Jordan Biniker
This image shows our entire site.
We divided our site up into plots of roughly equal size and allowed each member of our group to devote their site to a specific constituency. Starting from the top right corner and working through the sites in a clockwise direction, we have a communal living space for the visually impaired, a childcare and living facility for single parents, a teahouse, a bathhouse, and a living space for the terminally ill.
We arrayed certain aspects of several of the sites in a confetti fashion to help blend and unify the sites together.
This image shows our site from another direction.
On my site, I designed the center for the visually impaired to be an enclosed space that through its orientation and massing would reduce outside noise. I did this by enclosing the site on three sides. I also sought to provide multiple areas that would each be unique experientially. Starting with a simple rectangular form, I rotated and elevated this form to create unique spaces. Lastly, by filleting specific eges of the form, I sought to create an overall form that would feel inclusive and sheltered and would also allow for the most natural light to reach the interior courtyard of the space.