project 2 : design development one

The objective of this project is to renovate the Belk building of downtown Albemarle, NC. Since it is a historic building, we are trying to preserve the historical aspects of this space while making it a place that caters to the people of Albemarle and it should also serve as a starting point to the downtown area.

I want to create a space that encompasses a variety of users and spaces. The idea of this design is to promote local goods and provide a fun, community atmosphere in this vacant building. This proposed space will include a restaurant and bar which serves food grown locally, a wine retail store which sells wine harvested from local vineyards and a gallery space that exhibits and sells local artists work. Above this retail area, residential units are available for people wanting to downsize and live in a community atmosphere with convenient features.

The concept for this project is diffusion. Not only do I want this building to serve as a starting place for the downtown life, but also within the building diffusion will be visible through the branching out of spaces from one communal area.

precedent studies:

floor plans:

project 1 : daylight model : final

images of model in daylight:

image of model interior in electric light:







podium renderings of model:

daylight model precedent

below are some precedent images that I will use as inspiration when designing my daylight model:

tgv station:

suvarnabhumi airport:

grand rapids art museum:

guggenheim museum:

seattle public library:

planar house:

modern art museum: fort worth texas

milwaukee art museum:

kiasma museum of contemporary art:

jean nouvel louvre museum:

evry cathedral:

church of light:

chapel:
cartier foundation:

denver art museum:
jean nouvel moma:

100 11th ave. jean nouvel: