I was thinking of this post for a while and I`m still not sure if it is clear enough. Obviously you divide the space on public and private according to its users and their number.But I wanted to make sure you watch for few thing when analyzing public spaces with different types of users. First of all, you should analyse the entrances, are they different, or do they use the same one. And the hallways and the approach to this private places that you identify, do they share it as well? What about the size of the halls and corridors leading to either private or public spaces, do you make the difference? In some public buildings it is not good to mix the paths of the different users, but that rule does not apply to all of them. What do you think will be for the community center?
Hello Velazquez, It seems that the diagrams are merely showing the divide between public and private spaces. However, since the programs are by themselves more public and community based, there needs to be a more detailed understanding of how the public/ community spaces are organised within. For example, which of the public programs are emphasized more and are central to the organisation or what is the experience of the user both spatially and experiential, from the moment the structure is observed from outside, right to its interior functions.
It would also be interesting to know if these public structures have a narrative or an abstract concept that the designer followed in order to deliver an image or an experience to the community. This would also essentially be the driving factor for the formal design that would have evolved in the examples chosen by you.
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Hi Heriberto,
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of this post for a while and I`m still not sure if it is clear enough. Obviously you divide the space on public and private according to its users and their number.But I wanted to make sure you watch for few thing when analyzing public spaces with different types of users. First of all, you should analyse the entrances, are they different, or do they use the same one. And the hallways and the approach to this private places that you identify, do they share it as well? What about the size of the halls and corridors leading to either private or public spaces, do you make the difference? In some public buildings it is not good to mix the paths of the different users, but that rule does not apply to all of them. What do you think will be for the community center?
Hello Velazquez,
ReplyDeleteIt seems that the diagrams are merely showing the divide between public and private spaces. However, since the programs are by themselves more public and community based, there needs to be a more detailed understanding of how the public/ community spaces are organised within. For example, which of the public programs are emphasized more and are central to the organisation or what is the experience of the user both spatially and experiential, from the moment the structure is observed from outside, right to its interior functions.
It would also be interesting to know if these public structures have a narrative or an abstract concept that the designer followed in order to deliver an image or an experience to the community. This would also essentially be the driving factor for the formal design that would have evolved in the examples chosen by you.