Package

Package - with view of model through window



Package put together




"Enclosure" - containing all the "product boxes"




"Product Box" - adjacent buildings

"Product Box" - sidewalks

"Product Box" - my building

Final Model

Perspective shots from Model

View as you are approaching from the New Church


View as you are approaching along the East sidewalk.


View as you are approaching along the east sidewalk - closer


View if you were to approach cutting across Boylston Street from Copley square


View as you are approaching from the crosswalk from Copley Square

FINAL DRAWING I

SITE PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

ROOF PLAN

Final Drawings II

SECTION I

SECTION II

SOUTH ELEVATION I - W/O SCREEN

SOUTH ELEVATION II - W/SCREEN

WEST ELEVEATION

Packaging

So I have been working on the packaging over the last few days. I have also been working on the 3d physical model and a 3d virtual model. I understand every one's comments regarding the technical drawings not clearly representing my ideas. (I will be posting the updated physical drawings later today) So I am building a 3d virtual model and will be cutting perspectives from that in order to give everyone a sense of my ideas as if they were in the space. I think this is the best way to do it. I was going to attempt to detail the boxes in model form but that would have required me to enlarge the model and with my idea traveling down the sidewalk this would have resulted in a 3'-0"+ long model! So the perspectives alone will work to portray my ideas.
The packing is concerning me. I have come up with some ideas by incorporating my framed box idea. My concern is that today you many many packages on the box that already represent my frame box. Therefore I have developed a layout of "interior" frames that are then held within a framed "building". From there I will be developing an envelope (the actual "product box"). What is going to make this packing unique is the play in density (transparency, translucency and opaque panels). Each of the frames shown below will include this idea into them as they are further developed.

Interior Frames - the different parts of the model will be inside these frames (acting as the apple product). The small boxes will each contain the street walls. The medium box will contain the apple store and the large box will contain the rest of the buildings.


This is the outside frame which will contain all of the "interior frames" this acts as the actual building does in my design.


This just shows the interior frames inside the building frame.

The envelope of this box and the density levels are still to come.

9-11-07 progress

OK guys. Here is a progress post and that's all it is. I was hoping to have more up but unfortunately I don't. I will explain a bit on each of these. I am hoping to have a more finalized version of these up by no later than Thursday.

Please note that none of the box/frame elements for the street wall are noted in this set of drawings. They will be on the next set though.

Site plan


First Floor plan - these "box rooms" are not in their final spots. I will be studying their arrangement more. But the rest of the plan is set.

Section - As you can see the 2nd floor has different planes. My intentions are to have the "ramps" be made of the lid of the box or what would be opening. I hope this makes sense. Let me know if you need clarification on this. The rest of the floor will be a glass material.

South Elevation - this is the view with the screen wall in front.

South elevation without the screen

West Elevation - this is just the beginning. The rest of the windows will be punched elements

9-6-07 Progress

In answer to Ted's question regarding abandoning the forms up the sidewalk: No I haven't abandoned that. I know the last models didn't really show it and that's because of the the scale I was working at and I was really trying to concentrate on the corner. After much deliberating I believe I have come up with the element that will be incorporated throughout the exterior and interior. The framed boxes which made up the street wall on my first model from 9-3 will be my element. I will utilize the boxes to complete the path up the sidewalk and they will continue on into the inside.

I am including some sketches to demonstrate the idea for them on the interior spaces.


This sketch demonstrates the stair enclosure. You feel like you are inhabiting the "wall"



This sketch shows the same idea for the elevator. It also shows one of the elements being utilized for a retail enclosure. This one demonstrates the laptop retail space. These framed boxes will be throughout the store with different products in them.

I hope to have a post up on Sunday that will include the front elevation along Boylson Street and the sense of inhabiting the wall there as well as the layout of the floor plans with all of the boxed areas demonstrated.

Feedback please.

9-3-07 Progress models

So… I am experiencing major internet issues here since we live on a college campus and with all the students moving back this weekend, internet is off and on. I am hoping this problem with the internet gets fixed quickly!

Now that they finally got mine back and running here are three models that I have been working on Thursday – Saturday. I haven’t settled on anything in particular, I keep mixing and matching some of the ideas in the models as well as sketching some new stuff. After working with the models and some sketching I have decided that the “building” wall will be made mostly of glass and I will either have the glass become less opaque or place panels in particular areas of the glass.


Here are all three models together.


I like the idea that you can inhabit the street wall elements in this model. I am going to attempt to incorporate this into one or more of the walls on my final design.


The street wall and building wall will be opposite each other. Where there is glass on the building wall it will be replicated by a solid on the street wall. It gives me a system to play with I just have to find the balance of the density between the two walls.


The wall in between the street wall and building wall will be a material similar to screening. I want you to be able to see through it slightly in all areas. The areas that I want opaque, will be filled with panels that I am thinking about using for advertising. Almost like billboards. There will also be voids cut into the screen as demonstrated.

Now...Back to work I go!

1st week back

So I have found it very difficult to get back into the swing of things after last week. I also have been spending time putting together a survey and cover letter that I am going to be using for my research paper for H&T. I finally got to do some sketching on Tuesday night and last night. I am posting three pages of sketches that sum up where I am headed after those 2 nights of sketching. I may try to turn to clay like Matt after Ted's comment of start with a box and carve away. I will see though. I at least feel confident now in the direction I need to head.



This sketch demonstrates the density levels I want to pursue both in the walls and the floor systems.



I studied the different paths one might take in turning the corner and these are all the possible paths combined into one sketch. I will decide which one to follow in the next step. Of course my main goal right now is to try to figure out how to create opposing paths without creating a "wall" for the pedestrian traveling in the opposing direction.


This page shows a combination of the issues that have come up with the sketching I have done this week. I will need to pursue how to demonstrate the density levels and a way to avoid presenting a "wall" to the pedestrian.

Model Presented on 8-25-07

Presentation 8-25-07