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CASE STUDY

In the social sciences and life sciences, a case study (or case report) is a descriptive, exploratory or explanatory analysis of a person, group or event. An explanatory case study is used to explore causation in order to find underlying principles.^[1][2] Case studies may be prospective (in which criteria are established and cases fitting the criteria are included as they become available) or retrospective (in which criteria are established for selecting cases from historical records for inclusion in the study).

Site Analysis

As mentioned in the earlier blog of site analysis behind our college campus, we had to make a site analysis sheet that would comprise of data related to the site.

we had to graphically represent these 40 points that we had listed down on the sheet:-

Light Quality.
Latitude and Altitude.
Vista/Views.
Wind Protection.
Natural Vegetation.
Position on the Globe.
Water Availability.
Climate.
Sun Direction(shadow direction).
Land Quality.
Soil Quality.
Environment.
Division of land.
Field Texture.
Existing structures.
Study of Materials.
North Direction.
Level of Land.
Surroundings of the site.
Measurement of the site.
Ground Water Level.
Wild Life Habitation.
Disaster.
Vantage points.
Temperature.
Nearby Resources.
Access.
Legality of Land.
History of Site.
Land Contamination.
Stability of Land.
Rule and Regulations.
Cultural.
Connectivity.
Sustainability.
Sensory.
Natural Features.
Man-Made Features.

So there were a lot of aspects that we had to look at before putting data on to paper. for eg:-  We actually had to understand the sun direction, the wind direction, the mapping of the site, the light quality, the ground water table, etc.

This was my site analysis sheet

It comprises of sun,wind directions, the direction to the site, the two sectional elevations, the surrounding, man made features, the activities that the people living there do, nearest transport medium, the various surrounding aspects affecting the site.

New words

·         Massing - assemble or cause to assemble in a single body.

·         Enclosure - An area that is surrounded by a barrierr (compound).

·         Axis - An imaginary line about which body rotates.

·         Scale - Prefers to proportion and ratio that difines size relateionships.

·         vista - Pleasing view.

·         Circulation - Movement to and fro or around something.

·         structure - The arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.

·         Land use - Term used for branch of public policy encompassing various disciplines which seek to order and regulate land use in an efficient and ethical way.

·         Sustainibility - In more general terms, sustainability is the endurance of systems and processes. The organizing principle for sustainability is sustainable development, which includes the four interconnected domains: ecology, economics, politics and culture.

·         Vantage - a place or position affording a good view of something.

·         Congregate - gather into a crowed or mass.

·         Microclimate - the climate of a very small or restricted area, especially when this differs from the climate of the surrounding area.

·         Ramp - a sloping surface joining two different levels, as at the entrance or between floors of a building.

·         Caricature - a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.

·         Case Study -study of a particular structure existing, indepth investigation.

creating spaces

On 12/08/2014 we had our Architectural Aesthetic Design lecture. For this lecture we were told to bring 30 empty matches and a human model for our own body measurements which was scale down to 1:10 scale.

In the starting we were told to design a space of our own i.e. our favorite space using the match boxes we had, and then we were told to document it. And then we were told to keep our human model on it, the space designed was not proportionate to the human model we had as we had designed the space according to us. And then we were told to design the space using the same match boxes, the space should be proportionate to the human model we had. Here we learnt importance of scale and proportions. And then we were told to make a tall structure using the same match boxes we had in this we learnt the stability, design, appearance of the structure.

After all these exercise’s we were divided into groups of 3 people each and told to design a space where friends usually meet with all the 90 match boxes we had. And then we were told to make the elevation plan of it.

Site visit

On 19/08/2014 we all the students had gone for a site visit near to our college campus with our teachers. The site is like a peninsula. (i.e. water on all its 3 sides of the site.). Before going to the site we all had discussed some points which we felt important for observing and analyzing the site.
Some points discussed are:
Light Quality.
Latitude and Altitude.
Vista/Views.
Wind Protection.
Natural Vegetation.
Position on the Globe.
Water Availability.
Climate.
Sun Direction(shadow direction).
Land Quality.
Soil Quality.
Environment.
Division of land.
Field Texture.
Existing structures.
Study of Materials.
North Direction.
Level of Land.
Surroundings of the site.
Measurement of the site.
Ground Water Level.
Wild Life Habitation.
Disaster.
Vantage points.
Temperature.
Nearby Resources.
Access.
Legality of Land.
History of Site.
Land Contamination.
Stability of Land.
Rule and Regulations.
Cultural.
Connectivity.
Sustainability.
Sensory.
Natural Features.
Man-Made Features.
After going and observing the site we observed some of the important points in detail which would effect in designing of any structures there, some of the points we observed are: