LAYOUTS OF PLANS AND MASSING

These are the floor plans and the massing of how they are stacked.

General and Science Classrooms

Study Model # 4

When I started doing this study model I was thinking about doing all the sides the same way. But then as I got to the other sides I decided that I do not want my building to have one facade I want it to have different ones. I wanted my building to resemble the Xylophone shape but not in an obvious way. My solution to not end up doin the same thing as the first study models was to transformed the shape of the Xylophone. As i I like to say the Xylophone morphed. Also I want my building to have different levels. I think it would make my design more exciting because my buildings will have different views from the different sides of the site.

STUDY MODELS

THIS ARE THE FIRST THREE STUDY MODELS THAT I MADE. WHILE DOIN THIS I GOT STUCK BECAUSE I HAD A TOTAL DIFFERENT IDEAS BUT I ENDED UP WITH SOMETHING ELSE. I FOCUSED MORE ON THE TOP THEN HOW IT WOULD LOOK IN THE SIDE AND HOW TO RESEMBLE THE XYLOPHONE SHAPE.

CONCEPT

XYLOPHONE

MY CONCEPT FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECT IS THE XYLOPHONE. I ENDED UP CHOOSING THIS MUSICAL INSTRUMENT BECAUSE I WANTED MY BUILDING TO BE COLORFUL AND TO BE RELATED TO KIDS. I STARTED TO LOOK AT PENCILS, STRAWS, AND TRIANGLES BUT THE XYLOPHONE CAUGHT MORE MY ATTENTION BECAUSE IT HAS DIFFERENT SECTIONS, COLORS AND SHAPES. I ALSO LOOKED AT THE MUSICAL NOTES OF THE XYLOPHONE TO SEE IF I CAN GET ANY IDEAS FOR MY DESIGN.

EXAMPLES OF MIDDLE SCHOOLS

THESE ARE SOME MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT I FOUND IN THE ARCHITECTURAL RECORD CASE STUDY AND ONLINE. AS I STARTED TO LOOK AT THE IMAGES I SAW THAT A MIDDLE SCHOOL DOESN'T NEED TO BE A BOX WITH A FEW WINDOWS. IT CAN BE AN EXCITING AND COLORFUL PLACE WHERE KIDS WOULD BE MORE MOTIVATED TO BE IN SINCE THEY PAST ALMOST THE ENTIRE DAY IN IT.

SITE IMAGES

MIDDLE SCHOOL PROJECT

MATRIX AND BUBBLE DIAGRAM

CLUB DENTELLE MODEL

FINAL PRESENTATION

FLOOR PLANS

EDITED FLOOR PLANS

MEZZANINE

IN THIS PLAN I HAVE CHANGED THE VIP DINING WHERE THE VIP SITTING AREA WAS.

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

PLAN 3

PLAN 2

PLAN 1

CONTINUING TO LAYOUT

IDEAS FOR THE WEST ELEVATION

This sketch shows one of my ideas for the west side elevation. Since we can remove that wall, I am thinking of making it glass with a lace pattern.

SKETCH OF MEZZANINE LAYOUT

SPACE CONCEPT LAYOUT

PICTURE

SKETCHES

The sketches above show the different shapes that are formed by the black and white colors and textures of the lace.

PICTURES OF THE SITE

CONCEPT/INSPIRATION

I choose lace as my concept because it's a fabric that has different textures and patterns which reflect a very good use of solids and voids. Also negative and positive spaces. Which provide both private and open spaces.