ANDRES

= **Best Fit** = by Andres

= INVESTIGATION STAGE =

**General characteristics of the neighborhood** :
My area seems to be a mixture of suburban and urban because there are some houses, townhouses and apartment buildings in the area. In terms of commerce about a block to two blocks away there is a toys r us and a Halloween costume shop. About 5 blocks away there is a mini mall that includes Waldbaums, a Staples, a Target, a PC Richard and son, a Tj Max, an Old navy, a Moddels sporting goods store and a Babys R Us. In terms of eating there is a Mcdonalds, a boulder creek in the same mini mall. For recreation there is a movie theatre a block away called College Point Cinemas. Next to the lot is College point little league fields which includes 4 baseball fields, a soccer/football field and a roller hockey rink.

Size of lot:
The size of the lot that I selected has an irregular shape so each side has a different length. The frontage has a measurement of 184.2 feet and the rest of the sides (Listed in clockwise order from the frontage) are 528.54 feet, 284.06 feet and 515.45 feet.

**Needs assessment** :
**1. A description of what the neighborhood already has.** My area seems to be a mixture of suburban and urban because there are some houses, townhouses and apartment buildings in the area. In terms of commerce about a block to two blocks away there is a toys r us and a Halloween costume shop. About 5 blocks away there is a mini mall that includes Waldbaums, a Staples, a Target, a PC Richard and son, a Tj Max, an Old navy, a Moddels sporting goods store and a Babys R Us. In terms of eating there is a Mcdonalds, a boulder creek in the same mini mall. For recreation there is a movie theatre a block away called College Point Cinemas. Next to the lot is College point little league fields which includes 4 baseball fields, a soccer/football field and a roller hockey rink. **2. An analysis of what the neighborhood needs.** The neighborhood needs a place where kids can gang out. There is a movie theater and a park with baseball fields, a soccer/football field and a hockey rink but there a a few hitches. Number one, the price of going to the movies these days are just rapidly increasing and the people that take car f the field are very fussy about kids that going to the park to play sports or to just hang out and it is a pretty boring neighborhood if you do not have a car.

**Buildings and architects that provide inspiration**
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** Expl **** anation of how investigation, has influence the design of a building for your neighborhood that makes the best fit. **
The lourve pyramid inspires me because it shows me how a creative and seemingly impossible idea can turn into a great structure. The willis tower inspires me because it's built as a tube in order to resist lateral loads (wind, seismic, etc.) which was innovative at the time. The mac store has an influence because its creative to have a glass building like structure just be a glorified elevator. The bank of America building inspires me because it has a creative design while still retaining it's great size. The empire state building inspires me because of it's size and sheer symbolism. When people think of New York one image is the Empire State Building and vice versa.

= DESIGN STAGE =

**Requirements:**

 * **There has to be a space for parking whether it is outside or inside.**
 * **It has to be about 5 stories**
 * **It must have a modern look to it.**
 * ** It must be wheelchair accessible **

**Constraints:**

 * **The windows on the side facing the baseball windows must be reinforced.**
 * **It has to be soundproof to avoid noise from construction next door**.

Description of Three Possible Designs media type="custom" key="8155264"
 * Design #1 **

The building is about the size of the lot and it is colored a light color and it has windows in around it sides except the side that would be facing the baseball fields and finally there is an entrance to an indoor parking lot.

** Design #2 ** media type="custom" key="8171474" The building is about the size of the lot and the top floor is only in the middle part of the building leaving the other two parts open as you can see. There is an entrance leading to the indoor parking lot.

** Design #3 ** media type="custom" key="8155500"

There are windows all around its sides except the one facing the baseball field, the building is about the size of the lot, there is an indoor parking entrance, a pool in the roof and the roof has fencing around it's side.

** Identify the Best Design: **
I think that the best one was my last design which had more of a natural feel to it and it had brick patterns.

** Justify Your Choice: **
It follows all of the requirements and constraints. It has about five stories, there are not any windows facing the fields, there is available parking on the inside, it has a modern look to it, it looks thick enough to be sound proof and it is wheelchair accessible.