Design Update

Here is an update to my building. I find that the more I get into the drawings the more I find that in my haste to get things done during the intensive, plans and elevations are not lining up, at least not how I want them to, which leads to major frustration when working on the drawings. So with that said, my next step is to correct the problems and refine my design at the same time. I have posted below some base ideas of the direction I want to go.

Revised Site Plan with new Basement Plan

Revised roof plan. This will change as I get the floor plans arranged.

View from the corner looking towards the entry canopy.

View looking towards the enclosed student atrium.

View looking towards the enclosed student atrium

Another view looking towards the front entry and canopy

Intensive

Intensive Feedback

After my crit I sat down and started thinking about some of the comments that were made as well as the comments I received and have began looking at how or why I would want to incorporate them into my project. I felt that the overall comments were good, but wish that the focus would have been more about my design rather that on whether a green roof would hold up or not.

I think that to clarify the movement between the planes of the building will help me to fully underestand how the spaces should interact with each other and help me to know what to do with the space that are created because of the movement. Originally I looked at the slipping planes as a way to create seperatioin between the uses, ie. public, public/private and fully private. I would agree that material differentiation could also be used to enhance the differences.

In one of my original massing schemes I had included a canopy, this would help to emphasize the pedestrian entry.

I plan to look at the building as it relates to the site andtry to gain a better understanding of where I should put the roof gardens and if I should enclose some or all of them.

I think that the center stair tower can become the focal point that the floors pivot off of and will explore that also.

Assignment 3

Building Diagrams

Room Breakdown

The room breakdown list rooms by number that correspond with the blocks below.

The Room sizes as listed above

Rooms in axon

Bubble Diagrams

Diagram 1

Diagram 2

Diagram 3

Diagram 4

Diagram 5

Diagram 6

Basic building located on site.

Simple site section

Simple site section

Assignment 2 - Yale Art & Architecture Building

Site Plan

The building is located on Yales Campus in New Haven, Ct. It is surrounded by older traditional style architecture with most buildings being brick that are anywhere from one to four stories in height. The Art & Architecture building follows the setback line established by existing buildings helping to hold the street edge. At first glance the buidling doesn't seem to fit into the surrounding neighborhood, but upon closer inspection you realize that the Art Gallery by Louis Kahn is right across the street.

Plan View of the Campus area

When looking at the plan view you start to see how the surrounding building have a traditional feel by the roof outlines.

Facade Geometries

The building is comprised of rectangular shapes that interconnect with each other. The green represents the strong verticality of the building, the blue is showing the horizontal strips thatbraek through what would seem to be cube, and finally the orange shows the interconnection of the individual peices to create a whole.

Sections

The first section show the series of squares that make up the building. Each square is stacked upon the others to gradually create the a larger space. Notice how some of the spaces tend to intrude into others to intrupt the flow.

This section really starts to show the stacking effect in a more dramatic fashion, as well as the intrusion of spaces upon other spaces

Floor Plan

I could only find the First Floor plan. The program on this floor tends to be evenly broken down into public/private. There is a dynamic space where the exibits are, which are always changing due to people coming and going through the space as well as the changing exibits. the more static space to me would be where the classrooms are. The rest of the spaces are used for circulation and support.

Transportation

Site Boundry

The site is bounded by Mass Pike to the north, Massachusetts Avenue to the east, Boylston Avenue to the South and Ipswich Steeet to the West.

Pedestrian Access

Each intersection has pedestrian crosswalks and traffic lights. There are no bus specific lanes that I could see, although there are multiple stops along the routes.

Traffic Patterns

As for traffic, Massachusetts Avenue would be considered a major route of travel around the site And as such would carry the most trafic during morning and afternoon traffic. Boylston Avenue would still have a significant amount of traffic as it is a collector from smaller side streets mostly due to the fact that it is two way traffic. There are two streets near the site that are one way, part of Ipswich, and Charles Gate east. In the vicinity of the site there seems to be only one accesst point to Mass Pike 90 off of Massachusetts Avenue, which could cause some extra traffic during rush hours.

Modes of Transportation

There are three bus routes that run near the site with the major one going straight down Massachusetts Avenue. The only subway stop is at Hynes Convention Center. There is also a rail line that runs to the north of the site that is only accessible at the Copley Square Area.

Areas Of Activity

The major areas of activity would be around the Berkley College of Music, Newbury Street, the Hynes Convention Center and along Massachusetts Avenue.

Parking

There are very few parking lots in the area, which means that most cars park along the streets off of Massachusetts Avenue.From the maps most cars are parked along the street in front of local businesses.

The diagram below indicates the major bus route, rail line and one T-stop at Hynes Convention Center. The original BAC building is easily accessible by those at the new site by vehicle or pedestrian options, mostly pedestrian since it is within walking distance.
Pedestrian traffic is limited to Massachusetts Avenue, Boyleston Avenue, and Ipswich Street. There is no pedestrian traffic to the north since the highway and rail line are located there.

Shown above are the major Vehicular traffic patterns and the route of the Green Line subway

The Commuter Rail Line has one stop near Copley square.

Number 1 Bus Route runs along Massachusetts Avenue and makes multiple stops along the way.