BEVERLEE

= **Best Fit** = by Beverlee

= INVESTIGATION STAGE =

**General characteristics of the neighborhood** :
People who live in the neighborhood are middle class and are predominantly white. The neighborhood is diverse in housing. There is a main street in the neighborhood that has many retail stores and restaurants. There are churches and synagogues in the neighborhood. There are many schools in the neighborhood.elementary, middle and high schools. The neighborhood has many medical offices and a recreation center.

Block and Lot Number:
The Block is 108th Street and the let number is 2179.

Size of lot:
122 feet by 100 feet

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

The neighborhood is mostly Jewish, Russians and Asians. There are single family, multi family and high rise apartment buildings. The apartments are pre-war and some are some English town houses. There is one part of the neighborhood that has landmark protection where homes have to maintain a certain look. In the neighborhood there are bakeries, clothing and book stores, fast food restaurants, regular restaurants and antique shops. Near these places are movie theatres. There are elementary, middle and high schools. The neighborhood has dentists, doctors, physical therapy, psychology and massage places. There is also a YMCA in the neighborhood. The neighborhood has parks too.

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

The neighborhood needs a place where people can put their art work on display for everyone to see. It needs a place where people can get inspired by looking at paintings, photographs and sculptures. Though the neighborhood has many things to do and see, the one place it doesn't have is an art gallery. I think an art gallery is something different will that attracts different people to visit or come live in the neighborhood. The art gallery would buy and sell art as well as display art such as paintings and sculptures. The art gallery would display any type of art that people are willing to display and it there would be no fee so that people can enjoy it for free. An art gallery is something that is not in most neighborhoods and would help make the neighborhood even more different and unique than it is already.

**Buildings and architects that provide inspiration**

 * [[image:basket-building.jpg width="307" height="271" caption="Basket Building"]] || The Basket building inspires me because it is a very unusual building and looks really cool. Some of the windows are the weaving of the basket and inspires me to think outside the box when designing a building. ||
 * [[image:images.jpeg caption="Lipstick Building"]] || The Lipstick building inspires me because it different looking from all the buildings around it. Even though it is a skyscraper like the buildings around it, its different since it looks like lipstick and is rounder than the other buildings. ||
 * [[image:fallingwater-1.jpg width="274" height="223" caption="Designed by Frank Llyod Wright"]] || This building designed by Frank Llyod Wright is very inspiring because it is very clean cut and looks like its surroundings but at the same time stand alone nicely. Also, the building has a water fall under it so this design was very creative and warm looking. ||
 * [[image:ren-daylight.png caption="Ren Daylight"]] || The Ren Daylight building is very modern, cool, unusual building. It is built in a way that it is over a body of water and is supported on two sides that is shaped like a upside down "V." This inspires me to take risks when designing a building which when done can become something amazing. ||
 * [[image:images-1.jpeg caption="Chicago Spire"]] || The Chicago Spire is designed is a spiral shape which inspires me to design a building that is extravagant but simple at the same time. The design looks simple and elegant and inspires me to make something elegant but different. ||

** Explanation of how investigation, has influence the design of a building for your neighborhood that makes the best fit. **
The buildings that inspire me help influence me to create a building that is different, unique and modern. It will be out of the box but also look classy and clean. It will have a little bit of old English town look too, to make it fit better in the neighborhood but stand out from all the buildings and houses around it. With this design, I will take chances like the people the architects that designed these inspiration buildings and create something that will be amazing that many people will stare at and admire and even get inspired by.

** Bibliography **

"28 Most Weird Design Buildings « OpenFreak.Com." //OpenFreak.Com//. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. .

"Chicago Spire." //The Biggest News//. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. .

"Fallingwater Pictures: Fall Photo (Frank Lloyd Wright House above Waterfall)." // Wright House: Frank Lloyd, Orville and Wilbur, Steven... // Web. 10 Jan. 2011. <[]>.

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"R36 Coach's Favorite Photos and Videos | Flickr." // Welcome to Flickr - Photo Sharing //. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. <[]>. ======

"Ren People's Building, Shanghai." //Bakgård//. Web. 10 Jan. 2011. .

= DESIGN BRIEF =

**Requirements:**

 * Should allow a lot of light to come in
 * Many external colors
 * At least two floors
 * Design represents art
 * An awning
 * A door

**Constraints:**

 * Can't go over 122 feet by 100 feet

Function: Art gallery where people can look at and enjoy art.

Description of Three Possible Designs media type="custom" key="8114108"
 * Design #1 **

The building is suppose to look like a box of crayons. The top of the "crayons" are translucent so that natural sunlight can shine into the building. It's bright and colorful to catch peoples' eyes and attract them to come inside the art gallery. The art gallery will have paintings, drawings and photos hanging on the wall. There will be sculptures in the middle of the room that people can look at. Different types of music will play every hour because music is also art so people can listen to art while looking at art. This will be a place where art lovers can admire art and where new people can just hang out with their friends and look at the art that surrounds them.

** Design #2 ** media type="custom" key="8114224"

The building is suppose to look like a big puzzle piece. All the sides are different colors even the bottom. It's bright and colorful to catch people's eyes and attract them to come inside the art gallery. The art gallery will have paintings, drawings and photos hanging on the wall. There will be sculptures in the middle of the room that people can look at. Different types of music will play every hour because music is also art so people can listen to art while looking at art. This will be a place where art lovers can admire art and where new people can just hang out with their friends and look at the art that surrounds them.

** Design #3 ** media type="custom" key="8146008"

The building is suppose to look like those sound activated sensitive bars on some radios that light up and go up and down based on the beat of the music that is playing. Some of the light blue section of the bars are windows. Also, the top is translucent so that there will be light on the second floor. It's bright and colorful to catch peoples' eyes and attract them to come inside the art gallery. The art gallery will have paintings, drawings and photos hanging on the wall. There will be sculptures in the middle of the room that people can look at. Different types of music will play every hour because music is also art so people can listen to art while looking at art. This will be a place where art lovers can admire art and where new people can just hang out with their friends and look at the art that surrounds them.

** Identify the Best Design: **
The best design is Design #1, the one that looks like a crayon box.

** Justify Your Choice: **
I think the best design is Design #1 because it follows all the requirements from the design brief. The building has on three of the four sides, windows and the top of the "crayons" are also windows to allow a lot of light in the building which is one of the requirements. Another requirement that the design follow is the building has a lot of external colors such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and brown. The building has three floors which follows the requirement of having at least two floors. The building represents art because you use crayons to draw and color which is art. There is also a door and an awning on the building which is two of the requirements from the design brief. Design #1 was the most different out of all three designs and I think would catch peoples' eyes the most. Also, people might understand better how the big crayon box represents art than the puzzle piece and the sound activated sensitive bars so the building might be more approachable. People might wonder what is in a big crayon box building and come in and explore art.