15 Properties_High-Rise

High Rise is a rational architectural structure that is constructed by utilizing the vertical element rather than the horizontal element. It needs less territory than normal horizontal architectural structure; moreover, as stacking each unit vertically, it can help to save space for other purposes. For High Rise project, I designed each unit carefully with "Level of Scale" which means that I really focused on to divide each rooms based on the level of scale; for example, to design bedroom, I started to design the room from a king size mattress since people occupy their own interpersonal space within the fixed-feature space.
The location of site of High Rise project is at Greensboro downtown. This high-rise offers awesome view with its height. Also, this building works as a "Strong Center" of Greensboro downtown. It has easy access to downtown where has restaurants, theaters, parks, and so on. With this project, I focused on to provide a strong center within the residential space. For example, the gas vent less fireplace would be a center of public area and the bed would be a center of private area. A strong center is a place where people like to gather together. To satisfy this purpose, I deigned this unit with my own design sense to meet the goal of design what I have learned so far.
In the 21st century, nobody can live without "Boundaries" whether it is a visible one or invisible one. A person wears a cloth for various reasons such as protection, fashion, and so on. We do make a conversation and exchange thoughts each other, which is a way of building boundaries. An architectural structure also has boundaries. A bedroom is surrounding with walls, a residential unit is consisting of units, and a high rise unit is consisting of architecture structure. It was not an easy procedure to make visible boundaries within a vacant space. I designed each space where it meets the basic function of space; for example, the most common function of kitchen is cooking food.
When you about to go to the upper level, you will need to experience "Alternating repetition." If you take a staircase, there is a alternating repetition of stairs and the stairs are the positive space of the staircase. It is an architectural designer's task to make the staircase in a "Good shape." To divide the given floor plan of this project, I considered to use "Symmetry" to make a balanced space. There was a kind of obstacle that the ratio of human being is close to a rectangular ratio, but the given floor plan is consisted of four of 40' structural grids. In the process of design of this unit, I was assigned to design a staircase as well that is a "Deep interlock and ambiguity" space between a 3 bedroom unit and a 2 bedroom unit. I used "Contrast" as a sub-design concept for the staircase space where has "Gradient" at the stairs itself. The literal meaning of "'Echoes" and the abstractive meaning of "Echoes" bounce within the staircase space. I provided the "Void" more than previous projects. "It is the way that the intensity of every center depends on the existence of still place - an empty center- somewhere in its field (Christopher Alexander in The Nature of Order, 2001)." As an architectural designer, I use "Simplicity and inner calm" as my own design element throughout the project that I have been doing. For this project, I also designed the space with the simplicity with design gesture and the materials to create inner calm that has "Not separateness" which ties up each unit with similar design pattern.
I designed two units based on the consideration of human beings' lives at Downtown area where providing urban high life than rural areas.