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BUCHANAN ARCHITECTURE - CRESTED BUTTE RESIDENCE
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Russell Buchanan of Buchanan Architecture walks us through the schematic design phase of his residential project in Crested Butte, CO. He discusses the importance of capitalizing on views and solar orientation, and how they influenced the building layout. He also sketches out a bubble diagram to illustrate the spatial and functional relationships as well as the structural grid.
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Oftentimes cities require their own zoning, which is a very important first step in site design, and then their can also be guidelines that are provided for specific neighborhoods. Oftentimes, they're referred to as homeowner's associations, , and that's what this project will fall within. This HOA has provided us with design guidelines, and those design guidelines can change over time, but they're going to restrict things like how high the building can be, 30 feet for example.
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