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…………....SKYSCRAPER AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RE-CONNECT MANHATTAN……………...
UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM ANKUR MODI : SURUCHI MODI : CHUYU QIU
THE URBAN SETTING
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DESIGN AGENDA Vacuum in the city
Skyscraper & Public Realm
Inter-dependency
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THE VISION
Stretching the urban vibrancy of the streets in Manhattan – vertically into the spaces between the skyscrapers
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DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
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THE PROPOSAL
Site Plan
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THE PROPOSAL
Ground Floor Plan
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THE PROPOSAL
Typical Floor Plan
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LAYERS OF THE SKYSCRAPER
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LONGITUDINAL SECTION
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LONGITUDINAL SECTION
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PASSIVHAUS PRINCIPLES Orientation
Office Residential
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PASSIVHAUS PRINCIPLES Super Insulation
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PASSIVHAUS PRINCIPLES Compactness
v/s Village A/V = 0.23
Single Unit A/V = 0.14
Typical Passivhaus A/V = 0.64
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RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER PLANS
Lower Level Plan
Mid Level Plan
Typical Unit
Upper Level Plan
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PHPP TESTING – Results
Residential
Office
Heat Demand
Over Heating
Heat Demand
Over Heating
5 Kwhr/sqm
12.1 %
5 Kwhr/sqm
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TYPICAL FAÇADE DETAILS Residential Unit with Sun Space
Office Space
Integrated Micro prismatic louvres
Fixing with Plastic Composite Panel
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PHPP TESTING – Annual Heat Demand Residential
Office
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PHPP TESTING – Frequency of Overheating Residential
Office
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PHPP TESTING – Results Residential
Heat Demand
9 Kwhr/sqm
Over Heating
8.6 %
Office
Heat Demand
Over Heating
5 Kwhr/sqm
12.4 %
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PASSIVHAUS VILLAGE Summer Strategy
Night Purging Cool Outside Air Warm Water Cool Water Using PV to convert Heat into electricity to run the pump for circulation of water
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COOLING STRATEGY
Shower Towers used from Cooling the water collected from the slabs at every floor level
Water Collection at Mechanical Floor Level
Towers used to transfer cool air to the AHU at every floor level
Jet Fans used to capture outside cool air
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PASSIVHAUS VILLAGE Winter Strategy
Fresh Air Intake Stale Air Exhaust Air at Room Temperature Heat Collected from Solar Evacuated Tubes Hot Water Supply Heating Via Sun Space
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THERMAL STRATEGY
Heat Storage at Each Floor
Phase Change Materials (PCM) heat Storage for every Village at the Mechanical Floor
Heat Distribution - Hotel and Office
Heat Storage at Each Unit
Phase Change Materials (PCM) heat Storage for every Village at the Mechanical Floor
Heat Storage at Each Floor
Heat Distribution - Residential and Office
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A Typology RE – DEFINED . . . . . . .
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MANHATT + ANNEX A Prototype for future… . . . !
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