Atlanta Trip- Lets Go Round 4!

Thursday Morning: Tour of Dekalb Steelcase showroom

Touring the Steelcase showroom and getting the opportunity to see and use all the furniture we are supposed to be using, first hand was a huge help. Being able to use the furniture gave me a better understanding on why this is the new and improved classroom furniture. The furniture was designed to enhance the students ability to learn and support them in the classroom.

Seating for the student cafe that would support the public together spaces. Also would add a power source for students to plug in their devices.

Eno board (similar to a Smart Board, but better)

Furniture that could be used in the faculty hub or the distance learning classroom. Not picture was a board that connect to laptops and had a camera that would support the distant learning classroom.

Node chair

Seating that would be a good use for private together spaces, either in the student cafe or the in between spaces

Atlanta Trip- Lets Go Round 3!

Wednesday Afternoon: Tour of Gensler Atlanta office and The High Museum

Touring Gensler was the highlight of my day. Seeing the office, how they work together, and what they stand for was something that motivated me. Working at Gensler is a dream that I have.

Fabulous chairs at Gensler office. Unfortunately I didn't get to sit in these.

View from one of the side patios at Gensler office

Panorama of the view from one of the side patios at Gensler office

Having fun at the High museum with one of the installations. 

Mi Casa Your Casa,  swinginteraction exhibit 

Atlanta Trip- Lets go Round 2!

 Wednesday Morning: Visited Clough Commons at Georgia Tech

The grand staircase Clough Commons at Georgia Tech. This building was supposed to be inspiration for how new and innovative higher education buildings should be like. 

Example of using different chair and table heights can add many different options for students. Different heights make in between spaces more interesting and flexible. 

In Clough Commons there is a bean bag chair lounge. Our tour guide said this was a very popular space because many students come here to relax and take naps in between their studies. 

4th Floor view 

View from the roof top garden. This space adds a whole new dynamic and freshness to overwhelmed students. It is a good place to come here, relax, and then get back to studies. (Pictured from left to right: Kayla Carter, Alanea Kriete, Jillian Lee, and Chelsea Green)

Atlanta Trip!

This week we go to Atlanta!

Tuesday afternoon at Lithonia:

Chelsea Green modeling in the light that cant be changed to whatever color you chose. This was near the entrance at Lithonia where we toured the building to learn more about lighting and what types of light to put in our project space

Examples of pendant lighting that is in right now.

Adding this lighting effect into a healthcare space can help the healing process to be faster. A sense of nature around you is always good for the recovering body.

OLED Lighting 

Tuesday nights' adventure. The SkyView Ferris View that was across the street from our hotel!

The Start of Floor Plans!

Transitioning from the zoning diagrams, floor plans were due today. So far I have come up with two different floor plans.

This floor plan, I was trying to utilize as much space as I could for the active classrooms. What I don't like about this floor plan is that the active classrooms are beside the student cafe. Thinking about the noise level from the cafe, might affect students ability to learn. So I came up with another floor plan that would solve this problem.  

I find this floor plan to be more successful because it solves the noise problem and it goes along with my maritime tree concept better. When you walk in there is a hallway in front of you. As you progress you progress through the space, there's a different area that branches off into more spaces. 

Zoning

For the rest of Wednesday, we are to take our bubble diagrams and turn them into zoning diagrams. This means you start to layout the space with the rooms you have on the bubble diagram. The bubble diagram will lead to a floor plan. This is due Friday.

These are just a few examples on how to organize the space. I will be doing more to come up with more zoning diagrams for more variety. 

Adjacency Matrix and Bubble Diagrams!

For Wednesday, I had a lot of changes to my adjacency matrix and bubble diagram. I have one adjacency matrix with more information on it and two new bubble diagrams, showing just two of the many variations you could have.

Weekly Blog Post 9/29

What is architecture?
Architecture is organizing. It is a way to organize and shape a space.

This question brings us to what we are working on now. The next step in our progress is to complete an adjacency matrix and with it, a bubble diagram. The adjacency matrix is to help us organize what spaces need to be next to, near, or not close.

This is the adjacency matrix and the start of a bubble diagram I had for monday. After the professors went around to talk to us, I decided to go back and add some information to my adjacency matrix. This will also change the look of my bubble diagram. 

Stephanie encouraged us to go back and look at the Q&A on Steelcase's website to find further details about the space.