The Decorated Shed:
Commercial Architecture Details & Barrier-Free Design
Software Used: AutoCAD 2D
The project was part of the Architectural Detailing 2 course, which focused mainly on understanding barrier-free design and commercial architecture details. In the first phase of the project, we were provided with an 'industrial strip mall' and were asked to 'customize' the base building drawing to meet the needs of the tenants. Following the requirements of FADS (Facility Accessibility Design Standards) and OBC, the barrier-free path of travel was taken into account when making the revisions. The selected occupancy was Theatrical Arts with two separate zones.
The frontspace consisted of:
- Retail Space and Storage Room for the Costumes
- Service Counter
- Waiting Area
The backspace included:
- Universal Washroom
- Storage Area for Wheelchairs
- Audio Room
- Seating Area
- Performance Stage
- Backstage with Changing Rooms (Male & Female) and a Unisex Washroom for the Performers
The frontspace consisted of:
- Retail Space and Storage Room for the Costumes
- Service Counter
- Waiting Area
The backspace included:
- Universal Washroom
- Storage Area for Wheelchairs
- Audio Room
- Seating Area
- Performance Stage
- Backstage with Changing Rooms (Male & Female) and a Unisex Washroom for the Performers
After finalizing the customizations made to the design, architecture details were developed in order to begin cost-sharing negotiations and building permit applications. According to the selection of materials, the following details were produced by hand: -
- Mullion @ Wall
- Center Mullion
- Corner Mullion
- Window Jamb @ Exterior Door Jamb
- Front-of-House Floor @ Wall
- Front-of-House Ceiling Detail
- Service Counter
- Borrowed Light Details
- Bottom of Stairs
- Top of Stairs @ Mezzanine Floor
- Mezzanine Floor @ Demising Wall
- Low Roof @ Exterior Wall
- Parapet @ Low Roof
- Parapet @ High Roof
- Exterior Soffit & Storefront Window
- S.O.G. Floor/Foundation/Cavity Wall
- Mullion @ Wall
- Center Mullion
- Corner Mullion
- Window Jamb @ Exterior Door Jamb
- Front-of-House Floor @ Wall
- Front-of-House Ceiling Detail
- Service Counter
- Borrowed Light Details
- Bottom of Stairs
- Top of Stairs @ Mezzanine Floor
- Mezzanine Floor @ Demising Wall
- Low Roof @ Exterior Wall
- Parapet @ Low Roof
- Parapet @ High Roof
- Exterior Soffit & Storefront Window
- S.O.G. Floor/Foundation/Cavity Wall