A
proper master plan can assist a client in developing
a long-term strategy for facility growth that ensures that individual
building projects work within the larger community of a corprate or
educational campus. Important elements of a master plan may
include site analysis, recommendations, and proposals for the client or
community's economic well-being, transportation needs, shared facilities and long-term land use.
It relies upon client or public input, exisitng or new surveys,
planning goals, existing facilities or development, design aesthetics,
and social and economic conditions.
Developing a
master plan can assist an owner in enhancing the overall
experience their facilities have to offer. It provides a
consistent long-term plan that allows for informed decision making,
design consistency, predictibility, thoughtful use of resources, goals
for fund-raising, and the preservation of a vision for a corprate or
educational campus, or a community.
Site planning includes anaylis of the local zoning regulations for new
project development, determination of the requirements for parking and
its location, orientation of the building on the site, optimal location
of parking and vehicular access, and access to public transportation.
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Planning Services Offered |
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Master Planning
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Building Survey & Analysis
Infrastructure/Utility Survey & Analysis
Design Recommendations
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Site Planning
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Interpret site and environmental conditions.
Incorporate building codes, specialty codes, zoning, and other
regulatory requirements in site design and construction.
Building placement, parking, and vehicular and pedestrian circulation,
responding to programmatic, functional, environmental, and setback
requirements utilizing general site planning principles.
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