this Farm Town A building that provides a home to some, provides fresh food where it’s seldom found and provides a catalyst to perpetuate a thriving community, both internally and externally.
DAVID LONG 2018 THESIS ADVISOR: TIM KEARNEY
this Farm Town The site consists of approximately one block of former residential land and parking in Germantown, Philadelphia. The site was chosen using data obtained from the Philadelphia Health Department looking at areas with high low income and low access to fresh food. The the crux of Germantown Avenue, Tulpehocken Street and Pastorius Street was a location that fit this description and provided an opportunity for an architectural solution. Germantown Avenue is also a predominantly commercial street, straddled by a residential neighborhood. Primary Program: - Vertical Farms - Auxillary Space for the Farm - Mechanical Space - Storage Space - Distribution Space - Mercantile Ground Floor - Single Family Apartments - Live Work Apartments - Shared Spaces
The site grade drops over 20 feet from Germantown Avenue to the constructed wetlands. There exists an oppourtunity to utilize this drop in grade change the access points of residential and commercial programs.
The Settlement Music School and Constructed Wetlands for Runoff Site of interest and The Settlement Music School
Germantown Avenue
Tulpehocken Street
Pastorius Street
Year-Round Farming
1 Acre of Crop in 36 SF
1/3 to 1/2 the growth time Local, reduces the carbon footprint of distribution Pesticide free
When looking at who lives in Germantown, specifically around my site, I want to consider how the Home fits into my thesis. The sense of Home comes not only from the literal home provided in this design, but also from the people that inhabit this building. In addtiton to master growers that would live in this facility, families would live hear fostering new generations of the Germantown Community
AVERAGE APARTMENT SIZE IN PHILADELPHIA
2 BEDROOM - 951 SF 3 BEDROOM - 1,388 SF
APPOX. 682 SF APPOX. 910 SF APPOX. 1,390 SF
LIVE/WORK LOFTS - 4,090 SF
3 MANAGEMENT PER FLOOR OF FARM (6 LOFTS)
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES (2BR) - 10,920 12 HOMES
SINGLE FAMILY HOMES (3BR) - 11,110 8 HOMES
*10-40 HOMES IS THE OPTIMAL RANGE FOR A CO-HOUSING COMMUNITY Apartment data origin of this slide - https://www.rentcafe.com/average-rent-market-trends/us/pa/philadelphia/ Co-housing information origin of this slide - The Cohousing Handbook : Building a Place for Community
CO-HOUSING MODULARS
1 BEDROOM - 697 SF
26 TOTAL
Thesis Philosophy Architecture in modern society should not only enhance our communities through experience and place, but also provide a service to the public by enhancing the utility of the building through design. The existing culture of this area may not need a new driver for community so much as it needs a building that provides a service and experience that helps the existing community thrive and helps people live healthily in an evolving world. Architecture should benefit the community rather than the self. This Vertical Farm, Market and Internal Community should integrate into Germantown considerately, create an educational environment in the realm of agriculture, create a desirable work environment for those who use the facility, support an efficient business model for urban farming and strive for energy efficiency. The successful vertical farm community design should provide an architectural solution to the public health dilemma of the food desert while maintaining an involved community and environmental stewardship.
SELF ACTUALIZATION
INDIVIDUAL SELF, MEANING IN LIFE
SOCIAL
ESTEEM NEEDS
PHYSICAL
BELONGINGNESS AND LOVE NEEDS SAFETY NEEDS PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
ACCOMPLISHMENT FRIENDS, FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS SECURITY IN YOUR ENVIRONMENT
Maslow’s Hierarchy is a bedrock of human behavior as it is a bedrock
PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS
BIOPHILIA EDUCATION
MASLOW’S HIERARCHY This theory falls under the brach of humanist psycology and is an essential/nearly universal framework for human behavior based on needs.
COMMUNITY HOME FRESH FOOD
of this project. We only worry about the needs of a specific tier when the needs of the tier below it are met. These are needs that can be met by environment that supports them at different levels. These tiers call back the 5 points of interest for this design.
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COMMUNITY:
Reinforcing community through a marketplace Reinfocing a community internally through design
FRESH FOOD:
Positively affect the efficient production of fresh food through design Strengthen the business model of urban agriculture through design HOME: Creating a physical home to students and families Creating a sense of home through a community’s design EDUCATION: Educating the next generation of farmers Fostering good education through a well designed environment BIOPHILIA:` Enforce a sense of comfort and home through nature Further enforce a sense of home through the natural green of Germantown
Fall Quarter Review: •The building and its envelope should adapt to its site, especially in terms of solar penetration. •What does aggregate housing do for your design? What can you learn from rowhomes? •How can you make a new form of housing and system? •Don’t reinvent the wheel; are there other systems, like aquaponics, that can help drive the design. •What can water do for your site? •Thesis questions: may not need to have an answer to every single question. Ambiguity/Abstraction •Try to understand the site capacity some more. •Form seems to be domineering the Settlement School. •Consider the use of the farm and market as a modular. (Myself: note that the system can be broken down) •Consider the other part of your site. There must be a reason for why you lofted your site. •Strengthen your original concept with Maslow’s Hierarchy. •Look at the Netherlands and how they integrate urban farming. •Desire for community and educational needs? •Keep this project about people, keep it about joy and community. •This is a celebratory project; make is about growth and how the experience works.
Leaf Like Roof: water collection and co-housing
Farms Centered Between?
Leaf Like Roof: water collection and co-housing
Roofs and Floors Step Down with the Grade
CLT raw and unfinished at the interior walls can aid in sense of biophilia while simultaneously providing a sustainable material for construction.
IMAGE SOURCED FROM: CLT HANDBOOK U.S. EDITION
PHOTO SOURCED FROM: CLT HANDBOOK U.S. EDITION
CLT EXTERIOR WALL LOAD BEARING
CLT INTERIOR WALL NON-LOAD BEARING
CONCRETE FOUNDATION
Occupancy and Water Load Total Occupancy 100.00 100
Residential Approx. Total
Cubic Feet per gal (ft^3)
0.134
Philadelphia Annual Rainfall (in) 2/3 Considered (in) 2/3 Considered (ft) 75% Collected (ft)
41.45 27.63 2.30 1.73
Roof Area (ft^2)
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Useable Roof Area (ft^2) Ground Catchment (ft^2)
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Cistern Capacity (14days x gpd)
Usage (gpdc) 75
CF
Combined
Total Water Usage (gpdc) 7500 7,500
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Annual 366,825
SF Needed
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Percentage:
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to gallons 278,313
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BEDROOM
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DINING
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Dead Loads Flooring
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Mmax = (Wl^2) / 8
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Winter Quarter Review: Define different framing member for the umbrella roof: CLT beams at that load and span will require larger members, which will interupt the aesthetic.
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Timber Beam
2’ X 2’ FINISHED CLT COLUMN
EAST ELEVATION A
EAST ELEVATION B
SOUTH ELEVATION
NORTH ELEVATION ALONG GERMANTOWN AVE
WEST ELEVATION ALONG TULPEHOCKEN ST
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Mechanical 5067 SF
DN UP
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Kids Room 601 SF
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Entry/Great Room 907 SF
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Vestibule 464 SF
Multipurpose Room 3265 SF
Management 189 SF
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OPEN Res 6807 SF
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APT 3 634 SF
APT 1 272 SF
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99 SF
165 SF
SECTION ABEDROOM
110 SF
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DINING
106 SF
170 SF
SECTION B
BEDROOM
145 SF
BEDROOM
BATHROOM
APT 3
47 SF
445 SF
KITCHEN
BATHROOM
126 SF
55 SF
APT 2B
BATHROOM
KITCHEN
469 SF
28 SF
98 SF
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BATHROOM
BATHROOM
6807 SF
28 SF
28 SF
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445 SF
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126 SF
BATHROOM
46 SF
47 SF APT 3
446 SF DINING BEDROOM
171 SF
107 SF
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100 SF
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
162 SF
164 SF FARM
DINING BEDROOM
100 SF
BEDROOM
171 SF
107 SF
5492 SF
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Mechanical
302 SF
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OPEN Res
BEDROOM BATHROOM
110 SF
DN
KITCHEN
55 SF
988 SF
98 SF
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FARM
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144 SF
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428 SF
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Level 2 15' - 0" Level 2B Res 10' - 0"
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GROUND LEVEL -16' - 0"
BASEMENT LEVEL -30' - 0"
SECTION A ROOF 45' - 0"
Level 3 30' - 0"
Level 2 15' - 0" Level 2B Res 10' - 0" Level 2A Res 4' - 0" Level 1B -2' - 0" Level 1A2 Farm -5' - 0" Level 1A1 Res -8' - 0"
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BATHROOM 28 SF
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KITCHEN
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38 BEDROOM
445 SF
47 SF
464 SF
APT 1 271 SF
171 SF
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51 SF
DINING
23' - 6"
BATHROOM
FARM
BATHROOM
15' - 3"
APT 2B
428 SF
APT 3
23' - 6"
107 SF
BEDROOM 165 SF
BEDROOM 107 SF
BEDROOM 100 SF
KITCHEN
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1 Kitchen 648 SF
2
DINING 3033 SF
3 Kids Room 601 SF
OPEN Res 3384 SF
4 Entry/Great Room 907 SF
5
Multipurpose Room 3265 SF
Vestibule 464 SF
6 54 Guest Room Guest Room
Management
300 SF
Exercise Room
301 SF
189 SF
456 SF
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165 SF
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OPEN Res
DINING
106 SF
BATHROOM
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BATHROOM
APT 1
445 SF
KITCHEN
271 SF
KITCHEN
APT 3
47 SF
APT 1
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145 SF
BATHROOM
5352 SF
170 SF
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
287 SF
126 SF
55 SF
BEDROOM BATHROOM
KITCHEN
469 SF
BATHROOM
KITCHEN
51 SF
62 SF
28 SF
98 SF
BEDROOM
BATHROOM
107 SF APT 2B
162 SF
47 SF
BEDROOM
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APT 2A
147 SF
472 SF
KITCHEN
BEDROOM
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104 SF
634 SF
Storage
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BATHROOM
BATHROOM
6807 SF
28 SF
107 SF
4 KITCHEN BATHROOM
BATHROOM
46 SF
47 SF
110 SF
BEDROOM
107 SF
5
BEDROOM
BEDROOM
162 SF
164 SF
100 SF
100 SF
KITCHEN
98 SF
98 SF
BEDROOM
152 SF
5
171 SF
107 SF
BATHROOM
BATHROOM
52 SF
52 SF
272 SF
988 SF
98 SF
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75 SF
75 SF
APT 1
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KITCHEN
KITCHEN
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110 SF
BEDROOM
144 SF
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110 SF
55 SF
479 SF
466 SF
6 BEDROOM BATHROOM
BATHROOM BEDROOM
APT 2A
BEDROOM
DINING BEDROOM
29 SF
KITCHEN
APT 2A
APT 3
BEDROOM
55 SF
126 SF
446 SF DINING
BATHROOM
98 SF
55 SF
BEDROOM BATHROOM KITCHEN
126 SF
171 SF
KITCHEN
BEDROOM BATHROOM
28 SF
APT 3
445 SF
4
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BEDROOM
BEDROOM
109 SF
109 SF
54
271 SF
FARM
462 SF
428 SF
BEDROOM
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FARM
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512 SF
OPEN Res
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167 SF
KITCHEN
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106 SF
278 SF
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172 SF
BATHROOM
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2529 SF
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DINING
126 SF
OPEN Res
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438 SF
FARM FLOOR 1A1
100 SF
47 SF
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BEDROOM
55
464 SF
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Mechanical Res
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BEDROOM
APT 2B
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Mechanical Res
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55 SF
KITCHEN
KITCHEN
98 SF
98 SF
BEDROOM
APT 2B
140 SF
454 SF
APT 3
455 SF
BATHROOM BEDROOM
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108 SF
BEDROOM
140 SF
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RESIDENTIAL FLOOR 2A
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Level 3 30' - 0"
TYPICAL ROOF ASSEMBLY
Level 2B Res 10' - 0"
Level 1B -2' - 0"
WRAP INSULATION AND CLAD WRAP INSULATION AND CLAD COLUMN
GROUND LEVEL -16' - 0"
BASEMENT LEVEL -30' - 0"
SECTION C
EXTERIOR
INTERIOR
INSULATED METAL ROOF PANEL SYSTEM TONGUE AND GROOVE CONNECTION
6 7/8"
Level 2B Res 10' - 0"
PLYWOOD SHEATHING 1" VERTICAL TIMBER CLADDING - TONGUE AND GROOVE*
1" WOOD JOIST AND BATT INSULATION
2 1/2" RIGID INSULATION - R13
WOOD CLADDING
CLT WALL - TYPICAL
* THIN BRICK (SELF FRAMED) WHERE SHOWN
THERMAL BREAK WHERE WALL MEETS DECK
CLT WOOD ROOF STRUCTURE
GYPSUM WALL BOARD
1 3/8"
1 3/8"
1 3/8"
1 3/8"
EXTERIOR
1 3/8"
THERMAL BREAK AT DECK
INTERIOR
THERMAL BREAK AT DECK Level 2B Res 10' - 0"
TYPICAL EXTERIOR WALL ASSEMBLY
EXTERIOR THERMAL BREAK AT DECK Level 1B -2' - 0"
Level 2B Res 10' - 0"
INTERIOR CONCRETE VENEER Level 1B -2' - 0"
GROUND LEVEL -16' - 0"
GROUND LEVEL -16' - 0"
BELOW GRADE INSULATION WATER PROOF MEMBRANE CONCRETE FOUNDATION BASEMENT LEVEL -30' - 0" BASEMENT LEVEL -30' - 0"