GROUND FLOOR PLAN SCALE: 1/4” = 1’ -0”
STEEL TRUSS TRACK
STEEL OVERHEAD SLIDING CRANE
41’- 0”
1” DOUBLE PANED INSULATED CURTAIN WALL WITH OPERABLE 3.5’ PIVOT WINDOWS
5’x 8’FREIGHT ELEVATOR
17’- 0”
2” RIGID INSULATION CONCRETE VENEER FINISH
HVAC RISER CHIMNEY
FIRESTAIR EGRESS WITH 2hr STAIRWELL ENCLOSURE RATED GLAZING
17’- 0”
EXPOSED HIGH DENSITY INSITU CONCRETE
UP
PLUMBING CAVITY
INTERIOR WOOD PANEL FINISH
1’-6” REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS
AIR SUPPLY DIFFUSER
BAMBOO MOBILE BLIND SHADING DEVICE TO MINIMIZE SOLAR GAIN
18’- 0”
AUDITORIUM WITH 2 MEANS OF EGRESS AIR INTAKE
BALCONY CONNECTION
CONCRETE CAP
6’x 5’ DOUBLE ELEVATOR BAY FIRESTAIR EGRESS WITH 2hr STAIRWELL ENCLOSURE RATED GLAZING
SCALE: 1/4” = 1’ -0”
UP
DETAIL LEVEL 3 FLOOR PLAN
44’- 0”
SKYLIGHT DETAIL SLOPED DOUBLE GLAZING GLASS ROOF PIVOT WINDOWS FOR VENTILATION AND CLEANING ROOF METAL FLASHING SETTING BLOCK 2’ ROOF FLASHING ALUMINUM RETAINING CAP SUPPORTING CURB
21’ - 0”
33’ - 6”
23’ - 6”
27’ - 0”
27’ - 0”
PARAPET DETAIL
ROOF GARDEN DETAIL
2% SLOPE GREEN ROOF CONCRETE CAP PARAPET WITH RIGID INSULATION WATER SEALANT WOOD CANT 4” THERMAL INSULATION WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE METAL FLASHING MOISTURE RETENTION LAYER
2% SLOPE GREEN ROOF VEGETATION TA TATION SUBSTRATE SOIL 3/8” FILTER MAT 4” DRAINAGE MAT 3/8” MOISTURE RETENTION MAT 4’ STYROFOAM INSULATION 3’8” HYDROFLEX DRAINAGE MAT 3/4” WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE
ROOF 50’ - 0” MEETING ROOM DETAIL TUBULAR LIGHT FIXTURE CONCRETE PANEL METAL FLASHING 1’ SUSPENDED CEILING WINDOW HEADER WITH STEEL ANGLE 1’x8” AIR SUPPLY DUCTWORK 1” WOOD FINISH ON 1’ RAISED FLOOR
LEVEL 4 39’ - 0” OFFICE DETAIL
AUDITORIUM DETAIL
OPERABLE 3.5’ PIVOT WINDOW ALUMINUM MULLION 1” DOUBLE PANED INSULATED GLASS UNIT INSULATED BALCONY CONNECTION OPERABLE SHADING DEVICE 1’-6” DEEP CONCRETE BEAM INTERIOR WOOD PANEL FINISH AIR INTAKE 1’-6” THICK VERTICAL EXPOSED HIGH DENSITY INSITU CONCRETE STRUCTURE
FLOOR DIFFUSER AIR INTAKE GYPSUM BOARD CEILING ON FRAME FINISHED BAMBOO MOBILE BLIND SHADING DEVICE TO MINIMIZE SOLAR GAIN SOUND REFLECTION PANEL ABOVE STAGE ADJUSTABLE SOUND ABSORBING CURTAINS SUSPENDED ALUMINIUM PROFILE GRID THREADED ROD SUSPENDED SPOT LIGHTS FIXED SEATING
LEVEL 3 26’ - 0”
LEVEL 2 13’ - 0”
LEVEL 1 0’ - 0” CONTINUOUS FOUNDATION DETAIL SETTING BLOCK CONCRETE CAP SILL SEALER 1” RIGID INSULATION FOUNDATION DAMP PROOFING 1 1/2” RIGID INSULATION CARBON FIBER BEARING PAD CAPILLARY BREAK 4” DRAIN PIPE BACKFILL
BASEMENT -12’ - 0”
DETAIL SECTION 1 SCALE: 1/4” = 1’ -0”
CONCRETE RESEARCH FACILITY SYRACUSE, NY The term beton brut evokes images of monumental structures, heavy piers and stark overscaled surfaces. The nature of concrete offers the benefits of surfaces imbued with plasticity, molded into forms that are solid and strong. Inherently as a material it suggests a grandeur scale of form and delicacy of edge and texture. Where could there be a better place to challenge and explore these qualities than at a concrete research facility? Here in the heart of Syracuse NY, the properties of concrete are challenged structurally and formally, working in tandem with programmatic requirements to explore just that. Instead of simply shaping space, in this facility workers and visitors will be able to inhabit the concrete, work and learn in a structure that defines the environment. Contradicting the nature of concrete in lieu of large open spaces free from structure brings about many challenges, most important of which is to bring the loads from the slabs down to the ground while maintaining maximum light and fluid open spaces. The diverse program, ranging from communal public spaces to factory testing labs, call for a flexibility in space and innovative solutions to structural forces.
Precedents referenced for achieving these qualities in the facility counterintuitively use concrete to its maximum potential. Toyo Ito in his building for Tods uses an off kilter structural skin that allows for an open interior, free from structure. It has a much more abstract quality to its exterior, and retains some of the monumental scale quality but challenges typical formal applications. The Fővám tér Rail Station by Spora Architects, due to its underground program, uses a horizontal beam structure to hold back the loads from the retaining walls. Architecturally the commuter occupies this structure as they travel down to the platforms, riding an escalator through openings in the beam lattice system. The last precedent is the Centre Chorégraphique National in Aix-En- Provence, France. This too uses a structural skin that delicately shows where the loads are being transferred, the columns swelling slightly as they touch the ground. These three buildings offer valuable input on how to consider this new facilities’ programmatic and architectural requirements. Our proposal is a synthesis between these different structural solutions. The Concrete Research Facility is organized by four load bearing walls that take all of the forces, factory, structural, and live load, to the ground. They work in tandem with a horizontal concrete beam system that provides lateral bracing and supports the weight of the floor slabs. The atrium is where these floor slabs dissolve to reveal the different structural systems working in a web of concrete and building systems. The fluid adapting space mediates between the columnar structure of the two interior walls, filtering the transition between the spaces and providing insulative noise and air quality barriers from the more industrial spaces. The research program and public are stitched together in a delicate concrete web of beams, columns and light.
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132’- 0” UP
UP
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VESTIBULE
2
MATERIAL LAB A
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16’- 0”
21’- 0”
1
350 SF
11’- 0”
MATERIAL LAB B
4
WORKSHOP
5
MATERIAL STORAGE
6
HIGH BAY
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MIXER ROOM
8
CHANGING ROOM
500 SF
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11’- 0” 24’- 0”
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21’- 0”
38’- 0”
UP
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LEVEL 1 FLOOR PLAN
23’- 0”
2
4
150 SF
28’- 0”
13’- 0”
14’- 0”
28’- 0”
32’- 0”
6
100 SF
9’- 0”
HIGH BAY
6200 SF
CAFE
500 SF
38’- 0” 11’- 0”
RECEPTION LOBBY
2200 SF
11’- 0”
LEVEL 2 FLOOR PLAN
23’- 0” UP
3/32” = 1’-0”
28’- 0”
VESTIBULE
3/32” = 1’-0”
28’- 0”
41’- 0”
14’- 0”
28’- 0”
32’- 0”
41’- 0”
56’- 0” 5
17’- 0” 3
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2
17’- 0” UP
UP
18’- 0”
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1
DEMONSTRATION ROOM
2
OFFICES
1
3
TESTING LAB A
2
2
1 5
44’- 0”
UP
1500 SF 750 SF 900 SF
11’- 0” 9’- 0” 11’- 0”
4
TESTING LAB B
5
AUDITORIUM
500 SF
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2
24’- 0”
11’- 0”
3 4
24’- 0”
4
6
2
18’- 0”
HIGH BAY 6200 SF
5
38’- 0”
LEVEL 3 FLOOR PLAN 3/32” = 1’-0”
2
1 UP
20’- 0”
ARCHIVE
635 SF
9’- 0”
MEETING ROOMS
750 SF
9’- 0”
BREAK ROOM 500 SF
9’- 0”
AUDITORIUM
340 SF
24’- 0”
ROOF GARDEN 5200 SF
0’- 0”
LEVEL 4 FLOOR PLAN 3/32” = 1’-0”
WEST ELEVATION SCALE: 1/16” = 1’ -0”
SOUTH ELEVATION SCALE: 1/16” = 1’ -0”
EAST ELEVATION SCALE: 1/16” = 1’ -0”
BUILDING PERFORMANCE
ACCESSIBLE ROOFTOP GARDEN Provides shade and acts as thermal barrier, reducing temperatures of the roof surface and the surrounding air.
Natural Lighting Level
% 100+ 90 80 70 60
DROPPED CEILING Warm air returned at high level
50 40 30 20 10 0
NATURAL STACKED VENTILATION Hot air venting at top allows fast air movement and cool breeze through the building OPERABLE ATRIUM SKYLIGHT
THERMAL MASS Heat built up in the concrete during day activities is removed by the cool night air
SUMMER SUN
HVAC EQUIPMENT AT ROOF LEVEL Air handling unit uses heat recovery on exhaust to temper incoming ventilation air WINTER SUN
BUILDING PERFORMANCE Summer Day Light Analysis
% 100+
INTERIOR SHADING DEVICE Internal blinds reduce glare issues for south facing glazing. Blinds canbe automated and linked to lighting control system for an optimised response to external solar condition
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
OPERABLE WINDOWS AND DOUBLE GLAZING High performance glazing reduces heat lost and control temperature while maintaining a clear view out
BUILDING PERFORMANCE Winter Day Light Analysis % 100+ 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
NORTH
SOUTH
The nature of the thick exterior facade creates a thermally insulative barrier inherent to concrete’s natural properties. The facade acts as a heat sink which absords most of the unwanted thermal gains in the summer and provides a heat source during the winter months. The south side has the most exposed glazing which allows for the most natural light into the more public spaces and offices. The north side, due to its industrial nature and limited foot traffic, has less solar gains and is more insulated by beton brut concrete walls. The spaces with the most natural light are equipped with pivoting windows and operable shading devices to cut down on unwanted solar gain and high temperatures, and the highbay has a large exhaust air system to reduce temperatures in the triple height space. The double height auditorium is provided with additional shading devices to protect large assembly audiences and cut down on unnecessary light.
HVAC Chimney
UNDERFLOOR SUPPLY SYSTEM (UFAD) High induction diffusers supply air for ventilation and cooling
STRUCTURE
Central All-Air System: Constant Air Volume (CAV) Multizone System
Air Handling Unit
Air Handling Unit
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(+)
(-)
PROGRAM
Vertical Columnar bearing walls with horizontal lattice beam system
(-)
Material Labs [850 SF]
Auditorium
Level 3
[150 Seats 2300 SF]
(-)
Break Room
Bending moment diagram
Cooling Tower
[340 SF]
6”x 1’ Reinforced Concrete Beams Boilers Chillers
Occupancy: Assembly (A) Maximum Travel Distance: 55ft <75ft
(+) (-)
EGRESS
Testing Labs [500 SF] Level 2
Archive
with 2 means of egress
[635 SF]
Meeting Rooms [750 SF]
Offices
[750 SF]
1’x 2’ Reinforced Concrete Beams Mixer Room
Condenser Water Pumps
[500 SF]
1’ 6” Load Bearing Concrete Structure
[1000 SF] Level 1
Supply Air Duct Return Air Duct
High Bay [6200 SF]
HVAC is a split system that offers a high degree of air control quality that is easy to maintain and regulate carefully. The dual system caters to the diverse program requirements, supplying air to the public spaces and offices while separating the exhaust and fumes of the industrial activity in the north zones. The HVAC risers are integrated into the double cores on the south and east sides of the buildingThe mechanical room is located in a subterranean level that keeps the noise to a minimum and connects to both firestairwells. The supply air is located under the raised floor system while the return air ducts are along the interior partition walls along the atrium and along the profile of the highbay.
The structure is compromised of a vertical and horizontal system of beams and columns that work together to provide a column free floor plan that accomodates the diverse program requirements. The two different beam sizes are postioned between four load bearing walls whose columns pivot to transfer all the loads of the floor slabs to the continuous footing foundation. The main beams (1’x1.5’) span the most efficient distances between the vertical load bearing zones and the smaller beams (1’x1’) provide lateral support. These are often exposed where the floor plates are cut away to allow ventilation and light in the main atrium space. The beams utilize balcony connections to reach past the thermal barrier and connect to the exterior load bearing facade/structure..
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Maximum Travel Distance: 98ft <100ft
GroundFloor Longest span = 74ft
D=
Overall Occupancy: Factory (F-3) Industrial, Low- Hazard
The diverse programmatic requirements demand separate zones between the public, private, and industrial activity within the proposal. The structure allows a blending between these different zones by providing insulative properties yet a connected circulation. The program is positioned around and inside the horizontal lattice and columnar structure and is stitched across the open interior space by determined paths. The individual rooms and zones are treated with a transparent yet protective barrier that create a filtering effect when one looks across and through the building’s structure and layout.
The overall occupancy is F-3 Factory. There are two primary means of egress that are under 100’ apart with a maximum travel distance of 98’. They provide separated vertical circulation for the industrial and public sides of the facility and two means of egress for the auditorium space, which is a different occupancy with different requirements (A). The maximum travel distance here is 55’ to the nearest protected firestair. Each stairwell is open to the exterior with 2hr rated fireproof glazing and is insulated to the interior with 2hr rated fire-resistant concrete. Additional
ft d>1/2 D
d=83ft
Continuous Footing
Workshops (Wood, Metal, Electrical)
2% SLOPE GREEN ROOF CONCRETE CAP PARAPET WITH RIGID INSULATION WATER SEALANT CANT 4” THERMAL INSULATION WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE METAL FLASHING MOISTURE RETENTION LAYER
METAL FLASHING FLOOR DIFFUSER 1” WOOD FINISH ON 1’ RAISED FLOOR 1’x8” AIR SUPPLY DUCTWORK CONCRETE PANEL WINDOW HEADER WITH STEEL ANGLE 1’ SUSPENDED CEILING TUBULAR LIGHT FIXTURE OPERABLE 3.5’ PIVOT WINDOW
ALUMINUM MULLION
1’-6” THICK VERTICAL EXPOSED HIGH DENSITY INSITU CONCRETESTRUCTURE INSULATED BALCONY CONNECTION REBAR OPERABLE SHADING DEVICE 1’-6” DEEP CONCRETE BEAM
1” DOUBLE PANED INSULATED GLASS UNIT
SETTING BLOCK CONCRETE CAP SILL SEALER
BACKFILL
1” RIGID INSULATION
FOUNDATION DAMP PROOFING 1 1/2” RIGID INSULATION
CARBON FIBER BEARING PAD
DETAIL FACADE SECTION A 1’ 2’
4’
SCALE: 1/2” = 1’ -0”
CAPILLARY BREAK CONTINUOUS FOOTING FOUNDATION 4” DRAIN PIPE
2% SLOPE GREEN ROOF CONCRETE CAP PARAPET WITH RIGID INSULATION WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE CONCRETE PANEL MOISTURE RETENTION LAYER 4” THERMAL INSULATION CANT WINDOW HEADER WITH STEEL ANGLE REINFORCED CONCRETE ROOF SLAB OPERABLE 3.5’ PIVOT WINDOW
ALUMINUM MULLION
METAL FLASHING 1” RIGID INSULATION LEDGER
REBAR
1” DOUBLE PANED INSULATED GLASS UNIT
1.5’ LOAD BEARING CONCRETE WALL
1” CONCRETE DECK 1’ CONCRETE GROUND SLAB 1” RIGID INSULATION WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE
BACKFILL
FOUNDATION DAMP PROOFING 1 1/2” RIGID INSULATION CONTINUOUS FOOTING FOUNDATION
CAPILLARY BREAK 4” DRAIN PIPE
DETAIL FACADE SECTION B 1’ 2’
4’
SCALE: 1/2” = 1’ -0”