REDA

=Best Fit = by Reda

=** INVESTIGATION STAGE ** =

== General characteristics of the neighborhood **:**== ====My lot's neighborhood is at the center of everything. It's in Rego Park, right next to the newly opened Rego Park Mall and it's pretty close to the Queens Center Mall. This neighborhood is great for all ages, and there is a recreational center for kids near the the lot. There are a lot of places where you can get food. Everything from McDonalds to Sizzler. This neighborhood is a hotspot for shoppers and can be very crowded on days with tons of sales like Black Friday or just any old Saturday afternoon.====

** Lot 2075 **
** Block 5 **

==** Size of lot: 201.37' x 75.62' x 200.59' x 168.05 ** ==

 Needs assessment **:**
**1. A description of what the neighborhood already has.** My lot's neigborhood is shopping heaven. Being right across the new Rego Park Mall and also a good, solid five blocks away from the Queens Center Mall. The neigborhood is also very food-friendly neighborhood. It contains many fast-food places like McDonalds and Five Guys Burgers and Fries. There's several Dunkin' Donuts, a Sizzler, Mo's Southern Grill, a Japenese restaurant, and a bar lounge. Not to mention all the food place in the Malls. Theree is a recreational cener. Behind the lot there is a PC Richards, a bike shop ,a laundromat, a car wash, and a hair salon. The nearest gas station is 4 very, very long blocks away. there is a travel agency along with a realty near the lot.There is also the Woodhaven Slattery Plaza about the same distance as the Queens Center Mall. The housing around the lot is mainly apartment buildings.

**2. An analysis of what the neighborhood needs.** I think that my lot's neighborhood has everything. Well, maybe not everything. This neighborhood could use a park. There are some parks around but none that are very close. Also, none of them are that "good". They are incomplete. Either don't have grass, or maybe there is no basketball court or no playground. There should be a park that is all-ages appropriate. My lot's neighborhood could also use a movie theatre. We surprisingly don't have one close. You can walk about 13 or more blocks to get to Regal 9 theatre. I think that both of these would be great contributions to the neigborhood. I know I will start going there more often. It will have literally everything!

== Buildings and architects that provide inspiration ==


 * [[image:Parthenon width="320" height="211" align="left"]]



This building inspires me because it is modern using old elements of architecture. || []
 * [[image:bulle_building width="291" height="404" link="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parthenon.at.Nashville.Tenenssee.01.jpg"]]

This building inspires me because it has a pattern for windows/exterior that most architects wouldn't do. || []
 * [[image:1105124-More-cool-buildings-0.jpg]]

This picture inspires me because it kind of defies gravity || []
 * [[image:roof_park]]

This picture inspires me because it has a park on the roof of a building. || []
 * [[image:Cafayate.jpg]]

This building inspires me because it is molded into cool shapes and not just a regular home or a regular brick structure. ||

== Explanation of how investigation, has influence the design of a building for your neighborhood that makes the best fit. ==

====1- This is a parthenon that is in Nashville not, Greece. This design is a recreation of the parthenon in Greece. This inspires me because maybe I can recreate some old buildings for my movie theater or use some aspects from old architectual masterpieces. I also like the idea of columns. I can have some columns around the entrance and call my theater, Athens Theater, or Roman theater, or maybe The Collesseum. Then the interior could also be Roman/ Greek and then it will be a modern theater with ancient design.==== ====﻿2- This building is a huge tower and what really puts me to awe is how the architect managed to use the windows in the design to create a cool striped image and all the while the building is transparent. the windows are making the bulding see-through as well. This is a very good use of windows. In my design I can maybe have windows doing something for the architectual design. Maybe i can follow through with the Roman/ Greek theme and make Roman/Greek windoes (if a such thing exists).==== ====3- This building seemed like it was defying gravity at first. I think that is just archtiectually amazing. I could make a floor slanted and the you have to climb it like it were a rock wall. This would help my plan to make my building into a movie theater and a park. I could maybe slant the roof a bit in order to make hills for a mini golf course. But these ideas aren't that practical.==== ====﻿4- This one is pretty obvious. My plan to have a rooftop park is shown here. This roof has a golf course but that is the same thing. This shows that it is possible to have a park on top of another structure. This is pretty useful because my lot will have both things that the neigvorhood is lacking. This will be really cool because you have so much fun in one place. There is going to be a movie theater, an arcade, a playground, a bunch of fun activities like rock climbing, a trampoline, a bowling alley, etc.==== ====﻿5- This inspired me for my theater/recreation park because it shows that your surfaces do not have to be flat. They can have shapes on the exterior. This place has animals on it, mine can greek gods on the first two floors(movie theater) and then stuff representing what each floor has on the other floors. Maybe a picture of a mountain climber on the floor containing the rock wall. This would be cool but definetly hard to do. My structure is going to be really tall and maybe not every floor can have its own drawing.====

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=** DESIGN BRIEF ** =

 Design Brief:
 Problem to be solved: My lot's neighborhood needs a movie theater and recreational place where kids of all ages can hang out and play.

 Requirements:

 * Must have a place where kids can hang out.
 * Must have a movie theater.
 * Must have a basketball court.
 * Must have a play area for young kids.
 * Must have a park (on the roof?)
 * Must have access to each floor via: elevator, ramp, stairs, slide, etc.
 * Must be appropriate for all ages.

 Constraints:

 * The footprint of the building must correspond to the size and the shape of the building.
 * The building must have at least a 15 foot setback.
 * The building can only be up to 6 stories.

Description of Three Possible Designs media type="custom" key="8141398" This is a huge building. It's not very practical because it has an enormous door that an elephant can probably go through. The building is about as tall as the Empire State building. The building follows a lime green and solid black color scheme. The building is named "The Coliseum" and that is written in block letters coming out of the face of the building. There is a huge rectangular window that is see-through. On the top of the building there is an amusement park with a ferris wheel and carnival-like tents. Then the walls are extended to not let people fall. On the back of the building is a huge red arrow pointing up.
 * Design #1 **

** Design #2 ** media type="custom" key="8141654" This is a basic building that is called "The Hangout" This building has a basic grey and black color scheme and has "The Hangout" written in letters that kind of resemble an old barbecue place's light-up letters. The building has one large transparent window in the upper right corner (the face of the building). The doors have a white and black color scheme. On the back there is a kind-of advertisement, kind-of message. It is the above-the-influence advertisement that has the arrow in a circle and the words, Above the influence. On the roof there is a basketball court it is a basic street court. The basketball court is surrounded with see through walls so the ball or the players don't go flying off the building.

** Design #3 ** media type="custom" key="8141644" This is a basic building called the "The Fun Dome" it has a red and blue color scheme that makes it seem as a younger kid play-place. It has an offset roof without much on top. The face has a good sized door. There is "The Fun Dome" written on the face. It is not extruded. There are four transparent square windows, one in each corner. The back of the building is olive green and has written on it the infamous Fox news line: Do you know where your children are? This building was made with the intention of a bigger version of a cross between Mc Donalds' fun-house and Chuckie Cheese.

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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Identify the Best Design: The best design is Design #2. ======

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Justify Your Choice:
<span style="color: #008000; font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">I think that Design #2 is the best design out of all the three designs. This design in my opinion, is structurally the simplest design. It is just a your average rectangular prism. Design #1 was too impractical. The door was too big and the whole building was just too big. The building was as tall as the Empire State building and I do not think anyone would be comfortable in an amusement park on top of a building that height. Design #3 didn't follow my expectations. The building must be suitable for all ages and this building, just would not attract older kids. The building is very childish and I have no doubt that it would be good for business considering all the apartment buildings in the area. design #2 has a retro feel to it and most likely will attract older kids while still being suitable for younger ones. The ad at the back of the building hints to an older intention but if you put in a floor with a Mc Donald play house, you should be perfectly fine. The color scheme really allow the intended audience to vary.