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Comprehensive Site Analysis Checklist

This document outlines factors to consider when analyzing an architectural site. It includes both natural features like topography, vegetation, climate and man-made structures like buildings, utilities, and transportation networks. The checklist covers geographic context, zoning, infrastructure, environmental conditions, and accessibility. Considerations range from location and boundaries to soil, drainage, vegetation, views, and local building codes. The comprehensive list is meant to inform site analysis for an integrated design project.

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Comprehensive Site Analysis Checklist

This document outlines factors to consider when analyzing an architectural site. It includes both natural features like topography, vegetation, climate and man-made structures like buildings, utilities, and transportation networks. The checklist covers geographic context, zoning, infrastructure, environmental conditions, and accessibility. Considerations range from location and boundaries to soil, drainage, vegetation, views, and local building codes. The comprehensive list is meant to inform site analysis for an integrated design project.

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  • Site Factors Checklist
  • Climatic and Contextual Considerations

AMiT

Department of Architecture and Urban Planning


Integrated Design Project I
Arch3092
Site Factors Checklist
General Site Context

Location, adjacent places, known landmarks, accesses systems nearby utilities and
facilities.

Man- Made structures on site and surrounding

Zoning and Land use (existing and proposed)


Boundary of the site (size and orientation)
Existing buildings (location, outline, high, type, condition, and current use)
Road Networks (roads patterns)
Fences (walls, decks, other human modifications to the natural landscape)

Existing Utilities Above and Below Earth Surface:


Electric (Power source line to the site)
Water (Water sources line to the site)
Telephone
Drain (Drainage pattern)
Septic and bore well (location, size)
Natural Feature On Site and Surrounding

Geographic location
Orientation of the site (Northing)

Soil condition:

Soil type (Gravels, Sand, Silts, Clays and Highly Organic Soils)
Compaction
Foreign matter (Presence of hazardous chemicals or contaminants)

Water:

Existing water bodies (flow levels)


Natural and man-made drainage channels (flow, capacity, cleanliness)
Surface drainage pattern (amount, directions, areas of continuing erosion)

Topography:

Contours (Pattern of landforms, Existing elevations, slopes, circulation possibilities,


access points, barriers, visibility)
Unique features (on site and surrounding)

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Climate and Sun:

Temperature, humidity, expected amount of rain, cloudiness


Local microclimates
Prevailing wind (wind direction, speeds and air flow due to relative elevation of
topography surface and existing structure. Wind flow path, Funnel effect, Stack effect,
Wind trappers, Wind barriers)
Harsh sun and Sun path (Annual sun path, shade patterns, sun angles, Direct light,
Indirect light and Diffused light)

Vegetation:

Existing vegetation: (Type, Size, Location, Condition and Appearance)


Dominate plant and animal communities:
General pattern of plant cover, quality of wooded areas, wind firmness.

Sensory Qualities:

Good view and bad view (view from the site)


Viewpoints, Panoramas
View to the site (specially the way how we approach to the site)
View from the site (specially the way how we approach to the site)
Quality and variation of light, sound, smell.
Odor (bad and odors surround to the site)
Noise (noise level surround to the site)

Local building code rights and limitations:

Local building code (regulations that influence site use and character)
Zoning and Landuse

Accessibility

Current and possible linkages areas where consistent uses are desirable, patterns of
movement to be preserved.
Points in and out existing and desired
Exiting circulation patterns
Vehicular
Pedestrian
Existing activity patterns

Note: LISTS INCLUDED IN THIS PAPER ARE NOT LIMITED YOU CAN ADD OTHER SITE
FACTORS HELPFUL FOR ANALYSIS DEPENDING ON YOUR DESIGN APPROACHES.

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