Peer Evaluation

Megan and Caroline

I feel drawn to Megan and Caroline’s design because it is similar to my project in content, concept, and goals. Their concept is fusion in a sense that they are fusing together the past and future/present qualities that the building has undertaken.

I really like how they are concentrating on one main element that attempts to fuse together all of the floors within the building. At first they spoke of an accent wall that in a way protruded through the floors and was present within each level. I like this idea in a sense but feel that a celebrated staircase could achieve this goal and provide the main means of egress throughout the building. Literally it is the stairs job to connect two or more floors. So tying back to the concept this would achieve the fusion that needs to occur within the space. Whether the staircase is centrally located or it is placed off to the side, it will still be dominate in the space, drawing attention to the fusion that is occurring.

Another aspect that was also mentioned was the second floor being set back slightly at the front of the space so that it was open to the first floor. At first I was unsure why this decision was made at this point but then I began thinking that this too could be another element of fusion within the space. In a sense the negative space created acts as the force of fusing the different levels together. If this element is desired and designed further I think light, through day lighting, could play a large part. Lighting would become a third element of fusion. When it comes to spatial adjacencies, I think that it could be achieved through placement and choice of materials to promote the idea of bringing together and fusing.