PLANNING 02

Arch. Leah Orejas, uap

DID YOU KNOW...?

Mesapotania 10,000 BC
They settled in the land
in between rivers or
FERTILE CRESCENT

Sumer
One of the earliest
civilization with 15
states

Ancient Egypt
They constructed pyramids in
their capital cities and
believed that “once buried,
lived forever”
DID YOU KNOW...?

Acient Greece
This where the formal
city planning
originated.

Hippodamus of Miletus
Father/ Inventor of
Formal City Planning

Hippodamian Plan
Or the Grid City maximize
winds in the summer and
minimize them in the winter
DID YOU KNOW...?

Plato
He was the one who established
the Polluter Pays Principle, which
is part of our Environmental
Code PD1152
Aristotle
Provided the
foundation for concept
of intergenerational
equity.
The Roman Empire
They designed and invented
looked in improving
transportation and military
strategies. They are heavily
dependent on water hence
engineered sewages, canals etc.
SITE PLANNING AND
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Site Planning involves arranging structures
on the land and shaping spaces between
them. It is an art linked to architecture, and
city planning. The site plan locates objects
and activities in space and time. Planning.jpg (1920×1080) (kephart.com)

Landscape Architecture is the study and

practice of designing environments
(outdoors & indoors) of varying scale that
encompasses elements of art, environment,
architecture, engineering, and sociology.
(worldlandscapearchitect.com)
WHAT IS SITE PLAN
It is a graphical depiction
showing the layout of the
project. It includes the location,
design and specifications for
roads, streets, parking, utilities,
infrastructures, landscaping
and common areas.
SITE PLAN CONSIDERATION
❑ SITE ANALYSIS & INVENTORY
CONTROLLABLE BY MAN &
NATURAL TO SITE
❑ STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS
OF SITE
❑ ADAPTATION TO EXISTING
SITE CONDITIONS
❑ ADAPTION TO NATURAL
FEATURES OF SITE
❑ LAND CLEARING, GRADING,
CUT AND FILL OPERATIONS
TYPES OF SITE PLANNING
❑ CONCEPTUAL
Utilizes Graphic Models or
Miniatures
❑ MASSING
Focused on showing shapes
or forms of structures
❑ BLOCKING
Focused on showing
adjacencies or use of the
building
- Private Areas / Restricted
- Public / Common
TYPES OF SITE PLANNING
❑ LANDSCAPE
Focused on buffers, vegetation,
green areas, pocket gardens,
conceptual and strategic
plantings, selection of plants
and trees specific to use and
nature of structures.
❑ DEVELOPMENTAL
Building footprint is shown
integrated with landscape, road
networks, parking footprint,
movement systems and utilities
TYPES OF SITE PLANNING
❑ TOPOGRAPHIC
Focused on contours /
terrain and which principle
to apply best to achieve
intended purpose of
structure Either to cut / fill
or follow slope of the land
The best place to build the
structure and how to design
road networks to take
advantage of the slope for
efficient drainage
SITE SELECTION PARAMETERS
A.PRE-PLANNING
CLIENTELE

Business sector, Public Sector, Public Agencies,

NGOs, Interested Parties

A.1.CLARIFYPROJECTOBJECTIVES&REQUIREMENTS
Conserving public resources
Encouraging economic development

A.2.ACTIVITIES
Eco-Restoration/Public Parks & Facilities
Affordable Housing/ Real Estate/ Business
Expansion
SITE SELECTION PARAMETERS
A.3 DETERMINING SITE SELECTION CRITERIA
SUITABILITY

Site’s capacity to provide conditions necessary

for the intended use.

GENERAL SITE SELECTION CONSIDERATIONS

SITE CONDITIONS

Physical Conditions
(area, soil, trees, solar access…)
Legal Conditions
(easements, zoning, regulations…)

CAPACITY
• Contextual Factors
• Market or Service Area
• Physical Conditions
SITE PLANNING PRINCIPLES
❑ Integration
❑ Recognition and protection of
character, experience and heritage of
the site.
❑ Provision of recreational activities.
❑ Protection and enhancement of views
and amenities.
❑ Rational access and circulation.
❑ Environmental sensitivity.
❑ Consistent with urban context.
❑ Basic configuration and arrangement
of project cores.
❑ Expansion
PLANNING FOR COMMUNITIES
A. Characteristics of a Quality
Community
❑ A sense of place
❑ Human scale
❑ Self-contained neighbors
❑ Diversity
❑ Transit Friendly Design
❑ Trees
❑ Alleys and parking lots to the rear
❑ Humane Architecture
❑ Maintenance and Safety
PLANNING FOR COMMUNITIES
B. Lot Layout Alternatives
❑ Grid Pattern
❑ Efficient but monotonous, it
maximizes lot.
PLANNING FOR COMMUNITIES
B. Lot Layout Alternatives
❑ Deep, Narrow Lots
❑ Allows for a familiar pattern
PLANNING FOR COMMUNITIES
B. Lot Layout Alternatives
❑ Wide, Narrow Configuaration
❑ Allows for a standard-width
houses and garage and has a feel
of traditional neighborhood.
PLANNING FOR COMMUNITIES
B. Lot Layout Alternatives
❑ Alley Houses
❑ All house-fronts and carports at
the back, allows for a cheaper
maintenance of roads.