NEW COLLEGE HOUSE DREXEL UNIVERSITY | SENIOR PROJECT 2016 BY: ERIC MASTERS | ADVISOR: JOANNE AITKEN
EXISTING SITE The site is located at 38th & Spruce Street. It is approximately 63,000 square feet. It takes on a unique triangular shape from the diagonal created by Woodland Walk to the South, and continues running both southwest and northeast of the site. The adjacent Quadrangle building is about four stories in height.
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38TH S
WALNUT STREET
TREET
CHESTNUT STREET
36TH ST
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WEST PHILADELPHIA
MARKET STREET
LOCUST WALK
CENTER CITY
SPRUCE STREET
UPENN CAMPUS
SITE
LAND
WOOD
WALK SOUTH
AERIAL VIEW LOOKING NORTH
AERIAL VIEW LOOKING WEST
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EXTENSION OF LOCUST WALK
AERIAL VIEW LOOKING SOUTH
SPRUCE STREET FACADE
38TH & SPRUCE STREET
SITE ANALYSIS
38TH STREET
The University has classified both 38th & Spruce Streets as major Urban Arterial streets. The major pedestrian circulation paths are Woodland Walk, Locust Walk, and 36th Street. Extension and connection to these paths were major influences for this project, as they are considered critical elements to the campus core. 36TH STREET
MAJOR PEDESTRIAN PATHS MAJOR VEHICULAR TRAFFIC
LOCUST WALK SPRUCE STREET
UPENN BUILDINGS
WOODLAND WALK
GREEN SPACE
SOUTH STREET
38TH STREET
38TH STREET 36TH STREET
36TH STREET
LOCUST WALK
LOCUST WALK
SPRUCE STREET
SPRUCE STREET WOODLAND WALK SOUTH STREET
WOODLAND WALK
SOUTH STREET
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
COMMUNITY & HOME
CONNECTION
Program Goal: Promote the idea of creating a community and home; which nurtures intellectual growth and fosters engagement amongst residents.
Program Goal: Utilize Woodland Walk and its connection to the University’s Campus Vision of establishing stronger pedestrian connections.
Design Goal: Create unique gathering spaces which allow people to linger and are comfortable for conversations and interactions.
Design Goal: Design public outdoor spaces that enrich the connection along Woodland Walk, and are inviting to the residents and neighbors.
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IDENTITY
ENGAGING
Program Goal: Create a building that is unique to the campus community and house system.
Program Goal: Create a building that enhances the campus and its surrounding community.
Design Goal: Design a building that shares a dialogue with the campus community, but is expressive and unqiue in its form. The building provides all of the ingredients a home; protection, privacy, comfort, and identity from its peers.
Design Goal: Design a building that relates to the campus and community in scale and proportion. Select materials and elements that share a relationship with the campus.
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University of Pennsylvania - Quadrangle Dorms -Cope & Stewardson Architects
SITE APPROACH - CONSTRAINTS & OPPORTUNITIES
Connection to Green Urban Campus
Connection to Locust Walk
Connection to Center City Separation from 38th Street Traffic
PROGRAM INTEGRATION:
Private
Public
CIRCULATION:
FINAL REVIEW - CONCEPT DIAGRAMS
SITE BOUNDARY & BUILDING EXTRUSION
REDEFINING BUILDING FORM & OUTDOOR SPACES
The site is located at 38th & Spruce Street. It is approximately 63,000 square feet. It takes on a unique triangular shape from the diagonal created by Woodland Walk to the South, and continues running both southwest and northeast of the site. The adjacent Quadrangle building is about four stories in height.
By modifying the volume, the relationship between the adjacent Quadrangle and Woodland Walk enhances the number of outdoor spaces for informal and social meeting spaces.
CREATION OF PRIVATE & PUBLIC SPACES
BUILDING FORM
The volume is further modified to create additional outdoor spaces that provides a boundary / sense of privacy for the residents. The open spaces provide opportunities for engagement and interaction, while promoting the idea of community.
The shaped volume gives the building an identity and sculptural expression, while enhancing it’s relationship with the campus and surrounding community.
FINAL REVIEW - PROPOSED COLLEGE HOUSE
AERIAL VIEW - LOOKING NORTH
AERIAL VIEW - LOOKING WEST
AERIAL VIEW - LOOKING SOUTH
AERIAL VIEW - LOOKING EAST
BUILDING SECTION
BUILDING SECTION
STRUCTURAL DESIGN 24” x 24” REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS (@ 25’ O.C.) 8” POST-TENSIONED SOLID SLAB W/ NARROW BEAM SYSTEM REINFORCED CONCRETE PILE CAP FOUNDATIONS
REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMN POST-TENSIONED CONCRETE BEAM REINFORCED CONCRETE PILE CAP CIRCULATION (STAIRS & ELEVATORS)
MECHANICAL DESIGN - RADIANT HEATING & COOLING
BUILDING ENVELOPE
MASONRY BRICK
METAL PANEL
BUILDING ENVELOPE
PRE-FABRICATED CONCRETE PANEL W/ BRICK VENEER
FIXED CASEMENT WINDOW (3’x10’)
PERFORATED METAL PANEL FOR 100% VENTILATION (1’-6”x10’)
PERFORATED METAL PANEL FOR 100% VENTILATION (1’-6”x10’) ’))
POCKET DOOR / WINDOW SHUTTER
STEEL OUTRIGGER
SPRUCE STREET ENTRY
MAIN ENTRY & PUBLIC PLAZA
DINING HALL
38TH & SPRUCE STREET
PRIVATE COURTYARD
PRIVATE COURTYARD
DINING HALL
TYPICAL BEDROOM