Site Planning

• Fill in the blanks (pinupuno lang para masabi mo nap uno yung sdp)
• You will learn about that planning 1 is only the beginning kasi may planning2 and 3 pa, which will
help you to broaden your understanding
• Planning 1, you will study how will you going to include your exterior development to interior
plan , for planning 3 (regional planning, lumalawak)
• Urban planner (not necessarily a architectural graduate)
• Acceptance of weakness, “never let digital technology turnover you”
• More on environmental planning

Architetcure & Planning

• Bubble diagram (malalim na scientific analysis)

• Studying building codes (normal procedures for architecture)
• Being an architecture has spectrum of different roles (psychological, building technologies)

Lecture (site planning and landscape architecture)

Site Elements: things to consider in site planning

➢ Foreground – usually can be found at the front, sontrol the size of foregrounds
- Function of building
- Depth of lot
- Local ordinances (Minimum set back required 5 meters)
- Driveway layout (vehicular movement along the sites
- Type of landscaping
- Parking area and layout
- Type of street as to volume of traffic and intensity of noise
- Area of rear lawn or yard
➢ Building area – building foot print
- Function of the building
- Topographic condition (if the site is dynamic topography, dapat madali makita)
- Shape of lot
- Existing features on lot (force to cutdown trees)
- Location of approach (when a person has a experience in approaching the site)
- Orientation as to direction of prevailing wind
- Orientation as to direction of sun
- Vista (view)
➢ Private utility – accessible for repairs

➢ Public Utility
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➢ Service area – allocation of system of utilities, and certain types of activities

Commonly service area elements:
- Sun exposure (mas need for service area, laundry, kitchen)
- Wind direction (
- Visual privacy from public areas
- Nature of adjoining buildings
➢ Play area (interactive space)
- Orientation
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➢ Private area (more intimate) –
- Soft scape (landscaping)
- Hard scape (concrete planning)

Factors need to consider:

- Position of walkway
- Size and shape of the sofscape
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➢ Entourage (elements of entourage drawn upon perspective- driveways or landscapings
- Position of walkway, driveway and parking
- Size and shape of the softscape/ hardscape
- Aesthetic and function
Site Planning – the art and science of arranging structures on the land and shaping the spaces between,
it is an art linked to architecture, engineering, landscaping and city planning

Things to consider in site planning:

Geographic Factors:

➢ Soil
➢ Topography
➢ Vegetation

Climatic Factors

➢ Sun
➢ Wind
➢ Precipitation
➢ Temperature

Sensory Factors

➢ View (place an important role

➢ Sound

Soil

➢ Type oand size of a building foundation system

➢ The drainage of ground and surface water
➢ Type of plant material able to grow on a site
➢ Slope Patterns

Wind Shadow

- Vegetation – affects site microclimate

- Definition or Visual screening of exterior spaces
- Absorption or dispersion of sound
➢ Sun
- Solar radiation
- Natural Light
➢ Wind
- Air infiltration to building
- Ventilation
- Lateral load structure
➢ Presipitation/ Rain (rain drainagae allocated outside) (drainage should be away from the
structure)(make sure you have a landfill near the structure)

- The roof form and construction

- Presence and drainage of water on the site
- Choice of building materials
Regulatory Factors
• Land use
• Set backs
• Building height
• FAR – how much land and volume can be covered by building
• Protect environment (ECC)

Building Code

- Type of occupancy a building houses

- Fire resistance rating of structure and construction
- Allowable height and floor area of a building
Floor Area Ration Formula
➢ Parking
- No. of parking
- Accessible slot
- Pedestrian access
- Loading zones for buses (wag na idamay ang parking sa loading buses)
- Service area
- Allocate emergency vehicles
- Distance from intersection (consider walking distance)
- Clear sight lines
- Control of access
- Landscaping
- Drainage
1. Parking should be convenience for the public
2. Preservation of external character of building
(2nd MEET)

SITE

- Any area which has played a significant role in the history of our country
- Such significance may be: historical, cultural, archeological, sociological, scientific
- Site – a space or ground accupied or to bw occupied by a building or a concentration of
building developments or human activities that fall under the same land use category;
- Through site planning, a site is made suitable for building purposes, human activities, or life
sustaining processes;

SITE PLANNING

- A site for human activities (production and consumption) may be divided into lots, street
pattern, and provided with such facilities as water, sewer, power, drainage, etc.
- Every site is a unique interconnected web of things and activities that imposes
limitations and offers possibilities.
- A SITE (“Project Area” or “Planning Area”) varies in size, location and characteristics.

SITE PLANNING

“Art of arranging structures on the land and shaping between; an art linked to architecture,
engineering, landscape architecture and city planning.” – Kevin Lynch
“ Physical Planning is the art and science of ordering the use of land and sitting of buildings
and communications routes to secure the maximum practicable degree of economy, social,
amenities, convenience and aesthetics. It involves the following components: physical, social
and economic/ administrative.” - UAP Document 203-d Physical Planning Services

Two Methods of Establishing Site:

1. Site Selection Process – process selects from list of potential sites one that suits best the given
use and requirements of the project.
2. Development Suitability Process – process selects the best possible use and development suited
for a given site.

Natural Factors

Geomorphology - Land forms, soil properties (composition, soil texture, bearing capacity, stability,
erosion/ erodability, fertility).

Topography - Elevation, slope

Hydrology - Surface and ground water, drainage, aquifer recharge areas, depth to seasonal water table

Geology - Seismic Hazards, depth to bedrock

Climate - Wind, solar orientation, humidity

Vegetation- Plant communities, specimen trees, exotic invasive species

Wildlife - Endangered of threatened species and habitats

“Good drainage” refers to the soil‟s ability to transfer gravity water downward, and that the soil is not
conducive to prolonged periods of saturation.

‣ Infiltration capacity: rate at which water penetrates the soil surface (cm/hr or inches/hr)

‣ Permeability: rate at which water within the soil moves through

a given volume of material (cm/hr or inches/hr)

‣ Percolation: rate at which water is absorbed back by soil

‣ Porosity: capacity of soil or rock to hold water; ratio of the volume of void spaces in a rock or
sediment to the total volume of the rock or sediment.

“Poor Drainage” is when the soil is frequently or permanently saturated and may have water standing
on it. This maybe caused by local accumulation of surface water, or rise in the level of groundwater
within the soil because because the soil particles are too small to transmit infiltration.

Hydrology - the science that studies the waters of the earth, their occurrence, circulation and
distribution, their chemical and physical properties, and their reaction to the living environment

• Intense rainfalls- promote highest rate of soil erosion

• Aquifer: permeable geological stratum/formation that can both store and transmit
groundwater in significant quantities

• Watershed: geographic area of land bounded by topographic features and height of

land that captures precipitation, filters & stores waters to a shared destination; this is
important in water quality and stormwater management
Climate

Four types: cold, temperate, hot arid & hot humid.

Topography, surface materials, plant cover, location of structures, and presence/absence of water have
striking impact on the microclimate

• Solar orientation
• Best-facing slopes
• Wind flows
• Albedo: characteristic of a surface; fraction of total radiant energy of a given wavelength
incident on a surface reflected back by that surface
• Passive Cooling: technology of cooling spaces through proper siting of structure and use of
energy-efficient materials, with the overall objective of energy conservation
• Climate and Green Building

Slope

Formula of Slope:
Slope and Structures

Slope and Angle of Response

Slope Analysis

An analytical process made on a topographic map that produces an overall pattern of slopes, to help the
planner determine the best uses for various portions of the site, along with the feasibility of
construction.

Maps

➢ A map is a graphical representation of a place or particular phenomena or themes in an

area

General Map shows a complex of physical and cultural features

‣ Base Map: shows the legal lines (boundaries, easements), utilities, roads, paths,

‣ Vicinity Map: study area in relation to the province/region or

important reference points/radius of influence

‣ Aspect Map: shows a particular information needed for analysis purposes; derived from
original thematic maps and is a translation/interpretation of base data into customized
categories such as severe flooding, severe erosion, steep slopes, etc.

Thematic Map depicts a single feature, represents a single them or subject

‣ Topography Map

‣ Climate

‣ Hydrogeology

‣ Slope

‣ Soil
‣ Land Classification

‣ Infrastructure

‣ Cadastral

‣ Land Values

Population Density

Analytical Map is a synthesis of two or more variables/thematic maps

‣ Erosion Potential

‣ Flooding Hazard

‣ Land Capability

‣ Soil Suitability

‣ Development Constraints

Site Planning Process

➢ Data-Gathering
➢ Site Selection & Analysis

‣ Site Selection Process: selects a site that suits best the given use and requirements of the
project; based on an established criteria

‣ Development Suitability Process: selects the best use and development suited for a given site;
site analysis using various tools and procedures

‣ Site analysis involves studying the site in terms of various factors, namely: (1) natural; (2)
cultural; (3) aesthetic

‣ In site analysis, it is important to gather existing data about the site and its immediate environs.
This involves site reconnaissance, data- gathering/research, and even surveys.

Week 2: Site Planning Process

• Organization Circulation
• Developing Visual Form and Material Concepts
- Image of a City
• Readjusting Landforms
- Site Characteristics and Engineering Principles

Site Planning – Design Rpcoess

Kevin Lynch outlines an eight stage site planning sycle that includes the following.

1. Define the problem

2. Programming and the analysis of site and user
3. Schematic design and the preliminary cost estimate
4. Developed design and detailed costing
5. Contract documents
6. Bidding and contracting
7. Construction
8. Occupation and management
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