The West Princes Street Garden

Program Proposals and the Urban Fabric

LOCATION West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

HISTORY Edinburgh 

URBAN FABRIC

ACTIVITIES
Old fabric
New fabric

TRANSPORTATION
The dskdjskewje

CONCEPT Create a cultural destination by stitching the old fabric with the new.


PROGRAM PROPOSALS

SCENARIO 01

SCENARIO 02

SCENARIO 03

Site

LOCATION West Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
                     Size:  29 Acres

Well, let me first say that I am in love with this site! My boyfriend was in Edinburgh a couple years ago and gave me first hand information on his visit. Before I continue with what he discovered, I have one main question. I had issues on what is considered a "lot" for the bridge and pavilion. The site I chose is in the West Princes Street Gardens, a public park that used to be a sewage drain (this is why the park is in lower elevation than the surrounding streets). Can I consider the un-interrupted parts of the park a "lot"? Please advise me before I continue!

The above map shows the site in respect to the primary and secondary transportation routes. 

POSSIBLE LOCATIONS

SCENARIO 01-02 

SCENARIO 03

Competition Information

PROGRAM 
Following are the required building components to be incorporated in the design projects. This program should be used as guidance in the submittals, but can be adapted for use by the participants.
                  
Pedestrian Bridge:                                                                                                                 48' minimum span
                   Should allow for multiple modes of self-propelled transportation such as
                   bicycles or wheelchairs.   

         
Pavilion:
                   Must support or create a destination that will anchor the pedestrian bridge.
                   Must contain the following spaces:

   
                              Public Restrooms                                                                                        required by code
   
                              Public Area:                                                                                                               1,000 sqft 
                              Main public space of the pavilion, with function to be determined 
                              by the participant. (interpretive center, gift shop, library, or small museum)
   
                             Offices                                                                                                                            400 sqft 
   
                             Storage / Receiving                                                                                                     300 sqft 
   
                   Total Pavilion Minimum sqft                                                                                     5,000 sqft min.
   
Outdoor Space(s)                                                                                                                TBD by participant  


SITE 
The bridge should be sited on a lot or spanning lots, to be chosen by the faculty sponsor and/or the student. The criteria for site selection include the following:

Context: the site should be located in an easily reached area of the city
Access: the bridge and its associated ancillary building should be fully accessible and able to provide easy passage for pedestrians, bicycles, strollers and wheelchairs. 


CODE INFORMATION 
Refer to the International Building Code and the local zoning ordinance for information on parking requirements, height restrictions, set backs, easements, flood, egress, and fire containment. Accessibility guidelines need to be followed; refer to the Americans with Disabilities Act, along with the principals of Universal Design. 


CONSTRUCTION TYPE 
The design project must be conceived in structural steel construction. A strategy should be considered that evaluates a method for taking advantage of steel’s properties and characteristics in order to conceptualize and propose a critical evaluation of the design solution. 

Omniscient Section

So after seeing the class do omniscient sections, I went and did one too! I like how it turned out and went ahead and showed the class the process of making it. I think it was a good way to show them how to Photoshop sections without being too literal.

Decisions, decisions...

Hi there!

Well, it is about time I started this blog! I decided to not only keep you posted on the Steel Competition, but I also wanted to take advantage of having Design 4 with you to create a series of mix-media drawings (yay! So busy!).

This link >Steel Competition Program PDF< will take you to the competition's program guide if you wish to read this year's requirements. I am planning to do the Category II for Charleston, SC again and I am debating to do the Category I Building to Bridge.

This drawing is a sketch I did in class one day when we were talking about illusion of a space. It's a composite of plan, section, and perspective. I am aiming at exploring the possibilities of space making with the diversity of tools (ink, led, watercolor, acrylic, charcoal, Photoshop,ect). I really cant wait to do these drawings!

I did this collage last semester but found myself constricted to one medium, Photoshop :(