MODEL ON SITE

These are some pictures of the site we built of Red Hook as a class, and also my model on the site.

3D PRINTED PHYSICAL MODEL

I decided to 3D print my model because to me it was very complex to do otherwise. The way my ribbons go in and out and over and twists and sometimes meets, and so this was the best way to express what I wanted pretty much. Due to the dimension box of the 3D printing machine, which is 10"x 14"x 8", the runway got cut off, but other than that there were no issues.

FINAL PLANS & ELEVATIONS

In my final floor plans the matrix I did earlier helped me put together the functions of my Boutique Hotel pretty efficiently. I may need to fix some things later on.

First Level- As one enters into the building they see the check in counter and the main lobby which is of double height space. The first level has the all day dining exclusively for hotel guests, a bar,  the banquet room, and next to it a restaurant which has great views of the water. The main circulation is in the center long rectangular element which takes you to different spaces, and therefore it leads into another area which is the retail section of the hotel which goes up to the second floor, and also has its own lounge. 

Second Level- The Second level is where all the buzz is, the runway room is there with its own cantilevering runway, and when it's not being used it can be rented out for private functions such as weddings and so forth. This floor has another exciting space which is the sky lounge that has breathtaking views NYC, and another restaurant to its side also with the same views.

 Third Level- The third level gets a little quieter because from this floor on the hotel rooms begin. On the third level there is a gym for guests and also open to public, a business center, and a spa/salon.

Fourth Level- All hotel rooms on this level with a wide range of views depending on the room.

Fifth Level- Only hotel rooms, and linen rooms.

Sixth Level- Only hotel rooms, and linen rooms.

FINAL MASSING ON SITE

Final massing of my design and how it works. 

My Building begins with the concept of the runway idea right from the entrance in which a ramp  cuts  into my site from the corner of Van Dyke street and Barnell street, it then leads directly into the main entrance of the elevated building.

To a certain degree I wanted the ramp which leads into the main entrance to appear as if it was completely penetrating the building like an arrow and coming out as this long cantilevering runway.

As this theoretical idea of the fashion runway evolved, I wanted to make this initial concept literally piercing out and elongated just like an actual runway. I wanted to make my concept even stronger by making the cantilevering runway point towards Lady Liberty in Liberty Island, as she represents a fashion icon and one of the main attractions of New York City.

Fashion is all about gorgeous fabrics and beautiful colors and I wanted to also incorporate this idea of the fabric pieces encircling my building. So I had this idea of theses Ribbon like pieces floating freely yet wrapping my building at the same time like a saree with its seemingly never ending wraps. 

These ribbons I imagine are titanium pieces that reflects the colors of different fabrics, and not only are they decorative pieces behind my inspiration but they have some means of function. For example in some areas the ribbons exaggerate important spaces like the main entrance and in other areas they function as a canopy.

BUILDING MASSING

The ramp leads into the building from the main entrance and so I wanted it to look like it’s piercing out as the runway sort of like an arrow. The long rectangular mass in the middle is surrounded by other masses but it still stands out most because of its verticality.

SKETCH UPDATE

The sketch showing my building facing the Statue of Liberty, and the reasoning behind why I angled it that way is because it is a much stronger view that the cantilevering runway can face.

MY SITE ORIENTATION

 

My building faces Lady Liberty in Liberty Island because she represents a fashion icon and the American freedom along with many other things, and also she is one of the very few women statues. On top of everything else Lady Liberty was a gift from France, and Paris is known to be a Fashion Capital. Haute Couture began during the 18^th century in France and designers there then began to be the fashion Mughals and prescribed what is known to be fashionable and what is not. So with that said since my Building is a Boutique Hotel based on high fashion and has a cantilevering runway over the water and all, it is a stronger view and the best direction the building can face.