Category Archives: Inventory-Analysis
Join Circulation
Categories include but are not limited to: Public/Private Subway/Bus Pedestrian Vehicular (Passenger and Commercial) Bicycle Access Routes and Decision Nodes Parking (Cars/Bikes, etc.) Travel Distances / Time Team Members: Jennifer, Matthew
Join Climate
Sun Exposure / Shadow Studies Winds Seasonal Variation Daily Variation Micro-climate Team Members: Jennifer
Join History
History of the Site and the Waterfront Historic Buildings or Uses Historic Materials Team Members: Stephanie
Join Land Use
Commercial Residential Industrial Where are stores or other community facilities located Team Members: Matthew
Join Sound & Air Pollution
Sound Pollution Air Pollution Other Team Members: Matthew, Jennifer
Join OpenSpace
Public Parks Private Parks Plazas Street OpenSpaces Figure/Ground Ground/Figure Team Members: Jay (Jaeyoung)
Join Photographs
Photographs taken by students should be organized into categories and formatted onto sheets for reference. Team Members: Jay (Jaeyoung)
Join Site Aspect
Site Aspect is a map that is created on top of the topography. It shows the Direction (Aspect) that a slope faces. It is color coded to show if site has North/South/East/West exposures.
Join Site Furnishings & Materials
Shows the use of site materials and site furniture: Identify by type identify location
Join Topography
Shows topography of site and surroundings. A good source of this information is the USGS (US Geological Survey) website. You can download the quadrangle map for downtown Brooklyn. The PDF contains topographic information.
Join Vegetation
Identifies location and type of vegetation: Organize by Type Organize by Location
Join Views To & From
For the site identify views both to and from site. Consider both good (asset) and bad (liability) views. View to the site Views from the site Team Members: Jay (Jaeyoung)
Join Zoning Analysis
Complete a zoning analysis of the site includes but isnot limited to: Block & Lot, Zoning Map FAR/OSR Setback/ Sky Exposure / Streetwall Ccomplete zoning diagrams including a 3D Massing, sections, etc. showing the sites potential.