Site Analysis

 

Nick Lopez Peter Yoon, Colony Weyrauch

 

Site Plans Natural Forces Manmade Context Spatial Environment Sensory Environment Overall Summary

 

 

 

 

Site Plans

Please use the following site maps. There are three different scales. The illustrator files have layers so you have the option of turning things off.

 

site plan:

bendsiteplanon11x17.ai 

 

immediate site context:

bendlocalcontext.pdf

 

city context:

citybend.ai 

 

FIGURE GROUND:

figureground.pdf

 

Site Section 1 Including East Elevation

Section facing East

 

Natural Forces

 

 

Climate

 

 

Wind

 

                                                                            Windrose Redmond, OR

 

RedmondWindRoseAnnual.pdf

 

Solar                                                         

 

 

 

Solar Chart, Bend OR

BendSunPathChart.pdf

 

 

Solar Chart is in Solar Time:

 

Solar times are measures of the apparent position of the Sun on the celestial sphere. They are not actually the physical time, but rather hour angles, that is, angles expressed in time units. They are also local times in the sense that they depend on the longitude of the observer.

 

Animals

• pocket gophers
• deer - 6-8 come in the fall and clean up the farm fields
• geese - as many as 200 winter there from Nov/Dec until March when the farming begins
• song birds
• skunk and coyotee - occasionally, have been known to steal chickens
• marmets
• raptures hunt mice in the open areas

 

Plants

 

• rabbit brush
• sage
• native rye grass
• pine trees
• juniper trees

 

 

Manmade Context

 

History

The city of Bend developed around the bend in the Deschutes River in 1905. Lumber and timber are the leasing economic factors along with tourism.

 

Transportation

Highways: HW97 and HW 20.

 

Air: Bend Municipal Airport and Redmond Municipal Airport

 

Railroad: Amtrak - Passanger service, Burlinton Northern and Union Pacific - Freight service

 

Bus: Greyhound Bus Lines - Located 1315 NE 3rd St.

 

Utilities

Electricity: Bonneville Power Administration, Central Electric Co-Op, Pacific Power

 

Natural Gas: Cascade Natural Gas

 

Refuse and Recycle: Bend Garbage & Recycling, Cascade Disposal - available in the UGB only

 

Telecommunications: Qwest, Telecom Resources, UNICOM

 

Water & Sewer: City of Bend utilizes both surface water and a large regional aquifer

 

 

 

Spatial Environment

 

Lot Size: 9.77 Acres

 

 

Site Plan

 

Section

 

 

 

Elevation

 

 

 

North-Elevation.jpg 

 

 

Digital Model

 

 

 

 Human Behavior

 

History

 

 

Prior to 1824 the Bend region was known only to Native Americans. However fur trappers discovered the area along the Deschutes river.It wasn't until over 75 years later that the city of Bend developed around that particular area atthe Deschutes River in 1905. Lumber and timber soon became the main enterprise as well as tourism from the Mt. Ski Resort.

 

While demographics are spread, the vast majority of residents are white, with .28% African American, 0.79% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.75% from other races.

 

As Bend has quickly became one of the fast growing cities in the state expansion has been quite prevelent in past years. While most of the town originally settled near the river, expansion has drawn the UGB outward taward the west making the newer housing settlements much more desirable especially for younger families moving into the area. The eastside has become more of the older less popular areas beasue of its blue-collar tag and location in the lower area of the city while the west side retains the views and other amenities.

 

The Fields have lived on the site for the past 20 years, and have seen the evolution of their area from farms to residential projects.

 

 

 

 

Clients Wants/Needs

- connection with neighbors (those who does not reside in the lot),

 client likes to expand the opportunity of cohousing to the neighbors 

- separate gathering space for adults and children

- attached retail and residential space (boot shop, doctor's office)

- 25 houses (min. 20 ~ max 30)

- Small sustainable dwellings to reduce eco footprint

- Common House with dining room, shared kitchen, guest rooms, childrens playroom

- New Barn and storage for outdoor activities (800 - 1600sqft)

-PV panels

 

Idea Possibilities

-Rainwater Collection for irrigation uses

-Alternative Building Materials (strawbale, cob, etc)

-Shared Water Heaters

-Solar panels

 

Hierarchy of Programs

- sustainable housing, low eco footprint

- keep the essence of farm

- Limited vehicle access (pedestrain only if possible)

 

 

Behavior

- Daily Farming

- Selling vegetables(markets, grocery stores, ect)

- Boot shop

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Opportunities

-accessible small garden from their house (strong attachment to their land products)

 

 

Pictures

Zoning in site area - citybend_zoning overlay.pdf

'Daily Needs' in site area - citybend_daily needs.pdf

 

 

 

Connection with surroundings

 

 

 

 Street Functional Classification System

 

Functional Classification	Projected Daily Traffic(typical)	F.C. Spacing (typical)	Trip Length (typical)	Vehicle Lanes	Bike Lanes	Sidewalks	Parking Permitted (typical)
Minor Arterial	5000-18,000	1/2 - 1 miles	over 1 mile	2-5	yes	yes, both sides	no
Local Street	< 1,500	300 - 600ft	under 1/2 mile	2	not required	yes, both sides	yes

 

Bus - Bend Transit

Bus stop for route 6 (Bear Creek)

Bus stop around Pettigrew

- NE Bear Creek east of SE Cessna

- Reed Market and Pettigrew

 

Applications

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Sensory Environment

 

 

Visual Observations

 

 

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 northwest view (Pilot Butte State Park)

 

Acoustics

 

The road noise is pretty consistent, load and probably continues all night. 

 

Smells

 

Seems open so it is probably breezy - smells change and come from around the place.

Compost smells plenty and attracks flies.  - this should be isolated

The rain made the place soft and damp smelling of earth and the decaying remains of the summers harvest.

 

Context

 

The existing farm should help form the new site, if not in shape at least in ideology

 

Strengths

 

-This is a wonderful piece of farm land

-Fertile with plenty of sun, trees and a variety of landscapes for such a flat piece of land

 

Weaknesses

 

-The road noise, traffic and the neighborhoods surrounding this site.

-It may be possible to "repair" the community around our site by including them within our plan

 

Opportunities

-Use the views, mountains

-Use the drop in elvation from the road and exagerate it to block sound

 

Threats

-people buidling up close and higher around our site and blocking views

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Pictures

 See the lab drive, weve got pictures...

 

 

Overall Summary

-To be completed after other modules