Tuesday Morning Fun time

I`m still working on the ground level and on the the facade. 

One last crit before production

So I'm hoping for one last crit before I start producing diagrams and presentation material for Interim.  Here are the perspectives of my Third spaces. On the ground floor, the third space is defined by changes in elevation. The entire building sits 200mm above grade, with 3 steps along the Gould street facade that counter the future Snohetta buildings stairs. They act as an outdoor third space in the summer, when the sliding doors open up to support greater public interaction. Another reason I wanted to raise the third space is because I wanted to create a sense of street security, with eyes on the street (Jane Jacobs). The mezzanine that over looks the first floor will have tables, unlike the bottom Third space, as it is meant to be a quieter study space, away from the street. 

I realize my DMZ office space is weak, and Would like some suggestion to fix it. I want to keep an open concept atmosphere, and the conference rooms to over look to third space (possibly more colours, for a more creative, dynamic atmosphere). 

I hope my residential spacial planning makes sense, and is logical. Not much has changed since the last iteration. 

Along the facade, is my kinetic sunshading system. Each residential unit will have 2 or 3 panels that can be individually controlled from  the inside, allowing the users to control privacy and lighting, as well as constantly adapting and changing the facade. 

I also need a transfer beam at the cantilever by the Gould street entrance but have no idea how those work..

Ideas for Glass

Phase change glass (PCG):

Switchable glass/LCD privacy glass:

No sleep playlist

Time - Hans Zimmer

Working Class Hero - John Lennon

The Sleepless - The Shaky Hands

White Blank Page - Mumford and Sons

Time - Pink Floyd

Here I Dreamt I was an Architect - The Decemberists

Ain`t No Rest for the Wicked - Cage the Elephant

Coffee Break - Zeds Dead

Under Pressure - Queen & David Bowie

Inspirational Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdaN3-D7tMQ

Jay's Second Iteration

In this iteration I decided to increase the area of my third spaces and depress them slightly from the main path to better define the space. In order to increase its presence on young street, that side of the building will be covered with a curtain wall and to increase the view from the inside I put in a small atrium. On the east side of my residential floor I added a kitchen and a small area for the students to relax together while depressing platform half a story so that those main community areas are shared between floors. For the amenity room, it would be a place that would have a different function on each floor such as a gym on one, a games room on another, a computer lab, and a study room in order to promote someone one the 3rd floor for instance to roam around to the other floors and meet new people 

Going forward I still need to figure out an elevation and overall form of this building and I'll probably switch my handicap unit with the married unit next to it, as well as maybe figure out a way to reduce the size of my communal spaces.

I'm still going with the idea of "increasing the amount of times people see each other so that its easier to develop bonds"

Quick Question on Stairs

Is it bad to have each apartment have their own set of stairs? This way each apartment will be like small row houses, arranged in a vertical neighborhood. This will also allow both my individual living spaces and bedrooms to receive lighting when they are arranged on a longitudinal array along the edge of my building.
This would of course only work for the non-barrier-free units.