Unit 2 Location
Unit 2 Location
Unit 2 Location
Section 1 Presentation
1. Look at this diagram of a building under construction in the southern
part of a building site:
railway line
North
East
building site
pedestrian access
Example: The longer walls of the building face north and south to
minimize the area of wall exposed to the sun.
House A
South
path of sun
path of sun
North
House C House D
West East
South
prevailing breeze
f. Which house has the minimum length of wall exposed to the prevailing
breeze?
g. Which house has the best orientation for a hot country?
h. In a warm-humid country with the prevailing wind from the east, what is
the best orientation for the long axis of a house? Draw a diagram.
5. Read this :
Four factors which can influence the orientation of buildings are:
1. Climate
2. View
3. Building site requirements, e.g. the shape of a building site may
determine the orientation of a building
4. The function of the building, e.g. a coastguard building will look
out to the sea.
Now look at some local buildings and say which factors have helped to determine
their orientation.
The roof of the house is removed by cutting along line A-B which is parallel to the
floor.
Now look at this elevation of the house and answer the questions:
gutter
down pipe
shutters
waste pipe
hall
roof main dinning
garage room
bedroom living room
bedroom 4 bedroom 3 entrance
covered porch
Now say whether these statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
Each of the following sentences will fit into one of the spaces in the above
passage which are marked by the letters A, B, C, D. Match these sentences
with these letters.
Client : I don’t like this plan because the dining room and the kitchen are
on opposite sides of the house.
Architect : So what!
Client : well, it is a long way to carry the food.
Architect : Does that matter very much?
Client : Yes. I think it does, because the food will get cold on its way
from the kitchen to the dining room.
Make similar discussion between the architect and his client complaining about:
a. the relative position of the bathroom and the bedroom
b. the relative position of the bedroom and the living room
c. the lack of a covered porch over the entrance
13. Say whether these statements are true of house A, house B or both. Then
make statements comparing the two houses.
Example: This house contains eight rooms.
Answer: house B
14. Now design a single-storey house and compare your plan with house A.