Cross crit

Feedback:

• creating a new landmark:
• consider the feeling of the existing landmark (water tower) and replicate this?
• how does this relate to the existing tower? is there a relationship? can you see them both at the same time?
• make the tower more prominent - colour, height
• minimise visual impact of the ground level building forms**
• nice to have something to aim for/to see and know that is where you have to walk to - a visual destination, landmark etc
• **minimising the visual impact of the ground level forms:
• green roof
• build up the south sides with dirt to make a new landscape there - need to consider then how to ensure light enters labs from above on the South side.
• green roof will emphasis the inside/outside blurring
• glazing on north and west walls to give reflections
• lookout function:
• consider how the roof below will look - green roof will fit here nicely...
• stairs
• connection between tower & accommodation/labs:
• an open ramp - inside/outside, external but covered? would need to consider how this shades the void
• ramp down between the two blocks to access the void
• doors between the 2 blocks via the void
• access to accommodation from the South as well, then down to the labs
• treatment of the void:
• green wall on the east facing wall, perhaps with deciduous vines to give more light during winter
• ramp down from north side?
• ramp across the void from tower to accommodation