analysis

An analysis is the separation of a whole into its component parts (Webster Dictionary).
The analysis of a building is separating the structure into its component parts and elements,
which have been listed in the handout as follows.
Media for the analysis of a building are (in this instance) DRAWING + DIAGRAM +PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORDINGS.
Easy start:
Take your base maps and sections, make photocopies (manual) or create a series of layers (digital) and choose one color for each layer like program, structure, circulation, light etc.
Color the base maps and sections according to the information the layer requires. Light is analyzed in terms of angles (hoe far it travels into the building), seasons, direction of rooms(N-S-E-W). Furnish the rooms with required furniture. Check if wardrobes fit, can one put a study table? How mean people can be seated for dinner everyday and on X-mas?
You have to understand the building and why the architect did what. Remember, on everything will be perfect, trade offs are part of the design process.

2. Introduction of the buildings

•Name, Location, Date

•Size: (Width/ Module Size for Row House) Building Type

•Concept:  what was the idea for this project?

•Design Principles: what specific design principles does this architect employ?

•Context: where is it placed? Urban? Suburban? Along a busy street? In an existing part of the city? In  a new part of the city? Part of a competition, a larger masterplan ? A privat commission?

•Programme: What programme does the building house?

•Form: How does it look? How is the form generated? Does the from have any influence on the context?

•Façade: How has the Façade been developed?

•Structure: What is the structural system? Is it a major factor for the building?

•Material: What materials are used? Why?

•Light: Natural Light, sunlight, natural ventilation, light flow, concept

•Circulation: internal and external circulation, vertical and horizontal circulation, access for whom where (main or site entrance), car and pedestrian access, take us on a walk through the building!

•Public/ Private: how does the building relate to the context, how does it meet the ground, is there a square, a street, point out the thresholds

•Inside/ Outside: inside and outside spaces