CASE STUDY CHECKLIST
ASPECTS SET – 1
1. SITE LEVEL :
o Location
o History
o Nearest Landmark
o Major Access to site - Entry and Exit
o Road Geometrics in the site
o Topography
o Utilities :
Water Supply
Electricity
Telephone
Sanitary
Fire
Storm water drainage
Waste disposal
o Surrounding Context
o Neighborhood structures
o Views-Vistas
o Noise from streets
o Parking facilities
o Landscape features
o Any sustainable aspects, eg: Rainwater harvesting, etc.
2. BUILDING LEVEL - Planning study :
Horizontal & Vertical zoning of spaces.
Typology of spaces
Hierarchy of spaces
ASPECTS SET – 2
1. BUILDING LEVEL - Parking Level(s) planning :
Entry and Exit ramps
Spaces and Numbers
Signage’s
Safety and security
Circulation routes
Any advanced system of parking
2. BUILDING LEVEL – Services :
Lighting (Natural and Artificial)
HVAC
Water supply and Sanitation
Fire Safety
Elevators / Escalators
Waste disposal
Communication
3. BUILDING LEVEL – Structural and Constructional Techniques
4. BUILDING LEVEL – Material Study :
At Site Level – pavements , Steps, Entrance
Flooring, etc.,
Building Level
Flooring details of Common spaces,
passages
Atriums, Shop Interiors
Façade treatments
Roof details
Wall claddings
Service spaces
Detailing of any special feature / technique.
ASPECTS SET – 3
1. BUILDING LEVEL – Floor Plans Study :
Each level study
Vertical cores - analysis
Any philosophy / theme in planning
Circulation routes for public (Horiz.,Vert., Visual)
Circulation Service routes (Horiz.,Vert.)
Administration spaces, service spaces
2. BUILDING LEVEL – Activity Study :
Use of different spaces
Activities in common spaces, passages, around
elevators, entrance–exit.
Recreational Areas (play zones)
Food Courts
Seating Spaces and Resting spaces
Study and analysis based on Anthropometrics