SITE AND CLIMATE ANALYSIS
PRIMARY SCHOOL
- LIPIKA PANDEY
SITE
SITE – THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA
SITE
SITE – THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, KERALA
o PROPOSED SITE AREA – 1.83 ACRES = 7405 M²
o 12M WIDE ROAD ON SOUTH AND WEST SIDE OF THE SITE
o URBAN PARK ON NORTH AND EAST SIDE OF THE SIDE
o LOW RISE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBOURHOOD PRESENT ALONG THE
ROADS ON SOUTH AND WEST SIDE
o AVAILABLE FSI = 1
o MAXIMUM GROUND COVERAGE = 50%
SITE ANALYSIS
SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTH WEAKNESS OPPORTUNITY THREAT
• MAIN ROADS
ACCESS FROM 2
SIDES
• CONNECTIVITY
• NEAR TO
RESIDENTIAL
AREAS
• AMPLE SUNLIGHT
• ACCESS WITH
PARK
• NOISE
DISTURBANCE
FROM MAIN
ROADS
• SITE MAY HEAT UP
DURING
SUMMERS
• DUST AND
POLLUTION FROM
ROADS
• HUGE SITE AREA
• ACCESS FROM
PARK
• NEAR TO
RESIDENTIAL
AREA
• DUST AND
POLLUTION FROM
ROADS
• NOISE
DISTURBING THE
AMBIENCE
MICROCLIMATE EFFECT
o EFFECT FROM ROADS – ROADS MAY GENERATE HUGE DUST, NOISE AND POLLUTION, WHICH CAN BE
TROUBLESOME FOR STUDY ENVIRONMENT. IT GIVES A HUGE OPEN SPACE FOR THE SUNLIGHT TO ENTER THE SITE,
WHICH DURING THE SUMMER MAY ALSO HEAT UP THE SITE.
o EFFECT DUE TO PARK – PARK HAS A HUGE OPEN AREA, THUS PROVIDING MORNING SUNLIGHT TO ENTER THE
SITE. ALSO, THIS OPEN SPACE ALLOWS THE WINTER WINDS TO ENTER THE SITE.
o EFFECT DUE TO RESIDENTIAL AREA – LOW RISE RESIDENTIAL AREA MAY HELP TO BLOCK THE SUMMER
WINDS TO ENTER THE SITE TO SOME EXTENT.
SITE CLIMATE
o CLIMATE – TROPICAL WET (HUMID) CLIMATE
o MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE – 34°C
o MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE - 21°C
o HUMIDITY IS HIGH AND RISES TO ABOUT 90% DURING MONSOONS
o AVERAGE RAINFALL – 1700mm PER YEAR
SITE GEOGRAPHY
o CITY IS SITUATED IN WEST COAST OF INDIA, AND IS BOUNDED BY LAKSHADWEEP SEA TO ITS WEST AND
THE WESTERN GHATS TO ITS EAST
o MODERATELY EARTHQUAKE PRONE ZONE, CATEGORIZED IN SEISMIC II ZONE
o SOIL TYPE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY – DARK BROWN LOAMY LATERITE SOIL – HIGH IN PHOSPHOROUS
o SOIL TYPE IN WESTERN COASTAL REGIONS OF CITY – SANDY LOAMY
o IN EASTERN HILLY PARTS – RICH DARK BROWN LOAM OF GRANITE ORIGIN IS FOUND
o SURROUNDED BY TROPICAL WET EVERGREEN FORESTS WITH THE CITY ITSELF HAVING GOOD TREE COVER
o THE AREA IS FERTILE BREEDING GROUND FOR A VARIETY OF TREES, ORCHIDS, MEDICINAL PLANTS AND
SPICES. TIMBER PRODUCING TREES OF TEAK WOOD AND ROSE WOOD ARE ALSO CULTIVATED HERE
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Site analysis for primary school