I have always found it odd that so many students in Section ONE feel obliged to cut the diagonal through the site under the guise of a "desire line" or "short cut". Why try reinforcing or recapitulating ideas that never were? Please, everyone think about that. Assuming then that the diagonal is a matter of organization of space, then the question becomes how does the angular component serve to be conducive to the functions you see on that public and DMZ realm? Yes, the split is nice so that the mezzanine created works but just keep in mind the areas/volumes at play and whether or not they are appropriate. Look to the allowable height on the ground floor and reference that to what you anticipate. The basic plan could work but I feel that the fire stair at Yonge is going to be a problem and the other stair on Gould potentially makes a mess for any access for loading. I also thing the utility/loading zone would likely want to connect with the elevator with a level of ease. And no, the "laneway" you are referring to is not actually a laneway so you must let out on the streets available. That is why it becomes cumbersome in your layout as it is unlikely you would want to unload garbage on Yonge, though it is done. I think your work in section is fine at a conceptual level but you will once again realise that the area/volumes that things such as "a small gym, entertainment area, and work area" will take up less area than you imagine. I think your six floors statement is weak until you actually present a numbers breakdown.
I have always found it odd that so many students in Section ONE feel obliged to cut the diagonal through the site under the guise of a "desire line" or "short cut". Why try reinforcing or recapitulating ideas that never were? Please, everyone think about that.
ReplyDeleteAssuming then that the diagonal is a matter of organization of space, then the question becomes how does the angular component serve to be conducive to the functions you see on that public and DMZ realm? Yes, the split is nice so that the mezzanine created works but just keep in mind the areas/volumes at play and whether or not they are appropriate. Look to the allowable height on the ground floor and reference that to what you anticipate.
The basic plan could work but I feel that the fire stair at Yonge is going to be a problem and the other stair on Gould potentially makes a mess for any access for loading. I also thing the utility/loading zone would likely want to connect with the elevator with a level of ease. And no, the "laneway" you are referring to is not actually a laneway so you must let out on the streets available. That is why it becomes cumbersome in your layout as it is unlikely you would want to unload garbage on Yonge, though it is done.
I think your work in section is fine at a conceptual level but you will once again realise that the area/volumes that things such as "a small gym, entertainment area, and work area" will take up less area than you imagine. I think your six floors statement is weak until you actually present a numbers breakdown.