Horizontal+Circulation




 * Horizontal Circulation**

1. What is it that the design of horizontal circulation determines? Horizontal circulation determines the shape and character of the entire structure

2. What are the four practical requirements of any horizontal circulation system mentioned in the lecture?

first requirement ---> adequate in size (broad and direct) second requirement ---> direction (bi-direction) third requirement ---> points of converging traffic must be expressed fourth requirement ---> changes in level must be clearly expressed

////3.// //What are the three examples (names of buildings) mentioned by Prof. Watanabe to illustrate different horizontal circulation patterns?////

• Pennsylvania station in New York • Le Corbusier’s Centrosoyus in Moscow • Palais de Justice in Paris

4.Why is the concept of Horizontal Circulation important in any urban plan or architectural design?

Circulation spaces are necessary to establish a relationship between the parts and the whole and betwen the circulation parts and the general space of the structure.