What My Finals Look Like

So for the past couple weeks, I've been working hard in the studio to finish our final project in Arch 271. The program we were given for this project was that the building sat on a site that is 40'x20' (aka really small), and there had to be a 3' area of space between the building and the site border. This means that our actual building could only be 34'x14'x20' (meaning even smaller). From here, we had to design a building that consisted of 7 spaces, using around 1000 sq. ft. To give you a sense of scale, my dorm room is around 200 sq. ft. The 7 spaces were defined as:
A- Small enclosed space upon which you enter the construction
B- A large linear room directly related to A
C- A secondary space proportionally related, yet smaller than B
D--F- Tertiary spaces, smaller than C
G- An outdoor space

So that's what I was given to do, and here's a little taste of how I did it.

One of my earliest "parti" diagrams for the idea.

I wanted to use the simple language of a rectangular box to maximize the space, but keep it interesting using variation. So I decided to take the opposite corners of the space and rotate them, to form their own axis through the building diagonally.

Parti with room labels

Clearer idea of walls

After making the parti diagrams, we developed those into floor plans, elevation, and section views.

Seen here: Aforementioned floor plans, elevation, and section views.

That was made into an axonometric view, with a 2-pt perspective to get a better idea of the space. At the top of the roof you can see the clerestory window that sheds light into the 2nd story space.

I then made a 1/4"=1' model of the building to give an even clearer idea of the space, shown in the pictures below:

I thought I'd take a little break from using a bunch of words in this post and hopefully let the pictures do the talking for me. Let me know what you think of it or if you have any questions about the design ask in the comments section below!