Rationale Report

Design #1 is a useful design that is facing the water rather than the road that lays behind it. It is the same exact dimensions as the chapel before it (78'3"x 37'x 15'). Overall, this design of the chapel includes the same number of windows, which measure 8'x5'5" as the before but due to its new positioning facing the water, the chapel can now make better use of the natural lighting. The design also has awnings over the top of the side windows so that some of the sunlight is blocked out. The roof that is at the front of the chapel hangs over the front of the building providing some shade. The whole east-facing side of the roof will also be covered in solar panels to provide as an alternate source of energy for the chapel. This design will prove to be beneficial to the the environment surrounding the location. The physical appearance of the chapel looks natural and fits in to the surrounding environment on the Sandy Hook area.

Design #2 was designed to also face the water rather than the road. However, because there were no windows on the front of the design, this design did not seem to be well-suited. The purpose of all the windows is to make use of the natural sunlight that is provided. The windows on the sides of the building are still the same size and have the awnings over them but are missing the windows on the back and front sides. This design also did not take advantage of the sun's position by having solar panels on the roof. The roof above the front entry to the chapel also does not hang over which provides less shade to the doors. Due to the lack of windows on the front and back, the appearance is not as attractive as design #1.

Design #3 was planned out before I went to the Green Architecture lecture, therefore the design is very basic and not as environmentally friendly as the previous two designs. This design was planned to face the road rather than the water. The windows are missing from both the back and front areas of the chapel which makes the use of sunlight not as usable. However, solar panels were planed to be added which does make some good use of the sunlight that is available. The windows on the sides of the buildings do not have an awnings on them though.

Specifications Analysis Chart:

	Design #1	Design #2	Design #3
Incorporate green materials	Solar panels on roof, awnings over windows	Awnings over windows	Solar panels
Must remain in the same location	Same location, just facing water	Same location, just facing water	Same location and direction
Make effective use of the sunlight	Solar panels on the south-east side, windows	Windows	Windows, solar panels on south side
Have a means of natural lighting	Windows on all sides provide more sunlight	Windows on two longer sides	Windows on longer sides
Have the same general appearance	Same number of windows and dimensions, facing opposite direction	Windows on two longer sides and roof over front entrance	Windows on the two longer sides