1. Client Requirements (review) Bubble Diagrams
Module Learning Outcomes:
Understand and respond to the requirements of a client.
Module Contents:
MODULE 4a – Let’s SKETCH!
Client Requirements (review)
Bubble Diagrams

2. Maison Bordeaux – OMA, 1998.
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4. Project Timeline and Outcomes…
Mission Statement
Design a detached, for a generic client that will be able to accommodate a 2nd-floor apartment with its own entrance over time.
Conceptualize a design
Create sketches
Build a model
Create presentation drawings
Present your design
** See weekly schedule for specific due dates. Remember, assignments are due within the first 10 minutes of class!

5. They are developed using multiple information sources:
Bubble Diagrams
Bubble diagrams are the first “drawing” phase of a residential project.
They are developed using multiple information sources:
• program
• area chart
• site context
• solar movement
• legislation
• budget constraints
• designers’ creativity

6. Bubble Diagrams
Remember, you can also make diagrams in section or elevation!

7. Level 3
Level 1
Level 2

8. Internal Layout Considerations
Public vs. Private Spaces
Natural Light
Winds / Sun
Adjacencies

9. Internal Layout Considerations

10. Relationship diagrams for the spaces

11. Bubble Diagrams
How many bubble diagrams should a designer expect to make?
When is the bubble diagram process complete?
For Assignment #1 you should have a LEVEL 3 Bubble Diagram