DIAGRAMMING ISSUES
Diagrams can effectively address adiversity of
design issues.
Site diagrams explore how the siting and
orientation of adesign respond to
environmental and contextual forces.
• Contextual constraints and opportunities
• Environmental forces of sun. wind. and
precipitation
• Topography, landscape. and waterfeatures
• Approach, access, and paths thro.ugh asite
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Programmatic diagrams investigate how a
designorganization addresses programmatic
requirements.
• Spatial dimensions required for activities
• Functional proximities and adjacencies
• Relationship between served and service
spaces
• Zoning of publicand private functions
Circulation diagrams study how patterns of
movement influence and are influenced by
program elements.
• Modes of pedestrian, vehicular, and service
travel
• Approach. entry, nodes, and paths of
movement
• Horizontal and vertical paths
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