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Presented by-Muhammad Salaha Uddin

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Urban and Regional Planning

Khulna University of Engineering & Technlogy

Introduction to SITE PLANNINGIntroduction to Introduction to SSITEITE PPLANNINGLANNING

What is SITE PLANNINGBuildingsRoadsWalkwayTrees, garden, pool (landscape)WaterPlazaPierenvironmentEtc.

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DefinitionSite planning is the art and science of arranging the structures on the land and shaping the spaces between, an art of arranging USES of land linked to architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, and city planning. Site plans locate objects and activities in SPACE and TIME. These plans may concern a small cluster of houses, a single building and its grounds, or something as extensive as a small community built in a single operation.Kevin Lynch, Gary Hack; Site Planning, MIT press, Cambridge 1996

PurposeTo learn and practice a logical method of fitting design programs and sites harmoniously.

To understand how natural factors (landscape), socio-economic forces (planning), and technological functions (architecture & engineering) interact in the design process.

To understand the importance of graphic and verbal communication skills.To make places which enhance everyday life- which liberate their inhabitants and give them a sense of the world they live in.

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Scope of work

Site Planners designate the uses of land in detail by selecting and analyzingsites, forming land use plans,organizing vehicular and pedestrian circulation,designing visual form and materials concepts,readjusting the existing landforms by design grading,providing proper drainage,and finally developing the construction details necessary to carry out their projects.

No matter sites are large or small,they must be viewed as part of the total environment.

Related professionSite planning is professionally exercised directly by landscape architects, but there are related profession involved which are architects, urban and regional planners,engineers.On larger commissions the landscape architect often serve as a member of a closely coordinated professional team, which includes architects,engineers, planners, and scientist-advisors.

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Site Planning, Environment and quality of life

Site planning is the organization of the external physical environment to accommodate human behavior. It deals with the qualities and locations of structures, land, activities and living things. It creates a pattern of those elements in space and time, which will be subject to continuous future management and change.

Spirit of placeCharacter of the placeNature of the projectBehavioral studies

Site Planning Process

Planning and design occur as a process, by which we mean that they follow a logical sequence of actions or events that must be carried out to arrive at a viable solution. It is a multi-disciplinary problem-solving operation often involving architects, landscape architects and engineers, and frequently may require input from physical scientists as well to address environmental issues. It requires a logical objectivity for some steps, but also allows room for subjective design interpretation at others.

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Site Planning Process

There are several notable models from which we can draw to understand the basic components of the site planning and design process. Kevin Lynch outlines an eight-stage site planning cycle (see Fig) that includes:

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Site Planning Process

John Simonds outlines a six-phase planning-design process that applies to architecture, landscape architecture, and engineering. This process, is organized in the figure:

Site Planning Process

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Site Planning Process

Most process models can be divided into three general activities: Preproject Phase: Research (Program development)Site Assessment: Analysis (Site Analysis/Site Inventary)Synthesis (Conceptual Design, Preliminary Design, and Site Plan/Master Plan)

PreProject PhaseClients initiate site‐planning projects. Clients may be private individuals; partnerships;  corporations;  nonprofit  organizations;  or  local governments. 

Programming:Programming  defines  the  project’s  objectives  and  functional requirements, including the proposed activities, area allocated  for each activity,  and  the  functional  or  spatial  relationships  among  those activities.The  program  may  be  developed  by  the  client  alone,  or  with  the assistance of consultants with programming expertise.Programming often includes market analyses, or user demand studies, and  the  analysis  of  relevant  precedents. Client  objectives  and preferences  for  the  project  are  also  considered,  including  the  desired uses,  special  features,  design  styles,  budgets  for  various  project components, and maintenance concerns.

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PreProject Phase

Programming:The  program  focuses  the  subsequent  analysis  and  design  activities. The  program  for  a multifamily  housing  project,  for  example, might include  the number,  type, and density of housing units  that will be constructed on the site

Site Assessment Phases

Site SelectionSite InventorySite Analysis

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Synthesis

Conceptual Design Design Development Constrution DocumentationImplementation