Tip: Put a North arrow on your drawings or at least indicate where streets are so that reviewers are not guessing. Unfortunately I am going to offer feedback based upon what I would assume is convention, that UP is North and that the left side will be Yonge and the upper side of the floor plan is Gould. If that were the case, then your floor plan has some problems. Oh wait, based on your comment about Yonge, it would appear that North is DOWN... hmmm... the plan still is flawed.
Though it is good to see a basic organization of space on a typical residential floor plate, the plan leaves much to be desired. There are awkward corridors/ such as one opening out to Yonge. The fire stair coming right off prime real estate and prime elevation along Yonge is a questionable move. The kitchen area at the back would potentially work, however one has to ask if you are going to comply with fire code and compartmentalize it (especially given its connection to the corridor). Your study space brings to question how you see the interactions among the residents. Why is there an open to below space beside the study space? Would you not want it to be quiet?o Or is that just a mechanical shaft? If that is the case, why are you going to the effort to put it on prime elevation space? The plan has some promise but there is a serious lack of scale. Take a look at using a scale in developing the next run at this. Same goes for the ground level (you have yet to do this). Your sections imply that you are working off a double story approach (every two floors are copied). I do not know how you will address the accessibility issue given your organization of space. I do not think your proposal right now works very well on multiple floors but perhaps it is because the design reads more like a townhouse than a multi-unit residential building. You raise a good question about the layout of the entry - this is really up to you and your design. You could see the ground level as having part of it always open 24/7 and the DMZ area locked off, or you could have separate access for residents vs. DMZ vs general public, or you could simply have discrete card access for different users. I suspect it would be some combination... I would really suggest that you start taking a look at the program and spatial requirements for the ground floor in order for you to start developing something stronger. I realise that the ground plane is quite large but once you assess needs such as loading, storage, mechanical, etc., you will find that the space on the ground plane will reduce. With respect to your elevator question, the number of elevators depends on the number of units/residents. In general, for a residentail project, 1 elevator services 75 people. This is just a rule of thumb and based upon location (different areas have different standards), use (office, mixed, residential, etc.), number of floors, and quality (for example a high end condo might have 1 elevator for every 55 residents!) all come into play. You might find two works better so that one can be larger (freight) for furniture moving as well as a spare in the event that one is down... really useful on a building >4 stories... Your preliminary sketch (first image, top left corner) is interesting but it is only a concept now so it has to be developed in tandem with your floor plans.
Tip: Put a North arrow on your drawings or at least indicate where streets are so that reviewers are not guessing.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I am going to offer feedback based upon what I would assume is convention, that UP is North and that the left side will be Yonge and the upper side of the floor plan is Gould. If that were the case, then your floor plan has some problems. Oh wait, based on your comment about Yonge, it would appear that North is DOWN... hmmm... the plan still is flawed.
Though it is good to see a basic organization of space on a typical residential floor plate, the plan leaves much to be desired. There are awkward corridors/ such as one opening out to Yonge. The fire stair coming right off prime real estate and prime elevation along Yonge is a questionable move. The kitchen area at the back would potentially work, however one has to ask if you are going to comply with fire code and compartmentalize it (especially given its connection to the corridor). Your study space brings to question how you see the interactions among the residents.
Why is there an open to below space beside the study space? Would you not want it to be quiet?o Or is that just a mechanical shaft? If that is the case, why are you going to the effort to put it on prime elevation space?
The plan has some promise but there is a serious lack of scale. Take a look at using a scale in developing the next run at this. Same goes for the ground level (you have yet to do this). Your sections imply that you are working off a double story approach (every two floors are copied). I do not know how you will address the accessibility issue given your organization of space. I do not think your proposal right now works very well on multiple floors but perhaps it is because the design reads more like a townhouse than a multi-unit residential building.
You raise a good question about the layout of the entry - this is really up to you and your design. You could see the ground level as having part of it always open 24/7 and the DMZ area locked off, or you could have separate access for residents vs. DMZ vs general public, or you could simply have discrete card access for different users. I suspect it would be some combination...
I would really suggest that you start taking a look at the program and spatial requirements for the ground floor in order for you to start developing something stronger. I realise that the ground plane is quite large but once you assess needs such as loading, storage, mechanical, etc., you will find that the space on the ground plane will reduce.
With respect to your elevator question, the number of elevators depends on the number of units/residents. In general, for a residentail project, 1 elevator services 75 people. This is just a rule of thumb and based upon location (different areas have different standards), use (office, mixed, residential, etc.), number of floors, and quality (for example a high end condo might have 1 elevator for every 55 residents!) all come into play. You might find two works better so that one can be larger (freight) for furniture moving as well as a spare in the event that one is down... really useful on a building >4 stories...
Your preliminary sketch (first image, top left corner) is interesting but it is only a concept now so it has to be developed in tandem with your floor plans.