Portfolio: Studio Introduction

Brief: The first semester studio assignment was to design an Apple store that reflected the typical programmatic elements that are inherint in Apple stores (i.e. Genius Bar, Monumental Stair feature, kiosks, etc) as well as implementing a new feature element, unique to our personal experiences/observations of an Apple store in the Boston area. The studio began by physically observing an Apple store, and how people interacted in the space and with the products. Through these observations, we created a conceptual/generator diagram. The initial diagram served as the basis of our concept which was further developed in perspective modeling. By developing the project initially in perspective, it focused us on how people inhabit and perceive space and how it effects certain interaction (i.e. shopping). Following our initial studies, we developed the project into a full scale building - and further developed in perspective as well as traditional architectural drawings (i.e. plan section and elevation).