Parti Precedent

In the precedent parti, there were two programs split between buildings. Then they architects from big executed a tilt and then a double tilt. Essentially making the site two ramps with undersides of storefront and useful space. In my parti, I decided to implement the same ideas into my design. I used the same tilt and reverse tilt ideas to exemplify elevation change in an area that didn’t really call for a tall elevation building.

My precedent parti was from the Bjarke Ingles Group’s project, Musee National Des Beaux-Arts Du Qubec, QNM competition building. As stated above, the general idea and parti design, they did a fantastic job separating the two programs but also still relating them together. This is something that I wanted to implement into my design. Not only did this tilt add an extra element to the design but it also was able to double as an outdoor theatre and courtyard. Overall this idea and parti stuck out to me because of the ability for the design to be congruent above and below grade. This was a big element that I wanted to convey in my own design.

My own parti played off the same elements that BIG exemplified in their project. I wanted to have a strong enough form to be congruent above and below grade. This was hard to achieve because of the tunnel/passage way effect, but nonetheless, I think I was achieved. Another element that I wanted to borrow from BIG was the “tilt”. I took this simple idea and made it my own by changing spacing and orientation. Some of the tilts reflect the same angles below it making a parallel space, and some compound and add to the jaggedness to make an orthogonal shape that could be an iconic feature from the street view. Overall, this shape took the necessary space needed to perform all of the programs and moved them in a vertical axis. This, inadvertently, made space for the community center and live music area that we so desired to inhibit into the space. This makes up a strong composition that fits all the programs as well as relates to the surrounding urban environment without compromising any form or function.