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ONE LIFE, ONE NEIGHBORHOOD
AND THE ACCESSIBLE IN-BETWEEN
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STAGE
SITE
THEME
TASK
MEDIA
CRITERIA
GOAL
             
WEEK 1
Norvella
Heights
“As Is”
neighborhood
Investigating
the
neighborhood
current
conditions
Street
Sections/
Massing
Model
Universal
Design
Point the
current
needs of the
neighborhood
WEEK 2
Norvella
Heights
Activities and
Services:

Connections
between the
neighborhood
and the
surrounding
areas &
Services
provided in and
out the
neighborhood
Distinguished
potential
areas for
activities and
services for
the community
Street
Sections/
Massing
Model
Indepen-
dent,
accessible
& active
Understand
the activities
needed in
the  
neighborhood
and where
to provide
services
WEEK 3
Norvella
Heights
Neighborhood
usage:
civic,
residential &
commercial
Differentiate
between
zoning and
locations
Street
Sections/
Massing
Model
dent,
accessible
& active
Understand
the best
combination
of locations
WEEK 4
Norvella
Heights
Streets:
Landscape
Pedestrian:
Sidewalks,
Curbs
Vehicular:
Roads, Parking
Investigating
the different
patterns for
the streets
Street
Sections/
Massing
Model
Indepen-
dent,
accessible
& active
Find the
most
convenient
street
patterns
WEEK 5
Norvella
Heights
Streetscape:
streetscape,
highs & open
spaces
Investigating
the changes
on
landscape.  
Natural and
built
Street
Sections/
Massing
Model
Indepen-
dent,
accessible
& active
Find the best
combination
of natural
and built
landscape
WEEK 6
Norvella
Heights
Lot: setbacks
& compositions
Investigating
the relation
between the
lots
Street
Sections/
Massing
Model
Indepen-
dent,
accessible
& active
Find the best
integration of
lots
WEEK 7
Norvella
Heights
Housing Unit:
location,
massing & entry
Investigating
the building
usages
Street
Sections/
Massing
Model
Indepen-
dent,
accessible
& active
Find the best
use of
usages and
its effects in
density
WEEK 8
Norvella
Heights
Previous
elements
integration
Investigating
the effects of
integrating
the elements
studied before
Street
Sections/
Massing
Model
Indepen-
dent,
accessible
& active
Point
different
options to
integrate
elements
WEEK 9
Norvella
Heights
“Accessible”
Conceptual
model
Designing a
diagram for
the
accessible
neighborhood
Massing
Model
Indepen-
dent,
accessible
& active
To find the
combination
of elements
that will allow
for an
intergeneratio
nal
neighborhood
WEEK10
REVISIONS
WEEK 11
WRAP UP
WEEK 12
WRAP UP