FINAL REVIEW

We'll be using a zoom meeting for both days of the review. Details and the one-click link to join will be sent via a calendar invite. As with desk crits there will be a waiting room for entry and you're requested to use your full name for easy identification. You're also encouraged to visit other … Continue reading FINAL REVIEW

DIAGRAMS part 2

Early on we focused on diagrams of program and programmatic relationships (bubbles and blocks) and of the sharing concepts introduced in the studio. These diagrams should reappear in some form in your final projects but now that you have developed buildings there are additional diagrams you should consider incorporating into your final presentation. Narrative Diagrams … Continue reading DIAGRAMS part 2

STRUCTURE

Mass Timber & General Guidelines As a studio we're using mass timber framing for our structure. For our section that means primarily CLT (cross-laminated timber) panels for floors and structural walls and glulam (glue-laminated timber) columns and beams. All non-structural walls (and some structural walls) can be built out of typical stud wall construction. The … Continue reading STRUCTURE

PARKING DESIGN

PARKING SPACES Graphic Standards has a section on parking design, but the Chicago Zoning Code (which would actually govern your parking spaces) is easier to understand. See excerpt below: 17-10-1000 Parking area design. The parking area design standards of this section apply to all off-street parking areas. 17-10-1001 Dimensions. Unless otherwise expressly stated, off-street parking areas … Continue reading PARKING DESIGN

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

Elevators, Stairs, and Ramps Below video tutorials for how to layout the elements of vertical circulation. For your project you are required to have: One enclosed egress stair serving all main floor levels and the roof of your building.One elevator serving all main floor levels of your building.All public (shared) programs must also be served … Continue reading VERTICAL CIRCULATION

SOLAR STUDIES

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS At a minimum everyone should incorporate the following considerations into the design of your project. Light & Air. Especially to habitable rooms per the code requirements we worked on in class, but also to other spaces.The path of the sun and the different direction and quality of light over the course of day … Continue reading SOLAR STUDIES

ONLINE LECTURES

For now I'm just dumping the pdfs here in case anyone needs to reference. ONLINE 7: Structure (see the blog for details on the structure sketch assignment) ONLINE 7 lectureDownload ONLINE 5 & 6: n/a (desk crits) ONLINE 4: Review of Light & Air Diagram (vertical circulation became a blog post) ONLINE 4 lecture pdfDownload … Continue reading ONLINE LECTURES

BLACKBOARD – "Advanced"

Presenting your work, hearing your professor, and feeling at home A couple lessons learned and some new tricks. First off the most important things to remember (that we know so far) for Blackboard Collaborate Ultra. 5 Tips for a good Blackboard Collaborate experience Put your computer in a good location. Find a spot with a … Continue reading BLACKBOARD – "Advanced"

BLACKBOARD – Intro

Getting Ready for online learning We'll primarily be using Blackboard (Ultra) Collaborate for studio sessions. The first session will start with an intro to the interface before we get to actual studio stuff, but I'd like you to at least find the interface and make sure you'll be able to access on Monday. If you're … Continue reading BLACKBOARD – Intro

MID-REVIEW

Monday 3/9/20. Pin-up @1:00pm, review 2:00-6:00 Group 1: Uptown DerekRuthLukeEmilyZoeyRishiAnna Group 2: Hyde Park MichaelAndiNataliyaRebecaTrevorJohnShruti At 1:00 I'll confirm exactly how to lay out and when to pin up. It's likely we'll need to pin up and down on a rolling basis, not just between groups.