PROMENADE REMI

PROCESS STUDY MODELS

MASSING PLANS AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM

PROGRAM AXON

SECTION THROUGH AXIS FROM TRAIN TO PARK

SECTION PERSPECTIVE THROUGH HOUSING AND SCHOOL

Two BedroomArea: 60 sqm

One Bedroom/StudioArea: 38.5 sqm

ClassroomArea: 100 sqm

Open Plan OfficeArea: 104 sqm

Office SuiteArea: 60 113sqm

10 m

10 m

3 m

10 m 3 m

6 m

13 m

8 m

Scale 1:15

11 m 2 m

11 m 2 m

3.5 m

6 m

R M A BLURRING EDGESWe blur hard edges that segregated and stopped views. Blurring inside vs out-side, landscape vs building, and blur-ring edges between people and program. The train and the park are both collective elements on the site that bring people together. The question we asked about our site: How can we design a space that does not create a barrier between the train and the park, but instead blurs the edges and creates a space that connects people to the train, to the park, and to each other?

MIRELLE ALENA

BELOW PLATFORM | Parking extends below the plat-form and ground, and school sports, performances, and practices take place here, where daylight should not enter. Between the platforms is public space.

WHERE THE PATH IS JUST AS FUN AS THE DESTINATION.

+DESIGN OBJECTIVES

+FIELD OF POINTSCreates conditions of edges, paths, intimacy, and division without the need of solid masses and walls.

+CONTINUITY OF PLANESContinuity of planes diss-ovles the distinction between separate levels, which allows spaces to become more invivting.

+SHIFTING MASSESShifting masses breaks the edges of the building and introduces opportunities for community space and greater connection to

+CONNECTING SIDESAcknowledge rail and park. Do not create barriers. Visual connection to train, physical connection to park.

+MAINTAINING AXIS

+PATH OVER STREET +ACCESS POINTS +MIXING OF PROGRAM +SOLAR CONDITIONSStrategic massing and orientation to allow for all spaces on site to have access to sunlight.

+Connection to outdoors

No obstruction of existing axis through the site. Maintain this path and create public space along path.

Move people over the street and elevate to protect people from the street.

Connect people to and from the key access points. Create paths that allow for easy movement.

Find opportunities to connect and mix programs to allow for greater diversi-ty.

Allow people inside to feel a connection to the exteri-or, and people outside to connect to the interior.

NODES OF ACTIVITYWe placed programs according to nodes of activity and circulation. The high-est levels of activity occur at the corners of the site due to the prox-imity to the metro path. Programs were located according to levels of priva-cy and intimacy. For example, hous-ing demands for higher levels of pri-vacy while an office should be located close to the nodes of activity. Green space was also located in accordance to the nodes of the site. The location of the program and form of the mass.

PLATFORM PROMENADEWe created a promenade at street lev-el and pushed program below to act as a plinth to this platform. Greenspace occurs at the center to allow for the connection of the rail to the park. We used a form that efficiently directs a person’s path along the platform. We pulled forms apart to break down the scale at the platform and to break sym-metry and allow for better control and connection between programs. Promenades exist within the buildings as long wind-ing programs connect over the road.

SYSTEM OF DESIGNEach building is separated into 2 parts that peel up and wrap around one another, to break up the mass and to allow for better lighting strategies and provide more green space for residents, workers, students, and pedestrians. Cantilevers indicate entrance to a new space. Scale along promenade is maintained with the carving and peeling. Facade system cre-ates both unity and variety in the form. Green spaces are created by the wrapping of forms and gives residents and schools private spaces away from promenade.

INITIAL DESIGN OBJECTIVES

+DESIGN OBJECTIVES

+FIELD OF POINTSCreates conditions of edges, paths, intimacy, and division without the need of solid masses and walls.

+CONTINUITY OF PLANESContinuity of planes diss-ovles the distinction between separate levels, which allows spaces to become more invivting.

+SHIFTING MASSESShifting masses breaks the edges of the building and introduces opportunities for community space and greater connection to

+CONNECTING SIDESAcknowledge rail and park. Do not create barriers. Visual connection to train, physical connection to park.

+MAINTAINING AXIS

+PATH OVER STREET +ACCESS POINTS +MIXING OF PROGRAM +SOLAR CONDITIONSStrategic massing and orientation to allow for all spaces on site to have access to sunlight.

+Connection to outdoors

No obstruction of existing axis through the site. Maintain this path and create public space along path.

Move people over the street and elevate to protect people from the street.

Connect people to and from the key access points. Create paths that allow for easy movement.

Find opportunities to connect and mix programs to allow for greater diversi-ty.

Allow people inside to feel a connection to the exteri-or, and people outside to connect to the interior.

+DESIGN OBJECTIVES

+FIELD OF POINTSCreates conditions of edges, paths, intimacy, and division without the need of solid masses and walls.

+CONTINUITY OF PLANESContinuity of planes diss-ovles the distinction between separate levels, which allows spaces to become more invivting.

+SHIFTING MASSESShifting masses breaks the edges of the building and introduces opportunities for community space and greater connection to

+CONNECTING SIDESAcknowledge rail and park. Do not create barriers. Visual connection to train, physical connection to park.

+MAINTAINING AXIS

+PATH OVER STREET +ACCESS POINTS +MIXING OF PROGRAM +SOLAR CONDITIONSStrategic massing and orientation to allow for all spaces on site to have access to sunlight.

+Connection to outdoors

No obstruction of existing axis through the site. Maintain this path and create public space along path.

Move people over the street and elevate to protect people from the street.

Connect people to and from the key access points. Create paths that allow for easy movement.

Find opportunities to connect and mix programs to allow for greater diversi-ty.

Allow people inside to feel a connection to the exteri-or, and people outside to connect to the interior.

+DESIGN OBJECTIVES

+FIELD OF POINTSCreates conditions of edges, paths, intimacy, and division without the need of solid masses and walls.

+CONTINUITY OF PLANESContinuity of planes diss-ovles the distinction between separate levels, which allows spaces to become more invivting.

+SHIFTING MASSESShifting masses breaks the edges of the building and introduces opportunities for community space and greater connection to

+CONNECTING SIDESAcknowledge rail and park. Do not create barriers. Visual connection to train, physical connection to park.

+MAINTAINING AXIS

+PATH OVER STREET +ACCESS POINTS +MIXING OF PROGRAM +SOLAR CONDITIONSStrategic massing and orientation to allow for all spaces on site to have access to sunlight.

+Connection to outdoors

No obstruction of existing axis through the site. Maintain this path and create public space along path.

Move people over the street and elevate to protect people from the street.

Connect people to and from the key access points. Create paths that allow for easy movement.

Find opportunities to connect and mix programs to allow for greater diversi-ty.

Allow people inside to feel a connection to the exteri-or, and people outside to connect to the interior.

+DESIGN OBJECTIVES

+FIELD OF POINTSCreates conditions of edges, paths, intimacy, and division without the need of solid masses and walls.

+CONTINUITY OF PLANESContinuity of planes diss-ovles the distinction between separate levels, which allows spaces to become more invivting.

+SHIFTING MASSESShifting masses breaks the edges of the building and introduces opportunities for community space and greater connection to

+CONNECTING SIDESAcknowledge rail and park. Do not create barriers. Visual connection to train, physical connection to park.

+MAINTAINING AXIS

+PATH OVER STREET +ACCESS POINTS +MIXING OF PROGRAM +SOLAR CONDITIONSStrategic massing and orientation to allow for all spaces on site to have access to sunlight.

+Connection to outdoors

No obstruction of existing axis through the site. Maintain this path and create public space along path.

Move people over the street and elevate to protect people from the street.

Connect people to and from the key access points. Create paths that allow for easy movement.

Find opportunities to connect and mix programs to allow for greater diversi-ty.

Allow people inside to feel a connection to the exteri-or, and people outside to connect to the interior.

R A A A A .

Field of points

Continuity of Planes

Efficiency of Space

Train + Park Connection

Connection of Nodes

Mixing of Program

Maintain Axis

Passive systems

Blur Boundaries

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ON PLATFORM | The office park is porous to al-low for people to utilize this public space. The Promenade allows people to walk around the site and have an elevated view of the park.

ABOVE PLATFORM | Programs connect above the ground and cantilever over the road, over retail, and shade public space. The alternation between build-ings resting on the ground and elevating cre-ates a variety of spaces and maximizes public space

Nodes of high cir-culation levels

Connection from park to trains

Connecting programs while maintaining axis

PARKING

SCHOOLMEDICAL OFFICES

HOUSING

OFFICES

SCHOOL

RETAIL

VIEW FROM APARTMENT

VIEW FROM RAMP

FLOORPLANS

Study models explore how to create a prom-enade while maintain-ing the perpendicu-lar axis of the site.

PERSPECTIVE OF HOUSING AND CONNECTION OVER STREET 1:25

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