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=Best Fit = by Emily Kerins

=** INVESTIGATION STAGE ** =

== General characteristics of the neighborhood **:**== The lot I chose was recently St. John's Hospital in Elmhurst. The building is still up, but it is vacant and no one is using it. It is across the street from the Queens Center Mall and the Queens Place Mall. There are also two other malls a few blocks down. There are also a few schools around the area, such as P.S. 13, P.S. 106, Cathedral Prep Seminary School, and Newtown high school's athletic field. There aren't houses or condos, but there are apartment buildings, but mostly only malls and small businesses, and a few chain stores, too.

** Block and Lot Number: **
Block Number: 2857 Lot Number: 36

** Size of lot: **
347.9 feet x 129.6 feet

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

This neighborhood has 4 malls (The Queens Center, Queens Place, the Kohl's Mall, and the Marshall's Mall). It also has 3 schools (P.S. 106, P.S. 13, and Cathedral Prep Seminary School). It also has an athletic field, appartment buildings, many stores and 2 churches.

**2. An analysis of what the neighborhood needs.**

The neighborhood doesn't need precisely anything, but it could do with some stuff. It won't need any more malls or any type of shopping centers but it could use some other things. I was thinking possibly a nursing home, or a library, or another hospital. But the space is so large that it could probably fit more stuff than just a library, etc. I was thinking that it would be best to build another hospital, because it is really needs one in the area since the closest one is about 2 to 3 miels away (St. Johns Hospital). == Buildings and architects that provide inspiration ==

in all strange ways.
 This is possibly one of my favorite buildings <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">ever made. It is the Guggenheim in Bilbao, <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Spain. It is one of my favorite because of the <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">odd shape, and the reflection of the sun changes <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">the color of the building. If I were to design a <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">building, I would definitely use this for inspiration.

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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">This design isn't one of my favorites, but I still <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">like it. It is the St. Patrick's Cathedral and it is <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">in New York City. My favorite parts of it are the <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">steeples, and the desihn in between them <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">(the top of the middle part).

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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">This is the UCSD Geisel Library in San Diego, <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">California. I like this building because of the way <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">it is shaped, and the way the structure comes out <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">the higher the building gets. I also like when buildings <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">have glass windows the same way this one does.

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<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">This is the Beijing National Stadium in China. <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">I like it because the way the exterior is designed, <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">and it also inspires my design because the lot <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">I have is so large.

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> In what ways has this investigation influenced you to design a building for your lot that makes the best fit for the neighborhood?

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">It helps because now I know what types of buildingsare usually built in what neighborhoods, and which types of buildings turn out better in larger areas compared to smaller areas.


 * <span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Works Cited **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">Habitat 67, UCSD Geisel Library, Beijing National Stadium: "50 Strange Buildings of the World | Village Of Joy." // Village Of Joy - Amazing, Interesting, Wonderful, Weird, Odd and Funny Things about Our World //. Web. 07 Jan. 2011. [].

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;"> ﻿ The guggenheim in Bilbao Spain: "Google Image Result for Http://barcelona.theoffside.com/files/2009/11/guggenheim-bilbao.jpg."// Google //. Web. 07 Jan. 2011. [|http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http:]//barcelona.theoffside.com/files/2009/11/guggenheim-bilbao.jpg&imgrefurl=http://barcelona.theoffside.com/team-news/barcelona-atheltic-bilbao-preview-cooking-lions-with-chef-guardiola.html&usg=__9EcpcH94UwL5hoPLKqjiYYdFsfo=&h=400&w=480&sz=44&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=zdvj0d4RfnSPbM:&tbnh=150&tbnw=186&prev=/images?q=guggenheim+bilbao&hl=en&safe=active&biw=1280&bih=616&gbv=2&tbs=isch:1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=138&vpy=82&dur=39&hovh=205&hovw=246&tx=142&ty=112&ei=SF8nTaDvI8Gclge-tYyrDA&oei=SF8nTaDvI8Gclge-tYyrDA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">"St Patrick's Cathedral, New York City, New York City, United States." // Travel Blog - TravelPod™ //. Web. 07 Jan. 2011. [].

=<span style="font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**<span style="color: #008000; font-size: 1.4em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> DESIGN STAGE ** =

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Problem To Be Solved:
The problem here is that the neighborhood needs a hospital. This area was recently St. John's Hospital, and now that it is closed, the area really needs a hospital. The nearest hospital is Elmhurst Hospital, but its pretty far away. Besides that, it is Flushing Hospital, which is also far away. I plan on putting 5 floors in the hospital, and taking up all the space I can so that it is very big but also has a parking area.


 * REQUIREMENTS:**
 * Must have at least 3 floors.
 * The Emergency Room must be on the first floor.
 * Must be wheelchair accessible.
 * Must have a parking area for emergencies (on roof or next to the hospital).
 * Must have parking spaces right in front of the hospital for ambulances, etc.

347.9 feet x 129.6 feet.
 * CONSTRAINTS:**
 * The hospital and parking spaces cannot be over
 * There has to be more than one floor.
 * There cannot be more than 5 floors.

Description of Three Possible Designs
 * Design #1 **

** Design #2 **

** Design #3 **

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Identify the Best Design:
I think the best design would be 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:
I think design #2 was the best design because it was more detailed than the rest of the designs, and it was also a very high- tech looking hospital. I liked it because around it there is a glass in which patients and visitors can walk around the building on, and it is translucent so you can see outside.