ARCH 3612 Summer 2020

Postings for your use:

• At the end of this post are screen captures from class
• I was able to recover and upload the videos!

Current Assignment: (Site Strategy)

• We are working on three levels at the same time
• Class Site Strategy – The original brainstorming we did in class
• Team Site Strategy – Due for tomorrow – this will translate into your Special Zoning District Rules
• Individual Site Strategy – Also Due for tomorrow – this will translate into you individual design approach

Ideal Community and Ideal Special Zoning District

• • We will present these tomorrow at the start of class.

Tomorrows in class assignment: (Special Zoning Districts)

• We will begin developing our special zoning district rules.

Previous Assignments:

• • About My Class:  We will review this in class on Tuesday.

Screen Captures from Class:

Our class 10 minute branstorming

My work from my Urban Design Masters Program

Postings for your use:

• At the end of this post are screen captures from class
• I will post today’s video when they are ready
• I have also posted separately the following:
  • A copy of your class Brainstorming for an Ideal Community
  • A copy of my own board on an Ideal City from my Graduate School Days

Current Assignment: (Inventory)

• Site Inventory:
  • We will present these on Monday – we will set a time limit for the team of 20 minutes each so hit the highlights.
  • Remember you are doing Inventory only at this point – not Analysis
  • Continue to work on your inventory – begin to think about the Analysis overlay that will come next (but is not due for Monday)
  • Consider that your base plans and 3d isometrics should match what you will use when you present your final design work
  • Remember to test the slide order for presentation so we can use presentation mode

• Ideal Community and Ideal Special Zoning District
  • We will also present this on Monday  – we will set a 10 minute limit for teach team.
  • The Special Zoning District described here is not zoning rules.  Instead you are looking to form a “Mission Statement” – a written paragraph describing what is unique about the site and what your teams unique approach will be.
  • From this we will be developing specific zoning rules and testing them by building zoning envelopes (again not for Monday).

Previous Assignments: (Must also be completed by Monday)

• • About ME: If you never completed the “About Me” board (there are two of you!) please complete this.  This is not a screen capture from the team board but your graphic images and words – see the original assignment description for details
  • About My Team: Make sure that you are added to the teams “About My Team” board (only one of you still has to complete this work.
  • About My Class:  (For Everyone – or one team member per group) This can be handled by one member of each team – but the class must have a uniform presentation so some discussion may be necessary.  Copy your Photos/Names/Descriptions from the Team Boards and move this to the Class Board.  Leave room at the top for Photos/Descriptions of your two professors – (we will add this in)
  • Special Zoning District Research and Envelope: (No work required) It is not required that you make any modifications to what you already presented.  You may however want to add notes for yourself as to what was misinterpreted.  The goal was to teach you about zoning and how to generate a zoning envelope.  The next time you do this will be working as a team to generate the zoning envelope for the project site according to your teams Special Zoning District Rules.

Screen Captures from Class:

Postings for your use:

• I have posted BIG’s BQE proposal for you under Site Resources > BIG BQE
• I have posted today’s videos
• I have included some screen captures from today’s class at the end of this post
• Under Site Resources are some links helpful to the current assignment
• Albert Vargas will send everyone his base file for 3D modeling – thanks Albert!

Current Assignment: (Inventory)

• Remember you are doing Inventory only at this point – not Analysis
• Tasks
  • Divide up the research tasks (Tag the boards with your names
  • Create a good base map and 3d model for your team
  • I have added a scratch space for you to add notes to yourselves
  • Yes -you can reformat the boards – change the shape and the number of images and possibly recombine different topic.  For example you should probably combine Noise and Pollution with Circulation as cars are the main source of both.
• We will begin class tomorrow with Q & A and then you can work as teams.

Previous Assignments:

• You do not need to correct your zoning envelope assignments – however while it is not required you might find it helpful to correct them as needed.  What will be critical is when you complete a second zoning envelope study of the project side – you need to get it correct.

Various Screen Captures:

Postings for your use:

• Have moved the videos to a password protected page  – will email the password to everyone.  The page can be found here CLASS VIDEOS PAGE
• Have posted the PowerPoint Tutorials.  They can be found on the menu under Assignments > Tutorials.   There are three zoning PowerPoint’s from today.  The third one labeled 04… is the most useful.

The Current Assignment: (Complete for Wednesday)

• Remember that you are working on the zoning envelope – so focus on the portions of the zoning text that help you understand how to create the envelope
  • Step 1- find your lot – and find out the dimensions on the digital tax map (this is the site plan portion of the presentation – just your lot and block not the entire city.
  • Step 2- Are the streets Narrow or Wide.  When you search through the code you will need to know this information – the tables have different values.
  • Step 3- As a group search the code for the relevant sections.  Copy and Paste the relevant sections to a work area below all of your team’s boards so everyone can read it – and we can review it during the presentation.
  • Step 4- Start from one street – for example a wide street.  Does it have a streetwall – if so how high.  After this does it have a setback or sky exposure plane.  If so the settings are different for “narrow” and “wide” streets.
  • Step 5 – How is maximum height controlled.  Sometimes its FAR with no max height and sometimes its when the setbacks or sky exposure planes intersect.
  • If you cannot figure something out or are not sure – DO NOT STRESS OVER IT – bring it in as a question we will answer during class.
  • And go to bed at a reasonable hour and be on time to class at 830 AM- thanks

The Previous Assignments and Cleanup:  (Complete this btwn Thursday-Monday)

• • Two of you still need to submit the first day About Me Collage.  When done post this on OpenLab and categorize it properly.
  • For the team zoning district presentation.  Clean it up – edit and complete it as needed.
    • Add First Slide with Photos of Team and Names
    • Add End Slide
    • Add citations for all sources on each slide
    • Add Initials to credit the creator of any slide