These are the sketch models I worked on up until Tuesday.  I was having a hard time being abstract at first but when I began to think in a smaller scale that helped a lot.  I also didn't really have a concept guiding me until class on Tuesday.

These are some of the images from the assessment of the existing building.

General Summary of Spaces

Building Program Summary

This building program will establish the required spaces in the facility meant to replace the interior architecture department occupation in the Gatewood building.  This program describes the square foot space allotments intended for the new interior architecture building.  The space for this department has been broken down into six different areas.

They include:

I.1.1 DEPARTMENTAL/FACULTY OFFICES

I.1.2 STUDIOS

I.1.3 RESOURCE

I.1.4 COMMUNITY SHARED SPACES

I.1.5 EDUCATIONAL SHARED SPACES

I.1.6 EXTERIOR PROGRAM

Building areas not listed, such as circulation, freight elevator, building service and storage, are included in the net gross ratio.

Following this page is an adjacency diagram that shows general where each section should fall in relation to the whole.  Also, following each section is an adjacency diagram of the required spaces within that section.

Each section contains an outline of general use, room, system, and equipment specifications in accordance with the research done on the existing building, precedent research, and the opinions of faculty, staff, and students.

Input for Programming

To All:

The programming group has emailed and put up a list of necessary spaces that we would like the whole class to give input on during class tomorrow.  We don't want to make the program too restrictive but we need this input to get started on the data sheets.  If you have comments please post them on the board (magnet board) or email Debbie or myself.  Thank you.

Resource of Inspiration

I just googled urban design today and found an interesting group of designers from scotland.  I thought it would be interesting to see how they dealt with urban planning in another country.

The company is called Keppie and they do a range of designs from urban planning and landscaping to residential design.  Their portfolio on the website is extensive and creative.  It would be worth looking into.

Program Notes (General)

These Notes are to provide some understanding of what the program for the existing building contains other than divisions of space and square footage notations for each area of the building. They can be found on the digital dropbox at: 

IAR412-02/Programming/Program Notes

New Studio

I am looking forward to this semester as something new and interesting and also as an opprtunity to work with a teacher that comes directly from the professional world.