DannyU's Account

This is a very clear diagram and works so well with your concept sketch.
It would be great to see this as a floor plan with doors, equipment, fixtures, and windows.

I am an Architect in Seattle serving on the 2014 competition jury.

Nice work developing your structure within the context of the whole campus.
A diagram similar to your earlier ones would be great to show how your structure changes and improves the issues you laid out in the overview.

Nice showing the iteration sketches!

Nice. I like how you are studying with your sketches abstract concepts, plan, and material/detail on the same page.

The placement of such an impressive structure between the other buildings would definitely encourage students to get out of the hallways! Have you thought of adding a congestion map (like the ones in the information collection section) with projections of how students would be more dispersed with your design?

The shapes and roominess of your design are remarkable!

Bravo!

This aerial photo was very helpful for those of us unfamiliar with your campus. The location you chose (adjacent to the classroom hallways) is perfect for relieving hallway congestion since it is a natural extension of the hallways.

Your data collection is impressive! The hallway analysis and sun patterns are very detailed. I would also like to commend you on the collaboration between you and your classmates. It would be helpful to see a diagram that shows where the gym is situated in relation to the classroom buildings.

Your idea to create protected outdoor spaces for students to congregate outside is a sensible solution to the problem of overcrowding in the hallways. I am curious about the eyesore of urban materials. Could you describe what they are?