Class 11 Agenda

Class Info

• Date: Tuesday, 4/26
• Meeting Info: Voorhees V-305

To-Do Before Class

• Using three (3) 11×17 sheets:
  • Set up the title block
    • All labels to use architectural letting
  • Using the dimensions given, generate three floor plans – garden level, first floor, and second floor
• Using one (1) 11×17 sheet:
  • Set up the title block
    • All labels to use architectural letting
  • Using your floor plans and the dimensions given, complete your building section
    • Start with the levels
    • Locate the exterior walls
    • Work down to the details
• Using one (1) 11×17 sheet:
  • Set up the title block
    • All labels to use architectural letting
  • Using your floor plans and the dimensions given, complete the north / south elevations
  • For extra credit, provide one additional section or two additional elevations
• All drawings 1/4″ = 1′-0″

Topics

Building Sections

Activities

• Overview of Urban Design Project
  • Site assignments
• House section assignment check-in
• Battery Park City presentation

To-Do After Class

• Research your site
  • Understand the history of the site
    • Why was it built?
    • Who designed it?
    • What was there before?
  • Use Google Maps to understand the location and context
    • Where is it?
    • What’s around it?
• Visit your site
  • Observe and document the area (photos, sketches, notes)
    • Note that all photographs used in your presentation should be your own
    • Plans, diagrams, and historical images can be pulled from other sources
  • Pay close attention to the specific topics noted in the assignment (buildings, massing vs space, public spaces, infrastructure)
• Collect all of this information and begin to prepare your draft presentation for review next class