The Process of Programming
by workbymichelletodd
While I have concluded on a desired massing, the struggle now lies within figuring out a programmatic sequence that will allow for comfort and ease within the building as well as create a massing that is similar to what I desire. Because the volumes of each floor are push and pulled, the circulation becomes complex. The logical way to start planning was to create a central core of circulation that includes the elevator, as well as bathrooms, so that each floor has one central node about which the courtrooms are planned. This core begins to function a vertical axis about which the building is planned. The second key aspect that becomes even more complex because of my desired massing is the separation of circulation for the in-custody defendant transport and public circulation. Because these two paths should never cross, they must be developed as their own entities, which makes the programming more difficult.
[space + justice] 