DESIGN PROCESS: HYPERRATIONALITY

I was inspired by the design process for the Seattle Library by Joshua Prince-Ramus and Rem Koolhaas of OMA. I saw their design process as "hyperrational", statistically analysing the current and future spatial requirements for the library and then arranging the boxes according to environmental factors and circulation.

Below is an infographic of my design process.

The final hierarchy decided on were the teaching spaces taking precedence. Since lecture theatres, studios, workshops would be utilised everyday by both teaching staff and students, it had the highest usage and therefore deserved the central position. Within that, lecture theatres were at the top in accordance with my theory that you can break the rules once you know the rules. However, circulation was also very important as I did not want any unused spaces, so the school was ultimately arranged according to a mixture of the two.