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ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS
OF THE SITE
ECOLOGICAL CONSIDERATION
OF SITE
Ground Form
Soil & Ecological Conditions
Water resources
Micro climate
Orientation
GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS
A. CLIMATE
WIND (prevailing cooling breezes of summer,
frigid or strong winds of winter, typhoons or rainy
seasons)
C. SOCIAL STRUCTURE
(interests, ways of life)
Effects: progressively liberal or skeptically
conservative
GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS
D. GEOLOGIC CONDITION
Effects:
Type of foundation available
Economical maximum building height
Structural system/materials available to the
system
E. SEISMOLOGIC CONDITION
F. MATERIALS AVAILABLE
Physical Qualities & Conditions of Site
1. SIZE OF LOT
Effects: controls the area/position of building
2. SHAPE OF LOT
Effects: REGULAR (constricted/limited plan shape);
IRREGULAR (allows more freedom in the building
shape)
3. TOPOGRAPHY/CONTOUR OF TERRAIN/LOT
(level, sloping, rolling)
Amount of grading required
Need for retaining walls
Ground water
Surface drainage conditions
Layout of buildings
Cost of foundations
Physical Qualities & Conditions of Site
4. ORIENTATION
Effects:
a) position of the buildings, rooms, windows, w/
respect to the comfort of the occupants
b) type/position of sun/wind breakers
c) type/projection width of window and entrance
canopies
5. LOCATION OF LOT WITH STREETS
(inside lot, corner lot, through lot, open lot)
Effects:
a) location of building/rooms/main and service
entrances/driveway and driveway entrance
b) principal front of building
c) landscape development
Physical Qualities & Conditions of Site
6. DIRECTION OF APPROACH FROM MAIN STREET
Position of the building entrance
Location of the lot gate
Driveway approach from street to building
External treatment
7. EXISTING FEATURES ON THE LOT
8. BOUNDARIES
Effects:
a) position of building
b) location of rooms
c) plan shape
d) location of service areas
e) landscape development
Physical Qualities & Conditions of Site
9. NATURE OF THE BOUNDING STREET
Location of building
Depth of building setback
Location of rooms
10. LOCATION OF UTILITIES/POINTS OF ENTRY
TO SITE
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Cover Page Format
565 M.Jhocson St., Sampaloc,Manila
ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY #
ACTIVITY TITLE
STUDENT NUMBER
SUBJECT CODE
SECTION
STUDENT NUMBER
Cover Page Format LECTURE TITLE
LECTURE NOTES
Activity/Lecture Notes Guidelines
1. What factors did Horton considered in selecting the location for the
speck he found in the forest?
2. Is the site suitable for the speck? What are the hindrances that
Horton encountered while looking for a possible site for the speck?
3. If Horton is an Architect, and you are Horton. What will be your
approach regarding site selection for the speck?
Classroom Activity Guidelines Group