PROJECT TWO BRIEFING

PROJECT TWO:

LANDSCAPE PROJECT: SITE ANALYSIS

20% group work

+ 10% individual

Submission Date: Week 11, 13th Oct 2014

No presentation, it is a

submission of work only

4 weeks to complete An initial stage of

landscape project

development

Small scale project inventory & analysis

Is a “problem-solving

process”

1. You are required to form a group of 7

to 8 members. Select one leader.

2. You have to choose ONE residence

that has LAWN area, and a BASE PLAN

(consists of house plan + lawn area).

3. If the base plan is not supplied by the

owner, you have to measure

everything and produce the base

plan in scale.

4. Organize a site visit and do the site

survey.

5. Conduct a site inventory and analysis

(will be taught in class).

6. Produce the inventory and analysis

diagram/drawing.

GROUP

TASK

Example of Base Plan

Entrance

Site boundary

Floor plan

Existing

structure

Driveway

Window

openings

Window

openings

Backyard

Front yard

North point

** Must be in scale

Existing

vegetation

Roadside

Example of Base Map

Site

Inventory

Site

Analysis

• Identify and record existing

condition.

• Named as “data collection”.

• Note what it is, where it is.

• Analyze the data.

• Named as “data evaluation”.

• Evaluate or make judgment about

worth/importance of the condition.

Is it good or bad? Is it functional or not?

Information needed for SITE INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS:

1. SITE LOCATION AND CONTEXT

- Identify location of the house and land uses surrounding it. (e.g; next to

main road, at the corner, near to school etc.)

- To produce the location plan.

2. TOPOGRAPHY

- Identify the existing landform & slope condition. (e.g; is it a flat area or

gentle slope etc.)

- Identify elevation changes (if any) (e.g; existing step or retaining walls

etc.)

3. DRAINAGE

- Identify the location of drainage and water spots on land.

4. VEGETATION

- Identify existing vegetation (all types of softscape).

5. MICROCLIMATE

- Identify direction of sunrise, sunset and wind direction

6. EXISTING STRUCTURE

- Identify existing structure. (e.g; swimming pool,

driveway/porch/garage, steps, fences, pathway, gazebo, fish pond

etc.)

- Identify location of rubbish bin/dumping spot, cloth line etc.

7. VIEWS

- Observe and identify views from inside the house looking out. (e.g;

view from hall, or from room etc.)

- Observe and identify views from off the site looking on (e.g; views from

different sides of the house, views from street, where is the best/ worst

views etc.)

Example of Site Inventory & Analysis Diagram

Example of Site Inventory Diagram

Example of Site Inventory Diagram

Example of Site Inventory Diagram

Example of Site Analysis Diagram

Example of Site Analysis Diagram

Example of Site Analysis Diagram

1. You need produce an individual

site synthesis diagram. Site

synthesis also called as “design

solutions”.

2. To scribble/sketch/doodle/draw

the design solutions

corresponding to the site

analysis.

3. Individual design interpretation

and decision making, therefore

it should be different from others.

INDIVIDUAL

TASK

Example of Site Synthesis Diagram

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Group + Individual Task:

1. A3 booklet of Site Inventory and Analysis (for group) and Site Synthesis (for individual), with a cover page and title block. The

title block format will be given. Group and individual booklet

should be prepared separately.

2. The material of paper is bond paper (photostat paper). You may use butter paper as progress to be shown during tutorial

but it is not to be the final submission.

3. No page limit as long as all content is included.

4. The page layout should be orientated consistently.

5. The booklet should be stapled/comb bound for submission. 6. The diagram should be hand written and hand drawn except

for site images. 7. The diagram should incorporate landscape graphics

communication (will be taught in class). 8. Submission date is on 13th OCTOBER 2014, at class venue.

PROJECT GANTT CHART

WEEK 7

15/09/2014

WEEK 8

22/09/2014

WEEK 9

29/09/2014

WEEK 10

06/10/2014

WEEK 11

13/10/2014

- Project

briefing

- Form a

group

- To discuss

site

selection

- To acquire

base plan

- Organize

site visit

Tutorial:

- Bring the

base plan

- Initial data

collection

(esp. site

location &

context).

- Some

images of

the site

- Data

collection

checklist

Tutorial:

- Preliminary

site inventory

and analysis

diagram.

- Diagram with

graphics &

information

needed

already

finalized.

- Arrangement

or layout

design of

booklet.

Tutorial:

- Site

inventory

and analysis

diagram is

finalized.

- To be

compiled

after

consultation.

- Preliminary

site synthesis

diagram

with

graphics.

Submission

time is

during

tutorial at

class

venue.

If you can dream it,

you can do it!