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BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:

CHECKLIST FOR CASE STUDY

SITE ANALYSIS:

1. Site Location and building Rules2. Approach Road/s- Direction, Width, Nature of traffic, Condition3. Surrounding Land use

a. Offsite Benefitsb. Offsite Nuisances

4. Sitea. Plot area

b. Plot Coveragec. Topographyd. Landscapee. Existing Servicesf. Existing Structures and Built areag. Plot Dimensions:

BUILDING:

1. Building Setback2. Landscape

a. Existing Plants typesb. Existing Natural Elements: Water bodies, Etc.

3. Building Servicesa. Water: Water Tank, Supply system, Motor Room, Treatment, Filtration

b. Powerc. Drainaged. Communicationse. Waste Disposalf. Air Conditioning: Plant Rooms, Location, Size, Numberg. Lightingh. Securityi. Fire Safety

j. Parkingk. Sump Tank/ Treatment Plantl. Delivery/ Pick up: Postal, Courier, Goodsm. Pedestrian Pathsn. Universal Accesso. Ventilation and Humidity Control

p. Sound reinforcement,q. Ducts, Location, Size, Vertical, Horizontal, Lining, Closing

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r. Control Systems: Openings, Lifts, Lighting, etc.s. Fuel/ s delivery and storaget. Parking Facilities: Habits, Time, Mode, Area, Number, Location, Safety

4. Basic data about Building activitiesa.

Day Time, Night Time, Number of Occupants, Age, Sex, SpecialConsiderations

b. Location of different activities in buildingc. Details of Storage: Areas, Properties of Goodsd. Processese. Peak hours of building Operation

5. Characteristic of the Buildinga. Building Shape

b. Building Height- Number of floorsc. Orientation of the Building: Views, Climatic, Sun, Wind, Others: Specifyd. Total Floor Area:

i. Ground Floorii. First Floor

iii. Second Flooriv. Etc

e. List of Activity Areas: Major areas, Supporting/ Servicing areasf. Existing Circulation diagramg. Sense of Orientationh. Interconnection of Spaces

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i. Building Volume, Volume of individual Spaces6. Details of activity areas: (Conduct activity analysis for each activity)

a. List of Furniture, Equipment, Things, Objects or Belongings in use: Their designqualities, Condition, Storage requirements

b. Interior Items: Furnishings, Carpets, Curtains, Hangingsc. Spatial order, Organizationd. Sense of Security/ Privacye. Sense of Scale, Proportion

7. Fenestrationa. Location of Doors and Window Openings, Visual Access through openings from

inside to inside, from inside to outside and from outside to inside

b. Quality and Availability of Daylightc. Qualities of Viewsd. Protection from Weather: Sun penetration inside, Wind Control, Dust Control,

Light Control, Rain penetration

e. Convenience and Safety: Perception of Safety, Sense of Security, Conveniencefor Maintenance

f. Extent, Pattern, Orientationg. Openings: Position, Type, Sizeh. Glazing details, Preferences, Visual Qualitiesi. Quality and Environmental requirements of Blinds and Curtains

8. Thermal Environmenta. Thermal Comfort, Thermal Preference, Sense of Warmth/ Freshnessb. Sense of Air movement: Preferencec. Natural Ventilation: Clean, Fresh air, Absence of dampness, Odour

9. Lightinga. Visual Comfort: Sense of Brightness/ Gloomb. Adequacy and Constancy of Illuminance on Horizontal and other Planesc. Availability of Daylightd. Absence of Glare, Veiling reflections

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e. Electrical Services for lighting System: Type, Locationf. Types of Lamps, Luminaires, Lighting Controls

10.Aesthetic Evaluationa. The building within its immediate setting:

i.

The relationship between the Site, Building and Landscape elements

ii. ApproachesDirect, Indirect, Tangential, On street, Etc. as related todistance from movement lines

iii. BuildingStreet Interfaceb. Building faade as related to other buildings, role in the streetscapec. The Skyline as related to surrounding buildings and treesd. Building outline in plan and disposition, inter relationship with other building

entries or elements, and side open spaces within the site

e. Entry/ Exit directions Orientation and inter relationships with other buildingentries or elements

f. Application of Light, Texture and Colour as design elementsg. Proportions:

i. In terms of Height and Width ratio in the facadeii. In terms of Width of faade to Depth of the buildings

iii. In terms of General Characteristics of Building Bulkh. Composition: Proportions of intermediary elements and their inter relationships

(for the purpose of analysis the faade may be divided into horizontal X-X axis

and Vertical Y-Y axis)

i. Horizontal Plane (Axis X-X):1. Position main Entry in relation to the Faade/ Building bulk2. Positions of secondary entry points3. Disposition of solids and voids as determined by apertures on the

faade

4. Rhythm created by Apertures, Columns, Sunshades, Textures andother elements like surface orientation

ii. Vertical Plane (Axis Y-Y):1. BaseThe design of Ground: Building Interface

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2. BodyExpression of Floors, Dispositions of Climatic or otherdevices, Rhythm created by Columns, Ornamentation, Etc. General

roof Form, Treatment of Ridges, Eves, Corners, Etc. Texture,

Colour and Material of the Roof

1. Components of an airport