Evaluate Site Specific Environ/Socio-Cultural Opportunities

Question 1

What is the owner responsible for providing?

Answer 1

site info & programming. surveyor, geotech engineer

Question 2

What is a survey?

Answer 2

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

Question 3

metes & bounds

Answer 3

some know benchmark, then go off dimensions/cardinal directions. used when in far away location/not mapped super well

Question 4

plater survey

Answer 4

based off plan, simple survey

Question 5

alta survey

Answer 5

company that provides specific version of survey

Question 6

what are some things a survey must show?

Answer 6

the extents of the plot
easements (legal restrictions of use of land)

Question 7

what does a geotech survey show?

Answer 7

bearing capacity of soils

Question 8

Environmental reports

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Borings

Answer 9

• 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

Question 10

groundwater conditions on geotech report

Answer 10

notes where water table depth is, can inform if want a basement

Question 11

conclusions noted on a geotech report

Answer 11

will note ‘likely can proceed with project’ or not. may make recommendations for types of foundations

Question 12

what is important about orientation for site issues?

Answer 12

sun path, solar gain, shadev

Question 13

what is important about views for site issues?

Answer 13

park, gardens, skyline, openess

Question 14

what is important about typography/lay of the land?

Answer 14

storm water runoff

Question 15

what is important about density for site issues?

Answer 15

people per square mile, rural vs downtown city

Question 16

macro vs. micro climates

Answer 16

macro: regional patterns
micro: site specific patterns

Question 17

Sun path - what do you use to measure sun in 3D ?

Answer 17

azmith (angle between sun and plan south)
angle (angle in sky of sun to ground)

Question 18

what is the goal for sun/solar gain?

Answer 18

block summer sun
accept winter sun

Question 19

solar gain

Answer 19

heat associated with sun coming into building. ‘green house effect’

Question 20

natural light

Answer 20

does not equate to direct sunlight. consider indirect light. high value to a space

Question 21

solistice

Answer 21

summer and winter peaks

Question 22

equinox

Answer 22

fall and spring peaks

Question 23

whats a good tool for southfacing sun ?

Answer 23

shade to block out summer and accept winter
or can do light shelf to bounce indirect summer sun into space

Question 24

whats a good tool for east/west facing windows for sun?

Answer 24

vertical element, or deep punch windows

Question 25

what is typical orientation of building for solar gain awareness?

Answer 25

1.5:1, longer on north/south faces, rotated 15 degrees from plan south