JASPER

= **Best Fit** = by Jasper

= INVESTIGATION STAGE =

**General characteristics of the neighborhood** :
Sunnyside is mostly a residential neighborhood with a mix of of low rise apartment buildings and town houses. There is a very diverse ethnicity of people that live there, the most diverse neighborhood in New York. in the middle of Sunnyside is Queens Boulevard where all of the shops and the shoppers are at. It is a very busy street, but the most successful stores are all aligned on it. the lot is located on the boulevard where it could be in a very good position to be seen and to attract people.

Size of lot:
The size of the lot is about 100 ft by 42 ft. The frontage is 42.25 ft and the depth is 25 ft.

**Needs assessment** :
**1. A description of what the neighborhood already has.** Sunnyside has multiple residential buildings and the essentials that every good needs. There are good grocery stores, multiple pharmacies, very good restaurants, doctors offices, dentist offices, etc. The PS. 150 school is the local elementary school and although the educational quality has mildly deteriorated, it is still a well run school. the space around the lot is filled with stores and restaurants where they attract a lot of consumers. it would be an idea place to put up a store, but not ideal for a residential structure such as an apartment building **2. An analysis of what the neighborhood needs.** Although Sunnyside has many interesting things, there aren't any good places to purchase good clothing and there isn't a single book store. You have to go outside side of Sunnyside to find any good clothing or literature. There is a very nice library, however, but they do not sell books at that location; they only allow people to donate books to their collection.

**Buildings and architects that provide inspiration**
The Cn tower is a classic and beautiful piece of architecture. It is the world's tallest freestanding structure spiraling up to an amazing 1,815 ft at the tip. It seems to be a tower that well deserves the title of "skyscraper" for it truly seems to touch the sky. It took 40 months to build the CN tower and it was worked on 24/7. What makes this so inspiring to me is it's elegance yet practicality in its design and the sound structuring of the tower. It is an awe inspiring structure that is truly magnificent and should be preserved. 

The Taj Mahal is a great and symbolic structure of India. Built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in honor of his recently deceased wife, it soon claimed national fame and was called one of the new seven wonders of the world. what makes me inspired about this piece of architecture is the complexity of the structure and the remarkable effort that went into the details. The reflecting pool was intentionally put there to reflect the image of the Taj mahal off of it. It truly is a great piece of work.



Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water is an example of modern architecture in nature. Built on top of an active stream, it integrates

modernism with mother nature and the environment.

What inspires me about Falling Water is that it shows you can have a beautiful piece of architecture side by side with nature. it is a

do this.

Although not as awe-inspiring as the CN tower, the Space needle in Seattle is a great symbol of American skyscrapers. Rising at an

altitude of 605 Ft above the Seattle skyline, it's structure is designed to stand up to winds of 200 mph and can survive a 9.1 magnitude earthquake. what I like about this structure is that it's a very stable building yet sleek and modern at the same time. It's practical and is a symbol of Seattle and northern-pacific culture.

Located in Bilbao, Spain, the Guggenheim museum is an example of abstract architecture and pushing boundaries. It is a mix of

curves and angles that blend to

make the building itself look like a piece of art by itself. It was designed in 1997 by the architect Frank Gehry. What I like about the

Guggenheim museum

especially is that he experiments with new ideas and the curves of shapes. it is such a diverse piece of architecture and is one of my

favorite buildings.


 * Bibliography**

//Cn Tower. Photograph. Toronto. Destination 360. 2010. Web. 9 Jan. 2011. .//

// Taj Mahal //. Photograph. Agra. // Energy Enhancement //. Web. 9 Jan. 2011. <http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.energyenhancement.org/Taj-Mahal-india.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.energyenhancement.org/2000India.htm&usg=__xYgFiIlH5z9TCcL9VnH6RLYy1lA=&h=1200&w=1600&sz=320&hl=en&start=0&sig2=fVjs4PHrruW-JmdsPmKeaQ&zoom=1&tbnid=v4m8nHhIpY_f0M:&tbnh=131&tbnw=175&ei=yessTdrTFMmBOoHbsYEK&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtaj%2Bmahal%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D726%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=522&oei=EussTfb7A4GBlAefvpG4CQ&esq=16&page=1&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0&tx=74&ty=47>.__// __ Space Needle //. Photograph. Seattle. Web. 9 Jan. 2011. <http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.familyvacationcritic.com/images/fampics/seattle-space-needle.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.familyvacationcritic.com/seattle-attractions/dat/&usg=__k8yw7P1IpmSXLFnkCsgTW38c3_0=&h=260&w=390&sz=32&hl=en&start=140&sig2=uupZyPlChDM4svaiHmH35A&zoom=1&tbnid=zB15IxwDsv0awM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=185&ei=PO0sTayRFcjsOf--3bcK&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dspace%2Bneedle%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1440%26bih%3D732%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C2650&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=568&vpy=379&dur=1166&hovh=157&hovw=236&tx=104&ty=124&oei=Fe0sTcf1CIG0sAPL0_X3BQ&esq=5&page=5&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:26,s:140&biw=1440&bih=732>.

//Figuura. Falling Water. Photograph. Pennsylvania. Wikipedia. 14 Nov. 2007. Web. 9 Jan. 2011. .//


 * //Disgustipado. Guggenheim Museum Bilbao. Photograph. Bilbao. Unusual Architecture. 2008. Web. 9 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 **
My investigation of inspirational buildings has led me to think about how my building design should be to go with the rest of the architecture in my neighborhood. If I created a building made entirely of glass and stainless steel, then it wouldn't effectively fit in with the neighborhood since most houses are made out of brick. my inspirational buildings can serve as a method of how to design my building, but i can pretty much use only use brick or something inexpensive. overall, this investigation has helped me with what I can do with my building and what I can't do with it. It influenced how I want to create my structure

= DESIGN BRIEF =

**Design Brief:**
== **Problem to be solved:** Sunnyside has almost no place for literature. There are no book stores whatsoever in the area and the public library near it does not sell books. Sunnyside needs to have a new book store designed and built for the local residents around Queens Boulevard. ==

**Requirements:**

 * The building must be conspicuous to the general public and it must be able to show it's wares
 * The building must have enough windows for cross ventilation
 * The building must be designed so that it will be environmentaly friendly

**Constraints:**

 * The Building can only be a maximum of 2 stories high.
 * Materials such as stainless steel cannot be used in order to fit in with the other buildings of the neighborhood.

Description of Three Possible Designs
 * Design #1 **

[] code media type="custom" key="8170602"Pretty simple design. o just used it to get familiar with sketchUp. It has a totally unrealistic height to it and is very ugly design wise. I wouldn't choose this design unless i had nothing else to use as my final design.

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code A more sophisticated version of my first building except shorter and skinnier with a curved roof a a glass facade. A very pleasing model to me except for the fact that it kind of looks like an airplane hanger. There are purposely no windows on the right side because another building will be there and who wants to see an ugly wall of a building?

** Design #3 **

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code media type="custom" key="8170542" Kind of like the hanger design except with an arched roof and no glass facade. There is brick decorations added to the top where the glass facade would be and a modern revolving door for easy mass movements of people. Windows are also installed on the top of the roof to provide nature lighting.

Identify the Best Design:
My best design out of all three designs would probably be design 3. Design 3 is the building that looks like an airplane hanger except with an arching roof. it also brick decorating and a modern revolving doo r

Justify Your Choice:
Probably the most apparent reason why I picked design 3 was because it's just looked more appealing then the other designs. It has that graceful arching roof with the windows and everything that make it look like a place you would like to go visit. The design itself is also more practical because it's dimensions are correct this time and they all fit the lot like a glove.