Urban Land Use Map Colors

• Urban land use map colors provide a visual key to understanding land use categories

Land Use Categories

• Residential areas are typically colored yellow on urban land use maps
• Commercial areas, including wholesale, retail, and services, are colored red
• Industrial areas, such as manufacturing and fabrication sites, are violet
• Institutional areas like schools and government buildings are colored blue
• Parks and playgrounds are designated with the color green
• Infrastructure and utilities such as railroads and water transport are gray
• Built-up areas, characterized by dense clusters of structures (at least 10), are yellow
• Agricultural land, including cropland and riceland, is light green
• Agro-industrial areas like pig farms and poultry farms are typically light violet
• Forests, incorporating production forests, wildlife areas, and watersheds, feature dark green
• Mining and quarrying sites are designated brown
• Grassland and pasture areas appear in olive green
• Swampland and marshes are colored aqua
• Other land uses are assigned appropriate colors, including cemeteries, dumpsites, and vacant lots

Sustainability and Site Design

• Optimal land use is achieved when every site has an ideal use, and every use has an ideal site
• Site suitability involves maximizing the lot's potential for its intended function
• Efficient space planning means proper placement of functions within a lot

Key Considerations for Site Suitability

• Soil stability and drainage are crucial factors
• Natural light orientation should be optimized
• Wind and ventilation flow are important considerations
• Minimal land disruption, including trees, slopes, and water features

Orientation & Form

• Minimizing the perimeter-to-area ratio reduces heat absorption by exposing shorter surfaces to the sun, and improves form
• Shapes like L-shapes and U-shapes have a higher perimeter-to-area ratio than squares or circles
• Minimizing the surface-to-volume ratio increases compactness, which also reduces heat gain

Wind Effects

• Trees can be used to redirect wind inside a building

Site Elevation and Slope Analysis

• Elevation data is categorized in a table to show the minimum and maximum elevation, area, and color-coded representation
• Slope data categorizes the minimum slope, maximum slope, area, and color-coded representation
• About 40.71% of the property is relatively flat (0%-6% slope).
• 50.53% of the area has a slope that ranges 6-24%
• 8.76% of the land has a slope over 24%

Planning Challenges

• Existing NGCP (National Grid Corporation of the Philippines) towers must be considered
• Existing creek and its required setbacks influence development
• Detention pond requirements need to be addressed

Tree Tagging Categories

• Trees are categorized for retention, relocation, or cutting based on species, size and location
• Premium hardwoods should be retained
• Cutting and tree relocation permits are required

Site Development Plan Metrics

• The site plan includes data on the number of lots, area designated in square meters, and percentage of the total area

Residential Lot Segmentation

• The residential area consists of 513 lots, covering 178,017 sqm representing 44% of the land area
• Open space occupies 132,340 sqm or 33% of the land area
• Easements are 2,642 sqm or 2% of the total land area
• Utility areas covers 1,054 sqm or 1% of the area
• Roads take up 76,308 sqm or 20%

Commercial Lot Segmentation

• Saleable areas for commercial spaces take 69,229 sqm or 73%
• Open space is 7,390 sqm or 8% of total area
• Easements occupy 1,047 sqm or 1% of the total area
• Roads account for 17,250 sqm or 8%

Key Features of Site Development Plan

• The site development features include a clubhouse, main guardhouse, and secondary guardhouse, cistern, deepwell, and STP (Sewage Treatment Plant)
• The Meralco supplies power while the auxiliary needs are addressed by respective providers
• Potable water and sewerage systems will be handled by MWC

Road Networks and Sections

• Road widths vary in the development, with spine roads, local roads, and cul-de-sac designs

Key Components of Sustainable Design

• Each function within residential, commercial, and green settings should be positioned where it serves a specific reason for the site
• Zoning of open spaces and structures is needed
• Green buffer zones must be planned
• Focus on water recycling and drainage using natural slopes

Designing on Slope

• The need to provide absorptive space and pavement on slopes is necessary to prevent flooding

Bioswales Design and Operation

• Bioswales allow rainwater to soak into the earth slowly, preventing flooding
• Stormwater runoff enters the bioswale through a gradual slope
• Water filters through plant roots to remove pollutants
• Water seeps into the soil and enters a secondary filtration level of sand, gravel, or rock
• Purified water makes its way to the local aquifer

Material and Resource Efficiency

• Key aspects include using local and eco-friendly materials and optimizing structural design for resource use
• Compact, multi-functional spaces and adaptive reuse strategies are important
• Integrated design and energy efficient features must be included

Sustainability Guides

• Sustainability and adaptability are key _ Integrate nearby structures

Sustainability Rating and Certification Systems

• These systems guide sustainable construction and design

LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) by USGBC

• LEED is internationally recognized and widely adopted in the Philippines

Philippine Green Building Code (PGBC)

• PGBC was established by the Department of Public Works and Highways to guide the construction and operation of energy-efficient buildings in the Philippines

BERDE (Building for Ecologically Responsive Design Excellence)

• This Excellence rating was tailored for green building certification in the Philippines.
• EDGE is a more affordable certification system

Green Building Guidelines

• Green buildings incorporate sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy and atmosphere, materials and resources, and indoor environmental quality

Landscaping

• Landscaping is the development of outdoor areas for aesthetics

Role of Landscape Architect

• Landscape architects analyze, plan, design, manage, and nurture the built and natural environments

Essential Functions of landscape architecture

• Design parks, campuses, streetscapes, trails, and plazas

Key Aspects of Landscape Design

• Landform, including ridges and valleys
• Water, utilized as a design element
• Vegetation, integrated through careful planting design

Land Reclamation and Landscaping

• Involves reclaiming damaged land for further use and require different approaches

Design of Landform

• Achieved by manipulating land to create desired profiles, enclosures, and comfort zones relative to slope and drainage

Landscape Comfort

• Landscape design can manage airflow and microclimates

Water Elements

• It is a design element which includes various properties and qualities

Planting

• It can improve spatial perception and composition