I met with one of you yesterday and it got me thinking that if I were in this studio, right now I'd be digging deep into the program:
- Consider all the flows that the program would foster: people, materials, energy, waste. How many 2x4s come in and go out of the school? Nails? Copper tubing? Students? Sunlight? This could be a beautiful diagram.
- With that in mind, what is the program precisely? A school for a wide variety of material-based practices? A school for learning the nuts-and-bolts of contracting? Detail and ornament design? Urban Agriculture? Multiple and changing? Deciding on a focus with your partner will be key to moving forward with specificity.
- Then, what precisely will the program need spatially? How many hammers? CNC machines? Forklifts? Computers? Lockers? All of these have explicit spatial requirements and can be used to help drive form (these should also be considered in the material flows above)
- What spaces are likely the core and what are the periphery? Make some program relationship diagrams that use reasonably accurate (or at least relative) square footages.
- Think about structural systems (and by extension, material systems). Is the entire complex the same system? Are different systems employed in different areas to show occupants variation? What would those relationships be if so? To what extent is the structure pragmatic vs aspirational in its execution?
Your first iteration for next monday should really be like the 10th. But it will be the first to be drawn with precision. Plan to bring any supplementary process materials as well (sketches, 3d physical or digital models, etc). We don't just want to see finished plans at this point. And remember, design in SECTION, and include at least a bit of context in all your sections to understand the relationship between you and everything surrounding you.
Finally, I did y'all a favor yesterday and built you a 3d topography, and began the buildings. The rhino file is in the folder. Start cleaning + adding to it. You can use this model to test massing, form and specifics fairly easily. (And note that unless you're adding to the collective parts of the model, please make a copy before adding your project work). I'm happy to give a rhino tutorial some time in the next few weeks as well if desired.
Don't hesitate to email us or post pictures to the blog for feedback!
Cheers
Dan
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