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| Conceptual sketch of possible facade |
So when we last spoke I definitely had some major issues
with my layout and placement of spaces etc. As well I was struggling with my
residential façade and the placement of the units. As opposed to designing for the building I
designed a set of single micro-units that could be placed in the building. I’m still working on my residential floors so
I’ll get something up for those later but I wanted to post this now in the
meantime. As it is these plans are not
what I was going to post last night as I continued to work on them today. Major changes of note: I created an entrance
that people would actually want to enter.
The entrance becomes a sort of transition zone where the user can enter
the third space if they want to sit with some friends, read a book or view some
work by the DMZ. They can also go straight to the residential via the elevators
or enter into the DMZ space. I created
an actual entrance to the DMZ so the rest of the lower floor is physically
separated from it, while still maintaining the visual relationship. On the second floor plan besides the slight
shifting around the major change was the removal of the dead space on the north
side (which I had originally allotted for residential (I must’ve been tired)). It will now be part of the DMZ and can either
be office space or I can extend the workspace out and have a beta testing lab
on the south side. The third space on
the second floor is directed more specifically to Ryerson students (although of
course open to anyone) as it offers the opportunity for group studying/work and
a quieter setting in which to do so with a backdrop of yonge and gould.
In regards to the sketch, let me make this clear: it is not necessarily the direction I’m going. It’s a thought that came to mind tuesday night and so at this point it’s a possible iteration. The angles would allow for added views and sunlight as well. Let me know what you think about it.
In regards to the sketch, let me make this clear: it is not necessarily the direction I’m going. It’s a thought that came to mind tuesday night and so at this point it’s a possible iteration. The angles would allow for added views and sunlight as well. Let me know what you think about it.
Why post something that is irrelevant or "not necessarily the direction I'm going"? It is incredibly difficult to offer insight or critical feedback when the material proposed is not what the designer actually wishes to convey. Based on what you have submitted (which is realistically all I can really understand):
ReplyDelete-your design forgets two major components: that it has a residential program that does not really show itself well in the plan, and that you are missing many critical components to a building's operation including loading, storage, mechanical support spaces, etc.; one hopes that in your next post you will have something far more developed than this
-you must draw to convention so that the audience knows where people enter and leave (door swings on everything from fire stairs to access to the "potential office space"); open to above should be shown and stairs should be drawn properly (yes, I realise that this is a quick and primitive 5-minute sketch of your idea, but following conventions at least ensures we understand what is being articulated
-on the second floor, what is the space south of the elevator core and more importantly how does one access it?
-the ground floor has an open space to Yonge Street which reads less like any Third Place and more like a doctor's waiting room; that you anticipate a shared lobby for use by residential, public, and DMZ groups is not impossible however it really does not read well in this design; one must wonder how you anticipate pronouncing Ryerson or DMZ on any of the streets; given that this is a major issue and design parameter for all students from P2, it is quite hard to believe that you have lost sight of this or worse still, given up on that component
-there is no reason to really comment further on what has been proposed as you have indicated that this material has little to do with how you are developing the design; assemble something specific to your current design and make this critical feedback a real opportunity to get a design work within the next few days
I was looking for cool curtain walls and found this:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.archdaily.com/105668/neo-solar-power-corporation-j-j-pan-partners/
Bonus: The cool wall is on the north face.
Also, that entrance lobby.