Nice work. I agree with St. Metakaos, please clarify the sizes. From this diagram you can begin to formalize the relationships you've laid out. I wouldn't try to lay out a formal floor plan straight away. Take time to play with diagramming out the building this way before you spend the time to create a finished plan. Doing so will help to understand the relationships you are trying to create. Put yourself in the shoes of different people using the building to see if what you are diagramming is making sense (If I am a student does this order of spaces make sense? If I am a member of the public what do I experience?). Develop your own style of bubble diagram that tells the story of your buildings and begins to show information that is important to you - is there a way to begin to denote sun and views in the diagram as well?
From the diagram - Should the public greenhouse/classrooms/cafeteria/lab rooms be easier to access from the lobby? To get to the public greenhouse it looks like you have to go through the bathrooms or via the auditorium/storage. Should the gift shop and cafe be closer to the lobby? Should the library be adjacent to the classrooms? What are you envisioning for the bookstore being connected to the greenhouse?
I would run through the relationships/adjacencies again to double check things are where you want them.
One other tool that might be useful is to look at developing a architectural syntax diagram. It is similar to a bubble diagram but begins to show connections as well as depth (# of rooms) into the building. See the link below for one example.
Good start Deny! However, I must agree with the suggestions above. I have to add: Maybe it could be easier to divide the left side for public functions and left side for private - for students. Also keep in mind that service (mechanical room, storage, WC and similar can be lifted up or down depending on the main floor. You need to think about the size of the building - the height of some functions will be 2-3 time bigger than the other and therefore play with functions. Also you will need separate storage for labs (chemicals or instruments) and move kitchen with cafeteria more to the student lobby. Good luck!
I really appreciate this, it really helped me a lot with what i had in mind about deviding the spaces and it gives everthing more organization. Thank you!
I really appreciate this, it really helped me a lot with what i had in mind about deviding the spaces and it gives everthing more organization. Thank you!
This bubble diagram really ought to be just one of many. I use a stochastic process of swapping parts and relationships and re-evaluating each one, picking better and better fits to my perception of an efficiently functioning building or scoring using weighting by proximity and connection. As sort of evolutionary process. The only problem with that is the time and imagination required. Developing with more logical grouping and sizes leads on to a plan generation but it doesn't have to be it's master. That's your job to accept, reject and rethink.
I have a suggestion that you make a bubble diagram of everything outside (existing) on your site additional to the diagram above. Find North, and note the heights of all building masses that surround your site, the number of floors, openings in building mass for daylight and prevailing breezes. If you draw it like an axo diagram you can see opportunities which may also influence your diagram. Analyse the internal in parallel with the external, equally a rational and intuitive process.
I see the bubbles of 2 sizes, what are these based on? case studies?
ReplyDeleteNice work. I agree with St. Metakaos, please clarify the sizes. From this diagram you can begin to formalize the relationships you've laid out. I wouldn't try to lay out a formal floor plan straight away. Take time to play with diagramming out the building this way before you spend the time to create a finished plan. Doing so will help to understand the relationships you are trying to create. Put yourself in the shoes of different people using the building to see if what you are diagramming is making sense (If I am a student does this order of spaces make sense? If I am a member of the public what do I experience?). Develop your own style of bubble diagram that tells the story of your buildings and begins to show information that is important to you - is there a way to begin to denote sun and views in the diagram as well?
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Should the public greenhouse/classrooms/cafeteria/lab rooms be easier to access from the lobby? To get to the public greenhouse it looks like you have to go through the bathrooms or via the auditorium/storage.
Should the gift shop and cafe be closer to the lobby?
Should the library be adjacent to the classrooms?
What are you envisioning for the bookstore being connected to the greenhouse?
I would run through the relationships/adjacencies again to double check things are where you want them.
One other tool that might be useful is to look at developing a architectural syntax diagram. It is similar to a bubble diagram but begins to show connections as well as depth (# of rooms) into the building. See the link below for one example.
http://api.ning.com/files/WnmTYkV-edJ7iOrY-omUD1AoIQIeelTrjq-pRfq2lPBAsZbq-658h5f5XpLUB5BzgBJxL7wihtkuerkYzWhtEzq1PPCGv3r8/spacesyntaxplugin.jpg
Good start Deny!
ReplyDeleteHowever, I must agree with the suggestions above.
I have to add: Maybe it could be easier to divide the left side for public functions and left side for private - for students.
Also keep in mind that service (mechanical room, storage, WC and similar can be lifted up or down depending on the main floor. You need to think about the size of the building - the height of some functions will be 2-3 time bigger than the other and therefore play with functions.
Also you will need separate storage for labs (chemicals or instruments) and move kitchen with cafeteria more to the student lobby.
Good luck!
Here is a sketch what I had in mind: (I hope you can see it)
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I really appreciate this, it really helped me a lot with what i had in mind about deviding the spaces and it gives everthing more organization. Thank you!
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DeleteI really appreciate this, it really helped me a lot with what i had in mind about deviding the spaces and it gives everthing more organization. Thank you!
DeleteThis bubble diagram really ought to be just one of many. I use a stochastic process of swapping parts and relationships and re-evaluating each one, picking better and better fits to my perception of an efficiently functioning building or scoring using weighting by proximity and connection. As sort of evolutionary process. The only problem with that is the time and imagination required. Developing with more logical grouping and sizes leads on to a plan generation but it doesn't have to be it's master. That's your job to accept, reject and rethink.
ReplyDeleteI have a suggestion that you make a bubble diagram of everything outside (existing) on your site additional to the diagram above. Find North, and note the heights of all building masses that surround your site, the number of floors, openings in building mass for daylight and prevailing breezes. If you draw it like an axo diagram you can see opportunities which may also influence your diagram. Analyse the internal in parallel with the external, equally a rational and intuitive process.
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