Green Canyons design for NYC

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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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