Eric MASTERS

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

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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.

University of Chicago - N. Residence Hall -Studio Gang Architects

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.

8 House - Copenhagen, Denmark -BIG Architects

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