Bathhouse for One

Our first substantial drawing project was to design a space for a single person. My class visited an existing site, which is actually where our INTAR department building meets up with another building - there's a five story volume in between.





Then we did a parti diagram based off that visit. A parti is an idea sketch created from the initial visit to a site. It's the basis of the architecture to follow. This parti shows a salvaged grain silo attached to the side of the building. My idea was a Bathhouse for the Modest, for one.



The grain silo(s) would be attached to each side of the building. One silo would create a plunge pool and the other would serve as an elevator well. From our parti drawings we moved into floor plans and sections:







Then to final drawings:





At class last night we pinned up and reviewed everyone's drawings. The major problems are marked with the circles:



It's safe to say I learned a lot.