Studio Final: Concept Statement
Static Vs. Dynamic
The idea comes form the ever changing environment and how it effects the inside (program) and outside of the building (context). Based on the movement of such things as people, cars, weather, color and the static and dynamic pressures from within and around the building, the building reacts by projecting a different look in reaction to the changing context. The building will respond to its ever changing environment through the use of computer programs that will change the opacity or shading of the glass, or the color and intensity of the lighting from the inside and outside of the building. This will be a direct reaction to the man made and natural forces that occur in and around the building.
During observation of the site at different times of the day I found the site to be very fluid or dynamic, but still conform to a static nature. I started to look at the way in which the natural and man made forces were affecting the site. I looked at how the natural forces of the sun and clouds caused the facades of the buildings to take on different looks depending on the angle in which you stood. At night the site takes on a completely different look as the buildings become opposite of what they were during the day. Buildings that may have stood out against the sky during the day almost disappeared against the night sky, while others acted in the opposite manner, becoming more pronounced at night.
The next step was to look at how man made forces affected how the building was perceived. Did the patterns of the cars and people affect the look of the building? The conclusion I came to was yes. The buildings are looked at differently because the view is constantly in a state of flux due to the ever changing pedestrian and vehicular movement which flows through the area.
Daytime view from the pedestrian level
Night View of the site
Looking towards the John Hancock Tower
Looking from the Library
Interior view from the Ground floor market looking towards Boylston Street Showing the interplay between the floors and the verticle circulation.
Exterior view looking towards the corner entry and showing the path through the building.
The walkway from Copley is pulled across the sidewalk and continues into the building. The areas to each side of the walk are for outdoor seating. In the placement of the walls I have tried to define the outdoor space while providing a someplace to stop and sit.
The design will consist of a combination of mostly the Static/Dynamic combined with elements of the Axial Forces and may include some framed views of surrounding buildings.
The second observation is how the different the building massing and roof lines are. Each building has a different mass to it depending on the materials being used. At the tops the buildings stagger in height, much the same as the floor system in my building. There is a vast array of articulation in the finishing of the details. Each one works in conjunction with the one beside it to create a dynamic pattern against the sky. This pattern changes depending on where you are standing, and what time of day it is since there is a dramatic difference between how the buildings are perceived from day to night. 
Night View of the site 
Axial vehicular and pedestrian traffic heading towards the site on Dartmouth
Axial vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Boylston
Vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow going past the site on Boylston Street
The angle of the John Hancock building that defines the angle of the circulation core
