Evaluate Site Specific Environ/Socio-Cultural Opportunities Flashcards
What is the owner responsible for providing?
site info & programming. surveyor, geotech engineer
What is a survey?
legal document of legal understanding of what’s going on on the site. doesn’t always note topography or all utilities, wide range of info can be shown
metes & bounds
some know benchmark, then go off dimensions/cardinal directions. used when in far away location/not mapped super well
plater survey
based off plan, simple survey
alta survey
company that provides specific version of survey
what are some things a survey must show?
the extents of the plot
easements (legal restrictions of use of land)
what does a geotech survey show?
bearing capacity of soils
Environmental reports
have phase 1 & phase 2
phase 1 - an expert will go to the site and mark a general recomendation for the site use
phase 2 - if phase 1 says ‘likely proceed’, then it provides more thorough testing results
Borings
- typical type is a split spoon
- arch may suggest locations
- blow test: drop hammer onto tube then measure how many times it takes to hammer
groundwater conditions on geotech report
notes where water table depth is, can inform if want a basement
conclusions noted on a geotech report
will note ‘likely can proceed with project’ or not. may make recommendations for types of foundations
what is important about orientation for site issues?
sun path, solar gain, shadev
what is important about views for site issues?
park, gardens, skyline, openess
what is important about typography/lay of the land?
storm water runoff
what is important about density for site issues?
people per square mile, rural vs downtown city
macro vs. micro climates
macro: regional patterns
micro: site specific patterns
Sun path - what do you use to measure sun in 3D ?
azmith (angle between sun and plan south)
angle (angle in sky of sun to ground)
what is the goal for sun/solar gain?
block summer sun
accept winter sun
solar gain
heat associated with sun coming into building. ‘green house effect’
natural light
does not equate to direct sunlight. consider indirect light. high value to a space
solistice
summer and winter peaks
equinox
fall and spring peaks
whats a good tool for southfacing sun ?
shade to block out summer and accept winter
or can do light shelf to bounce indirect summer sun into space
whats a good tool for east/west facing windows for sun?
vertical element, or deep punch windows
what is typical orientation of building for solar gain awareness?
1.5:1, longer on north/south faces, rotated 15 degrees from plan south
