Concept
Design Year: 2012
Institute: New Jersey Institute of Technology
Responsibilities: Student Project
Primary Applications Used: Autodesk Revit 2010
“Before anyone asks, no, our site visit did not include the park…”
Summary of Work: Students were given the opportunity to work with corporate staff at Six Flags to compose design concepts for potential investments for an on-site Hotel. The site is centrally located between the the client’s Great Adventures park and the Water Park, with access to the safari…
Client Needs:
- Way Finding Methods
- Compliment being located in the tall pines
Project Challenges:
- Adapting to already existing high circulation traffic
- Separation of vehicular & pedestrian circulation
1. Building Approach Perspective: Emphasizing translating abstract concepts into something functional, rather than just ornamental
“Admittedly, this project helped me reflect on my need to improve on translating from abstract to ‘real’. There was a certain quality that I lost from my preliminaries, sketches, and abstracts when making them into an actual building. Lesson learned…”
2. Mass Abstract: Artistic ‘thought’ prior to trying to create a “real” building
