Construction Site Design. A Systematic Approach

The paper presents a proposal coming from an applied research on the site dealing with the construction site designs that lasted several years. Having assessed some recurring lacks during the execution phase of a construction or of a recovery process, as pointed out also by several investigation reports and studies, a disciplinary reorganization has been taken into account, also considering the recent Italian regulations about the design, the execution and the management of the contracts – both public and private – and, last but not least, those concerning the health and the safety in the workplaces. Despite the legislation statements, the progressive growth of the attention in the construction sector for site design and for the health and safety planning has been in most cases approximate and, above all, it has been addressed as an “appendix” of the of the other design disciplines (architectural, structural, etc.). On the contrary is spelt out that design, organization and management of a construction site, if they are correctly set and applied, not only they cut down the injury risk, but also they improve significantly the qualitative and the economic performance of an intervention. For this reason the research has been carried out on the reorganization of the design discipline related to the construction site and states a clear identification of its structure and aims, describing its different phases, levels, systems and subject areas.