Week 13: Update Structure

Building Context : Backdrop/Promenade/Plaza

North/South section Through Interior courtyard and plaza

Structural Plan corresponding to Sectional Model

This week I really got into my project via a Model.  I started it as a spatial model  looking at the relationship of the spaces that surround the central courtyard and looking at  the volume of the lobby adjacent to the plaza.  By adding detail to this model I was able to double it as a structural model.

My strategy in regards to structure for this building is to use the performance halls as for lateral strengthen making some of their walls from concrete and then infilling the rest of the building using a simple structural grid.

Most performance halls are very expressive and loud.  I would like  it if this project could do something like this.  however,  I feel like I am leaning more towards a building that is a backdrop for a urban plaza and is on the quite side.  In making the lobby a very public space and transit oriented and have been experiencing the most trouble with my circulation and program organization.

For the review on the 18th I am planning on making a bigger model of just the south facade.  I am certain on a large glass facade and want to understand the details that go into supporting and attaching it.

A more developed plan is in the works and will be helpful in describing my structural systems for this upcoming review.

section model 1/4"

plaza face large public seating

Lobby with community art display

large columns on to interior to reduce the civic feel

south facade

three floor lobby. Program blocks views of central court yard to make the lobby relate to the plaza 

soffit/roof detail