Site AnalysisWhat to record on a site, sorted into what you can measure and what you must judge.ArchitectureRecord first, interpret second. Keep the two apart in the drawing.MeasurableBoundaries, levels and existing structuresOrientation and the sun path across the yearPrevailing wind, shelter and exposureAccess points, traffic and public transportTrees, drainage, services and ground conditionsPlanning constraints and any heritage designationJudgementWhere people already walk and where they stopWhat the site is quiet or noisy fromViews worth keeping and views worth blockingThe grain and scale of what is next doorWhat the place is used for at different hoursWhat the neighbourhood would miss if it changedEducational reference. Planning constraints, rights of light and groundconditions need professional survey and advice.Site Analysislearnposters.com
Site Analysis — printable design wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Site Analysis poster

12 entries in 2 groups.

Record first, interpret second. Keep the two apart in the drawing.

Educational reference. Planning constraints, rights of light and ground conditions need professional survey and advice.

Questions about the Site Analysis poster

What’s on the Site Analysis poster?
12 entries in 2 groups. Record first, interpret second. Keep the two apart in the drawing. Measurable: Boundaries, levels and existing structures, Orientation and the sun path…; Judgement: Where people already walk and where they stop, What the site is quiet or n…. Educational reference. Planning constraints, rights of light and ground conditions need professional survey and advice.
Who is the Site Analysis poster for?
Site Analysis belongs to the Architecture section rather than to a school year, because design is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning design method can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Site Analysis poster?
Do it before the concept. One made without the site gets replaced by one made with it. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Site Analysis belongs on the wall where that design work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Site Analysis?
Human Dimensions, Reading the Brief and Circulation sit alongside Site Analysis in the Architecture section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Human DimensionsReading the BriefCirculation
Is the Site Analysis poster free to download and print?
Yes. Site Analysis downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Architecture section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Site Analysis poster print at?
Site Analysis is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Site Analysis loses nothing.Printing guide

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