CLEMSON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE HARLAN MCCLURE AWARD FINALIST - 2018 PROJECT TEAM - MICHELLE EDWARDS and MIKE MIOUX
REVOLVE RAVENEL 2018 McLure Award Finalist - Project 2
PRAGMATICALLY RADICAL, YET RADICALLY PRAGMATIC Revolve Ravenel is a project that strives not to think of buildings as objects, but as part of the public and social infrastructure of Clemson’s city fabric. In search of an alternative design solution for graduate student housing, we found that there was an opportunity to do something more by addressing a much larger social and political issue: challenging the idea of comfort.
PROJECT STATEMENT
In a town which relies heavily on the use of the car, we decided not only to provide a dense housing option, but also to take advantage of the existing site’s use (CatBus parking and storage) grafting a transit hub into the developing west side of campus and rethinking the way the university has addressed the pedestrian and bicycle network that exists unsuccessfully in its current state. While Revolve Ravenel is aiming to change a lifestyle, it is also transforming a campus, a city, and a state. By offering streamlined apartments it is pushing students out of their units and into the common spaces and outdoors. By reducing the importance of cars and influencing university and city policy, a safer, more walkable campus and town is created. And by providing a new starting point for the Palmetto Trail, Clemson would become an activated node along a heavily trafficked path.
PROJECT PREMISE
RESEARCH
SITE SELECTION
BUS PARKING OUTDOOR RECREATION
PALMETTO TRAIL HEAD / EXTENDING NW WALHALLA
WEST
EXTENSION TO WALHALLA
28 RAVENEL
123
EAST
CAPITAL CRESCENT TRAIL
CENTRAL MAIN CAMPUS
SITE PLAN BIKE SUPPORT STATIONS / MAIN CAMPUS DOUTHIT DOUTHIT
BOWMAN
BOWMAN
FIKE
SNOW FITNESS
FIKE
SNOW FITNESS
OUR SITE
WATT
OUR SITE
WATT
POLICY
POLICY
SHOWERS EVERY NEW ACADEMIC SHOWERS EVERY NEW ACADEMIC BATHROOMS BUILDING WILL BATHROOMS BUILDING WILL INDOOR BIKE STORAGE INCORPORATE INDOOR BIKE INDOOR BIKE STORAGE INDOOR BIKE SMALL MECH. AREA STORAGE INTOINCORPORATE THE DESIGN, SMALL MECH. AREA AND EVERY NEW STORAGE INTO THE DESIGN, RENTABLE LOCKERS “STUDENT RENTABLE LOCKERS CENTER” WILL AND EVERY HAVE A BIKE NEW “STUDENT SUPPORT STATION CENTER” WILL HAVE A BIKE
WHAT
WHAT
WHERE WHERE
OUR SITE OUR SITE SNOW FITNESS CENTER SNOW FITNESS CENTER FIKE FIKE BOWMAN BOWMAN HENDRIX HENDRIX WATT DOUTHIT WATT
DOUTHIT
HENDRIX HENDRIX
SUPPORT STATION
RESIDENTIAL
From site selection to detailed structural connections the goal was to be as critical, efficient, and pragmatic as possible leading to a radically different and unconventional way of living in a place where density isn’t prevalent. The initial design of a two-bedroom 388 sf micro-apartment module gave us the opportunity to rearrange and stack the same elements but in different configurations. This allowed us to meet other unit type needs and provide the university with a way to reconfigure spaces based on their needs and the demands of the housing market through time. Because of the small footprint, transitional, built-in furniture, and prospect for carless mobility, this living strategy is targeted towards a demographic of international students, out-of-state students, researchers, and visiting faculty and lecturers – introducing a way for this site to be activated all year round.
MICRO - UNIT
40% 1,400
of Clemson students are out-of-state
of the 1,569 international students are graduate students
Minimalist Students
Wisiting Professors + Speakers
TRANSITIONAL FURNITURE
MICRO - UNIT
TRANSITIONAL UNITS
EXPLORING CONFIGURATIONS
SHAPING A ROOF
UP UP
SLO
PES
RESIDENTIAL - GROUND LEVEL 1/16” = 1-0’
RESIDENTIAL - 1ST LEVEL 1/16” = 1-0’
UNCONDITIONED SPACE
3,046 S.F.
MECHANICAL 1
107 S.F.
MECHANICAL 2
230 S.F.
WALKWAYS
2,709 S.F.
CONDITIONED SPACE
7,156 S.F.
RESIDENTIAL
6,152 S.F.
LOUNGE
692 S.F.
LAUNDRY
312 S.F.
CLUB ROOM
UNCONDITIONED SPACE
8,159 S.F.
MECHANICAL 3
158 S.F.
MECHANICAL 4
138 S.F.
WALKWAYS
7,863 S.F.
CONDITIONED SPACE
7,156 S.F.
RESIDENTIAL 1
3,180 S.F.
RESIDENTIAL 2
2,474 S.F
SHOWERS
512 S.F.
STORAGE
6,617 S.F.
TO A
BO
LAUNDRY
MECHANICAL
MEN’S
DOWN
UP
VE
LEV
EL
WOMEN’S MECH.
UP
MECH. STORAGE UP
-1
G
DOWN
DOWN
COURTYARD
DOWN
RESIDENTIAL - 2ND LEVEL 1/16” = 1-0’
UNCONDITIONED SPACE
6,586 S.F.
WALKWAYS
6,586 S.F.
CONDITIONED SPACE
7,938 S.F.
RESIDENTIAL 1
2,838 S.F.
RESIDENTIAL 2
43,79 S.F.
KITCHEN
278 S.F.
STUDY SPACE
443 S.F.
DOWN
RESIDENTIAL - 3RD LEVEL
COMMUNAL KITCHEN
1/16” = 1-0’
DOWN UP
DOWN
SLO
PES
TO B
ELO
WL
UNCONDITIONED SPACE
1,166 S.F.
WALKWAYS
1,166 S.F.
CONDITIONED SPACE
4,242 S.F..
RESIDENTIAL 2
3,799 S.F.
STUDY SPACE
443 S.F.
DOWN
DOWN
EVE
L DOWN
DOWN UP DOWN
STUDY ROOMS
+1
STUDY ROOMS
+2
LIGHT FRAME PRE-FAB PANELS
PRE-FAB PANELS ASSEMBLED
LOAD - TRACING
-1
FRAMING PLANS
0 / -1
+1 / 0
R / +1
FRAMING PLANS
R
ZONE 1 / SOUTH-FACING BEDROOMS ZONE 2 / CENTRAL SHARED SPACES ZONE 3 / NORTH-FACING BEDROOMS SUPPLY RETURN
SUPPLY
GEOTHERMAL + RADIANT
RETURN + EXHAUST
INTEGRATED
AN 8-TON GEOTHERMAL-POWERED RADIANT HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM IS SUPPLEMENTED BY A REDUCED MULTI-ZONE CAV SYSTEM
DETAILS
TRANSIT / BIKE LAB / CAFÉ
From the proposed trailhead NW of the site (which would connect to Walhalla and the 500 mile long Palmetto trail) the pedestrian and bike path cuts down the spine of the site, ascends along the roof of the transit parking and charging bays displaying Clemson’s commitment not only to ongoing research of the ICAR-developed Proterra bus system, but also to the 2030 challenge and becoming net-zero. A CatBus stop and waiting area is adjacent to the café, bike lab, and indoor bike storage which bring a multitude of user groups to the space. The path, traveling down the building, then extends east a mile to main campus where seven bike support stations are strategically scattered providing showers, lockers, and indoor bike storage – the three elements that greatly increase the chances of a typical student biking to class. Where we sacrifice space in the apartments, we provide the students, faculty, and community with a much more valuable gift – readily accessible transportation and a way to safely experience the lush beauty of the South Carolina landscape.
UP UP
BASEMENT / TRANSIT FLOORPLAN 1/16” = 1’-0”
-1
TOTAL S.F.
1,096 S.F.
MECHANICAL
312 S.F.
BIKE STORAGE
496 S.F.
STAIR / CIRC.
288 S.F.
R= ’ 42
BUS
UNC
MULT
R= ’ 42
BUS BUS
BUS
UNCONDITIONED SPACE
6,343 S.F.
MECHANICAL
723 S.F.
BUS BAYS
4,466 S.F.
MAIL AREA
352 S.F.
OUTDOOR WAITING
802 S.F.
CONDITIONED SPACE
4,086 S.F.
ENTRY
605 S.F.
CAFE
548 S.F.
OFFICE + BREAK ROOM
503 S.F.
STUDY / SEATING AREA
2,195 S.F.
SERVICES
235 S.F.
CON BIKE
DN DN
UP
60” X 96” ADA BOARDING AREA
R
=
42 ’
BUS
G
+1
SHOWCASE SOLAR CHARGING
A
B
TWO-TIRED CAFE + BIKE STOR. C
D
E
TRANSIT SECTION / SCALE : 3/4” = 1’ - 0”
DETAILS
LOAD TRACING
STRUCTURE
CONCRETE POCKETED FOUNDATION WALL
2 X 10 @ 2’ - 0” O.C. (4) 2 X 12 BUILT-UP BEAM
15’ - 6”
3 ANGLED 2 X 12 @ 2’ - 0” O.C.
2 X 6 @ 2’ - 0” O.C. ON STUDS WALLS
30’ - 0”
2
CONCRETE SLAB ON GRADE
CONCRETE SLAB ON GRADE
CONCRETE POCKETED FOUNDATION WALL 1 20’ - 0” FOUNDATION / TRANSIT FLOORPLAN
A
20’ - 0” B
1/16” = 1’-0”
FLOOR FRAMING / TRANSIT FLOORPLAN 1/16” = 1’-0”
FOUNDATION
GROUND FRAMING
20’ - 0” C
10’ - 0” 10’ - 0” D
E
F
CONCRETE RETAINING WALL
15’ - 6”
7
30’ - 0”
6
30’ - 0”
5
4
30’ - 0”
WIDE FLANGE BEAMS
PRE-FAB SCISSOR TRUSSES @ 4’ - 0” O.C.
15’ - 6”
3 2 X 10 @ 2’ - 0” O.C.
15’ - 6”
3
2
2 X 10 @ 2’ - 0” O.C.
30’ - 0”
30’ - 0”
2
PRE-FAB SCISSOR TRUSSES
1
1 20’ - 0”
20’ - 0”
20’ - 0”
20’ - 0” B
A
B
C
20’ - 0”
10’ - 0” 10’ - 0”
10’ - 0” 10’ - 0” D
E
C
D
F
SECOND LEVEL ROOF FRAMING PLAN/ TRANSIT FLOORPLAN MAIN FRAMING PLAN / TRANSIT FLOORPLAN
1/16” = 1’-0”
1/16” = 1’-0”
2ND FLOOR FRAMING / ROOF
CAFE / BIKE LAB ROOF FRAMING
E
F
MECHANICAL AN 8-TON GEOTHERMAL-POWERED RADIANT HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM IS SUPPLEMENTED BY A REDUCED SINGLE-ZONE CAV SYSTEM
MODEL PHOTOS