Things are getting dark. I've nearly run out of water, and the snakes are getting to me; the fright is drilling into my mind. The days are too hot, and the nights chill me to the bone. I've been in this haze of confusion, where I believe that I'm planning a mini city in some technological design class... I've only woken to reality...momentarily...if I can break...the...VISION!
Woah.
That was strange.
Anyways, I didn't do any sketches. Sry.
I still feel as though I need a physical SOMETHING, or to know exactly what walkways are needed (ie Who has already incorporated some into their design?).
WAIT. Talked to Mr Bishop.
There shall be a central column. In the column, there are elevators.
They will be cable, and I'm not sure of the design.
Rock climbing on unused tower space?
It's hard to find out exactly how to design the elevators, aescthetic(sp?)-wise. They will have to be INSIDE the column, although I want glass up the path so you can see.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Day 4
I have started choosing the LEED criteria that I will design around.
SS 6.2- Stormwater Design: Quality Control
SS 5.1- Protect or Restore Habitat
EA 2- On Site Renewable Energy
EA 6: Green Power
ID Credit 1–1.4: Innovation in Design
For stormwater, I plan for the ramp roofs to have a concave shape, so rainwater collects and drains to... where ever it's needed. The park probably, seeing how it's on the bottom and would need the water. It could provide for Eric's irrigation system.
To protect or restore habitat, ... it's kind of incorporated into the whole thing. By building ramps going out, and things in the air, and walkways made of... cork or something, then you keep green space.
On site renewable energy and green power, I plan to have solar panels everywhere. Every single roof that isn't already green. The entire roofing of the ramps will be solar.
And... the design shall be innovative.
Though-
could the firepoles be wind turbines???
SS 6.2- Stormwater Design: Quality Control
SS 5.1- Protect or Restore Habitat
EA 2- On Site Renewable Energy
EA 6: Green Power
ID Credit 1–1.4: Innovation in Design
For stormwater, I plan for the ramp roofs to have a concave shape, so rainwater collects and drains to... where ever it's needed. The park probably, seeing how it's on the bottom and would need the water. It could provide for Eric's irrigation system.
To protect or restore habitat, ... it's kind of incorporated into the whole thing. By building ramps going out, and things in the air, and walkways made of... cork or something, then you keep green space.
On site renewable energy and green power, I plan to have solar panels everywhere. Every single roof that isn't already green. The entire roofing of the ramps will be solar.
And... the design shall be innovative.
Though-
could the firepoles be wind turbines???
Day 3
Yesterday, the 27, I could not get on the blog.
Because designing walkways needs a model to be completely worthwhile, I didn't do much.
I did have the idea of 2 macho major ramps looping outside of the 'circles'.
They would start on one end of the circle, rise and spin around the circle and connect on the oposite side, so the entrance and exit would be on the same 'chord' of the 'circle', just on different levels. The length a person would end up walking to get to the next level would be about 160 m, based on my math.
Go Pythagoras.
There would be 2 to connect level 1 and 2, one on each 'side' of the circle level, and 2 for 2 and 3, offset slightly so that as you walk up from 1, the entrance to level 3 is right there one you reach 2.
...It makes sense to me.
That was day 3.
Because designing walkways needs a model to be completely worthwhile, I didn't do much.
I did have the idea of 2 macho major ramps looping outside of the 'circles'.
They would start on one end of the circle, rise and spin around the circle and connect on the oposite side, so the entrance and exit would be on the same 'chord' of the 'circle', just on different levels. The length a person would end up walking to get to the next level would be about 160 m, based on my math.
Go Pythagoras.
There would be 2 to connect level 1 and 2, one on each 'side' of the circle level, and 2 for 2 and 3, offset slightly so that as you walk up from 1, the entrance to level 3 is right there one you reach 2.
...It makes sense to me.
That was day 3.
Monday, May 26, 2008
Day 2
I am leaning more towards not stairs, but entirely ramps.
Big, wide ramps. This would (unfortunately, though necessary[?] for car transportation between levels. There would be overhangs/roofs on these ramps, made of solar panels, and gates so people don't fall out, but there would be space between the railings and roof, for a view. The roof would also have a 'V' shape, so rain would collect and flow to ... something.
Elevators would be fit in as many places as possible, even from a store on level 2 to an area on level 3. They could be powered by electricity, or we could go really old school and have it pedal powered, using mutliple people. It would have a safety lock so that it couldn't go down if the pedalling stopped; but we'd have to have multiple elevators.
Ziplines would be on platform on the same level. It could be a fairly intricate dealeo.
Firepoles would be simple, green, and ubiquitous.
My plan for the ramps would be: there would be a bunch of them. They would link all levels. There would be 'off ramps' to the second level. It would sort of have the basis of a bridge, with side areas for walkers (they would be wider than most), and with the centre reserved for bikes, mopeds, cars, and segways.
Fin.
Big, wide ramps. This would (unfortunately, though necessary[?] for car transportation between levels. There would be overhangs/roofs on these ramps, made of solar panels, and gates so people don't fall out, but there would be space between the railings and roof, for a view. The roof would also have a 'V' shape, so rain would collect and flow to ... something.
Elevators would be fit in as many places as possible, even from a store on level 2 to an area on level 3. They could be powered by electricity, or we could go really old school and have it pedal powered, using mutliple people. It would have a safety lock so that it couldn't go down if the pedalling stopped; but we'd have to have multiple elevators.
Ziplines would be on platform on the same level. It could be a fairly intricate dealeo.
Firepoles would be simple, green, and ubiquitous.
My plan for the ramps would be: there would be a bunch of them. They would link all levels. There would be 'off ramps' to the second level. It would sort of have the basis of a bridge, with side areas for walkers (they would be wider than most), and with the centre reserved for bikes, mopeds, cars, and segways.
Fin.
Friday, May 23, 2008
Day 1
Today I decided to take on the idea of the walkways and public access routes.
I also saw the general plan of the tiered city. It cool.
As a general brainstorm, there must be multiple methods to gain entry to other levels.
Stairs, elevators, fire poles, ziplines, ramps would be the basis of the connectors.
The stairs would loop outside of the 1 x 1 m square. The ziplines would probably link places on the same level. Elevators would go up and down the centre hole. Ramps would also go outside the boundary. Fire poles... would be everywhere.
I also saw the general plan of the tiered city. It cool.
As a general brainstorm, there must be multiple methods to gain entry to other levels.
Stairs, elevators, fire poles, ziplines, ramps would be the basis of the connectors.
The stairs would loop outside of the 1 x 1 m square. The ziplines would probably link places on the same level. Elevators would go up and down the centre hole. Ramps would also go outside the boundary. Fire poles... would be everywhere.
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