Posters

My group is continuing to work on our renders to put on the posters. Photoshop has really enhanced our pictures! Going to try to enjoy thanksgiving while trying to finish our posters and studying for structures!

Letting the parking lot influence this parti limited us in extending the building northeast. It appeared to work with the existing parking lot, but when only the ground of the building was drawn, the shape became awkward. This parti did not meet our satisfaction in that we were aware that there are
various other design possibilities that could function better for the library.

We moved the curved wall down more to create more
interior space. The curved wall would have to be knocked down and re-built; this was not the best solution for, it is not practical to knock down an existing wall only to rebuild it.

We created a new wall that would still have the windows that visitors could sit alongside. Getting rid of the half arched roof and curved wall was an idea that got rid of the character that the standing library holds.

Our final parti combines our first two ideas. We decided to keep the existing curved wall and use it as a separation of spaces. The windows would be taken out and wooden elements will be put in place as separators. This wall would help keep out the noise from the children’s area at the other end.The space created between the curved wall and new wall design would best serve as a separate quite reading area. An exterior reading area will sit right outsde the reading room.

The Architect

As it was mentioned during class, an architect randomly thinks about his/her design through out the day and comes up with ideas. To me this is what makes an architect's thinking process distinct. The article I read talked about the process of a  DIY project. The main process is to create a checklist of items to get and a checklist of the steps to take. Even though an architect always has a mental checklist, ideas could randomly come up while laying in bed. Of course every architect can approach a project differently, but they all have a mental checklist nevertheless. This relates to the picture that I posted in that architects are constantly thinking about what the next step is and how to go about it. Architects have to think about every single detail, for it all affects the language and design of the building.