Elevations North Elevation
Michael Green Architecture (MGA) Réinventer Paris competition
On the north elevation the gaps of the windows were developed to guide the inhabitants view. The north west side is deemed as more private, as it is closed to the main road, and located directly in front of the health center, therefore the windows are thin and dispersed far apart, as you develop to the North East, the windows progressively increase in size and proximity, becoming more public to guide the view towards the memory garden.
South Elevation
This is an urban proposal, developed as part of the city’s innovative Réinventer Paris competition. It is proposed to be the largest wood building in Paris, its facade strategy was particularly influential to me. This building uses strips of vertical cladding which span throughout the building, with strips of exposed floor plates. This concept is something which I took into designing my facade, utilizing the floor strips to differentiate the ground floor (the public area), the first to third floor (resident flats) and the fourth to fifth floors (the penthouse), this crates a visual distinction of development from public to private from the exterior.
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