by rilynnz | Oct 8, 2021 | pre_design, site
Social Cultural Inventory + Analysis
Design Principles + Guidelines
- Minimal aesthetics with historical or make a statement for the national participants that come to the site
- Consider limiting the height of the building to not block natural floral and fawn, as well as not dwarfing existing structures in Lowell.
- Large influx of visitors during various events require good circulation, ease of access, and proximity to the water for viewing
- Proximity to services and amenities
- Must make the community center accessible and inviting to the local population
- The high percentage of older inhabitants require undemanding egress and ingress to the site
- Seasonal events of various scale require a versatile space to serve each events purpose
- Opportunity recognize the negative colonial past of the area
by rilynnz | Oct 6, 2021 | equipment
Dock Equipment Inventory
by rilynnz | Oct 6, 2021 | case study, pre_design
Michael Baker Boathouse:
Case Study
*Original drawings from arch daily: https://www.archdaily.com/371472/michael-baker-boathouse-associated-architects/518d1fe4b3fc4b916300007e-michael-baker-boathouse-associated-architects-sections?next_project=no
Comparative Programs: Dexter Reservoir vs. Michael Baker Boathouse
- Setting: Our site is located on the rural west coast in a tiny town with a population on 1k. Michael Baker Boathouse (MBB) is set in a more urban, but still cozy, city of Worcester England with a population of 101k.
- The denser urban layout of MBB lead to a very small boathouse design with little space to be wasted. In our site we have more room to work with
- Program: Our site requires an extensive list of spaces we need to design (such as a community center, parking lot, viewing areas, loading docks etc.) in tandem with the standard boathouse elements. MBB only had the space for the boathouse requirements of shell storage, maintenance, locker rooms, and a gym for the rowers.
- Since Lowell is such a small town, it will be important that all additional program requirements are present to ensure the smooth operations of the building.
- Problems: the biggest problem for MMB was the heavy flooding in the area that had damaged the previous building. This is less of a problem for our site since the reservoir can maintain water levels.
- The solution of allowing the water into the space and using high tech flood doors was a creative way to work around the problem. Even if our site is less of a flood risk, we could potentially use this system for building that are on the water. How could we use this to make something special?
