The document discusses strategies for sustainable site design and rainwater management. It describes how urban areas experience the urban heat island effect, with dark surfaces absorbing heat. Materials like open grid paving, white roofs, and green roofs can help reduce this effect. Strategies include using reflective roofing, reducing paved areas, and planting trees. The document also discusses managing rainwater by minimizing impervious surfaces, using features like bioswales to control runoff, and harvesting rainwater for non-potable uses. Location and transportation are also addressed, emphasizing the benefits of locating developments near housing, jobs and services to reduce emissions.

1. Approach to Sustainable Site Design
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https://inhabitat.com
Presentation by Ar. Akash V,
for 7th Sem, BMSCA

2. URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
Cities are typically warmer than nearby rural. That flat dark surfaces of roadways, parking lots and tarred
rooftops absorb and retain sun‟s heat during the day and slow to radiate it at night. The result, known as
Heat Island effect, is an increase in air temperature in a developed area compared with an undeveloped
area.
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4. URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
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5. Materials that help reduce the heat island effects include open grid paving, white roofs and vegetated green
roofs
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URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT

6. URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
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7. URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT
Strategies for reducing the heat island effect:
1. Install reflective roof surface: light coloured roof absorbs less heat
2. Reduce the area of paved surfaces exposed to sunlight: limit the amount of hardscape, design narrow
roads, use light coloured paving, shade hardscape with greenery and locate parking underground
3. Plant an urban forest of green roof: Use street trees, shrubs, and landscaping to reduce heat island
effects through evapotranspiration and provide shade
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8. Urban areas generally treat rain as problem, the result of such lopsided approach along with ever expanding
boundary of the urban edge and increase in paved roads and hardscape, is damaging the watershed‟s
functionality.
The alternative, applying systems based, integrative processes to rainwater management. People should be
encouraged to mirror natural systems by slowing the flow of water and retaining water on site. One can
increase infiltration of rainfall into the ground, capture and reuse it and use natural processes to treat the
remaining water that run offs the property.
RAINWATER MANAGEMENT
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9. Strategies for Rainwater management through design:
1. Minimize impervious areas: Increase the area of permeable surfaces, such as vegetated roofs, porous
pavement and landscape areas.
2. Control rainwater: Install dry ponds, rain gardens, bioswales, and similar landscape features designed
to hold water and slow the rate of runoff
3. Incorporate rainwater management into site design: Use features that serve multiple functions such as
planters that collect rainwater streets that include bio-swales to capture and hold rainwater and mulch
that both builds soil and holds moisture
Strategies for rain water management in operations and maintenance:
1. Redirect rainwater: Direct run-off into rain gardens, bioswales and other landscape features that retain
water
2. Harvest rainwater: collected water can be used as process water, to flush toilets or to provide irrigation
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12. https://www.slideshare.net/emilydean/sustainable-site-design-
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Thoughtful site design begins with a thorough assessment of the site. By getting to know a site‟s best
features and its challenges, designers can appropriately integrate the building and grounds into the local
ecosystem. Good site design benefits the project by creating synergies between the building and site and it
also benefits the larger community through strategies such as rainwater management and habitat
conservation
COLLEGE OF MARIN INDIAN VALLEY CAMPUS
SITE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

13. SITE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
When assessing and designing a site, Architect and the project team should ask following questions:
1. Is there adequate open spaces surrounding the project, or could the project provide open space to
building and community?
2. What is the local climate of the project?
3. Has the site been developed previously?
4. What species in the area might use the site as habitat and be affected?
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14. Strategically locating functional and decorative hardscape on a project site may reduce the amount of
impervious area, surfaces that have been compacted or covered by materials that do not allow water to
infiltrate. Impervious areas found in the built environment include concrete, brick, stone, asphalt and sealed
surfaces. Strategies for reducing hardscape include using pervious paving systems for parking lots,
walkways and decorative areas such as patio. Pervious paving area allow rainwater infiltration and also
reduce heat island effect.
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SITE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

15. Strategies for developing a sustainable site design:
1. Minimize hardscape: Substitute pervious surface for traditional paving
2. Use native landscaping: select plants that are native to the area both to reduce water use and to provide
habitat for local birds and other species.
3. Prevent light pollution: avoid up-lighting, glare and trespass by using shielded fixtures and strategic
lighting design
4. Preserve open space and sensitive areas: consolidate the development footprint and protect and restore
natural vegetation, wetland areas and bodies of water
5. Protect and restore habitat: Designate areas as protected habitat and open space for the life of the
project. Develop a conservation management program to make sure that the natural environment is
protected.
SITE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
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https://www.sustainablesites.org/phipps-center-sustainable-

16. Ar. Soma Chandra for DYSCA
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The location of building is as important as how it is built. Through its location, a building can meet the
needs of the community, support active street life and promote healthy lifestyles. Hence building
location plays an important role in reduction of Green House Gas emissions.
If people can take public transportation, ride bicycle or walk to the building, the project helps reduce the
carbon emissions associated with commuting.
A project that is connected to the community by pedestrian paths and bicycle lanes encourages people to
walk or bike instead of driving their personal vehicles… this will help in reduction of air pollution as well as
promote physical activity
LOCATION TRANSPORTATION

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The LEED ratings system addresses Project‟s Location and Transportation Design‟ through following key
topics:
• Location
• Transportation
• Neighbourhood Design and Pattern
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18. A good site channels development into places where it will improve rather than degrade the triple bottom line
of sustainability.
The best location are those which do the promotes smart growth… this approach looks into protection of open
spaces & farmland by emphasizing development with housing, jobs and services near each-other.
LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION

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Concept of a Garden City
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Strategies:
1. Protect Habitat: Give preference to locations that do not include sensitive site element and land types
2. Increase density: Create a smaller footprints and maximize the FAR or square footage per acre
3. Increase Diversity of uses: Provide the services that are most needed within communities and support
a balance of jobs and housing
4. Encourage Multiple modes of transportation: Enable occupants to walk, bicycle and use public transit
LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION

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Concepts
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24. THE INTERLACE, SINGAPORE

25. A vertical village inSingapore winsWorld BuildingoftheYear
at theWorldArchitectureAwards 2015
WorldArchitecture Festival Director Paul Finch said: “The Interlace is blazing atrail with an example of bold,
contemporary architectural thinking.Theproject presents an alternative way of thinking about developments
which mightotherwise become generic tower clusters.”
“We‟re honored to win this award in recognition of the social value and sense of community that our design
creates.This project is aprototype for newqualities of denseurban living integrated with nature – it shows at a
significant scalethat something elsethan the status quo is possible,” saidOleScheeren
The Interlace, aresidential complex in Singapore, conceived asa„vertical village‟, features anetwork of living and social
spaceswithin 31apartment blocks stacked in ahexagonal arrangement around eight generouscourtyards
•Country: Singapore
•Architects: OMA, OleScheeren
•Built upArea: 169600m²
•Site Area:81000sqm
•Year: 2013
•Architect of Record:RSPArchitects Planners& Engineers (Pte)Ltd
•Architect In Charge:OleScheeren
•DesignArchitect: OMA, designer & partner-in-charge OleScheeren

29. OleScheeren - “The design addresses concernsof shared space and social needs in a contemporary society and
simultaneouslyresponds to issues of shared living and individuality by offering a multiplicity of indoor/outdoor
spacesspecificto the tropical context.”

31. KAMPUNG ADMIRALTY, SINGAPORE

32. •Country: Singapore
•Architects: WOHA
•Built upArea: 32331.60m2
•Site Area: 8981.00m2
•Year: 2017
•Civil & Structural Engineer:Ronnie & KohConsultants Pte. Ltd.
•Mechanical & Electrical Engineer:AECOMPte. Ltd.
•LandscapeConsultant:Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl Singapore Pte.Ltd
•Greenmark Consultant:AECOMPte. Ltd.
Designed by Singapore-based architecture firm WOHA, has won the prestigious World
Buildingof theYear 2018award at theWorldArchitecture Festival inAmsterdam.
The substantial mixed-use building is Singapore’s first integrated public development that brings together a mix
of public facilitiesand servicesunderone roof.
"This is a project that does something necessary in an intelligent fashion from the way it connects to transport to
its natural ventilation strategy, all benefitting from a decision to layer a series of buildings rather than
separating them into separate tall blocks."
"The jury felt this was aproject with potential lessonsfor citiesand countriesaround the world"

36. The one-stop integrated complex maximises land use and is a prototype for meeting the needs of
Singapore‟s ageing population. Located on a tight 0.9Ha site with a height limit of 45m, the scheme builds
upon a layered „club sandwich‟ approach, with a range of commercial, residential and health spaceamid
amenities and community services, topped by extensive green terraces adorning various elevatedspaces.

41. LYF-1 NORTH COLIVING DEVELOPMENT

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