North Elevation: The main feature of this elevation are the two "billboards." The idea behind the billboards is to display the work of the students via there blog entries. The notion of having students in various timezones offers notion of work being produced around the clock - allowing the billboard to be updated on a continous basis (on a loop). The lower level (cafe and gallery) of the North elevation is wrapped in a curtain wall, allowing views in and out. The middle floor allows a view out from a "lobby/pin-up" area along the circulation path - a more controlled view in and out. The top two floors allow only a small ribbon window along the corridor.
South Elevation: The main idea behind this reflects the notion of the elevation parti diagram - a heavy top and light base. This reflects the idea of allowing for a public interactive area (cafe and gallery) and and the more private area for the students on the upper levels (studios and dorms).
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