Design Brief:

Starting this week you will develop a clear and concise program matrix built from the provided brief in addition to finding a project to analyze as part of your exploration. This work should result in a project brief.

Objectives:

Develop a clear project proposal that focuses brining focus to your work for the semester much like the Maggie Center design brief you worked from last semester.

Duration:

This project will run from Week 3 to Week 5

Grading:

Rigor, Iteration & Investigation: 50%

Students will demonstrate a willingness to practice the craft of exhaustive exploration.

Design Communication: 50%

Students will be able to professionally communicate by writing, speaking and creating clear and accurate presentation graphics and architectural orthographic drawings.

Deliverables:

Your program development must include the following:

• Definition of your design proposal

• Definition of terms for your project

• Propose your square footage with diagrammatic breakdown

• Propose square footage per zone / area / program

• (3) Three proposed site locations

• (3) Three Diagrams exploring your proposal

  • Bubble diagrams

  • Circulation

  • Connections

  • Environmental

  • Spatial

  • Other

• Case study from the references below or approved project alternative