JENNIFER

= **Best Fit** = by Jennifer

= INVESTIGATION STAGE =

**General characteristics of the neighborhood** :
In the neighborhood where the lot is there is a few businesses. There is a Staples, a mattress factory where they make and sell different types of furniture, a Rite Aid, a KFC, a Key food, two Deli, a pizza place, and a hair salon. On the block of the lot there are family homes that can house two families, and a building with its own personal parking lot. Across the street of the lot there are more two story homes and across that lot there is a cemetery called Calvary Cemetery.

= Block and Lot Number: = The block number is 58 and the lot number is 31.

Size of lot:
The frontage of my lot is 27 ft. Going clockwise the rest of the dimensions are 74 ft. 93 in. , 28 ft. 22 in. , and 66 ft. 24 in.

Images:

 * [[image:8-3_cifuentes_screen_shot.png caption="The satellite view of my lot"]] ||
 * [[image:8-3jennifer-screenshot.png caption="This is the tax map of my lot."]] ||
 * [[image:8-3jennifer-screenshot.png caption="This is the tax map of my lot."]] ||

**Needs assessment** :
**1. A description of what the neighborhood already has.** The neighborhood around the lot includes about ten two story houses that can house two families. Next to the lot is a private parking lot that belongs to the apartment building next to it. Across the street of the lot is a factory where they sell and make furniture. Also there is a cemetery called Calvary Cemetery. There are a few businesses such as; a KFC, a Rite Aid, a pizza place, barber shop, Key Food, deli, and shoe repair shop. There are seven apartment building and a pre-school as well. There are also two parks

**2. An analysis of what the neighborhood needs.** The neighborhood needs a form of medical offices. There aren't any medical offices in the neighborhood so it will be useful if there is one. It could be a doctors office, or a dentists, it could even be an orthodontist office. I think this would fit in the neighborhood because there are a lot of families and a lot of children. It would be easier to get to, especially in the bad weather.

**Buildings and architects that provide inspiration**

 * [[image:picture_1.jpg width="208" height="422" align="center"]] ||
 * This picture is inspirational because I want my building to be different than the other houses. This way it can be identified easier. The buildings in my neighborhood are so plain that it is boring. Having a building that is interesting will catch the eyes of many people and give the place business. I also want the building to be elegant and high tech. ||
 * [[image:picture_2.jpg width="563" height="322" align="center"]] ||
 * This picture inspires me because, although I want to make the building different I want to make it seem comfortable. The building should look like a home with a different outside. I want it to have multiple offices so a lot of people can go there and I like how there are a lot of windows. ||
 * [[image:picture_3.jpg width="433" height="287" align="center"]] ||
 * This picture inspires me because it reminds me that there isn't a lot of space to work with. The other houses in the neighborhood are small so the lot is small. I have to be able to work with the space I have so I can make the building different, comfortable, and should be sized smartly. ||
 * [[image:picture_4.jpg width="321" height="389" align="center"]] ||
 * This building inspires me because it is modern. The buildings in the neighborhood have been there for a long time so they don't look modern, in fact they look worn out. These buildings are modern and make me think about including modern pieces to the building. ||
 * [[image:picture_6.jpg width="532" height="329" align="center"]] ||
 * This building inspires me because it has only a few floors so it doesn't seem too big or too small. If the building I build is taller than three floors it will seem out of place so by looking at this building I can remember to not let the building be higher than three floors. ||

Citations:
"Inclined Capital Gate Tower | RMJM Architects." //Architecture Design Interior | plusMOOD//. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. <[]/>. "Reflection of Sunset in the Windows of High-rise Buildings. Bright Red-orange Highlights in Sparkling Glass Windows." Web. <[]>. "Making Use of Commercial Small House Plans." //Small House Plan//. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. <[]>. "June 2008." //My Real Asian Travel Guide | Travel Asia Experience | Asian Travel Guides//. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. <[]>. "168 (1834) & 170 (1870) Waverly Place, Greenwich Village, New York, New York | Flickr - Photo Sharing!" //Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing//. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. <[]>.

** In what ways ** **has this investigation influenced you to design a building for your lot that makes the best fit for the neighborhood**?
When I did this investigation I learned more about my lot. By learning about my lot I was able to think about the type of building the neighborhood needs. I found out that the building will have constraints but yet I can have some freedom when deciding what building to make. The main thing that influenced my building design is that my lot is shaped irregularly. This can be a set back seeing as my building will not sit on a perfect rectangle or square lot. Also the terrain of the lot will be difficult if I were to actually build something there. My investigations influenced me to build a medical office because I realized there were a lot of children and families, and there wasn't a medical office in the neighborhood. Investigation also gave let me know how the outside of my building will look like. Because my neighborhood looks old I can't place a really modern building in between two old ones, it would look out of place.

= DESIGN BRIEF =

**Problem to be solved:**
The problem is that my lot is small and irregularly shape, not giving me much to work with.

**Requirements:**

 * A building with about two stories.
 * Contains windows and doors.
 * Contains multiple offices for the patients to wait in.
 * An office for the doctors.
 * A place to store medication and supplies.
 * A waiting area for the patients.
 * Includes modern technology.
 * A place to get your hearing and sight tested.

**Constraints:**

 * It cannot be more than three stories high.
 * It cannot go outside of the dimensions of the lot.
 * It cannot be too modern.

Description of Three Possible Designs media type="custom" key="8114146" In this design I used the wooden panels for the exterior and wood for the door. The roof is at a diagonal and the office sign is on a form of metal. There are six windows, two of which are circular.
 * Design #1 **

** Design #2 ** media type="custom" key="8114286" The exterior of the building is gray and there is a arched doorway that is made entirely of glass. There are ten windows and the building is two stories high. A part of the roof is glass while the other is painted gray and purple on the ledge. In the middle of the frontage there is a circle with the office sign inside of it.

** Design #3 ** media type="custom" key="8147342" The exterior is white panels and the roofing is shingles. There are two windows and at the front there is two arch designs. The office sign takes up the entire width of the frontage and is if curly letters. It is a double door and it is framed by a form of metal and has glass windows. There is only one floor in the entire building.

** Identify the Best Design: **
I believe that the best style is my design number 2. It has two floor and contains windows and doors. It is long enough so that there are a lot of offices. The front of the building is for offices. I like how it fits in with the other buildings but I also like how it includes a modern front and the signs is different.

** Justify Your Choice **
I think this choice is the best because of the modern twist on it. The exterior of the building is covered in the same material that every other building is made out of. However the doorway is entirely glass and is circular. There is a part of the roof that is glass and has a design to make it look like the sky. It doesn't make it look too modern but it stands out a little bit from the other houses. The building has two floors, windows, and doors which is everything that I wanted on my building.