Saturday, October 31, 2009

Site Analysis


  • Most of the buildings are decent heights (3 to 5, except one hotel), and they don't interfere with my building.
  • Most of the open space which will be left with my building design will be used for vegetation/gardening.
  • My building is horizontal.
  • My building would benefit the area, because much of it is commercial or residence and it fits into the neighborhood.

Gym Layout


  • Gym dimensions roughly 109' x 110'
  • Lockers 2' x 2'
  • Walking room in locker room about 6'
  • 54 lockers in each room.
  • 10 showers in each room.
  • Storage 25' x 15'

Administration Layout


  • All rooms proportioned about 20 x 20 to 15 x 20, depending on the function.
  • Conference room is the largest.
  • Walking around space in rooms, between furniture is about 2.5' to 3'
  • Hallways in the visitors seating are about 8' feet.
  • windows can be place in the Principals, Assistant Principals, Conference Room.

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Paper Clip Models (3)


  • Rough concept models to see how paper clips can be bend and connected.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Regular and Science Classroom Layouts

General Classrooms Layout
  • 24 seats, with 2 and half feet of space to walk through, and 3 feet between the teachers desk.



Science Classroom Layout
  • 24 seats, 3 feet between rows for walking and more space between seats for more comfortable movement.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Ex_P. S. 156 / I. S. 392

Ex_Northside College Preparatoy High School

Ex_Hathaway Brown Middle school

Parti_Middle School


  • The Parti for this project is paper clips, it studies the flexibility of a paper clips, as well as stacking options and the use of it's both straight and curvy surface.

The Site_Brooklyn Detention Center


  • Brooklyn Detention Center surrounded by 2 main, busy streets (Atlantc and Boerum place) and two a bit quieter (Smith and State).
  • There's a parking lot, hotel and many other retail stores close by, even some residential.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Middle School_Bubble and Matrix Diagram.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Final



Materials (Bar chairs, Dinning seating, 2nd floor couch against the railing, floor patterns)


Section/Elevation


Plans (1st and 2nd floor)


Parti