A presentation that explains about De stijl architecture within the contemporary architecture course, where it presents the most important principles that it applies in addition to the characteristics and pioneers of this school
Oasis Hotel Downtown and its sustainable aspects according to green building rating system. The BCA Green Mark awards recognises developers, building owners and individuals who have made outstanding achievements in environmental sustainability in the built environment.
A presentation that explains about De stijl architecture within the contemporary architecture course, where it presents the most important principles that it applies in addition to the characteristics and pioneers of this school
Oasis Hotel Downtown and its sustainable aspects according to green building rating system. The BCA Green Mark awards recognises developers, building owners and individuals who have made outstanding achievements in environmental sustainability in the built environment.
Pondicherry had been passed on to multiple colonial powers of Dutch, Portuguese, English, but predominantly French. Even now there's a huge French influence in Pondicherry, now a Union Territory of India.
Pondicherry had been passed on to multiple colonial powers of Dutch, Portuguese, English, but predominantly French. Even now there's a huge French influence in Pondicherry, now a Union Territory of India.
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21. Q : H o w d i d C i t y C e n t e r D C ’ s D o w n t o w n l o c a t i o n p l a y i n t o F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s ’ m a s t e r p l a n n i n g v i s i o n ?
A : T h e i d e a w a s t o c r e a t e a n u r b a n l i v i n g r o o m , w i t h a c e n t r a l p l a z a f o r g a t h e r i n g a n d a n i n t i m a t e p a r k . W e
b e g a n b y t h i n k i n g o f h o w w e c o u l d b r e a k t h e u r b a n s c a l e d o w n . W e r e a l i z e d t h a t , h i s t o r i c a l l y , W a s h i n g t o n w a s
c r i s s c r o s s e d w i t h a l l e y s a n d s i d e s t r e e t s a n d w e w a n t e d t o c a p t u r e t h e s e t o c r e a t e t r u l y p e d e s t r i a n p l a c e s o f f
t h e m a i n s t r e e t s f o r p e o p l e t o g o t o - - b r i n g i n g i t c l o s e r t o w h a t w e t h o u g h t w o u l d b e a m o r e f r i e n d l y , w a l k a b l e
p a r t o f D C .
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s e n s i t i v i t i e s o r d e s i g n c o n s i d e r a t i o n s w e r e i m p o r t a n t i n c r e a t i n g t h i s p r o j e c t ?
A : T h e f i r s t c o n s i d e r a t i o n w a s t o e n s u r e t h a t p e o p l e w h o l i v e , w a l k a n d w o r k a t C i t y C e n t e r D C w o u l d h a v e s t r e e t s
t h a t h a v e s u n l i g h t . A s a r e s u l t , t h e f i r s t t h i n g w e b u i l t w a s n o t t h e b u i l d i n g s , b u t s t r u c t u r e s t h a t h a d t o d o w i t h
t h e s t r e e t s c a p e s a n d p r o v i d i n g a g o o d p l a c e t o b e . I t a l s o w a s i m p o r t a n t f o r C i t y C e n t e r D C t o b l e n d i n t o t h e
s u r r o u n d i n g n e i g h b o r h o o d , s o w e c h o s e s p e c i f i c t r e e s a n d l i g h t i n g s t y l e s t h a t a r e f a m i l i a r t o t h e a r e a .
I t w a s o n l y t h e n t h a t w e w e n t i n t o d e s i g n i n g t h e b u i l d i n g s t h e m s e l v e s , k e e p i n g i n m i n d t h a t a l l b u i l d i n g s h a v e
f o u r s i d e s a n d e a c h r e a c t s d i f f e r e n t l y , s o t h e r e ' s m o r e e x p o s u r e t o s u n o n t h e s o u t h , l e s s o n t h e n o r t h . W e m a d e
s u r e e v e r y a p a r t m e n t h a d a l a r g e a m o u n t o f l i g h t c o m i n g i n t o T h e R e s i d e n c e s a t C i t y C e n t e r . A d d i t i o n a l l y ,
b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l s a n d s y s t e m s w e r e c h o s e n v e r y c a r e f u l l y - - m a k i n g s u r e e v e r y t h i n g w a s o f q u a l i t y . A l l o f t h i s
w a s a c h i e v e d w i t h i n t h e f r a m e w o r k o f s u s t a i n a b i l i t y , a n d t h e m a s t e r p l a n h a s b e e n p r e - c e r t i f i e d t o a c h i e v e L E E D
N e i g h b o r h o o d D e v e l o p m e n t , t h e f i r s t c e r t i f i c a t i o n o f i t s k i n d i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s .
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22. T h e F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s ’ d e s i g n p h i l o s o p h y i s b a s e d o n t h e b e l i e f t h a t t h e q u a l i t y o f o u r s u r r o u n d i n g s h a s a d i r e c t
i n f l u e n c e o n t h e q u a l i t y o f o u r l i v e s . M a j o r d e s i g n c o n s i d e r a t i o n s f o r F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s i n c l u d e t h e p r i n c i p l e t h a t
a b u n d a n t l i g h t , s p a c e a n d a i r v a s t l y i m p r o v e t h e q u a l i t y o f u r b a n l i f e .
I n t h e u r b a n e n v i r o n m e n t o f d o w n t o w n W a s h i n g t o n , t h e f e e l i n g o f s p a c e i s e s s e n t i a l , a n d i s a d e f i n i n g c o n c e p t
b e h i n d T h e R e s i d e n c e s a t C i t y C e n t e r . T h e i n t e n t i o n i s t o c r e a t e a v a r i e t y o f s p a c e s w i t h i n t h e u n i t s a s w e l l a s
p r i v a t e o u t d o o r a c c e s s . T h e b u i l d i n g d e s i g n m a x i m i z e s n a t u r a l l i g h t t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f o p e n p l a n l a y o u t s w h i l e
t e r r a c e s a n d b a l c o n i e s o f f e r a n e x t e n s i o n o f t h e l i v i n g a r e a t o t h e o u t d o o r s . D i s t i n c t i v e s t y l i s t i c p a l e t t e s i n s p i r e
C o n t e m p o r a r y , C l a s s i c , a n d T r a d i t i o n a l f i n i s h p a c k a g e s m a d e t o a p p e a l t o t h e i n d i v i d u a l p r e f e r e n c e s o f
h o m e o w n e r s . T h e R e s i d e n c e s a t C i t y C e n t e r D C i n c l u d e : L i g h t - - E a c h u n i t h a s f l o o r t o c e i l i n g g l a s s d e s i g n e d t o
a l l o w l i g h t t o d i f f u s e d e e p i n t o t h e r e s i d e n c e . S o l a r s h a d e s a l s o h e l p t o c o n t r o l t h e a m o u n t o f l i g h t i n t h e
r e s i d e n c e w i t h o u t o b s t r u c t i n g v i e w s f r o m t h e w i n d o w s . S p a c e - - T h e c i r c u l a t i o n w a s d e s i g n e d t o c o n s i d e r h o w a
r e s i d e n t l i v e s a n d m o v e s t h r o u g h t h e h o m e , w i t h m u l t i p l e p a t h s b e t w e e n r o o m s l e a d i n g t o a n o v e r a l l
c o n n e c t e d n e s s w i t h i n t h e o p e n l a y o u t . A i r - - E v e r y h o m e h a s a t l e a s t o n e 6 f e e t w i d e s l i d i n g d o o r , t h a t o p e n s t o
i n v i t e f r e s h a i r i n s i d e . A l l r e s i d e n c e s f e a t u r e a b a l c o n y , J u l i e t b a l c o n y , o r t e r r a c e t o p r o v i d e a c c e s s t o o u t d o o r
s p a c e . A m e n i t i e s - - R e s i d e n t s o f C i t y C e n t e r e n j o y a v a s t a r r a y o f a m e n i t i e s d e s i g n e d b y F o s t e r + P a r t n e r s
i n c l u d i n g a f i t n e s s c e n t e r , s p a t r e a t m e n t r o o m , w i n e c e l l a r & t a s t i n g r o o m , c o n f e r e n c e r o o m , l o u n g e s w i t h
c a t e r i n g k i t c h e n s , p r i v a t e p a r k i n g , a n d a n e x t e n s i v e r o o f p a r k w i t h a w a t e r f e a t u r e , o u t d o o r k i t c h e n s , a n o u t d o o r
d i n i n g r o o m , p i c n i c s e c t i o n s , a f i r e - p i t , a n d s u n d e c k .
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