AR3422 Site Surveying and Planning Syllabus:

AR3422 Site Surveying and Planning Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

OBJECTIVES

 To inform about the ways in which the characteristics of sites can be understood.
 To enable an understanding of the macro and micro impact of buildings on it.
 To give understanding of the potential/ limitations site offers to the design of buildings.
 To give exposure to different terminologies and techniques associated with site, site surveying, site analysis and site planning.
 To explore all the above through a project.

UNIT I INTRODUCTION TO SITE AND SITE SURVEYING

Definition of plot, site, land and region, units of measurements. Introduction to survey and need for surveying. Methods of surveying and context of use. Chain survey and Triangulation – instruments used, method of survey and plotting into survey drawing. Plain table, Compass and the odolite surveys – method, instruments used and application. Modern surveying Instruments such as EDMs and Total Stations and their application. Understanding of administrative maps and site drawings, including FMB.

Introduction to measuring a site, drawing out a site plan from measurements and computing area by geometrical figures and other methods. Introduction to marking plans, layout plans and centreline plans. Importance and procedure for making these drawings and dimensioning. Procedure and precautions of setting out a plan on site.
Understanding the above through site visits to real projects.

UNIT II SITE CONTEXT AND ANALYSIS

Detailed understanding of context of the site. Introduction to master plans, land use for cities, development control rules. Site selection criteria for different building typologies. Impact of building developments on the surroundings including aspects such as traffic, noise, pollution, microclimate, etc., especially in the context of large scale projects. Understanding the above through real projects/ case studies.
Site as offering potential/ limitations to architectural design. Importance of site analysis. On site and off site factors. Analysis of natural, cultural and aesthetic factors. Factors to include topography, hydrology, soils, vegetation, climate and microclimate, surface drainage, accessibility, size and shape, infrastructure, sources of water supply and means of disposal system, visual aspects, context of built environment. Introduction to detailed analysis involving aspects like contours, slope analysis, grading process, grading criteria, functional and aesthetic considerations. Maps of matrix analysis and composite analysis methods. Understanding the above through real projects/ case studies.

UNIT III PRINCIPLES OF SITE LAYOUT AND DEVELOPMENT

Organisation of pedestrian and vehicular circulation. Geometric calculation for movement. Types of roads, hierarchy of roads, networks, road widths and parking regulations. Principles of positive drainage and grading for drainage. Location and design of sewage treatment plants. Methods to control soil erosion. Location of utility lines to simplify maintenance. Planning for rain water harvesting. Incorporation of services such as drinking water pipelines, fire hydrants, communication and networking facilities at site. Vegetation, landforms and water as modifiers of microclimate.
Understanding the above through real projects/ case studies.

UNIT IV EXERCISE IN SITE SURVEYING AND PLANNING

Application of all the knowledge gained in previous units through a real/ hypothetical project involving a real site. The process would involve choosing site for a building typology or vice versa, field exercise in measuring and drawing the site, detailed site analysis, schematic site layout and development. The project will be explored through analysis/ models/ sketches/ drawings.

OUTCOME

 Sensitivity towards aspects of site at macro and micro contexts.
 Ability to exploit potential of site to design the built environment.
 Ability to measure, draw, analyse and plan a particular site for a specific purpose.

TEXTBOOKS

1. Kevin Lynch, ‘Site Planning’, Third Edition, MIT Press, 1984.
2. Edward. T. White, ‘Site Analysis’, Archi Basic Press, 2014.
3. B.C.Punmia et al, ‘Surveying Vol.I’, Seventeenth Edition, Laxmi Publications, 2016.

REFERENCES

1. Joseph De. Chiarra and Lee Coppleman, ‘Urban Planning and Design Criteria’, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1982.
2. Strom Steven, ‘Site Engineering for Landscape Architects’, John Wiley and Sons, 2013.
3. P.B. Shahani, ‘Text of Surveying Vol.I’, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, 1980
4. ‘Development Control Rules’, CMDA 2008.
5. Genevieve S. Baudoin, ‘Interpreting Site: Studies in Perception, Representation, and Design’, Routledge, 2015.

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