design development 1

This past week, Sara and I have been working on the latest stage of our CBI project, and yesterday, we had an interim presentation in front of a few professional guest critics and our peers. We received some really great feedback and are excited to move forward. In this stage we further developed our space, producing a more finalized spatial layout, perspectives, and construction drawings.


perspective of the front entry/showroom area

first floor plan

second floor plan

perspective view looking towards entry from the back of the building

cross section of back stair/elevator area

perspective of stairway

long section of entire building, entry on the left side
*This section is best for explaining the relationship of the "nodes" to the building- piercing each floor, dividing areas, and becoming skylights.

perspective of kitchen/lounge area, stairs on the right

perspective of conference area, above the entrance

2nd floor reflected ceiling/lighting plan

materials:
As of right now, we have chosen to use 3form's Chroma product in "cranberry" for the main "node" feature and walls encasing the stairs, as well as a colorless Chroma product for the 2nd node. We are going with polished concrete on the main floor, and a light bamboo on the 2nd, as well as a light gray paint for the walls, as we cannot keep the existing brick exposed (which would be ideal) due to historic preservation issues.


We were also to create a 4x8.5 "precís" or "snapshot of our project" to pass out to our guest critics. We chose a view of our site, the vista, and the post office all in one.


2 more design development stages and the final to come! A few things I feel will be our next challenges: more concept development, moving towards "warmer" materials, kitchen/lounge development, and engagement with the exterior/street.