Sterling Yun, ARCH 5220

Comparison of Dimensions

My studio partner, Jake, had a future use scenario involving the project turning into a food pantry and transportation center. For the last technical assignment, we had to rearrange the cores to make sure egress requirements were met. We then realized we could simplify the circulation in the lab so that former hallway space could be reserved for air handling. This was important because the building system is tightly integrated in a way that prevented large areas of the system from being used for vertical circulation. By doing this move, we decoupled the air systems from the envelope and structure, which affords greater flexibility in future use. Because Jake’s use cases are less programmatically rigid than the current use case, we can be sure that this system will be useful now and in the future, rather than being restrictive.