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This project is an attempt to work out a method of dealing with the natural elements of a rural site as components in the design process. A specific site, in the town of Marsh-field, Mass., and a specific program, housing for 100 living groups of different sizes, were determined in the beginning. The goal was a 40th scale site plan providing living places for the 100 families. The way the site will be changed to accommodate its new inhabitants was determined by considering the restriction/potential for use of the site itself, as well as the demands placed on the site by the people coming onto it. The demands on the site were understood by predicting some of the activities and physical needs of the people. The restrictions/potential for use were mapped as they changed over the site by