AVISHEK

= = Best Fit by Avishek

INVESTIGATION STAGE

General characteristics of the neighborhood The neighborhood around the lot is an area with many stores, apartment buildings and a park. There is a mall and a library as well as a park a few blocks away from the empty lot. There is also a lot of shops and stores near the area. There is a lot of grocery stores near there. There are also a few deli's in between the grocery stores. There are also parking lots and there is also several high rise apartment buildings. 


 * Block and Lot Number: 9796(Block Number) x 63 (Lot Number) **

** Size of lot: 282.5' x 143.6' x 21.5' x 100' x 100' x 120' x 15.5' x 153.9' x 350' **  [po 8-2 Paul Tax Map
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** Needs assessment **** : **

My neighborhood has a a mall, a library, and a lot of stores as well as several parking lots and high rise apartment buildings. The mall is a few blocks away from the empty lot. The library is a block away from the mall. The park is also a few blocks away from the empty lot. The groceries are a few blocks away from each other and the delis are between them. My neighborhood needs an area in which people can relax, a recreational sort of area as well. I think that it would be the best choice, because there are not many sources of entertainment in the neighberhood. Having a recreational center would help because then people would not have to go out of their way just to go to an area that they don't even 'need" to go to.
 * 1. A description of what the neighborhood already has **
 * 2. An analysis of what the neighborhood needs. **

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

I think that these building s inspire me because they are unique. they are different from what people normally see. I think that is something to keep in mind when you are creating a recreational center because when you see one thing over and over, you start to get bored, and then it is not so much fun anymore. Also it would be more fun then trying to convince yourself that it is fun.

** Buildings and architects that provide inspiration ** ioiopiopioppopoipoip
 * [[image:http://www.guardians.net/egypt/sphinx/images/s_sphnxd-2001.jpg caption="Copyright (c) 2001 - Andrew Bayuk, All Rights Reserved"]] ||


 * The Egyptian Sphinx is a piece of architecture that inspires me. I enjoy the stories behind the sphinx that lie within the actual sphinx. I also think that it is an amazing accomplishment for an ancient group of people. I am also amazed that they could make something like that, when in this time we can build huge structures, but they don't really have that much story behind them, and compared to the sphinx they are just giant blocks. Maybe they look good when they are taller but making skyscrapers with modern tools is not as impressive to me. The sphinx being an ancient creation can inspire anyone, more than any giant rectangle. The sphinx is a symbol of strength and wisdom. Parts of the sphinx have eroded, and it makes it look a lot more ancient. There are many stories revolving the sphinx, such as the riddle of the sphinx. " What walks on 4 legs when a baby, two legs when an adult, and three legs as an old man". I feel that this makes this more like a wonder, as many structures are made with professional tools, and yet even then they won't be as famous as the Egyptian Sphinx, which is a large part of Egypt's culture. The Egyptian sphinx would inspire me to create something in the empty lot because it is something that represents knowledge and what i want to build is a bookstore because the closest area to get the largest variety of books is at the library which is not really convenient. ||




 * The taj mahal is a piece of architecture that inspires be because of the way it looks. It looks like something out of a painting. That is something i like because it has that sense of peace that i would want in my area because it should be a sort of recreation error. I want something like that because it would help with the theme of the area. I think that it would inspire me to build on my lot because sometimes seeing someone else's achievements on what i also want to achieve would also inspire me to do something like that or take its element and use it for my creation. ||


 * The roman coliseum is something that inspires me because it is a place full of historical value and also action. I think that that is also something that should be in a recreational area. A place in which a person can find the peace and relaxation yet also not feel bored. I feel that it would also be in inspirational thing because it is again a piece of important history as well as culture. ||


 * The empire state building would also be a piece of inspiration for me. I feel that it would be a piece of inspiration because it shows that even in New York City where there are many many skyscrapers, a skyscraper such as the Empire State Building would stand out. This would be inspirational as it could prove that someone else can build and design a building that will be different from the normal ones. ||
 * The bio dome is something that inspires me because it seems to me something like an utopia a perfect world, that is different from everything else in the world. This would mean that it is a place of miracles in a way. I think this would be something people would want to spend time in, an utopia a perfect world. It would be something different from the world everyone is already familiar with. ||

** DESIGN BRIEF ** ** Design Brief: Designing A Recreational Center **

** Problem to be solved: A building needs to be designed that fits in with the neighborhood needs **

** Specifications: **

Requirements: 1. The building needs needs to be a recreational center 2. The building must have must have multiple floors with different things 3. The building should have what the community needs 4. In the building there should be more then one activity to do. 5. Related activities should be on the same floor or near each other. 6. It must fit in with the theme of a recreational center.

= = Constraints: 1. The building can not exceed 7 stories 2. The building can't exceed the lot dimensions 3. The buildings can't be too different from the other buildings.

Description of Three Possible Designs ** Design #1 ** media type="custom" key="8106812"

This is the first design i have created in google sketch up. It is basically just a rectangle that is 300' x 250'. It also has a door towards the middle, that is made of glass. In this it is not really that complex because i was experimenting with google sketch up. This design was also done in school because at the time sketch up was not working on my desktop, and it was more difficult to do this at school on a laptop because there was no mouse and i am not that familiar with Macs.

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 * Design #2 **

This is the second design i created in Google Sketchup for my Recreational Center. It is a rectangle that is 300',250'. There is a door towards the middle. The building is about 80 feet high. Every 10 feet there is a window, and then there is a space, and then after that there is another rectangle on top which is smaller than the dimensions of the building, and is made entirely of glass.

** Design #3 ** media type="custom" key="8132360"

This is the third design I created in Google Sketch up for my recreational center. It is a rectangle that has the dimensions of 300',250'. There is a door towards the middle that goes up in an arch about two or three feet. Every 13 or 14 feet there is a window that goes all around the building. This takes up more like a castle like structure with the stone blocks at the top.

** Identify the Best Design: ** The best design is design # 2  ** Justify Your Choice: ** I chose design # 2 because I think it is the design that works best with my neighborhood and because in m opinion it is the one that looks the best. I think it looks the best because out of them all it has more diversity. The first design is basically just a block with a door. So i don't think that it is really pleasing to look at. I also don`t really think that it would fit in with the theme of a recreational center. For it to be a recreational center it needs to look nice, instead of a grey block. I think this also looks better than design 3. i think it looks better because in design 3 the top blocks don't really look good in contrast to the translucent blocks under it. I also think this is better because it can give more of a feeling then just a grey block with windows that don't match with the top castle like blocks.

__**Works Cited**__

"Guardian's Sphinx." //Guardian's Egypt Main Gate//. Web. 07 Jan. 2011. . // StockPhotosOfArchitecture.com - Free Stock Photos of Architecture for Emails and Personal Websites //. Web. 07 Jan. 2011. .