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Massing model studyMASSING STUDY
Suchen’s original massing model
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Su ChenConcept massing
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Riverside Community Center

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER
PEOPLE
NATURE
BETTER CITIES
Community center rendering in the presentation
02 / Spatial design
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Community center site and public-space study

Everyday life.
A better urban landscape.

A more open, inclusive and
vibrant shoreline for everyone.

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CENTER

Keep every step.
Build on what came before.

Bring the brief, massing and visuals together on one canvas.

Understand the briefOriginal sources
INPUTS & REFERENCES

Start with
your references.

Riverside Community Center brief.pdfPDF · 1.2 MB

Public activities and exhibitions

Keep the waterfront accessible

Arrange the courtyard and volumes

Massing & 3D modelingAwaiting context
Visual expressionChoose a concept first

From massing to expression.

Tell the storyAwaiting results
DESIGN
IN PROGRESSBrief / Massing / Images

Bring the work
together.

Concept study in the presentationSpatial rendering in the presentation
Context & goalsDirection & reasoningResults & next steps
Bring models, imagery and analysis into a clear project story.
Project content retained across 1 stages

Give ideas a form. Give the next step a start.

Build on the brief and concept, refine the model, then develop images and video.

Project brief

  • Project goals and site context
  • Core uses and spatial needs
  • Key constraints and references

Concept

  • Spatial strategy and overall concept
  • Compare and discuss alternatives
  • Sketch key spatial ideas
Suchen’s original massing model

Massing model

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Renderings

  • Bring spatial atmosphere to life
  • Materials, light and setting
  • Explore different views

Video expression

  • Walkthroughs and spatial narratives
  • Connect key scenes
  • For presentations and showcases

Less repetition. More understanding.

Layered sketches, a tool strip and brief notes illustrate a personal way of working

Personal memory

Remember the way you work.

Layered project documents, site photographs and a plan illustrate existing project context

Project memory

Build on the context already in your project.

Riverside Community Center concept: a courtyard opening onto broad waterfront steps
White massing study of the community center, with courtyard and waterfront annotationsOverhead study of the same site, with public paths and open spaces annotated

From context to design insights.

Riverside Community Center

Work independently. Move forward together.

Build on your teammates' work. Keep feedback right where it matters.

Team canvas/ Riverside Community Center
AnalysisA / Original
A's original analysisStudy area
A · Analyzing
Make an independent copy

Pick up where a teammate left off.

Copy, keep editing and discuss in context.
Analysis · CopyB / Editing
B's copy of A's analysisExplore path connections
B · Editing copy
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C · Commenting
C, the project lead, leaves feedback at a specific point on B's copy.

Good methods are worth using again.

Keep the steps that work. Start the next task with a method you know.

Reusable method02 / EXPLORATION

Let questions guide exploration.

  1. 01Read the constraints and goals
  2. 02Explore spatial directions
  3. 03Compare strengths and open questions
  4. 04Set a basis for the next iteration

Reuse the steps and criteria. Bring new references to each task.

Explore spatialpossibilities.

  • Known constraints

    Keep public space continuous along the river

  • Compare directions

    Compare courtyard scale and waterfront edges

  • Questions to test

    Explore connections and spatial layers

Sample references: Form & space
Option one: Keep the courtyard openOption two: Open the space toward the water

A project leaves you
with more than a result.

Let your references, thinking and results become a starting point for what comes next.

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