I have shown my thinking in the last design journal, thus here I would focus the updated version that I put into Revit. Fortunately, I didn’t need to change much from the original plan despite that I have changed the look of the building.
- Space Budget
Last week I planned ~29643 sqft for non-utilities. After building the model, the total estimate is around the same value (27500 ft, not accounting for the mechanical rooms in the space schedule yet).
- Building Layout
I have already planned out the layout with sketches in the last assignment, so here I will only show the improved layout modeled in Revit. The left image shows space functional and occupancy, the right image shows egress paths (all of which comply with the building code requirement).
Level 1:
Level 2:
Level 3:
Level 4:
- Exterior Building Model
View from Southeast corner (taller opening faces the East)
View from the Northwest corner (door at corner).
There are essentially 4 levels and 3 entrances. The 5th level shown here acts as a roof and has three shaft openings, two of which are roof accesses (elevator and stairs, respectively). The tilted part of the roof faces South to gain more solar energy, while the flat part of the roof will be a green roof.
Next steps —
Before moving on to the next module, I need to
- Fix inaccurate curtain systems
- Fix building pad and topography
- Put a roof on the shafts