Horizontal+Circulation

1. What does the design of horizontal circulation determine?

The Basic shape and carácter of the entire structure.

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

An adequate size, a good circulation plan to determinate the direction, points of converging traffic must be well Express, and that changes in levels must be clearly expressed.

3. What are the three examples mentioned by Prof. Watanabe to illustrate different horizontal circulation patterns?

The Pennsylvania station in New York

The Tsentrosoyuz building in Moscow



Palais de justice in Paris



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

This is important because the right designo f horizontal circulation gives to a space a good climax to the people, and also creates a good felling that promoves the pass for inside.