Part C : Application - Site Location Analysis

The Cabin is located in an imaginary ideal architectural location and urban utopia - Mount Methodology in Charrette City, where an available small site is located within a group of existing exemplary houses.

Preferred Site Location

Location

Generic Gardens, Mount Methodology, Charrette City

Latitude : -27.39

Longitude : 153.12

Elevation : 15 metres (above sea level)

After investigating the given site of urban utopia and site of the Great Bamboo Wall house, I found that the Generic Gardens is a fairly applicable and proper location for my exemplary houses and Cabin.  The main reason for choosing the Generic Gardens as a site location is a high level of vegetation.  Thick vegetation provides a natural and organic surrounding which best suits my Cabin design as an environmental filter.



Climatic Filter
Sun

Charrette City is located in a Sub-Tropical Climate and in the Southern Hemisphere,

the sun path of the is site is as below,

http://www.luxal.eu/resources/daylighting/docs/sunpath_27_south.pdf(accessed March 19, 2010)

From the above sunpath diagram, it can be seen that a notable amount of sunlight comes from the North.  The chosen site disposition allows penetration of winter sun and avoid some summer sun.  There are a fews tree at the site, but the views and sunshine won't be blocked off by nearby trees or existing buildings.

Wind

Wind is one of the most highly variable meteorological elements, both in speed and direction.  

The four wind frequency analyses (Summer 9am and 3pm; Winter 9am and 3pm) of the preferred site are shown below,

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/cgi_bin_scripts/windrose_selector.cgi(accessed March 24, 2010)

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/cgi_bin_scripts/windrose_selector.cgi(accessed March 24, 2010)

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/cgi_bin_scripts/windrose_selector.cgi(accessed March 24, 2010)

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/climate/cgi_bin_scripts/windrose_selector.cgi(accessed March 24, 2010)

The above wind roses show the frequency of occurrence of wind speed and direction.  In fact, wind directions are divided into eight compass directions.  From the above diagram,  we can see that Winter wind is in the South-South West-West sector.  Summer Breezes are in the North-East, South-East sectors.  Indeed, the chosen site is exposed to wind from different directions moderately.