the box and the model.

I pursued the form vigorously in digital form.
Therefore, I determined the final model would take shape from the shipping box.

Studio Final: Plan

Studio Final: Research and Exploration 2

Studio Final: Model and Perspectives

Studio Final: Site and Roof Plan

Final Semester 1 Studio Blog Presentations

Studio Final: Concept Statement

This Apple store will make you think different...
The considerations for this Apple store began here in Dallas and upon my visit to Boston it became about more than just a store, it became about a lifestyle; creating an alternative city made specifically for Apple products and people, as a matter of fact, if you do not own Apple products then you will find it hard to live in...

I wondered, how could Apple become more than a specialized retail store, how could it become more important to my daily life? And then it became clear, Apple could use its brand and its computer savvy to create a new city, a place that could exist along side the institutions of knowledge in Copley Square. Apple will create the store on the street level The idea surfaced slowly, from my first visit to the Apple store here in Dallas to the visit in Boston. I just began to ask the question why couldn't a computer retail store use its computer knowledge to create a better shopping experience?

Apple sub/store...

Boylston Street

Section through Dartmouth St

Since the last blog I have been assigned to a project, currently relocating within my office, and I have switched to sketch up 6 for my home and office computer. A lot of changes are going on and with this my little girl and I are trying to establish a rhythm. We are learning kindergarten here and then there is soccer...

I have been reading the posts and I am not sure how comments may or may not have been misconstrued. I think the blog is an open forum, and while I may sometimes not agree with some of the comments I do learn from them all.

This weekend, I began to question a ramp while refining and prepping for sections. I do realize I have an opportunity to slope the floor in the above ground of the apple store towards the street. I think this would provide a reason for the planar change for the "bobbing heads" effect. This is my next order of business and then I will cut more sections to illustrate the change. I also completed the bar code mullions which are modeled in brushed aluminum and with black paint finish. I left a portion of Darmouth st. without the effect as well as the storefront on Boylston st. as I have the window available for the large digital map that would provide real time train information to the public. In addition, I have stumbled onto additional research of a train station in Japan which equips advertisements in its metro with a code that patrons can scan with their phones to pull up maps to locate the business or restaurants advertising.

I also have given much thought to the packaging of the final project. I have also been inspired by an awesome article from pingmag.

Not the ordinary take-out...