Site Analysis Architecture BIGGEST MISTAKES - Site Analysis Tips for Architecture Students
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- 4 BIG site analysis architecture MISTAKES I see architecture students make. Avoid making these mistakes when doing architecture site analysis. My site analysis architecture course on TH-cam: • Architecture Site Anal...
Architecture site analysis might seem like a pointless task, but it is the first step to designing a great architectural project. Let us learn how to do an architecture site analysis by looking at the most common mistakes architecture students make when doing site analysis.
In this video, we’ll look at 4 of the biggest mistakes I see architecture students make when doing architectural site analysis. You’ll also receive tips for improving your site analysis that will help you avoid making these big mistakes that can make or break your architecture projects.
The first architecture site analysis mistake I see students make is that their site analysis is done with no clear purpose in mind. There is no clear intention behind their analysis. In order to have a successful site analysis, you need to be decisive as to what you’re trying to show and why. The big mistake is that architecture student’s site analyses are showing too much irrelevant information. For example, your site analysis might be showing which way the wind is coming from. However, if you’re not doing anything with that information, then what’s the point in showing it? Unless you’re making architectural design moves from your site analysis, there is no point showing it. If you’re showing the wind direction and strength, make sure your architectural design responds to that. Demonstrate to the client or your architecture teacher that you’ve understood the limitation, that the wind is coming from a certain direction at a certain speed, and propose an architectural solution to that constraint.
Don’t show a wind rose for the sake of showing a wind rose. Have a clear intention behind what you’re showing in your site analysis and use that information to make your initial design site moves.
b. Your site analysis is showing irrelevant information
d. Think, if you’re coming to a client with a site analysis with all this information, they’re going to be sitting there thinking “why have I paid x amount of money to be told something I already know”.
f. Only show what is necessary and indicate how you’ve used that to create design moves.
The second architecture site analysis mistake I see students get caught up doing, is that they are not graphically communicating their site analysis in a thoughtful manner. Site analysis may seem like a pointless task that you do just to “tick the box”. Because of this, students often research general site information, overlay it on their site plan and call it a “site analysis”, when really all they’ve done is overlay some information from google, something a 7-year-old kid could do.
Make sure you’re taking only what’s necessary for your site analysis, as explained above, and organise this information thoughtfully and concisely. Utilise line weights and opacity to create a hierarchy in your architecture site analysis. Consider what is important in your analysis and use line weights and opacity to give that priority. Hierarchy is key for any architectural drawing, not just a site analysis. Use a simple colour scheme, often 2-3 colours is suffice, and use different shades or opacities of these colours to create depth in your analysis. Experiment with diagrams, sketches and drawings to show what you’re thinking and have researched, rather than using blocks of text.
The third architecture site analysis mistake I see architecture students make is that your site analysis is being done as a preliminary task and shortly after being completed is being forgotten. Your site analysis can give you so much information to work with, but often we do it as a task that “has to be done” to tick the boxes and forget about it. Let the site analysis carry through the entire design phase, not just being a preliminary task to do before designing. Let the site analysis influence your design.
The final mistake I see architecture students make when creating site analyses is that they limit their site analysis to a site plan.
Lots can be shown in section, plans, perspective, sketches, diagrams, and other modes of communication such as animation or temporal media. Again, consider what you’re showing and pick the best mode of communication. You might notice which way the wind is coming from, then sketch a passive design sketch showing how your design will utilise it. A site plan can be effective for a site analysis, but there are many other modes of communication that can tell a different story.
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As an architecture student… I’m proud to say that I’ve done every single mistake you mentioned. 😂 But I guess that’s the better way I’ve learned, although a bunch of tips like these ones come in handy. ☺️ Thank you, Kyle! Kudos for all the content you’ve been uploading. 🤩
Haha don't worry, so have I! Thanks a lot for the kind comment, I appreciate your support and am glad you are enjoying my content
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Haven't done my site analysis yet, but this has made me understand my task better .thanks
A site analysis is so important and takes a lot of time and effort ,when I was a student our professor used to focus more on how we do it and of course why it's so necessary to do it well , the sketching phase and conception depends a lot on this analysis so that problems like ones that you have mentioned will not be found . It's very helpful
Well said! Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed the video
Interior design student here I love your videos, they are so helpful!
As an architect student and practitioner I think THAT simplicity and multiple good drawing and schemes does more than a loaded set of analysis.
Big is a master of this. These people understand site operations quite well. Site analysis is AWARENESS of the forces that govern your design and design decisions.
Nothing else.
Most welcome :)
I've been struggling how to correctly create a site analysis as an architecture student and your video helped a lot. Thanks so much.
You're very welcome! Thanks Angeli
Hey I'm also an architecture student
So useful! Thanks! If you think of the TIME VALUE aspect of your presentation. You dont want to waste the time of your professor or client explaining unnecessary (less significant) findings because each second is more 'expensive' for them as they get paid/earn more. Also there is probably 1 presentor explaining and a bunch of people listening which accumulates to a lot more time value invested in seeing the presentation than presenting.
Exactly right! Well said. Thanks for watching :D
I am on doing my site analysis. Good timing, helpful ♡
Thanks Semur! Best wishes for your project.
thank you so much. I'm in my first year and photoshop gives me a lot of trouble. May you please share more on how to use it for beginners?
Thanks for this Kyle! Much appreciated! Can you do a video focusing more about site and urban planning? We're currently taking Design 7 and I really need some details and infos about the said topic.
Sure thing. I have a lot of videos lined up so will try add that in. Thanks for watching Keith!
Thanks for the great content. 🔥
My pleasure! Thanks for watching Reese
Brilliant! Thank you.
You're welcome :)
Have a site analysis due next week, your timing couldn't have been better🔥
Perfect! Good luck with your deadline :D
Love the content!
Thank you very much!
I hated doing these Site Analysis diagrams in school where it just looked like information overload.
Sometimes it felt like a checklist. Instructors just wanted you to show that you did enough research but you never used it to inform the design.
I'll tell you this from experience, I don't do this in the office now 😂
Haha exactly right… thanks for sharing!
Helpful! Saved me a lot of trouble
Glad it helped! Cheers
Could you please do layout plan
Thank you 😇 God Bless 😇💐
Thank you as always Sukhpreet!
I'm a first year architecture student and I started to apply these things but I can't understand them very well because it's hard to understand , can you give me tips that might help me😊
Thank you!
You're welcome!
One of the tasks I need to do for site analysis is diagraming sound with concentric circles emanating from points on the site. How do I start diagraming something like this?
I have a new video coming out tonight which is all about diagramming. It should help so stay tuned!
Wow you kindly slapped me in the face :) Thank you tho !
Haha, sorry! Glad you enjoyed the video
I have a question that’s been confusing me a lot, some countries take architecture in 3 years and some take architecture in 5 years why is that what is the difference between them ?
Like United Arab Emirates is 5 years but Australia is 3 years.
Please if you have an explanation for this I would really appreciate it
I think you’re comparing different courses. In Australia the bachelors of architecture is 3 years but architectural registration also requires a 2 year master degree. It used to be a 5 year bachelor course but changed about 10 years ago. As for why other countries are shorter or longer, each country have their own registration requirements but all are generally 4-7 years
@@kylesinko do you know why Australia changed the bachelors from 5yrs to 3? I'm in AU and I find it great that they did because I'm able to take time after the bachelors and work a bit before doing the masters to see if I wanna qualify/ not but was just wondering the reason
Dude, we never orienting our building on site analysis. It's on your concept as a respond to your site analysis.
How do you find the sun path of a specific site
It's usually as simple as searching for it on Google. You can also geo-locate your Revit, Archicad or similar model to integrate the sun path into your model using shadows.
serious question: what is analysis in general and how do you do it
Analysis is the detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
So when you're doing a site analysis, you should be examining how the site will interact with your proposed building or the existing building if there is one. You want to understand the context surrounding the building to better integrate the two.
@@LifeofanArchitect_TylerD Thanks for a great response! Can I also recommend my site analysis video? It will help a lot. th-cam.com/video/-aFBwHkQNxg/w-d-xo.html
I am an English as a Second Language Teacher and will use your awesome content to help my students better understand Archi English!
That's awesome! Thank you so much. Cheers
thanks
You're welcome :)
Noted:
- Any data should be useful for analysis and practice.
- Graphic: Let the drawing tell the audience. Less text. Only show what need to show.
- Don let the site analysis data leaves there and no use afterward.
- Don use Site analysis with site plan. Use sketch or other drawing instead.
Great❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Angelie! 🧡
Well I have to redo all my preliminaries now... thanks😂😂
Great video! Try to cut down if possible though it’s pretty repetitive
Thanks mate! Appreciate the feedback
Our professor in my university required ours to have a site analysis without specifying where to site is😂😭.
Haha, interesting approach Professor 🤣
where do you come from bro?
I'm from Australia :)
:D lubs your vids could ya redo ur scale ruler vid tho that'll be great
Thanks mate! May I ask what you'd like done differently? That video isn't too old :p
Is there any software to collect climate data?
I'll usually just type on Google "Local climate data" and enough data will be provided. Not too sure about actual software though, I'm sure there is!
we just pass our site analysis today and this just showed up
Hope it helps :)
the picture in the thumbnail..... every first year student ALWAYS replicates the same image. from the arrow to the sun path! be original people!
Gue kira cuma di kampus gue doang yang begini, taunya di luar negeri juga sama aja lol
Itu sama di mana-mana haha