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PROJECT 2: POLK COUNTY COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
Polk County Community Resource Center
By reusing all excavated soil on the site, we minimized the machinery necessary to compete the project. This approach helped keep the courtyard open and adaptable to new functions.
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Site Upgrades
By reusing all excavated soil on the site, we minimized the machinery necessary to compete the project. This approach helped keep the courtyard open and adaptable to new functions.
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Polk County Community Resource Center
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By reusing all excavated soil on the site, we minimized the machinery necessary to compete the project. This approach helped keep the courtyard open and adaptable to new functions.
Trauma Informed Design
By reusing all excavated soil on the site, we minimized the machinery necessary to compete the project. This approach helped keep the courtyard open and adaptable to new functions.
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Lidar Scanning and Site Analysis
By controlling the openings of the seed drying bin, we were able to create various combinations of air flow through the space. Each combination would interact with and decay the installation in new ways.
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Programming
By controlling the openings of the seed drying bin, we were able to create various combinations of air flow through the space. Each combination would interact with and decay the installation in new ways.
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Details
1" X 8" METAL BATTEN, TYP "SN"
PREFINISHED METAL COPING, ADD BLOCKING AS REQUIRED
EXITING CANOPY CONSTRUCTION TO REMAIN
NEOPRENE WASHERS AT SPACES BETWEEN BATTEN BRACKET AND METAL PANEL BLOCKING
FIRE TREATED 2X4 WOOD BLOCKING
ROOF MEMBRANE
METAL PANEL, MP-1, EXTRA DARK BRONZE
NON-PERMEABLE WEATHER BARRIER
5/8" EXTERIOR PLYWOOD
EXISTING CANOPY STRUCTURE TO REMAIN
5/8" EXTERIOR PLYWOOD
NON-PERMEABLE WEATHER BARRIER
SOFFIT PANEL, MP1
SILL TO SOFFIT FLASHING BY METAL PANEL SUPPLIER, MATCH MP1
1"x8" METAL BATTEN, TYP
CHAMFER EDGES OF STEM WALL, TYP
CONCRETE STEM WALL, REFER TO STRUCTURAL
*BACKER ROD & SEALANT
"CC" TYPE BASE BRACKET AT BASE, TYP NEW SIDEWALK
OMIT BATTENS AND CONNECTIONS AT "SIM" Level 1 0"
EXPANSION MATERIAL, TYP.
6" GRANULAR FILL
By reusing all excavated soil on the site, we minimized the machinery necessary to compete the project. This approach helped keep the courtyard open and adaptable to new functions.
3D Printed Detail Mock Up
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By reusing all excavated soil on the site, we minimized the machinery necessary to compete the project. This approach helped keep the
Trauma Informed Design • Triage
By controlling the openings of the seed drying bin, we were able to create various combinations of air flow through the space. Each combination would interact with and decay the installation in new ways.
![](https://assets.isu.pub/document-structure/231027050429-004737d191d113a004d2af9f59eab195/v1/20a5bb51d938d02a9ed87af3ef84f76c.jpeg?width=720&quality=85%2C50)
Rhino Inside Revit • Multi Material Custom Family Scirpt
By controlling the openings of the seed drying bin, we were able to create various combinations of air flow through the space. Each combination would interact with and decay the installation in new ways.
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PROJECT 3: HARDING MIDDLE SCHOOL COURTYARD
Harding Middle School Courtyard
Harding Middle School’s courtyard in Des Moines, IA was the subject of OPN’s summer pro bono project. Interns and junior designers collaborated to help the courtyard augment more school activities.
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Cut and Fill
By reusing all excavated soil on the site, we minimized the machinery necessary to compete the project. This approach helped keep the courtyard open and adaptable to new functions.
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