Context

Something I should have done a looong time ago - model some elevations for the surrounding context for the design to fit into. Whilst I've been able to very quickly design some reasonable facades largely based on Clarence Dock (see earlier posts), the problems of working with a masterplan on this project once again rears its ugly head.



Aire-scape and it's context all share a common reference of language - in this case a 5m high podium, then a design break and subsequent 4m storeys with a completely different material.



Aire-scape is lower than it's context to the north, to prevent overshading



And here's the money shot, the main image I'll be using to illustrate how the design responds to it's site - see how the heights all reference each other, the landscape and form lead the visitor into the front door, and eventuly we'll have lots of greenery and people enjoying themselves, so that the grassed square becomes part of the design as much as the architecture.