Tuesday, August 21, 2007

CS - Week 3: Parti (2)

A successful parti would answer a most of the following questions:

Site: - Access: Main Entry. Service Entry. Parking
- Topography: Main Elevation, how to make up drop on site
- Open Space: Leftover. Main feature

Geometry: - City Grid
- Transit Route
- Free standing / attached
- Object / Part of row

Program: - How many levels --- Footprint
- Expressed / Imbedded
- Where on site are major program elements
- How do major program elements relate to each other

Reactions to site influences:
- Transit, movement and noise
- Pedestrian movement
- Neighborhood qualities (grid, mass, materials, texture, etc)

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