Image (a composit of markers and photoshop touch-up) is composed by the author. Schematic design project courtesy of DCS design.
T: Is this your design daddy? Dad: Yes it is. Do you like it? T: Yes I do. But, there is a problem with your design. Dad: What kind of problem? T: Actually it’s silly. Dad: Tell me what’s silly, honey. T: These two buildings are not connected at the top. Dad: They’re not supposed to be connected. That’s why they are two buildings. T: But they are connected at the bottom. Dad: I see what you’re saying. That’s true. That volume at the bottom is a restaurant. There is out-door seating area behind it and the owner wants it blocked off. So, I pulled the restaurant out of this building and blocked off the plaza between these two buildings. That’s why these two buildings appear to be connected at the ground level. T: What is “appear to be” daddy? Dad: It means that when you look at it, it looks like they are connected but in reality they are not. Did you understand what I said? T: Actually, no daddy! I don’t know what you’re talking about. Dad:Let me explain something to you, honey. A building is like a person. It has a character, a personality. And, just like a person, a building has a story. You can’t judge a building by the way it looks. First you have to listen to its story. T: Oh. Can you connect the top of these buildings? Dad: I don’t think the owner is going to like it. T: Who, Doug? (Refers to Doug N. Carter, AIA) Dad: No, he is not the owner of these buildings. He is the owner of this office T: Who is the owner of these buildings? Dad: The owner is a company in Alexandria. T: Dad, can Doug connect the top of these buildings? Dad: Let me talk to him. T: Can I talk to him? Dad: Not today. You can talk to him on Sunday. You know we usually see him on Sundays, right? T: No you talk to him. I’m shy daddy. Dad: Your're not shy. Smart and pretty people are not shy. But, Okay, I'll talk to him. I will tell him that my 5-year old princess wants to know if you can connect these two building. T: At the top! Dad: Right! At the top! I sure will. T: Is Doug old? Dad: Not really. T: Is he older than your father? Dad:No, why? T: How old is Doug? Dad:I don't know. He's much younger. T: How old is your father? Dad: 72. T: Dad, I wanna go home.
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