Case study and

Site Selection

Belachew Dosegnaw
ID R/00170/07
 CASE STUDY
o my case study is on a Condominum that is found in adama city
around 04 kebele.
The site is easly accessible as it is found near to the main road .
location of the main entrance to the site is faced to south direction.
Most of the building forms are T shape and L shape which have a circulation at
their intersection.
It is the dwelling unit for various kind of people.
The site is secured by having a strong fence that accommodate all the dwelling
unit.
Inside the site there exist a common open space and parking area for the
resident.
Exterior perspective of the site

Parking area
Inside perspective of the site
Cont..
All condominium found in the site are G+3 and G+2
The condominum have both vertical and horizontal internal
circulation.
There also exist private open space like balconies and garden
Natural vegetation are also exist both inside and outside the site
which provide adequate natural ventilation.
Most of the building have a daylight access(both skylight and sunlight)
The form of the building

Stair Stair case

case
Some feedback
Most of the ground floor areas specially faced to the main street is
devoted for social service such as ; Restaurant , Shop, Gaming area..
etc. So this induce noise to the resident.
Some of the natural vegetation used for shade and natural
ventilation Causes limitation of daylight access specialy for those who
live on the ground floor.
Lack of environmental control such as eave and louver
 Site selecton
N

Site location
o The site which I prefer is Located
In Adama City around Gende gara.

Site I prefer to select

 Sun path
N

Choosen site

Wind from mounted zone

Views from the interior of the site
Some of the opportunities
The site is very interesting for resident because of there is no much
noise and air pollution from the environment.
It is found adjacent to the recently finished asphalt this enable people
who live around easy access to their need.
There is also a good air ventilation around the area specialy at the
dusk time.
Weakness
The site is few distant from the commercial service
There is no enough vegetation at the environment
During the winter(in Ethiopia summer) season the site may be
exposed to natural hazard like flood.
As in whole there may be earthquake
Some methods that enable to reduce the
mentioned weakness
By afforestation
Avoiding soil erosion by providing necessary damp
Building the foundation properly and enabling the building pad
elevated from the normal surface of the site to reduce flood hazard.