Horizontal+Circulation


 * What does the design of horizontal circulation determine? **

When a designer creates and design horizontal circulation commonly is to determine the basic shapes of an structure.




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

The first practical requirement of any circulation system is that it be adequate in size to the structure that is going to connect.The second requirement in horizontal circulation design is that it has to work in any direction of circulation. another requirement is that the points of convergention of the traffic must be expressed because if its not having that the location of the exits in a emergency is harder. and finnaly the fourth requirement in horizontal circulation is that the changes in level must be expressed as well.




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

Pennsylvania Station in New York

Palais de Justice in Paris



Centrosoyus Building, Moscow




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

The horizointal circulation in a basic element in the design of any space and even the city, because is the one that gives you order connecting the spaces between each others and it helps you to emphasize the important spaces in a secuence.