The document provides a site analysis for the Grantham's Car Park area. Some key points: - The 920m2 site is located less than 10 minutes from transportation links and has many pedestrians passing by daily. - Surrounding buildings may cause shadowing, and wind funnels down the street. Noise from traffic is constant. - The soil quality needs testing for building suitability. Existing services on the site also require assessment. - The area has a mix of building styles providing flexible design options. Views and solar orientation could be utilized.

1. GRANTHAM’S CAR PARK
SITE ANALYSIS
Chris Nelson

2. • Area – 920m² and perimeter of 128m
• Footfall – constant students, lecturers and public walking past
• Location – less than 10 minute walk from Bus Station and 5
minutes from the train station which has links to Edinburgh,
London, Manchester and Liverpool. There are several bus
stops very close.
• Circulation – The diagram shows how traffic is able to move
around the site
• Culture – There is a huge student population but it is also
passed frequently by workers & the elderly.
• Access – Due to the location there is simple access through a
one way street, there are also lowered curbs so everyone
can access site

3. • Climate – Wind is funnelled down side street and tends to get a
lot of rain, could cause some issues with the building structure.
• The site is slightly over powered by the height of surrounding
buildings, may cause shadowing.
• There is constant noise and sounds from people and traffic.
• Soil has been pre built on so may not be capable for building
on, test must be done on the site
• There may be some legal considerations to think about

4. • There are a lot of different styled buildings in the area which
means that boundaries can be stretched with the design
process.
• Views – There are some nice views that can be utilised
• Orientation – This can be sued to possibly provide power to
the building
• Location - With the large student population this gives the
site an opportunity to be a specialist site with certain
customers.
• Ecology – There is quite a lot of trees and greenery around
the site

5. • Are there any preservation orders around the site?
• Existing services need to assess with a specialist and decide if any works need doing by
a specialist.
• Is it on protected land?
• The diagram to the right shows the possible
existing services that may be an issue,
lampposts and man holes. There may also be
existing services coming from the side building
and going underneath the Grantham's site.
This would need investigating further.

6. • Site Boundaries – The area in which we are able to develop
on.
• History of the building and previous buildings it has
contained.
• Points of view of the site
1890 1910 1930 1960