Master Planning Process for the Town of Marsta: Sketches – Repair of an existing building and its surroundings

The Music School of the University of Oregon was used as an example for demonstrating the process of repair of an exisitng building. Ten sketches illustrate the sequential steps followed for the diagnosis of existing problems and the solutions proposed by the user group applying relevant patterns. The first sketch presents a meeting of the user group with the designers, while the second the Music School site plan with its surroundings. The following seven sketches illustrate in sequential order the patterns used –University Streets, Activity Nuclei, Circulation Realms, Pedestrian Paths, Department Hearth and Student Faculty Mix. The last sketch is the final proposal for repairing the existing Music School.