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Evaluation procedure 21
(b) wind direction (global and local winds) for
(i) natural ventilation,
(ii) wind towers,
(iii) wind turbines,
(iv) landscape strategies for sheltering from the hot summer winds.
(c) natural landscape features, such as
(i) valleys, ridges, contours;
(ii) trees, tree clusters;
(iii) rivers, rivulets, springs;
(iv) geology; hydrology; soil types and
(v) flora and fauna (biodiversity).
2. man-made aspects, such as
(a) historic monuments,
(b) architectural character of the surrounding buildings (in case of relative older
developments),
(c) adjacent developments such as buildings,
(d) external/municipal utility lines and civic amenities,
(e) access ways, service lanes, rights of way,
(f) future developments such as proposed buildings in the immediate vicinity of the
project,
(g) sources of noise such as roads/highways/industrial establishments/malls.
Possible errors
1. the most crucial error in this criterion is little or no response to the natural and man-made
context. very often projects follow a ‘zero local response’ strategy, with designs that do not
respond to the project site and climate at all.
Point allocation
four points to be awarded if all aspects are addressed adequately (in drawing and narrative format).
(b) wind direction (global and local winds) for
(i) natural ventilation,
(ii) wind towers,
(iii) wind turbines,
(iv) landscape strategies for sheltering from the hot summer winds.
(c) natural landscape features, such as
(i) valleys, ridges, contours;
(ii) trees, tree clusters;
(iii) rivers, rivulets, springs;
(iv) geology; hydrology; soil types and
(v) flora and fauna (biodiversity).
2. man-made aspects, such as
(a) historic monuments,
(b) architectural character of the surrounding buildings (in case of relative older
developments),
(c) adjacent developments such as buildings,
(d) external/municipal utility lines and civic amenities,
(e) access ways, service lanes, rights of way,
(f) future developments such as proposed buildings in the immediate vicinity of the
project,
(g) sources of noise such as roads/highways/industrial establishments/malls.
Possible errors
1. the most crucial error in this criterion is little or no response to the natural and man-made
context. very often projects follow a ‘zero local response’ strategy, with designs that do not
respond to the project site and climate at all.
Point allocation
four points to be awarded if all aspects are addressed adequately (in drawing and narrative format).
