JOLEYNE

=**Best Fit** = by Joleyne

=INVESTIGATION STAGE =

**General characteristics of the neighborhood** :
This neighborhood is filled with lots of abandoned buildings and parks. Located near the empty is Socrates Park, Rainey Park, and Costco wholesale. This neighborhood may not look as populated however it is. People are having fun in the parks doing whatever the park is offering them to do or in Costco buying things for their household. Also nearby is a museum called the Noguchi Museum where art and sculptures are desplayed inside. The East River is located very near the empty lot, which is surrounded by lots of abandoned buildings.

Block and Lot Number:
Block Number: 502 Lot Number: 1

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**Needs assessment** :
**1. A description of what the neighborhood already has.** Currently, this neighborhood has a very large department/grocery store named Costco and two parks called Rainey Park and Socrates Park. Rainey Park is dedicated for outdoor fun and Socrates Park is dedicated for the viewing of sculptures outdoors. Also, there is a museum called the Noguchi Museum. Its an indoor museum with an outdoor garden in the back.

**2. An analysis of what the neighborhood needs.** If the neighborhood were to be observed, I would say it would need a place where people can have fun indoors, like a movie theater, a bowling alley, or a paintball place. Overall, I think this neighborhood would need a place where the teenagers could have multiple activities in one place. I think that if there was a place where teenagers could hang out instead of hanging in the street, it would help out the murder rate and it will keep teens/ young adults away from drugs, alcohol, etc. It will help strenghten their future and lead them down the right path! Also, it will give them all something fun to do on their free time.

[[image:http://air-port.com/blog/saeetemplatehouse.jpg width="320" height="240" caption="Template House, Beijing; Design by: Micheal Saee"]]
This architect, Michele Saee, design inspires me to take a futuristic approach to the buildings design because from experience, new and improved things always catches peoples eyes. Also, the design looks very comforting and I want the people/teenagers who attend/visit the building to feel comfortable and not suspicious of the place. I want them to disregard that the surrounding area may look a little abandoned.

This building inspires me because it looks as if the building is giving off light and if I were to incorperate this into my building, people would be able to see what's around them. For example, if teenagers or anyone is walking towards this building, then first of all, they would be able to find the building and second, they can be aware of there surroundings at night.

This building inspires me because the building above is very appealing and catches my eye immediatly. I would like my designs to be colorful and also catch the attention of others as they walk by. I can incorporate this idea of color with the idea of light so at night this place will be the first one to be noticed. It almost looks like a dance club, or a place to just have fun!

This building inspires me because its not only one building, however its three buildings connected together. It's very tall so if I don't have a lot of width room in th empty lot then I can always make my building have a lot of lenght room. Also, it has an interesting design that the windows are a bee-hive sort of design.



This structure inspires me to base my structural design on a certain shape rather than some random shape while haveing different shaped windows so the building doesn't look boring. The structure will look different from the surrounding buildings which are other empty buildings. Also, it has an illusion effect that it looks as if the inside of the cube is filled with water.



This building inspires me because it teaches me that even the boringest buildings can look fun and interesting by just adjusting and adding a few things. The way the windows/plates on the front of the building go in different directions inspires me to do something special on the front of my structure that I will be building. Also, the lights are very colorful and they add meaning to the windows/plates on the front. Its as if they want to draw others attention to this.

** In what ways has this investigation influenced you to design a building for your lot that makes the best fit for the neighborhood? **

After investigating, I noticed how much the neighborhood lacked places where people could have fun indoors. Not everyone likes to play outdoors and so I though that there needed to be a place where there could be lots of indoor activities. So I thought that the design needed to catch people's eye, especially the people who don't like going outside and adventuring. Also after investigating the area, I found out that an individuals safety at night might be a problem. Sometimes its too dark for someone to see who's around them and so the design had to involve bright lights and comforting looks.

Work Cited

Template House, Beijing "Oyayubizoku: Michele Saee, Template House, Beijing." //Jason Fields: Technology Design Management//. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. .

The 2010 Shanghai World Expo "All the Pavilions at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo - EVolo | Architecture Magazine." //EVolo | Architecture Magazine//. 2006. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. .

Proposal for New hudson yards Golubka, GreenChefs. "Architect Steven Holl Designs a Future New York Hudson Yards Bright Green « G Living | Dark Twisted Space Monkies Go Green." //G Living | Dark Twisted Space Monkies Go Green//. 2004. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. .

The Nano Tower "The Nano Towers By Allard Architecture." //Architecture// News //Daily @ ArchiCentral//. 2009. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. .

Miami's most colorful building "Sweetsfoods's Favorite Photos Websites - StumbleUpon." //StumbleUpon.com: Personalized Recommendations to Help You Discover the Best of the Web//. 2001. Web. 11 Jan. 2011. .

Yeosu's Water Cube Brian. "Yeosu's Water Cube, and Other Cool Buildings for 2012 Expo." // Brian in Jeollanam-do - A Blog on Korean News, Events, and South Jeolla Province. // Brian, Sept. 2007. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. .

=DESIGN BRIEF =

**Problem to be solved:**
My neighborhood does not have a place to just hang out in.

<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Requirements:**

 * There must be big, bullet proof windows.
 * There must 1-3 buildings in the empty lot.
 * The building(s) must be colorful and attract peoples attention.
 * The building must include lights. They must shine brighter than the others!
 * The building must have a unique shape.
 * There has to be a garden on the bottom.

<span style="font-size: 1.1em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">**Constraints:**

 * The building must remain in the empty lot.
 * The building must not look old in an way.
 * No more than nine stories.

Description of Three Possible Designs

This is the first design out of three possible models for the Entertainment / Art Center. This structure started out as a circle, however was twisted into the shape it is. The base of this structure is a lime green color and will be the main lobby of the center. On the top, there is a glass stained roof with two other twisted, lime green circles. Those two shapes with other compartments for the building. media type="custom" key="8121506"
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This is the second design out of three possible models for the Entertainment / Arts Center. This structure started out as just a square however turned out to be a cardboard box filled with art supplies. The base of this structure was different colors on each side and had different lettering. The box is the whole building and is a simple structure. On top, there are different art supplies like markers, paint, and color pencils. Surrounding the building is vegetation. media type="custom" key="8149112"

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 * ** This is the third design out of three possible models for the Entertainment / Arts Center. This structure started out as a box, however I added a circle on top and other cylinders and squares. On top, I put spray paint cans and a paint can to represent the arts building. Those cans could probably be other compartments of the building. The base of the is a TV and is gray. There is also lettering on the TV and on top are TV atennas. The spray paint cans and paint can are multicolored and so is the cellphone with lettering.

<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 had a grey TV base and is the main lobby of the Entertainment Center. Two antennas are sticking out the top and through the circle sitting on top of the TV. Surrounding it are four cylinders, each a different color, with different colored spray paint bottles. ON these bottles are the lettering "Spray Paint! :)".The nozzle of each of these bottles are lights that turn to different colors every so often. There is also a paint can on top of a rectangle that is yellow. There is the lettering "Paint! :)" on the front of the can. There are circular windows on the spray paint bottles and a two rectangular windows on each side of the rectangle (the windows are bulletproof!). A cellphone sit's on top in the middle of all these cylinders with the letters "BLAH BLAH BLAH.." surrounding it. There is green vegetation surrounding the building.

<span style="font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">** Justify Your Choice: **
The best design compared to the design brief is the third model. I believe this is the best design because first of all, it has a garden on the bottom, which is the dark green square surrounding the structure. The structure is unique with spray paint cans standing on top of the circle and there is a cellphone (you don't see cellphones everyday on top of buildings). It sure doesn't look old and will stay in the empty lot. The structure also has windows (that are bulletproof!) and is so colorful, it attracts peoples attention. The bright colors would probably be seen by people miles away, which is good. There are lights as well (which are the lines coming from the spray paint cans' nozzle) and will also be very colorful. There is at least one building in the lot which completes the requirements.