Sketch of site. CBY building at UOttawa, looking to examine the relationship between the different options of circulation and relation to perception of ground level.West Elevation of the building. We can begin to see the difference between the upper entry and lower entry, with car and road access.Axonometric drawing mapping an imaginary dividing plane between the main floor and the lower level (street level)Water irrigation done through series of rooftop drains. The plan provide a view of the main circulation from the campus on the north, and the secondary circulation from the adjacent neighborhoods to the east.Long Elevation showing the relationship of the building to the rest of the campus topography. With the dip in the path from the north side, pedestrians perceive the main entrance (above street level) to be the lowest level.In this section, we can see that the open area at the main entrance is covered in grass, serving as a method of water irrigation and further pushing perception of it being the lowest level.Full site plan. Red circulation indicates paths from main campus, where the main entrance is perceived as the lowest level. The gray dotted circulation comes from the neighborhoods and street side, perceiving this main entrance as the second level.Long section demonstrating the variance in topography.
