Brendan Albano Selected Work, 2010-2013
Master of Architecture with an Emphasis in Interior Architecture, SAIC, 2015 www.brendanalbano.com | balbano@gmail.com | 541-525-1348
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Annex and Curriculum Concept for Irving Elementary
(a) The Learning Garden integrates gardening into all aspects of the curriculum: counting and measuring build early math skills, fresh vegetables and medicinal herbs teach health and nutrition, history classes can learn traditional agricultural techniques, habitat for butterflies and hummingbirds provide opportunities to learn about animals as well as plants.
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(b) American Filbert (Corylus americana): These small native trees (8-12 feet tall) produce edible nuts in the fall, and long, hanging catkins in the spring, providing a variety of historical, ecological and culinary learning opportunities, serving as an extension of the learning garden.
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(c) Chimney Swift Towers in the filbert grove create dramatic displays at sunset as the birds return to their roosts. When instrumented with infrared cameras, the towers provide an opportunity for students to study these fascinating, migratory birds. Students can both make and maintain these simple towers as a part of their classes.
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(d) Playground
Creative Commons Attributions: Dirt Texture | NRCS Soil Health | cc-BY Grass Texture | cseeman | cc-BY-NC-SA Blue Rubber | Nathan Barry | cc-BY-NC-SA Solar Panels | Dave Dugdale | cc-BY-SA Garden | UBC Botanical Garden | cc-BY-NC-SA Playground | Stephen Coles | cc-BY-NC-SA Filbert | Flores y Plantas | cc-BY-NC-SA Chimney Swift Tower | etee | cc-BY-SA
(e) Open Greenspace (f) Main Entrance (g) Kindergarten Play Garden (h) Secondary Entrance N
Scale: 1” = 100’-0”
Interior Architecture 2, Spring 2013, SAIC Professors: Peter Exley, Odile Compagnon
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DIVA-for-Rhino LEED IEQ 8.1 Simulation Creative Commons Attributions: Micro-greens | luvjnx | cc-BY Herbs | Becky Stern | cc-BY-SA Lettuce | Matt Ohara | cc-BY-NC
New homeroom, looking south-east.
Clear Sky Condition, Sept 21, 9:00am and Sept 21, 3:00pm Total qualified area at 9am: 95% of Area is between 10 & 500 fc Total qualified area at 3pm: 95% of Area is between 10 & 500 fc Total LEED IEQ 8.1 Result: 2 points
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Interior Architecture 1, Fall 2012, SAIC Professors: Ben Nicholson, Doug Pancoast, Dan Devening
Irradiation Optimizer
A tool to optimize window placement for the solar heating of complex thermal masses using Rhino/Grasshopper.
Optimization Method The thermal masses are identified and the surfaces of the building envelope available for fenestration are designated in Grasshopper. Then, the surfaces are panelized and each potential window panel is analyzed individually using Hoopsnake to run iterative DIVA simulations of the total amount of radiation the window transmits to the thermal masses. The results are sorted so that only the best performing panels are selected. This strategy can be easily adapted to optimizing window placement for complex lighting requirements in addition to the passive solar heating example shown here. Simulation Parameters - The example below is set in Chicago, IL during the October - April heating season. The results are based on the cumulative irradiation (heating) of the thermal masses over the entire period.
Top 30% Best Performing Glazing Irradiation: 1050 kWh Efficiency: 4.71 kWh/ft2 of glazing Window-to-floor ratio: .248
Top 20% Best Performing Glazing Irradiation: 794 kWh Efficiency: 5.25 kWh/ft2 of glazing Window-to-floor ratio: .168
Top 10% Best Performing Glazing Irradiation: 494 kWh Efficiency: 6.24 kWh/ft2 of glazing Window-to-floor ratio: .088
Tools: Rhinoceros, Grasshopper (GH Plug-ins: DIVAfor-Rhino, Hoopsnake, LunchBox).
Top 1% Best Performing Glazing Irradiation: 98.5 kWh Efficiency: 6.84 kWh/ft2 of glazing Window-to-floor ratio: .016
Matter and Structures 2, Spring 2013, SAIC Professors: Anders Nereim, Doug Pancoast, Nate Sosin
Cocoon
Thermal prototype to insulate 1 L of hot water while minimizing the life-cycle cost of the assembly.
Cotton String
Mass: 1g Embodied energy: 146.38 MJ/kg (From ICE 2.0)
Stopper
Mass: 4g Embodied energy: 4 MJ/kg
Temperature Sensors Model: Dallas DS18B20
Water
Volume: 1 Liter Starting temperature: 185˚F
Gourd
Mass: 129g Embodied energy: 7.06 MJ/kg (value is for “fruits and vegetables” from landshare.org “How to Feed a City.”)
Aluminum Foil
Thermal emissivity: .03 (From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_emissivity) Mass: 43g Embodied energy: 157.1 MJ/kg (From ICE 2.0)
Sheep’s Wool
R-value: 3.5 to 3.8 per inch Mass: 425g Embodied energy: 33.23 (Average from ICE 2.0, does not distinguish between raw wool and wool fabric.)
Cotton Bag scale 1:4
Mass: 173g Embodied energy: 146.38 MJ/kg (From ICE 2.0)
Cocoon
Thermal prototype to insulate 1 L of hot water while minimizing the life-cycle cost of the assembly.
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Test 2: Sheep’s Wool Insulation
Test 3: Sheep’s Wool and Aluminum Foil
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1.17 ˚F per minute heat loss @ ΔT = 100 ˚F (Rate of change when water is 100 ˚F above room temperature, Water Temp: 176.9 ˚F; Room Temp: 76.1 ˚F.)
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Construction Systems/Simple Spans, Fall 2012, SAIC Professors: Tristan d’Estree Sterk, Jiyoung Moon
Tiny Parties
Solo show at the UBC AMS Art Gallery (Vancouver, BC), 2010.