The Design Build up Narrative Academic Block (Evolved )

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• Considered the typical style for designing educational facilities (courtyard design)

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• Introduce a bridge to connect the facilities and promote interaction

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• Art Academy (B)

• Positioned the performance hall at the the edge; as illustrated in case study A

• (cons) Visually, the performance hall isn't in harmony with the rest of the facility.

• Zoomed in to the Academic block or section of the layout.

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• Positioned the major performance hall at the center of the facility as illustrated in case study B

• (cons) Prevents natural lighting & ventilation from entering deep spaces.

9 Courtyard

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• Positioned the performance hall underneath the facility or within the confines of other spaces

• (cons) Increase cost of cooling and lighting.

• Prevents cross ventilation

Initial Sketch The Design 12

• After considering the nature of the site, my design concept, philosophy and initial research; I Intuitively came up with a sketch.

• The sketch was an attempt to continue the meandering nature of the site’s major road network. Almost creating an illusion of movement to commuters and users.

• Academy ADINKRAHENE MATE MASIE Performance Hall Ayo-Adeyemi Yousuf-Alli l Arc/11/01/1276 l CU The Academy Of Arts, Buerko. Design Thesis l B.Arch. l Department of Architecture l Nov 2015 Focus : Visual Art + Performance Art + Research.