SARFARAZ

=**Best Fit** = by Sarfi

=INVESTIGATION STAGE =

**General characteristics of the neighborhood** :
The neighborhood that my lot is in is ainly residential. It consists of a mix of low rise and high rise apartment buildings. It contains quite a few small private buisnesses and harbors one big retail store. There are many places for physichal recreation and it has places for worship. The neighborhood has a very diverse community with people coming from all different places. Transportation is easily available to the public. Though the neighborhood has many takeout places it is lacking a good sit in restauraunt.

Size of lot:
The lot is 50'x20'x50'x20'.

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**Needs assessment** :
**1. A description of what the neighborhood already has.** The neighborhood already has a lot of physical recreation sites such as a park and gym. It has many small businesses and many takeout places. It has a mix of both high rise and low rise apartments. There are also big stores like key food and staples. There are easy access to things like transportation such as buses and trains. And it has a very ethnic community with people from many different countries and faiths. **2. An analysis of what the neighborhood needs.** I believe that the community needs a place that is an expression of the community's ethnic diversity. It also needs a restaurant where can people can sit eat and enjoy because most of the eateries in the neighborhood are take out places. I also believe that the community needs a place where they can get to know each other because the people in the community don't know even know the names of their neighbors. I want to make a that will bring people together as well as express the communities ethnicity. This will fulfill whats missing in the community.

**Buildings and architects that provide inspiration**
The Taj mahal is a place of grandeur and regality and i believe it is something that is missing from the community. This building inspires me because it is a icon that is in icon in the worlds culture. This building inspires me because even though it was built a very long time ago it is still visited by millions of people every year. It has made a huge impact on the world and I want my building to have that much of an impact on my community.

I think the UN building is a great building because it shows world unity and I want the neighborhood to show the unification of the ethnicity in the neighborhood. I want my building to make the diverse ethnicity in the neighborhood to come together and get to know each other. I want the people in my community to be able to have fun and come together in my building. That is a crucial purpouse for the construction of my building.

I picked the coliseum becuase it is an icon in everybody's mind and in the world and I want the building that i am creating to be an icon in the community. Like the Taj Mahal the coliseum is a world icon. Everyone knows it. I want veveryone in the community to know and like the building that I am going to construct.

I picked the twin towers becuase I want the new building to look modern and magnificent just like it. Also the twin towers had a huge impact on the people of America. I want my building to have just as big as an impact on my community like the twin towers did on the whole world.

I picked this piece of architecture because I thought that the metro was a perfect expression of the world's unity and also because it looks downright amazing. The metropolitan museum of art is an architectural marvel. It looks great on the outside and on the inside. When I first saw it I was in complete in awe. I want my building to awestruck the people in the community.

==** In What Ways has this investigation influenced you to design a building for your lot that makes the best fit for the neighborhood? ** == All the buildings that I have picked had a heavy influence on my thinking. The community was missing things and the buildings made me realize what these things were and how my new buildings would fulfill the things that were missing. From the buildings I realized that the community is in need of a place of world unity, regality, and magnificence. So after evaluating these things I have come to the conclusion that the community needs a restaurant that features world cuisine that has an air of regality and magnificence where the people of the community can get to know each other and have fun.


 * Citation**

//Taj Mahal in India//. Digital image. //Www.posters.sonik.us//. 26 Oct. 2005. Web. 9 Jan. 2011. <[]>.

Dugard, John. //UN Building//. Digital image. //Ipetition.com//. Web. 9 Jan. 2011. <[]>.

Sandhya. //Colosseum - Iconic Symbol of Imperial Rome//. Digital image. //Thermorocks.com//. 10 Apr. 2009. Web. 9 Jan. 2011. <[]>.

Redcanoe. //Best Museums in New York City//. Digital image. //Makefive.com//. 23 Jan. 2009. Web. 9 Jan. 2011. <[]>.

Desantis, Bob. //The Twin Towers//. Digital image. //Stonewallvets.com//. 2001. Web. 09 Jan. 2011. <[]>.

=DESIGN BRIEF =

**Problem to be solved:**
My community is missing a sit down restauraunt. There are many take out resaturants but none of them are places where you can sit down and have a very good time. It is also lacking a sense of community because no one knows each other. I need to make a building that will bond and bring together the different communities in the community that I have chosen.

**Requirements:**
 **Constraints:**
 * Must be a restauraunt that serves food from around the world.
 * Must have a cozy nice interior.
 * Must fit in with the rest of the buildings in the community.
 * Must be made of a sturdy weather resistant material.
 * Cannot exceed property limitations.
 * Must not be more than 2 stores high.
 * Must be made of a sturdy weather resistance material.

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 * Design #1 **
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** Design #2 ** media type="custom" key="8114232" (Write description below. **)**

** Design #3 ** media type="custom" key="8144886"

** Identify the Best Design: **
** ﻿﻿ ** The best design that I had was design 3. Design 3 was the design that was the largest of the other two designs. It is the design that has the swimming on the roof. It is the design that has the glass window and door. It is the building that has all glass doors and entrances. It has tow entrances and rectanglar windows. It is recatngular in shape. This design also has a balcony.

** Justify Your Choice: **
==I picked this design because it has much moe to offer than the other two designs. For one thing the third design has a swimming pool. This is something that neither of the other two designs have. Another good advantage is that this design takes advantage of the size of the lot. This design takes up most of the lot which makes the inside very spacious. This makes the restauraunt able to sit many people. Also I believe that this design is most appealing compared to design 1 and design 2.== 