Comments on: The Urban Treehouse http://www.exceldrawingboard.com/index.php/2009/08/the-urban-treehouse/ Excel Drawing Board Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:12:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steven http://www.exceldrawingboard.com/index.php/2009/08/the-urban-treehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-1645 Steven Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:32:52 +0000 http://www.exceldrawingboard.com/?p=187#comment-1645 Great question Christopher. Generally there are two schools of thought when it comes to infill projects. The first is to design a façade that blends with those in the general area. When using this approach many try to make the project look as though it is as old as the buildings around it and as if it has always been there. This can be more challenging than one might think to match colors and materials however. The second is to develop a façade that stands out as being something different and from a separate time period. With this second approach I believe it is still a good idea to draw from the existing structures for colors, lines and rhythmus however. When it comes to historic infill the interior is the easy part, the exterior and how it relates to the structures around it is the more difficult part most often. With the other designs in this series I tried to demonstrate the first concept. Thanks for the question. Great question Christopher. Generally there are two schools of thought when it comes to infill projects. The first is to design a façade that blends with those in the general area. When using this approach many try to make the project look as though it is as old as the buildings around it and as if it has always been there. This can be more challenging than one might think to match colors and materials however. The second is to develop a façade that stands out as being something different and from a separate time period. With this second approach I believe it is still a good idea to draw from the existing structures for colors, lines and rhythmus however. When it comes to historic infill the interior is the easy part, the exterior and how it relates to the structures around it is the more difficult part most often. With the other designs in this series I tried to demonstrate the first concept. Thanks for the question.

]]> By: Christopher Gray http://www.exceldrawingboard.com/index.php/2009/08/the-urban-treehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-1643 Christopher Gray Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:38:50 +0000 http://www.exceldrawingboard.com/?p=187#comment-1643 I like the design and absolutely believe in urban infill vis a vis modular solutions. The one question I have is: should design of new infill project conform with existing arch style of the buildings next to project as well as overall "style" of the neighborhood? This design blends somewhat and sticks out somewhat. I like the design and absolutely believe in urban infill vis a vis modular solutions.

The one question I have is: should design of new infill project conform with existing arch style of the buildings next to project as well as overall “style” of the neighborhood?

This design blends somewhat and sticks out somewhat.

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]]> By: Modular Musings » Blog Archive » HOW MODULAR IS REDEFINING URBAN INFILL CONSTRUCTION http://www.exceldrawingboard.com/index.php/2009/08/the-urban-treehouse/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Modular Musings » Blog Archive » HOW MODULAR IS REDEFINING URBAN INFILL CONSTRUCTION Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:04:42 +0000 http://www.exceldrawingboard.com/?p=187#comment-95 [...] a good example of modular urban infill construction at work (at least in design), check out our Excel Drawing Board blog entry on the [...] [...] a good example of modular urban infill construction at work (at least in design), check out our Excel Drawing Board blog entry on the [...]

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