the first two hours...a quick image incoporating the design principles which would continue to inform the project

examining solar penetration into the complex.

hotel inside, apartments outsie, public connection to adjacent markets.

retail adjacent the market retail

primary circulation

potentials for major points of entry

the public connection

primary retail possibilities

what is the appropriate character for this street?

the retail/ commercial divide

the "laneway hotel" idea"

ground floor tenancy subdivisions overlaid

hotel options

laneway/ courtyards

laneway hotel further consideration

basic formation

access to hotel this way?

narrow outlook

broader outlook

a mix?

preference?

how do we make the laneway a good experience for people?

basement retail: connection to the outside

ground plane

servicing zones superimposed

alternative servicing zones

the hotel rooms don't have to be at right anglkes to the laneway alignment

a bit more detail

potential glazing subdivision

a little mroe detail

further thoughts

isometric

views out from rooms

isometric

elevational study

elevational study

a little more detail

intergation of landscaping

isometric

diagram of key design moves

potential building massing moves

silo forms to break up the planar massing

"full circle" scheme: basic plan

apartment locations

views out from apartments

courtyard apartments

views from courtyard apartments

hotel rooms

views out from hotel rooms

composite

a single large courtyard rather than two smaller ones

public connection

path of travel

open to basement

potential ground floor retail tenancies and circulation

possible paths of travel

laneway scheme building figure ground

figure ground

open up north courtyard

landscaping

landscaping

basement plaza

sectional view

ground plane

basement

circulation

circulation

cutaway view of interconnected ground floor and basement

building massing

building massing

building articulation

building articulation

building articulation