Project 03 :
Cafe & Library
SAIT's Architectural Technologies Semester 3 Project
September 2019 - December 2019
In semester 3, we were required to design any type of 2-3 storey commercial building within part 3 of the Building Code. It had to include a ramp, concrete foundation, steel framing, and curtain wall. We were restricted to a site in either Royal Vista or Sunalta.Â
We were put into "support groups", where students with similar ideas or locations would get together and discuss any issues they might have. My support group of 4 decided to go above and beyond our project requirements and integrate our projects together, which no other group attempted to do.Â
We did not have access to BIM collaboration at the time, so we shared our Revit files in a Google Drive folder and linked them into our own to get the entire building model, site plan, and parking garage plans.
Project Description
Building Type
This private development is a fully commercial building. My section was a cafe on the main floor and a library on the upper floor. The other sections included office space, clinics, restaurants, gyms, and a bowling alley. This building has a shared underground parking garage with access to all 4 buildings.
Location
This private development is located at 1240 14th Street SW Calgary.
Software
Our construction drawings were created using Revit, the renderings were done in Lumion by importing our Revit files, and the presentation boards were done in Photoshop.
