Week 2 & Snow Days

Week 2 started off well when meeting with Elizabeth. I gained some good feedback on my stacking and block diagrams that I created and discovered that there are several more options that the building interiors could be laid out. I have been struggling with the flower shop's location mainly and trying to find the best place for it. One option is to have it on the 2nd level mezzanine that will overlook the lobby and could be accessed by visitors but would mainly be used for the restaurant and hotel. However, with this idea I lose the customers on the street. Another option was to bring it into the lobby and have a separate street entrance. 

After meeting on Monday, we got hit by a blizzard along with a second set of snow. This has caused a huge delay on my project and has put me behind somewhat. During the blizzard I was able detail my program which allowed me to see exactly how much square footage I needed per space. I then was able to move my car and get to studio for a day and begin working on schematic floor plans. These plans were only for the hotel rooms and suites (excluding the penthouse suite). The rooms were quite tricky to design because I had to create an intimate space that worked around windows and columns. The suites were also difficult to design because of the limited amount of space I chose to design. The section of the hotel area in which I will design has ample space for 3 suites however, because of window placement, one room will be considered a small suite while the others are large suites. 

I wasn't able to meet with my group this week however we did discuss what we had done over email/facebook. I look forward to meeting with my group next week when the snow clears out. Hopefully I will be able to get my car out of the ice and snow and get to studio tomorrow in order to come up with 3 schematic floor plans for the restaurant, 2nd mezzanine and also the lobby area.