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Mark S. C. Nelson, Design Studies Department

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Introduction

Overview Identifying the diversion functions and user needs of a space

Using tools designed to visualize and organize the relationshipsbetween those functions

Working with a designer to bring that visualization to reality


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Programming: Identifying the diverse functionsand user needs of a space Elements of a program

Includes physical requirements

Includes experiential requirements

Includes aspirational requirements Includes conceptual, budgetary, and diverse requirements

Begins with data collection

Research into other spaces with similar functions

Interviews with users and owners/managers

Visits to existing spaces Measuring and recording

Drawing and sketching to help take a closer look

Participant observation

Continues with organizing data

Usually results in a written document that is used for designing


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Space Planning Tools: Used to visualize andorganize the relationships between functions Data collection results in large amounts of information

Data must be prioritized

Need way to turn relationships into physical reality

Tools often best used without addressing actual floor plans to start Relationships most evident when viewed abstractly

Different tools optimized to isolate different types of relationships

Best to draw map to find best routes before starting on a trip

Quite often, the final location of a space is not known right away

Programming can help make choices between considered spaces Three common and straightforward analytical tools

Adjacency matrices

Square footage chart

Bubble diagrams

Additional tools

Programming matrix, figure/ground, parti and other diagrams


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Space Planning Tools: Adjacency Matrix Shows which spaces need to be close to each other Not tied to any floor plan

Can become too complex for large projects

Most useful when strong, medium and weak adjacencies are noted

On large projects, use on matrix for the whole project, grouping

functions together, and then do additional matrices for smaller

elements


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Space Planning Tools: Square Footage Chart Especially useful when comparing relative percentages Can be tied back to budgeting

Pay special attention to circulation as a percentagethis is often the

most common problematic area

Can be used to develop plans, but not tied to plans during programmingSquare Footages-

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Space Planning Tools: Bubble Diagrams Draws info from the adjacency matrix In simplest form, looks only at relationships

All bubbles are the same size

One type of line connects related spaces

More sophisticated form shows relative sizes and relationship strengths

Large bubbles show larger spaces, etc.

Can be color coded

Different types of lines show strengths of relationships

Crossed lines mean the

diagram is not working

Group spaces together at firstthat have similar functions:

four classrooms might show up as

one bubble


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Adjacency Matrix Exercise Divide into teams Develop an adjacency matrix for a media educational center, for group

learning and presentation as well as individual work. For purposes of

the exercise, interview each other to determine what you think are

proper adjacencies

Show high, low and none as relationship strengths

Address the following functions:

Space for five groups of four students to meet and make noise

Two media classrooms, flexible configurations, 16 students each

Help desk and check-in space

Printer area Storage

Space for 100 students to work at computers

Space to display student work on an ongoing basis

Three private offices


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Bubble Diagram Exercise Part 1 Use the same teams as for the Adjacency Matrix exercise Use information from the adjacency matrix exercise

Show high, low and none as relationship strengths

Show relative sized of areas. You will have to guess at this.

Address the following functions:

Space for five groups of four students to meet and make noise

Two media classrooms, flexible configurations, 16 students each

Help desk and check-in space

Printer area

Storage

Space for 100 students to work at computers Space to display student work on an ongoing basis

Three private offices


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Bubble Diagram Exercise Part 2 Rework your bubble diagram from Part 1 Squeeze the functions so that they proportionally fit into a long narrow

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TOOLS FOR SPACE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Mark S. C. Nelson, Design Studies Department

ComETS. May 2, 2011

[email protected]

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