Section 2c - Sector Analysis

The Sun

What is the minimum sun angle in midwinter?

This is the Solar Azimuth expressed as a compass heading (in degrees). For example: 122°.

What is the maximum sun angle in midwinter?

This is the Solar Azimuth expressed as a compass heading (in degrees). For example: 238°.

What is the highest solar elevation occurring at midday in midwinter?

This is the angle of elevation the sun reaches above the horizon (in degrees). For example: 24°.

What is the minimum sun angle in midsummer?

This is the Solar Azimuth expressed as a compass heading (in degrees). For example: 58°.

What is the maximum sun angle in midsummer?

This is the Solar Azimuth expressed as a compass heading (in degrees). For example: 302°

What is the highest solar elevation at midday in summer?

This is the angle of elevation the sun reaches above the horizon (in degrees). For example: 70°.

What opportunities and limitations are manifested on the site by this?

Describe details of how understanding sun angles and their seasonal changes will be utilised within your design to the benefit of your systems, structures, or people.

Describe how the design takes advantage of these opportunities and how it will address these limitations.

The Wind

From which direction do the strongest or most consistent winds blow in the summer?

When direct observational data encompassing the terrain and windbreaks on site is available that is best, when not, area or regional data can be recorded here.

• North

• Northeast

• East

• Southeast

• South

• Southwest

• West

• Northwest

From which direction do the strongest or most consistent winds blow in winter?

When direct observational data encompassing the terrain and windbreaks on site is available that is best, when not, area or regional data should be recorded here.

• North

• Northeast

• East

• Southeast

• South

• Southwest

• West

• Northwest

What categories of winds will be addressed in the design? (select all that apply)

• Breezes

• Cold Wind

• Dusty Wind (Dust Storms)

• Fire Wind

• Frequent High Wind

• Hot/Dry Wind

• Storm Wind

• Tornadic Wind

• Wind that brings rain

• Other (Specify)

What is included in the design to address winds? List elements, installations, and systems as appropriate.

The Water Flows

Are there examples of damaging erosion, temporary or seasonal flowing water, or large amounts of sheet runoff during large rain events that will need to be addressed by the design? (Yes or No)

While permanent water on site is part of the design, the sector map is more concerned with flows, forces, and moving events that may need action.

List and describe these, as appropriate

What is included in the design to address this?

Wildfires

Are there hot/dry winds that could increase fire risk on portions of the site? (Yes or No)

Describe how this currently impacts the site and how your design will address this.

Are there hills, valleys, or other terrain features that increase wind force, speed, or create funnelling effects? (Yes or No)

Describe how this currently impacts the site and how your design will address this.

Access

Do any of the energy effects moving across the sector map currently harmonize negatively with existing access? (Yes or No)

Roads creating runoff problems, long straight tracks or pathways concentrating winds badly, barriers to desirable flows caused by the interruption the pathways represents, etc.?

If you are making changes to create harmony then that status quo will have such negatives to point out, or you would not need to make improvements. Think carefully before rushing to say there are no examples of this on the site.

List and describe as appropriate these negative interactions and how the design will mitigate them.

Provide 3 - 5 examples of where your design harmonises positively with energy effects moving across the sector map to the benefit of the site.

Negative Inputs

Are there any negative energies coming onto the site? (select all that apply)

• Noise

• Smell

• Dust

• None

• Other (Specify)

Describe how this currently impacts the site and how your design will address this.

Note, this is not the same as the negative harmonics above, there are many different energies and flows that could be entering and moving through your site that you might need to address for the client. Think carefully before rushing to say there are no examples of this on the site.

Aesthetics

Are there any aesthetic considerations which will need to be a part of the sector map? (Yes or No)

What sort? Describe the situation, and the client's desire. (Select all that apply)

• Seasonal views

• Positive views

• Negative views

• Other (Specify)

How does the design address this?

Wildlife

Are there any native wildlife corridors moving through or across the site? (Yes or No)

How does the design harmonise with this activity? How can this benefit the design?

Are there problems originating from wildlife? (Yes or No)

How does this design address this?

Sector Map Guidelines

Files should be in JPEG format and ideally less than 4 MB in size.

This image should clearly illustrate the different energies, events, and data compiled in the responses of this form section that move into, out of, across, or through the site in proper context and at a useful scale.

As part of making this map, a useful tool we recommend for most sites centering the map in zone 0 or 1 and scaling the map so that the site boundaries are easily seen. Presenting the boundary and sector data over an otherwise blank background helps keep these lines and labels easier to see. Keeping the sector data the primary seen information on the page.

The compass rose (orientation) and scale (distance) data should also be present on this map, and presented in a format similar to that used on your previous maps. As we move from map to map the orientation on the page should be kept consistent so that there is no need to turn and reorient each image to look at them at the same time.

While not every conceivable piece of sector data which could appear must appear on the map if things are getting too cluttered be sure to include at a minimum:

The sector for prevailing winds (or two, if there are strong winds from different directions in opposing seasons)

• All the winter and summer Sun compass angles.

• Water sectors if applicable

• Fire sector data if applicable

• Specific Negative sectors if applicable.

Do not include:

Contour data

Continue on to Section 3a