CHRISTOPHER

by Christopher
 * Best Fit**

= ** INVESTIGATION STAGE ** =

General characteristics of the neighborhood **:**
The general characteristics of the neighborhood, Maspeth, is that it is a small neighborhood that contains a lot of delis and small markets along with a few supermarkets and alot of pharmecies. It is actually packed and it has a few restaurants. Its just a small neighborhood for single family appartments.

Needs assessment **:**
**1. A description of what the neighborhood already has.**

My neighborhood has mostly single family appartement, low rise buildings, small shops, a few restaurants (Good eats, Connalies etc...), lots of delis, no hospitals, some grocery stores like pioneer and stop and shop, a few schools, no recreation centers, no movies, no bowling, some parks, about 2 or 3, lots of pharmacies, one dentist office, many banks, and 1 Mcdonalds near by. There is also a Greek orthodox church near by and a blockbuster too. There are also 2 laundry mats, and finally a building with music lessons and karate lessons.

**2. An analysis of what the neighborhood needs.** My neighborhood needs hardware stores like Home Depot because all the other hardware stores are very far away from the lot, about 12 miles away, and not everyone has a car to get the materials they need for renovation, and even for their jobs if they are contractors. Also the hospitals are actually a bit far away, about 6 miles away, and we have none near the lot. That is what Maspeth truly needs.

Buildings and architects that provide inspiration
This building inspires me by making me think about how the structures of buildings can be built by experimenting new things, and always trying. This building inspires me to try to create objects by using different types of materials, like this structure, made out of beer bottles. This building inspires me to use my creativity and imagination, just look at this interesting form of a building. This building also inspired me to be creative and to use my imagination to make different combinations that actually work together like this building.

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This building inspired me to be a better person and try harder, to help causes also, and this church is my favorite building out of all the other buildings.

In what ways has this investigation influenced you to design a building for your lot that makes the best fit for the neighborhood?
(//** Write your explanation here--AFTER you add each photo, write brief explanation of how the building and/or the architect inspire you. THEN, WHEN YOU ARE ALL DONE, ERASE THESE INSTRUCTIONS **// ) This investigation has influenced me to design a building that makes the best fit for my neighborhood, by looking at what inspiring buildings have, and what they dont have. Also, by looking at what my neighborhood has and what it doesn't have, i can make an inference of what the lot will be transformed into. In this case, i want to transform it into a hospital. It will be the first in the area and i'm sure it will make Maspeth a much better place.

**WORKS CITED:** "World Architecture Images- 50 Strange Buildings of the World." //Essential-architecture.com | Good Architecture//. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. . "World Architecture Images- 50 Strange Buildings of the World." //Essential-architecture.com | Good Architecture//. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. . "World Architecture Images- 50 Strange Buildings of the World." //Essential-architecture.com | Good Architecture//. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. . "World Architecture Images- 50 Strange Buildings of the World." //Essential-architecture.com | Good Architecture//. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. . "World Architecture Images- 50 Strange Buildings of the World." //Essential-architecture.com | Good Architecture//. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. .

= ** DESIGN BRIEF ** =

Problem to be solved:
The problem to be solved is that Maspeth needs a hospital because there are none around and there are a lot of sick people on the street, and in the harsh enviornment right now, it would be best to have a hospital to treat the citizens of Maspeth.

Requirements:

 * Must be a Hospital.
 * Must have a hospital sign on the building.
 * Must have wheelchair accessibility
 * Must be easy to get inside

Constraints:

 * Must fit in the 115.5 x 95 lot
 * Cannot stand out from other buildings.
 * Must be between 40-60 ft high.

Description of Three Possible Designs ** Design #1 ** media type="custom" key="8167494"

This design is a regular rectangular shaped hospital with easy access inside with the double doors and with a hospital sign on the front. It is not flashy and it fits in with the other houses in Maspeth with the brick and coloring of the hospital. It also provides Wheelchair Accessibility with the double doors as i said before. It is just an average hospital that gets the problem solved.

** Design #2 ** media type="custom" key="8167346" This is a more welcoming type of hospital because of the way it looks. It is a bit flashy but it still fits in with maspeth, it also has the same Accessibility as the first model, it just looks "out there" meaning that once you see this building you will know what it is. This hopsital also solves the problem. ** Design #3 ** media type="custom" key="8167334" This final model provides the most protection and it has an outdoor waiting room, so if the hopsitals are full, you can wait outdoor protected by rain, and snow for example and it provides heating on the outdoor waiting room, with a bench too. It gets the job done, and then some.

Justify Your Choice:
I picked design 3 because it has the most protection as i said before, and for example lets say it's raining and there is a ill man that has to wait outside because the hospital is crowded. Because there is an outdoor entrance and waiting area for people, he can stay there with out becoming even more sick because the rain would be pouring on top of him and he could get a cold, while in the other designs, there is no outdoor waiting area, therefore if the hospital is packed, then he would have to stay in a crowded area where diseases can spread even faster. The more protection the better. Also it has all of the requirements and didn't followed the constraints.