The site plan provides an insight into the choice of siting and orientation of the home on this property. Meters and access to service units such as electricity and water are also displayed in the site plan. A snapshot of landscaping and roof equiptment, as well as the client profile will also be provided. CLIENT PROFILE Frank and Celia, a married couple, have two teenage children; Eliza aged 19, and Hank aged 17. Celia is usually the first to rise in the morning, as she enjoys working out in the backyard to start her day. She generally hops in the shower straight after, just as Frank is waking up. Celia leaves the house around 10am for work and doesn’t arrive home until 6.30 or 7pm each weekday. Frank generally wakes around 8am to shower and leave for work. He arrives home around 5 and prepares dinner while watching his favourite shows on TV. Frank is somewhat of a movie buff and enjoys streaming the latest when he finds the time. Frank and Celia enjoy entertaining and will often have friends over on the weekends. The family have a Sunday evening BBQ ritual. On weekdays, the family spend time together playing board games and watching TV series after dinner. Eliza is a university student who spends a lot of time in her bedroom studying. Eliza also suffers from dust mites. Eliza is home all day four days a week. She wakes early the other three days, quickly showers and leaves for university. Hank is studying his VCE and spends a lot of time in his room preparing for exams. Hank usually showers before bed to save the hassle in the morning. He spends most weeknights at sport training, and is out most of Saturday for games, but enjoys spending Sundays at home with the family.
SITING + ORIENTATION: Main access to this property is through the southern boundary. Northern access is also available. There are no topography constraints on the property. To maximise passive heating and cooling throughout the home, living areas face north, and most sleeping quarters face south. The main bedroom will face north due to the standardised floor plan, and additional shading methods will be considered to create a comfortable environment. The house has been sited to the west side of the block to maximise solar heat gains. The impact of shading from double-storey neighbouring properties has been considered in this aspect. Privacy concerns are minimal as there are no bedroom or living areas facing neighbouring properties. This siting also provides space for possible addition of garage or shed in the future. SERVICES Service connections to gas and water meters and telecom, Side Entry Pit (SEP), Legal Point of Discharge (LPD) and Grated Pit (JD) are to the south side of the side. Sewer connection is to north side of home (at the lowest point).
SUN PATH ANALYSIS North facing windows should take advantage of Melbourne’s warming winter sun. Thermal mass in these areas will aid the passive heating of the home in winter. Appropriate shading needs to block Melbourne’s hot summer sun from north and west facing walls and windows. Shading and ventilation of these spaces will aid passive cooling of the home.
WIND PATH + VENTILATION: Vegetation and house design need to take advantage of cooling summer breezes and block harsh hot and cold winds. Cool breezes from the south will allow for significant cooling of the home if good ventilation design is also incorporated. Vegetation, such as deciduous and funneling trees and bushes can divert and filter breeze for the advantage of the passive cooling of the home. VEGETATION The clients require a water-efficient garden design which will provide the appropriate shading to the home and be equipped to use recycled rainwater and greywatrer wherever possible. They would like the garden to be as low-maintenance as possible. A combination of low-maintenance local indigenous planting, deciduous trees and vines and greywater suitable vegetation will be used.
WARM NORTHERLY BREEZE (Winter)
BBQ
The clients have outlined that they may like to include a vegetable garden in the future, however have emphasised that they do not currently have time to care for one. Space will be set aside for future additions. ROOF EQUIPTMENT The roof will be constructed with Hempcrete, using a gap-free continuous installation method which provides excellent sealing properties. The roof will need to be covered in a waterproof sarking while it is allowed to cure. Regular humidity assessments will be undertaken to achieve an even drying process. Insulation and ventilation of the roof space will contribute to the effective passive heating and cooling of the home. Roof cladding will comprise of zincalume cladding. The roof design allows for the installation of solar panels to allow the client to offset their electricity consumption. The roof is angled in a way to maxmise solar gains in all seasons (45 degrees).
STRONG, HOT SW BREEZE (Summer)
SOUTHERLY COOL BREEZE (Summer) Entrance to Home
ROOF EQUIPTMENT LEGEND Solar PV Array
SUMMER SUN
Clerestory Window Location
WINTER SUN
Environmental Building Systems 1. Site Plan ABPL20036 SEM 2, 2017 Scale: 1:100 @ A3
Date: 2017 Tutor: Adrian Chu Alyse Knape 759021
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SITE PLAN
Power Line Sewer Line Gas Line Water Line Stormwater Line
Electric Pole w/Street Light
Side Entry Pit
Telecom Pit Sewer Pit
Junction Pit
Gas Meter Water Meter
Legal Point of Discharge GM
Existing Trees Site Boundary
Proposed Trees Proposed Shrubs Deciduous Vine Pergola
Water Meter Connection Electricity Meter Electricity Meter Connection Water Meter Telecom Connection Premises Connection Device
Rainwater Tank Overflow Bladder Tank Under Decking Recycled Timber Decking