The Universal Design Process Basic Characteristics

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1 The Universal Design Process Basic Characteristics Flexible Framework for complex, information rich work Multi-Disciplinary Iterative with many feedback loops It is cooperative Cal Poly & Mexican students working together in Puebla, Mexico. WPM, Co-instructor

2 Phases in the Design Process Problem Definition & Acceptance Site Inventory & Analysis Program Development & Analysis Ideation & Conceptual Design Schematic Design Design Development Construction Documents Bid Process Field Observation & Follow Up Post Occupancy Evaluation

3 Problem Definition Think first ~ What is the problem you are trying to solve? With Client & Team Consider Who are intended users Initial Site Visit Intended Uses Community Needs & Values Physical & Planning Context Other Sketch by Barry Gazo, JJR Ann Arbor MI

4 Site Inventory & Site Analysis Site inventory The gathering and evaluation of pertinent information about the site that is relevant to the problem you are trying to solve Problem definition Helps you decide what pertinent information to gather & evaluate during site inventory.

5 Site Inventory Includes Information Gathered on the Site Vegetation types and condition and location Aerial photographic maps, utility maps On site photographic documentation Spatial Characteristics of the site Experiential Characteristics ~ views, sounds, smells, etc Circulation Issues, access, desire paths, etc. Context, connections, & edge conditions for the site Topographic conditions, erosion, etc Zoning, planning reports, soils boring reports, wetland mapping And More

6 Site Visits & Site Inventory The information you glean from a site visit must be recorded in a clear organized way Photographs of the site cross referenced to a topographic base map Notes and sketching/diagraming on a site topographic base map A small tape recorder Or other methods AN ORGANIZED APPROACH TO SITE VISITS IS NECESSARY

shoreline Politically Organized adjacent neighbors Existing landfills built further out

7 Loyola University Chicago Site Existing Conditions A Site Inventory Map A Context Inventory for a proposed project on Lake Michigan Littoral Movement of Sand along the shoreline Politically Organized adjacent neighbors Existing landfills built further out into the lake Linkages & access and the neighborhoods Drawing by Bill MacElroy for JJR Ann Arbor MI

8 Site Analysis Site Analysis Makes critical judgment about what gathered information means Makes value judgments as to which are the critical issues, opportunities & constraints that must be addressed A SYNTHESIS site analysis diagram is prepared visually represent critical issues Significant projects include a text report

9 Site Analysis ~ Focused Category Spatial Evaluation Site form & structure Site rooms & character Linkages, corridors Experiential Evaluation Smell, visual, tactile scent, sounds Spirit of place: Genus Loci Issues, opportunities & constraints prioritized Student in class Study, Cal Poly SLO.

10 Site Analysis ~ Synthesis of Main Issues Analytical Evaluation Site under consideration Its cultural & natural context -- values & processes Connections & Edges Cultural & natural Off site and within site UW Student project, Bill MacElroy Instructor

11 Site Analysis Diagram Dalton Lavoi Senior Design, Cal Poly SLO, Bill MacElroy Instructor

12 Program Development & Analysis Program refers the the activities, uses and major features intended for the site & their required support facilities Client often has a general idea of the program he/she desires. Client typically wants creative development from LA Cal Poly LA Students Program

13 Program Spatial Relationship Studies Two Aspects 1) Spatial Relationships of program elements & uses to one another Close or removed Strong Connections or weak Image taken from The Anatomy of a Park, Dalh & Molnar

14 Program Fit Analysis 2) Spatial Relationship of Site Uses to the Site Relationship of program elements to Site Rooms & features Student Program/Site relationship studies, WPM instructor

15 Conceptual Design This phase can and often does begin during the site inventory and analysis phase Some designers draw a distinction between the very early phases of the Conceptual Design Phase and refer to is as IDEATION Ideation consists of the earliest and quickest sketches and diagrams in the conceptual design phase. It is the beginning of the exploration of what can be!

16 Ideation & Conceptual Design The Design Concept The Underlying, Unifying idea for the design Metaphor ~ The Site as Gateway, Passage Programatic ~ Maximize the expression of Water Poetic ~ Expresses the Journey of Life, Birth, Maturation, Family, Aging, Death

17 The Design Concept 2 The Underlying, Unifying idea for the design Metaphor ~ The Site as Gateway, Passage Programatic ~ Maximize the expression of Water Poetic ~ Expresses the Journey of Life, Birth, Maturation, Family, Aging, Death

18 Design Process, Basic Characteristics Alternatives generated in exploration ~ Iterative! Hierarchical decisions -- movement from the general/big issues to more detailed issues -- within each phase through the process Standardized in Creative Problem Solving Pursuits

Early Conceptual Design Explorations/Ideation Quick & Exploratory Not self critical in a negative way -- free Think & draw simultaneously & freely

19 Early Conceptual Design Explorations/Ideation Quick & Exploratory Not self critical in a negative way -- free Think & draw simultaneously & freely Spatial ~ SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL PATTERN Considers Site Analysis, Site Structure, form, program Crit concept sketch w/cal Poly SLO Student by Bill MacElroy

20 Student Exploration ~ Concept Ideation A free study of spatial flow, pedestrian movement, edge conditions. Student Work, UW, Seattle. Bill MacElroy Instructor

21 Student Exploration ~ Ideation Phase An early conceptual design study of the structure, organization and linkages

22 Conceptual Design Diagram Study Site organizational structure, circulation, and land use distribution indicated. Drawing by Andrew Wickham, Cal Poly SLO. Bill MacElroy Instructor

Iterative Refinement Organizational Structure Key

23 Conceptual Design Process Conceptual Design Characterized by Quick Exploration Alternatives Iterative Refinement Organizational Structure Key Program Elements Bold & Expressive Concept Design Sketch by Ken Cobb, JJR Ann Arbor MI

24 Conceptual Site Plan Diagram Subsequent to ideation, clarified conceptual design diagram options may be prepared clear site organization, circulation, placement of site features It does not offer detailed information, it is still a refined bubble diagram

25 Early Schematic ~ Conceptual Design Exploration Doodle for a small custom stone garden fountain Loose sketch exploration yet some detail Design & doodle by Bill MacElroy, Olympia WA

26 Conceptual Master Plan Diagram Senior Design work by Dalton LaVoie, Cal Poly SLO. Bill MacElroy Instructor

27 Schematic Design

28 Schematic Design Illustrative Senior Design work by Dalton LaVoie, Cal Poly SLO. Bill MacElroy Instructor

29 Andrew Wickham Senior Project Drawubg Large Scale Urban Master Planning & Design on the Water Front, San Francisco Cal Poly SLO. Bill MacElroy Instructor

30 Detailed Illustrations for Schematic Design Give a sense of realism People included Water feature becomes interactive Water feature takes advantage of grade fall Seating planters placed over structural beams below Design & Rendering by WPM, Rich Haag Associates

31 Schematic Design is Illustrative Section Elevation shows view beyond Elevation changes of the surface Central Features Transparency of vegetation to reveal federal architecture

32 Schematic Design Master Plan Mixed Use Urban Water Front Renewal w/ thousand boat marina and mixed use facilities. Scale indicator, marina is 800 +/- boats averaging 40 in length LA Lead Design Consultant Close work with Costal Engineer Major Design Development & Rendering by WPM with JJR, Ann Arbor Michigan. Site in Kenosha Wisconsin

33 Bridging Schematic & Design Development

34 Loyola University Chicago Schematic Plan for 19 Acres of Lake Fill Form determined by Littoral Movement studies and wave tank studies for shore line protection ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING Design Drawing by Bill MacElroy for JJR, Ann Arbor, Michigan

35 Loyola University Chicago Lake Front Plaza Section Elevation ~ Design Development Drawing by Bill MacElroy for JJR, Ann Arbor MI

36 Loyola University Chicago Schematic/DD Design Plan to provide pedestrian setting at heart of campus overlooking improvements and lake Design & Drawing by Bill MacElroy for JJR, Ann Arbor MI

37 Loyola University Chicago Design Development Section Elevation thorough plaza access corridor. Growing refinement in dimension, form, vertical elevation (grading), materials Design & Drawing by Bill MacElroy for JJR, Ann Arbor MI

38 Design Development Level of detail increases over schematic by degree Grading more detailed to existing conditions Illustrative Design & Sketch by WPM, Bellingham WA

39 Bridging Schematic & Design Development Plaza Sections Sense of scale with people and other features Understood by viewers Key dimensions, grade change & landscape planting illustrated. Design & Drawing by WPM for Rich Haag Associates in Seattle WA. Project in Bellingham WA.

40 Barkley Villiage, Bellingham WA Illustrative at development entry Architecture, circulation, paving, landscape, parking indicated accurately with true dimensions and understanding of topographic issues Program fleshed out and illustrated Design & Drawing by Bill MacElroy, Rich Haag Associates, Seattle WA

41 Barkley Villiage, Bellingham WA Schematic Design Options for a small sculpture garden on arrival axis Design & Drawings by Bill MacElroy, Rich Haag Associates Seattle WA

42 Contract Documents Technical Design Drawings Used to Bid & Build the Project

43 From this to... Give a sense of realism People included Water feature becomes interactive Water feature takes advantage of grade fall Seating planters placed over structural beams below Design & Rendering by WPM, Rich Haag Associates

44 Construction Documents How to build & bid Vertical & Horizontal Configuration Geometry Materials & detail design Performance & Safety liability Detail & Technical Design by Bill MacElroy. Rich Haag Associates, Seattle

45 Contract Documents Aesthetic Detail Design Technical Detail Design Knowledge of Materials Spokane Federal Courthouse Plaza Coordinate with & manage other disciplines Technical & Detail Design by Bill MacElroy, Rich Haag Associates Seattle WA

46 The Result Rammed Earth Wall ~ Detail Design Reflecting regional character in material design Place Making Cutler Anderson Architects

47 Technical & Design Skill in Detailed Design Understand technical requirements for performance and durability Use design tools to create interest at the human scale Contrast, light & shadow, proportion, texture, color, etc. Article by WPM & Daniel Winterbottom, UW, Seattle

48 Understanding the Craft of Detail Design Stone Veneer wall on CMU block core wall Notice joints, very nice and tight fit Note scale change in size of pieces to create contrast & interest Understand craft to create human scale

49 Field Observation during Construction Erosion Control? Just outside Portland Oregon Dream homes here? Oregon environmentally enlightened so how does this happen? What can LA do?

50 The End of Our Design Process Presentation!

CAL POLY MASTER PLAN UPDATE, March 2015

CAL POLY MASTER PLAN UPDATE, March 2015 Some Key Themes in the General Guiding Principles Academic Mission The plan must foremost advance the University s academic mission and student success. Foresight and Adaptability The plan should take