How do you design a location so that composting may take place?

The location must be convenient for access, and for monitoring. It must be able to accommodate either the loose confinements of a sheltered compost pile, or the restrictions of a compost bin. It must be able to meet certain levels of air, moisture, and temperature for the compostable materials. For there must be sufficient air circulation that the breakdown occurs aerobically, with the presence and assistance of oxygen. There must be sufficient moisture that the materials have the consistency of a gently wrung out sponge. And there must be sufficient temperatures that the materials are heated equally and throughout. And there also must be room for the pile to be turned regularly. For the meeting of the previous conditions is critical to the production of compost within anywhere from just under a month to just under a year.