Third Floor Plan and Third Stair Location

Second Floor

I have a lot more that needs to be made into post worthy material...Elevation tomorrow.

Annotated Plan

In Progress models

Studios read independently- glass Residential fenestration yet to be modeled

Stair to green roof-

In Progress Residential Tower

Update 9.05.07: I am no longer considering green panels as shown here for sun shading on the exterior. They will be brown in the winter, and vertically they don't block the sun in the right direction. I am considering green walls inside the atrium in the smaller building and possibly in temporary locations where they are accessible and won't be missed if taken down in winter.

Slivers

I can apply slivers in innumerable ways to this building- or I can let the sliver order the design logically. This is what I'm having trouble with- I can't move forward on technical aspects until I get this form at least partially nailed down.

An article about the "sliver" architecture in Tokyo, building on left over pieces of land: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/billboard_build.php

Five Stories

Has anyone considered going up five stories? Are there any issues I should be aware of in considering this? I will be doing some more code research, but I thought I'd ask.