nice!! is this for work or skool??? does borders have any special design requirements to keep a theme with the rest of their stores.....
when i was at bruner cott, i worked on a building for a lexus car dealership and they had very detailed instructions about the facade design and materials, but didnt really care anything else....
it's for studio...I am supposed to "design a new prototype"- so I don't have to follow any current design guidelines. Rather, I'm supposed to create them.
I had no idea that the idea of a functional spec/requirements doc would also exist in the architectural arena. Though it makes a lot of sense.
As far as I can tell, most computer-related design processes have been modeled from architecture/product design standards. :)
The audience is my studio professor. :P No, really - it would be for the client. It's a checkpoint before doing anything "visual" to make sure you are making provisions for all requirements.
No. That's a great question, though. I think use cases are more readily apparent in physical design - typologies as well as building codes are already well-defined.
If I was developing a new type of building, maybe use cases would be a good tool? But it's a bookstore, so basic functions are already defined. Does that make sense?
I suppose there is some use case scenarios going on in my head though as I delineate adjacencies and apply square footage. For instance, I have to put the cash wrap near the entry - for way-finding and for security. I also know I need "x" percentage of square footage devoted to a childrens section, because 27% of my customer demo is married with kids. I know that storage and the employee breakroom are back-of-house. I run through the user scenarios that tell me this in my head - but writing them out would seem odd.
User scenarios are something I always tried to do for interface architecture, even if it was just an introduction to a functional spec.
thanks... I thought it was 48, but I couldn't remember...
Oh, and I so feel you on the programming. If I'd wanted to crunch #'s I'd have been an accountant. I did the numbers for this particular program last sunday... so you're only one week behind me.
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when i was at bruner cott, i worked on a building for a lexus car dealership and they had very detailed instructions about the facade design and materials, but didnt really care anything else....
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As far as I can tell, most computer-related design processes have been modeled from architecture/product design standards. :)
The audience is my studio professor. :P No, really - it would be for the client. It's a checkpoint before doing anything "visual" to make sure you are making provisions for all requirements.
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If I was developing a new type of building, maybe use cases would be a good tool? But it's a bookstore, so basic functions are already defined. Does that make sense?
I suppose there is some use case scenarios going on in my head though as I delineate adjacencies and apply square footage. For instance, I have to put the cash wrap near the entry - for way-finding and for security. I also know I need "x" percentage of square footage devoted to a childrens section, because 27% of my customer demo is married with kids. I know that storage and the employee breakroom are back-of-house. I run through the user scenarios that tell me this in my head - but writing them out would seem odd.
User scenarios are something I always tried to do for interface architecture, even if it was just an introduction to a functional spec.
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How wide do corridors need to be in a public space, minimum? (ada, and all...)
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36" wide door openings(minimum)
60" turning radius
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Oh, and I so feel you on the programming. If I'd wanted to crunch #'s I'd have been an accountant. I did the numbers for this particular program last sunday... so you're only one week behind me.
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