I presented this conceptual sketch as how I want my building to look like, with the undulating-patterned glass facade along the residential floors to Michelle. My floor plans needs major reworking so I didnt post them because
The idea of "verticality" was the driving force towards only having vertical mullions, and just spiders / sealant instead of horizontal mullions. She pointed out that if verticality was my concept, perhaps I could have one of the "senses" react to it (auditory maybe? with a floor to roof atrium?)
Also, what are your comments on going over the 20m zoning restriction? I'm having difficulty comfortably fitting all units + a good common / residential third space I want under 20m, and I feel a better design would come out if I went 25m.
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ReplyDelete-I am not certain about really getting the "verticality" through the mullions alone; remember that the overall mass remains more "boxy" than tall and "vertical"
-not sure about the floor to roof atrium as it might be a compliance issue depending on the design; going beyond the 20m height limit is fine so long as you acknowledge that you would be going for amendment/application; it happens all the time
-with respect to the sensory connections with verticality, perhaps it is a reinforcing of distance by having masses/floors sink below grade such that the view at those subterranean (read: dark and potentially conducive to projection) areas up a high double height space from grade would be dramatized; it is difficult to imagine verticality conveyed without sight as the other senses would allude to volumes rather than height; if you are going for echo/acoustic connections, you might be sidestepping the issue; perhaps it is simply a matter of emphasizing distance (i.e. vertical distance); for example you could be removing the elements from the street as you move up in the building; I wouldn't wrap my head around too many ways to add gimmicks to address all the senses on this
-just the potential of even an elevator connecting to the outside condition highlights verticality; not only does one taking an elevator looking out get a sense of the vertical transition, but the people on the street would visually trace the path an elevator makes up the face of the building (think CN tower)