Chapter 2: Site selection

2.1 General introduction

This chapter contain the site proposed, analyzed and evaluation. Site selection plays an important role to gather
information about site feature and in relation to urban context .

2.1.1 General location

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Iraq Kurdistan Erbil

Area = 438.317 km² Area = 46.861 km² Area = 14.872 km²
Population = 38 million Population = 6.6 million Population = 1.5 million
Coordinate = 33°20´N 44°26´ E Coordinate = 37°00´N 43°00´ E Coordinate = 36.191° N 44° E
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Brief information staff Erbil city
Urban life at Erbil can be dated back to at least 6000 BC, and it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities
in the world. At the heart of the city is the ancient Citadel of Erbil.
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2.1.3 Brief information about Erbil city environment ( climate)

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Weather according to days Temperature according to days Temperature according to days and
and months and months months
• Most of the days are sunny • High difference between • High difference between
specially between May to night and daytime night and daytime
October. temperature must be taken temperature must be taken
• Heavy perception rates are in consideration in design in consideration in design
between 1 to10 days incase we want to build incase we want to build
specially from October to sustainable building. sustainable building.
May • Main hot months are June, • Main hot months are June,
• This gets us to the July, august, and July, august, and
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conclusion that we have to September. September.
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take those two By
main: Thesis staff • For those hot months we • For those hot months we
situations into can consider some design can consider some design
consideration. solutions so as to improve solutions so as to improve
comfort inside the building. comfort inside the building.
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2.2 site selection criteria
2.2.1 site analysis elements (criteria)
Location

neighborhood context

Site and zoning

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natural physical feature

Criteria of the site For the site

Man made features
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Circulation

Utilities

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Human &cultural

Climatic elements
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2.3.1 Location

Site
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Location according to Erbil city Location of the site

Location : Erbil – Gulan road – opposite of Gulan tower
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: 49000 m²
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Distance from theBycity
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centerstaff
: 2.6 km
Distance time & travel time between city center to site 1
By the car : 13 min
By the walking human : 41 min
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2.3.2 Neighborhood context 2.3.3 Zoning and size

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Site Site

Context zoning Land use zoning

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Boundary of site Boundary of site Site area : 49 000 m²
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neighborhood Residential building Commercial ,residential
salahedddin neighborhood Commercial and vacant land around
Kuran ankawa Infrastructure the site
Naz naz neighborhood Vacant land
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2.3.3 Zoning and size

Abu shahab city

Site
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Site Site
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VFS global

Gulan tower
MRF quattro
Land mark ( photos )
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Boundary of site
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Residential : Thesis staff
Commercial
Infrastructure
Vacant land
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Height Roads accessibility

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Boundary of site Access to the site
The surrounding height Boundary of site
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8-12 meter staffa great affect for Ankawa road
16-20 meter designing site1 Gulan road
40 – 84 metre
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2.3.4 Legal information 2.3.5 Natural physical features
• Ownership: owned by Government.
• Restrictions or covenants: now empty in future
become building.
• concise related information: This site near airport
zone
• Maximum 12 stores (45 Sm).
• Minimum set back 10 meter
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• Maximum plot coverage 70%. This plot coverage is

bound to the compliance of the building regulations.
• Future urban development plans: This site restrict for
type building like centers
Topography of the site

Section of the site

• There is a topography in this site but it is a little bit

and not clear so we can ignore it because only 40 cm
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• and also topography have great effect on the design for
the levels according to the topography.
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2.3.7 Circulation 2.3.8 Utilities

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building around the
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site using concrete

material Public transportation
system utility around the
site

Paradise prices hotel

Distance from site= 200m
Material = Alecobone
Movements Utility
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Boundary of site Boundary of site
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movement This site the best about the utility like electric and
Car movement water services.
Vehicle movement causes many accidents because of the high speed of cars at the Ankawa road &most crowded time its
evening time around the site .
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2.3.11 human and cultural 2.4 Conclusion
• This site is very safe. N• This chapter introduced the location and site specified
Have not any issu such as a for the science center project , the criteria in this
crime. chapter will be quite helpful and influential in the
• There is day and night activity it's design process for my project .
one of the full actives because
of restaurant and malls located
there.
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And according to the criteria analyses this site is
suitable for Appling Erbil science center.
• Erbil population density879,000
And the number of the family  is
between (4-6).
• There is have a public
transportation and good
accessibility .

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