
surface runoff leads here.
value or cost of the site
- Sea level is the basis of geodetic
● Site Value - the significance of site be it
engineers for origin
for your project or for its surroundings
- Flora in itself has an impact on
Examples:
the site’s seasonal behavior,
 ● Company (Villar Owned) - Vista Land
buys land near slum areas (squatter) and
develops it at a low cost for subdivision
like camella homes (low), crown asia
(high end), brittany (luxury). For a
designer the value of the land lowers
since it is near the slum areas where
security is questionable and the aesthetic
macro horizon is polluted by the slums.
However the value is boosted by the
Villar brand. Some buyers might be put
off.
4.2 Behavior Settings
2 Types of Behavior
1. Behavior of the user/occupants of the
project (People)
2. Behavior of Site (Environment)
Examples in Categories
● For Industrial Design - Behavior of
users and settings are not customized.
They are predictable as there is a set
cycle for their production process
● Commercial - Behavior of the user are
specifically studied for maximum profit
Example:
- For malls - users are considered
how they interact with
proximity of stores and their
economic status
● Residential - User Behavior (for adults)
are mostly dictated by occupation
Examples:
- Architect - architect
homeowners may be more
disorganized as a stereotype
- Police - public areas are more
secure than normal homes
1. Hobbies
2. Religion
3. Culture
4. Beliefs
5. Psychological Health - disorders and
traumas may affect
6. Nationality - The architect was
Japanese, the architect was not known
but after a simple project he became
famous for the specific project. He
design Kindergarten Schools
4.3 User requirements - what the user
requests/requires
● Space Requirements
● Feng Shui/Superstition - never
conceptualize without consulting the
owner of his/her feng shui expert
4.4 Social and Historical Heritage
- Example - the photo bomber of rizal
monument, it muddles the context
- Las Casas - relocated old houses
- Cultural context - based on the cultural
difference, design may diversify further
4.5 Activity/Communication Linkage
4.6 Pertinent Laws
4.6.1 Local Government Ordinances
4.6.2 Land use and Zoning
4.6.3 Vocabulary of Space
5.0 Aesthetic and Physical Considerations
5.1Site Context
5.2 Image/Symbols
5.3 Sensuous Qualities
5.4 Vocabulary of Space
5.4.1 Sensuous Forms
6.0 Movement Development
6.1 Pedestrian
6.2 Vehicular
6.3 Road Layouts
7.0 Site Development
8.0 Landscape Design