Residential Units

On Wednesday, we presented our ideas for the apartments. Here is the presentation that I exerted a lot of energy to finish on time...

Notice the slogan: Live.Shop.Play.Energize.
I like that it covers every function for the site, but its also short and sweet.

Unfortunately for me, the 2 bedroom units in the middle of the building aren't feasible. Aparently according to code, there cant be an apartment unit with no windows...image that. And while the skylights were a fun idea, I dont think they'll work very well with this space, at least not how Im using them at the moment. I also need to reconsider the existing windows and how they will work within the space...Obviously, I have a lot of reconfiguring to do!

Game Plan

As we start to plan out the spaces, we've been working on a space plan for the entire site. Here are images of my space plans and traffic flow plans, in floor order (1st, 2nd, roof)

Since building 2 is the largest building, Ive decided to use it for residential space. Most of the apartments will be located on the first floor, while the second floor will include a lobby space with access to the green roof courtyard located on top of building one. Elevators and staircases placed evenly throughout the building create a very easy traffic flow through the 2 buildings.

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