Handbook

Design and studio project for a residential neighbourhood development, taking into account a range of issues including: (a) constraint and site analysis: preparation of maps of land use, vegetation, surface and soils, drainage and terrain, slopes, climate and aspect; composite overlay maps; (b) structure plan design: infill subdivisions, residential precincts, schools, commercial areas, industrial areas, active and passive recreation, pedestrian ways and road hierarchy; (c) plan of detailed lot layout: shadow diagrams, consideration of access, grades, drainage reserves, parks and pedestrian ways; (d) engineering design and plans: catchment details, road longitudinal and cross-sections, drainage layout, flow schedule, hydraulic grade line calculations, longitudinal sections of kerb profiles, driveway designs.