Name / Course and Year SUBJECT: AD5 Space Planning 2
SCHEDULE: 8:30-10:30 /10:30-06:30 Th
DATE OF ACTIVITY:31August2023
MODULE No. 2 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN DETAILED PROGRAMMING, SITE Personal property and notes of:
PLANNING AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE
Ar. Deanna Alyssa C. Rentegrado, RLA, RMP
DO NOT DISTRIBUTE or POST. This is a material that was exclusively NWU Department of Architecture
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AD5 and was personally documented, summarized and made by Ar.
DAR.
Keep this copy as you will be needing this in the future.
The design process involves a series of steps in order to achieve the desired output in designing
a building up to its conception. This chapter involves an in-depth lecture about the programming
phase, the Site analysis and the Schematic Design Phase of the Design Process.
THE DESIGN PROCESS: Programming Phase
Programming is also known as the pre-design phase. It involves the in-depth analysis and
documentation of:
Needs
Requirements
Goals and objectives
This can include:
(take note of these needs as this will be the steps you will be doing before doing the initial
planning)
Space identification (search for the activities of that particular building; functions)./
Adjacency requirements analysis
Asset assessment
Specialized needs assessment
Codes and accessibility Research
Identification of conceptual and thematic issues
Analysis of architectural or site parameters
Analysis of scheduling and budget (in your case, you will just do the unit costing or
rough estimation)
Typical means of VISUAL PRESENTATION
Aside from doing written information about your initial research also known as your
PROGRAMMING REPORT, since this phase is the start of the DATA GATHERING phase of your design,
you also need to include:
Site History, Actual Site Conditions
Name / Course and Year SUBJECT: AD5 Space Planning 2
SCHEDULE: 8:30-10:30 /10:30-06:30 Th
DATE OF ACTIVITY:31August2023
MODULE No. 2 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN DETAILED PROGRAMMING, SITE Personal property and notes of:
PLANNING AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE
Ar. Deanna Alyssa C. Rentegrado, RLA, RMP
DO NOT DISTRIBUTE or POST. This is a material that was exclusively NWU Department of Architecture
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DAR.
Space Requirements from Design Standards and Codes, Environmental-Land
Disturbance, Rough Estimate for Budget Constraints, Sun and Wind
Design Controls (from Existing Building codes)
Data from In-situ Observation
Data gathered from interviews or from surveys
Data gathered from literature or studies
User Identification (may be derived from Population Data, existing plantilla for office
designs, may be dictated by the client, may be thru the peak hours depending on the
building type)
Space Identification (taken from design guidelines and case studies)
Cultural Implication (e.g. Who are the users? For example, their beliefs or religion.
Search for the Filipino or any beliefs (may be regional beliefs like the slope of the roof)
based on their roots as this will have an impact in your design later. If they are Chinese,
the data about Feng shui should be highly considered.)
THE DESIGN PROCESS: Site Analysis
Typical means of VISUAL PRESENTATION
A very good and detailed site analysis will include the following data:
Lot Plan with bearings
Design Controls Evaluation – your Maximum Allowable Building Footprint (AMBF)
computed by subtracting the Area of your Setback from your Total Lot Area (TLA). This
will serve as your initial massing reference area
o May also include proposal of the initial location of your structure
Existing trees and type (include diameter because the diameter of the tree=location
of roots)
Topography – contours, slope direction
Geology – soil conditions
Lot Profile – provide a sectional view of your lot including the RROW (actual elevations)
Elevation near the RROW
Site History
Name / Course and Year SUBJECT: AD5 Space Planning 2
SCHEDULE: 8:30-10:30 /10:30-06:30 Th
DATE OF ACTIVITY:31August2023
MODULE No. 2 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN DETAILED PROGRAMMING, SITE Personal property and notes of:
PLANNING AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE
Ar. Deanna Alyssa C. Rentegrado, RLA, RMP
DO NOT DISTRIBUTE or POST. This is a material that was exclusively NWU Department of Architecture
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DAR.
Maximum Flood Level
Sun Path with Prevailing Winds
Existing structure (as built location)
Accessibility (Road networks, width, also locate the probable entry point, identify if it is
a one-way, two-way, usual traffic flow)
Noise Source
Vista or your good view
Locate the probable danger of your site
o (from your SWOT Analysis)
o Put a location for the dangerous areas (e.g. area with the risk of erosion or
landslide. If located, what would be your initial solution?)
Existing utilities - Where is the:
o Nearest utility pole? (electricity pole, internet pole, telephone, etc)
o Nearest Water main line
o Existing Drainage line
Also include the distance of the utility to your site
Locate the nearest Public Areas in the vicinity
Also include the distance of the Public Area to your site
THE DESIGN PROCESS: Schematic Design Phase
The Schematic Design Phase is also known as the Preliminary Design Phase. It is the preliminary
conceptual, spatial, and technical design of the project.
This includes preliminary space planning often using:
Relationship diagram matrices
Bubble diagrams
Blocking Diagrams
Stacking and fit plans (you need to master doing this one because this is used to
analyse spaces often in ALE board exams)
Initial furnishings, fixtures and equipment design/layout
Development of conceptual and thematic issues
Color, material, and finish studies
Name / Course and Year SUBJECT: AD5 Space Planning 2
SCHEDULE: 8:30-10:30 /10:30-06:30 Th
DATE OF ACTIVITY:31August2023
MODULE No. 2 ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN DETAILED PROGRAMMING, SITE Personal property and notes of:
PLANNING AND SCHEMATIC DESIGN PHASE
Ar. Deanna Alyssa C. Rentegrado, RLA, RMP
DO NOT DISTRIBUTE or POST. This is a material that was exclusively NWU Department of Architecture
made for the sole use of NWU Architecture students enrolled under
AD5 and was personally documented, summarized and made by Ar.
DAR.
Preliminary Code Review
Preliminary Budget Information
Typical means of VISUAL PRESENTATION
For this phase, it is more of the PROBLEM SOLVING phase of your design process. It is the
application of what you have gathered from your programming and site analysis.
You need to include your analysis, computations, and graphic presentation of preliminary
designs like:
Sun Path Analysis (derived from Climatic Data)
Wind Analysis (derived from Climatic Data)
diagrams like Bubble Diagram, Net Diagram, Matrix Diagram, Flow Chart
Initial Computations (Space Requirements from Design Standards and Codes,
Environmental-Land Disturbance, Rough Estimate for Budget Constraints, Sun and
Wind)
Site planning (Go back to your Site Analysis and connect your schematics. Overlay
your initial scheme for better analysis.
o e.g. add trees or foliage + go back to your programming at the same time your
site analysis. Now add a backup data like why did you add trees to that
particular area? The benefits of trees should be reflected in your related
literature or studies while the actual perceived effect should be reflected in your
analysis
Form and Massing Analysis
Initial Space Layout or space schematics
Conceptual Site and Building Plans
Preliminary Section and Elevations
Preliminary Selection of Building Systems and Materials
Approximate Dimensions, areas and volumes, perspective sketches, study models
