The important factors to be remembered before selecting the site for tall buildings are:

a)Location- w.r.t existing structures, transport facilities, approach roads, linking roads etc. Development
of buildings on a site that will lead to the formation of unpleasant, dense, and over- populated areas
without sufficient social relationship should be avoided.

b)Geography : Orientation with respect to sun, seismic conditions of the area, density, population
growth, land use pattern etc. etc.

c)Topography: Study of existing and surrounding site features, vegetation, surfaces etc. and the effect
on the microclimate, etc. The effect on the local environment like overshadowing: The location (site) of
the buildings should be selected and designed in such a manner that it creates no obstacles for the view
of residents of the surrounding buildings. The sunshine should not be obstructed either.

d)Type of soil: Whether rocky, loose, hard etc to adequately design the foundations.cCheck the bearing
capacity of soil for the maximum load to be distributed by the structure.

e)Water table: The level of water below the surface needs to be accounted before constructing a high
rise as the foundation depths of high rise are deeper than horizontal structures.

f)Abutting roads: The road widths along which the site has to be selected should check for the vehicular
accessibility and should not lead to traffic congestion and overcrowding.

g)Wind conditions: The intensity of wind flow, and their nature (dry, Moisture laiden)

h)Orientation: of sun and wind to check the impact of wind loads and other external influences on the
tall structure.

i)Skyline: The existing skyline should not be hampered and the proposed structure should be in
consonance with the existing skyline or

j)Disturbing elements: Tall buildings should not be located too close, or in an area consisting of ordinary
buildings. This disrupts the hierarchical process of space privacy in quite private places (House) and
semi-private places.

k)Accessibility of relief and emergency services, e.g. fire fighting facilities to the building is another
important factor, therefore:- a)The tall buildings should not be located in narrow and blind areas,
mountain skirts and high hills; the latter for creating sloping passages. b)The tall building should have
sufficient frontage in order to provide enough protection when fire accidents occurs in nearby blocks
c)At emergency times, the passages and routes must be so designed that the relief services would have
an easy access to the building. The fire fighting services should be able to deploy at the least 8m far from
the construction spaces.
 Open Spaces: According to the density and the height of buildings, area should be sufficient to
allocate open spaces. The open spaces are more vital for residential complexes, since children
and old people, are a major part of inhabitants which need open spaces for recreation.

 Sufficient co-ordination: Tall buildings should have sufficient co-ordination, not only with their
own components but also with adjacent installations, e.g. roads, public parking, schools,
shopping centers, libraries, parks and green areas.