Floor Plan Ideas

Floor Plan Ideas

I used an aerial shot of my location to do some initial floor plans for the inside of my beach.

Above are several possible floor plans for the ground floor of my indoor beach. I believe that the shape of the water in the first design is the best as it mimics the curved/bay shape that you would find at a real beach and also provided a substantial amount of space for other features of the design such as shops, arcades and activities.

The first three layouts show an area of outside pool. Im not sure whether I would like to incorporate any outside space yet but here are some possible options.

Looking at the different layouts for the mezzanine level, I think I prefer the first as it provides an interesting curved feature to the building which mirrors the sea placement that I liked in the first floor plans.

I would like to go on to using these initial design ideas to look further in to the floor plans of my indoor beach in more depth and eventually adding more detail.

Building Design Ideas (Tracing)

Building Design Ideas - Tracings

I used the models that I created to trace over in order to come up with some more initial ideas for the design of my building. Most of these ideas are very wacky and unusual which is what I would like to bring to the area but maybe not so 'in your face'.

I would therefore like to just use components of the designs such as the curved beach ball shapes.

I really like this idea of the umbrellas forming the structure of the building. It would create an interesting feature for the overall building alone with making it really unusual and different.

This design uses the idea of sandcastles to form the main feature of the building. Im not sure how practical this design would be as the shape would not lend itself to the shape of the land sand a lot of space would be wasted in the different sections.

This design is supposed to show the joining of the sandcastle design along with the use of the geodesic  design to create a curved roof. I do not like this design as a whole but I think the use of the geodesic style would be a good design feature to add to my building.

The beach ball design is really wacky and I like the way you would get a different perspective and design depending on where you are standing in comparison to the building.

Looking at all the designs I think the one I like the most is the idea of the umbrellas forming the structure of the roof. I think this would provide an eye catching shape to the building from the outside but also from the inside. I would like to pursue this design further by doing some research in to existing buildings with similar features.

Research: Secondary (John Christo and Jeanne Claude)

John Christo and Jeanna Claude - The Umbrellas

The Umbrellas, free standing dynamic modules, reflected the availability of the land in each valley, creating an invitational inner space, as houses without walls, or temporary settlements and related to the short term life of the work of art.

In the precious and limited space of Japan, the umbrellas were positioned intimately, close together and sometimes following the geometry of the rice fields. In the luxuriant vegetation enriched by water year round, the umbrellas were blue. In the California vastness of uncultivated grazing land, the configuration of the umbrellas was whimsical and spreading in every direction. The brown hills are covered by blond grass. In that dry landscape, the umbrellas were yellow.

Although the artists concept of the umbrellas is not something that I need to consider for my project, the design and the idea of umbrellas and parasols are a feature I could use within my project of the indoor beach. They could also be considered later on within my project as a way of expanding my own concept in to the town by scattering them in around to entice people in to the beach.