In our two segments of the Paris and the Lausanne street, we observed that windows can have multiple purposes.

On our study, we focused on exposition and protection, which we thought was more relevant to the elements of our facades.

W4 Plaster cast in 1:66 of the hybrid Lausanne-Paris 

Base of the hybrid

Cast of Lausanne in 1:66

Cast of Lausanne 1:66

  

Cast of Paris in 1:66

Plaster of the hybrid

  

Plaster of Lausanne and Paris in 1:66

Finally, we noted that multiple elements of our facades showed that windows are used in two ways.

As for the first floor, the windows were large and at the level of vision of a pedestrian, hence the interior was better suited to public purposes such as shops or agencies.

Concerning the second floor, the use of multiple elements going in front of the angle of vision a pedestrian could have and the fact that the windows were slightly more inside the facade, showed that it was more suited to private uses like flats or offices.

W3 Plaster cast in 1:33 of the Lausanne facade

With the 1:33 the aim was to study the open/closed concept and to make it visible with a plaster showing the negative of the facade

Cast of a fragment of the Lausanne facade in 1:33

Lausanne Plaster in 1:33

W1-W2 Measures of Avenue Georgette and Boulevard Sébastopol and Monge drawings

Monge drawings showing the angle of vision at a certain distance from the facade and at 1m80 from the ground

Lausanne Monge 

Perspective focusing on the open space of the shop door and on the bottom edges of the window frames

Lausanne Perspective 

Paris Monge 

Paris Perspective