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Me and nick worked on this option all day Saturday and bellow a little synopsis of the design: 
So this option is about expanding the current storage (image 1). One storage is wider and the other is longer, the longer shed can store tools in shapes like shubles, the wider one store more of the refrigerator and mechanical tools, as they require more space and also a wider door, which can also serve as a wayfinding tool for the passerby (image 3). bringing light in also potially creates an experience with the ramp, where as the person goes up they can see into the storage shed, which also serves to bring in light into the storage (image 2).
The color pink stays, and is spred throughout the window frames and the temporary storage in the back (image 4). The idea is the all sides can take advantage from this colorful play aestetically and create some consistency all around.
Hope you guys like it!! comments welcome :)
Nice work. I love the enthusiasm and the drawings. Here are my observations.
ReplyDeleteFirst some quick comments on the drawings. The front elevation and the Bunker Hill St elevation are backward. When looking at the front of the shed the ramp should be running up from left to right.
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- I agree with Todd about the size. I would lover to see the program expanded to allow for a larger building, but, we need to first give the client what the asked for.
- The green roof is a good idea. I recently detailed a green roof for a building in which we used a tray system for the growing material. Do some research on these products and have something to show the client on Friday. This will increase the size of the roof rafters to support the additional weight but that should be OK.
- Getting natural light to the inside of the building is a good idea. However, be careful about allowing others to look in from outside. While they have said that most of the theft there has been petty, if someone looks in a sees and snowblower they might just try to steal it. Maybe consider translucent panels of some sort or possibly frosted glass.
- Overall I don't see much excitement in this design. I like the modern or contemporary feel, but you should look at bringing more design to the table. Really take a hard look at farm buildings. Is there a way that you can use the iconography of a traditional barn and reinterpret it. Take a closer look around Charlestown. Maybe there is a warehouse or industrial building on the waterfront or the Navy Yard that would be a good jumping off point.
- Don't get caught up in using wood clapboards. We know that it is the traditional shed material in New England but what about some metal siding, (corrugated, standing seam, flat seams, etc). Or maybe the Hardie Panel system (cement board - 50 year warranty comes in sheets of 4'x8' or clapboard or shingles.
- Explore different roof lines, gable, saltbox, flat (low-pitch), single slope (steep pitch). How about an overhanging roof above the doors? Does the roof overhang on the other sides? How far does it overhang?
- Look at adding something that could support vines or plants the crawl up the sides of the building. There are several really good modern looking systems for do this.
- Also look to the doors! Are they simple swing doors? May sliding barn type doors with some really nice industrial mounting hardware. Are the doors flat? Raised panels? Barn look? Are they wood or metal? Do they have glass? Can they be a translucent panel?
- Light fixtures? They have one now on a motion sensor. Do we want to include more than one? What do they look like?
- Do be afraid of color! Use if for more than just an accent. Bright colors here could compliment the plantings.
- Look to other architects for inspiration. One firm that really fits into this them would be Bohlin Powell Cywinski. I'm sure there are others. Todd may have a few that he could recommend.
I hope that this isn't to much and if I covered things that have already been discussed, I apologize.
Pat