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The Building Site: ACH 121 Materials and Methods of Construction 1 Fall 2007
The Building Site: ACH 121 Materials and Methods of Construction 1 Fall 2007
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A n a ly s is a n d S it e P la n s ( r e n d e r e d )
Site Analysis
•Regulatory factors
Zoning Ordinances
Codes
Covenants
Historical Requirements
•Sensory Factors
Views
Sounds
Smells
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, USA
B u ild in g S e c t io n
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www.360parks.com/ancient_dwellings_virtual_tour.shtml
www.360parks.com/ancient_dwellings_virtual_tour.shtml
The A n g le o f t h e S u n varies during the
seasons,
this is due to the tilting of the earth’s axis as it rotates around the sun.
Actually, the earth is closer to the sun in winter but the northern
hemisphere is tilting away from the sun.
Therefore… . one could assume that a design that works
well for a flat plot of land may not do as well for a sloped
topography and visa versa.
http://www.cce.ufl.edu/current/green_building/passive.html
The Affects of a Slope
Affects of Slope on Building Design
The re fo re a S ITE ANALYS IS mus t be c o mple te d
firs t be fo re de s ig n de ve lo pme nt c an c o mme nc e .
Solar radiation
Exte rio r de vic e s are be tte r than inte rio r de vic e s , be c aus e the y inte rc e pt the s un ’s
radiatio n be fo re it c an re ac h the s urfac e s o f the building .
Relationship between 2-D and 3-D representation of site topography (contour lines)
Topography
Contour lines are imaginary lines in plan view that connect points of
equal height above a datum or bench mark.
Each contour line represents the form in which the site acquires
over a specified elevation that is why we have surveyors and
topographic surveys vs. metes and bounds surveys
Contour lines are continuous and never intersect each other.
Without the elevation numbers you could not tell these forms apart!
Contours must match existing grades at property lines.
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Geographic factors
All buildingsrely on soil for their ultimatesupport.
Theunderlyingfoundation iseffectedby thesoil’ sstrength.
SOIL
The soil type affects:
the type and size of a building’s foundation
system
the drainage of ground and surface water
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