ARCH6123 DESIGN THINKING II

SITE ANALYSIS

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Assignment 01

BINUS University
Faculty of Engineering – Department of Architecture
ASSIGNMENT 01
DEADLINE WEEK 7
 DESIGN ISSUE ATTRIBUTES COMPONENTS
Room shading
temperature
Building material
Microclimate
Ceiling height

ventilation

windbreak

MICROCLIMATE Outdoor comfort

Plant selection
Microclimate Is climate in a Shadow pattern
specific location. The range of
microclimate’s location is very
small which is only a few square Solar radiation
Reflective surfaces
meters. shading
Building orientation
Reflective surfaces

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 DESIGN ISSUE ATTRIBUTES COMPONENTS
Disposal and Drainage pipes
treatment
Septic systems
wastewater
porosity

soil pH

WASTEWATER permeability

Wastewater is a water that has

been contaminated by humans, Depth to water table
for example industrial runoff. location
Depth to bedrock

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 DESIGN ISSUE ATTRIBUTES COMPONENTS

floodplains
buffers
Natural wetlands
hazard High permeability soil

woodlands

NATURAL
HAZARD Site location Fault lines

Natural hazard is an event Drainage pattern

caused by nature that can cause Sloping surface
negative impacts on human and
their activities.
steel
Building material
concrete
wood

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 DESIGN ISSUE ATTRIBUTES COMPONENTS
Restore historical
restoration  resources 
Urban Restore degraded
habitats 
renewal
Neighborhood 
URBAN
Create walkable
neighborhood 

RENEWAL More housing

choices 
Urban redevelopment involves
the “replacement, remodelling or development Minimize impact on
reuse of existing structures to undeveloped land l
accommodate new development” Direct development
(Otak, 1999, p.1) towards existing
communities 
Creating public multi-
functional space 

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 DESIGN ISSUE ATTRIBUTES COMPONENTS

Soil 
Filtration 
Stormwater Grassed swales 
runoff Buffer strips  

STORMWATER
Rain gardens 
trees
RUNOFF
Stormwater runoff carries
pollution and other harmful Wetlands 
substances while its streaming
down the impervious surfaces. Retention area Water bodies  

Bioretention swale 

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 DESIGN ISSUE ATTRIBUTES COMPONENTS
Analyze soil and
Waste removal groundwater
Brownfield condition

site Impervious surfaces 

Tank maintenance

BROWNFIELD Soil remediation

SITE
A brownfield site is previously
used for commercial buildings or Building Underground
industrial use. It is not in use removal  structure 
anymore and contains toxic
waste. Buildings in the site

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REFERENCES

• LaGro, James A (2013). Site Analysis: Informing Context-

Sensitive and Sustainable Site Planning and Design. John
Wiley & Sons. 

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