Thesis: Centre for the Visually Impaired - The Design 1

There are so many thoughts that go into a design when putting it together, especially a design that is created for a sensory experience where all the elements may not be apparent to the visual senses. 

Natural Light Levels

Noise levels - as produced by the different areas

Activity Levels

Vertical Movement

Program adjacencies

The grid of the city

In Toronto we orient ourselves with the grid the city was designed around. That is an influence in creating the plan of the interior, to enable a more natural and instinctive method of orientation.

The grid of the site

The building has a 200 yr-old timber structure which also creates a natural grid.