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I do realize what month it is…

For this project (which I presented in December) we were fortunate enough to actually have a “client” - Living Classrooms, a Baltimore based NPO focused on educating “at risk” people of all ages. The program was a design exploration for a new center they are planning to build in DC on a site immediately adjacent to Navy Yard.

I began the project by writing a simple rhinoscript (top portion) which created a pallet of program “blocks” for to use in exploring massing and program configurations. The script takes 2 inputs - minimum width (of the program element), and height as determined by some initial research into optimal dimensions for classrooms, multipurpose spaces, etc. Additionally I organized the program on a gradient from program that should be prominently visible to the public in the massing to those that should be private. Using this analysis I began to explore how these concepts might manifest in the formal expression of the building, particularly as it related to the public site along the Anacostia River.

Images are large, so please be patient.

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