Tuesday, August 28, 2007

CS - Week 4 - next steps

Hi all, sorry for the radio silence. google shut me out of my own blog for awhile...
I hope this doesn't happen for any of you.
Everybody has a slightly different path from here on. I need a bit more time to put together individual requests. But in the meantime we all should be pushing elevations, material and the beginnings of key details. Even if the plan changes, these elements will stay the same. I would like you to elevate at least the north and the south facing elevations, annotate for materials and rough sketch material transitions at ground, at a window, at the roof. The more the marrier. Posting a plus.

2 comments:

Paul Garland said...

Werner,
what is your take on focusing on one "sustainable design" idea instead of several items?

It seemed to be a common comment on saturday.

Focusing on one may all for better detailing/design.

werner said...

Paul, we have to show that we understand all mechanical systems implications in and on the building. This will show in the section indicating the systems.
The one "sustainable design" gesture can't just be e.i. a bunch of PV panels on the roof. The solution needs to be integrated, ideally complementing your concept and be supported by other measures, such as proper orientation, window sizes, shading etc.