Glenn Katz
- Key Features:
The key features of my design is that I chopped some part of my building and make it as an outdoor space. The L shape building can make the sunshine reach most of the building during the year and creating as much as possible views for the occupants.
- Your Big Successes
My big success is that I have designed the space guidance really well, so the building has the right function to serve the community if it were built in the reality. Moreover, different systems in my building has worked really well after coordination without any overlap. As a result, the building has achieved my design goals in the early stage.
- Your Big Challenges
My biggest challenge is that I did not pay much attention and effort to the aesthetics side. Since I am a structural engineering student, the main focus of my intuition is building a safe and reliable structure. Therefore, I feel that my exterior and interior design should be practiced more in the future.
- Lessons Learned
The most important lesson I learned in this course is being patient. For most of the design, we should pay attention to a lot of tiny details such as the elevation of the components, which will cost most of our time. After digging with those small details, I feel like it all worth it because the whole system are made of small parts. Always think twice before you take action, since all the systems will work together, you must realize that even one tiny change can cause a lot of effect for the following design.
