A COMPARATIVE

APPROACH TO
BUILDING DESIGN
SARABETH WONG
 CONCEPT
This will be a 2 building comparison:

Building One: Building Two: Goal:

Built within the Built with my ideal vision; no How does the context of
restraints of the restraints of the location an area affect what we can
location such as air do architecturally? If we
No air rights, building code,
rights, building code, had no limitations, what
engineering
aesthetics, engineering, could we do? What are the
and use No aesthetic and use similarities and differences
restrictions of having design freedom?
BACKGROUND
● Current property: a two story commercial building that houses an art
gallery on the first floor and the fire department office on the second
● Restrictions of the historical preservation committee
● Exploring the presence of color and conformity within a street

Seattle Building Code

● 140 ft maximum height
● 90 x 120 ft
● Stylistically cohesive to the block
○ Materials: brick, concrete tinted a subdued earthen color,
sandstone, or similar stone facing material commonly used in the
District
○ Scale: exterior building facades shall be of scale compatible with
surrounding structures. Window proportions, floor height, treet
elevations etc
○ Awnings: must be functional and compatible with architecture
of buildings in the area
● Setbacks of 15 ft from street property line at a height of 100 ft
INSPIRATION
 STRATEGY ORDER APPROACH
Building One: Building Two: Goal:

Fluent with the design of What do I hate about Building Visibly seeing the differences
the area to comply to the One? (besides everything) between designing practically
historical preservation and within budget versus with
Viewing it from an artistic
artistic freedom. How can we
E.g. 40 Bond Street; view and less from a check-box
merge the two in the f uture?
Scholastic Building situation
 Building 1 DELIVERABLES Building 2

140 ft max height

Stylistically cohesive to the block Go crazy 🤪 lol
Solar panel roof!?
90 x 120 block constraints
Use constraints
Modular Abstract
balconies

Additional Cool windows

Levels
Pink
Fun
Diagrid mullion frames
Existing for the ground floor
Levels