Site Analysis

As part of this project I had to look into the various systems which make up the campus of SUNY Farmingdale.

The systems I looked at were circulation for cars and pedestrians, spaces made by buildings, and hierarchical

ordering. Below is the existing site from and Arial photo.

Circulation-

The circulation for vehicle traffic is highlighted by an off pink color. Here it can be seen that for the most part

it encloses the buildings of the campus and forms the rounded shape of the “D” shaped campus.

The circulation for the pedestrian traffic when broken down to its simplest form is a linear type of path which

starts from the dorms on the lower right and extends into the heart of the campus. The same can be said for the

massive parking lots in the top of the picture.

Spacial relationships

In terms of open spaces created by the buildings, the ones in green below are the most obvious.

Most of these actually help form the pedestrian circulation along their edges and make large open spaces in

their middle. A less obvious space which is not highlighted is the circle right of the furthest right space. What

makes it less obvious on this diagram is the fact that trees, not buildings, make the space.

Hierarchy

Hierarchical elements I decided to split into two main groups. In pink are recreational buildings, while cyan(blue)

are educational buildings. Grey or blue outlined buildings are functional buildings and are worth disregarding.

For the educational group, Gleason Hall seems like the most hierarchical building considering it is the only square

building in terms of forms. In terms of the site, it is also the main building for many classes and almost every student

has at least one class there. For recreational buildings, Roosevelt hall is the most hierarchical. Besides the obvious

fact that it is circular shaped, most of the activities such as job fairs and exhibitions are held there. For this it can

be said it is where most people go for something more than school.