SCHEELER

RE3-SORT • • •

Jessica Scheeler Thesis 2014-2015

RE – RELAX RE – REVITALIZE RE – RECYCLE

Advisor: Stephen Varenhorst

Resort and Spa Community This community allows HEALTH AND FITNESS CONSCIOUS people an escape into a more RELAXED environment that will stay with them

even as they leave. The REMOTE, yet accessible, setting near the water will help clients enjoy their PEACEFUL vacation and free their minds from stress. With up to 25 rooms for overnight guests, this resort is small and only allows small groups of visitors to stay at a time period that can last up to seven days.

Activities will be available that NOURISH THE BODY AND MIND; such as group counseling, yoga, and organic cooking. While groups stay at the resort, they will have opportunities to vacation together and apart.

The staff will include a chiropractor, masseuse, yoga and palates instructor, chef specializing in organic cuisine, dietician, fitness instructor, manicurist, and therapist (to name a few).

Families and individuals working at the resort are also fully committed to leading healthy lives within the community YEAR-ROUND. The LIVE-WORK solution gives the opportunity for a SELF-SUSTAINING LUXURY RESORT COMMUNITY. INTRODUCTION

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AGE

SPENDING

Recreation 8%

25%

Second Homes 8%

20%

Second Homes

15% Lodging 13%

Retail 18%

10%

Food & Beverage

5%

Male

Food & Beverage 27%

Transport Retail Recreation

Female City Lights 6%

VACANCY Other For rent 3% 4%

Transport 26%

>84

65-84

55-64

45-54

35-44

25-34

20-24

15-19

5-14

<5

0%

Lodging

For sale 3%

LIFESTYLES Family Old & Foundations Newcomers 3% 1%

Silver & Gold 6%

Family Foundations Old & Newcomers Urban Chic

For rent For sale Seasonal 90%

Seasonal Other

Pleasant-ville 9% Rural Resort Dwellers 17% Connoisseurs 18%

Connoisseurs Urban Chic 40%

Rural Resort Dwellers Pleasant-ville Silver & Gold City Lights

I chose to locate the project in Long Island because it is home to many luxury tourist areas, particularly that of the Hamptons. Digging deeper, it becomes apparent that within the Hamptons, the town of Southampton, is the most economically fluctuating area season by season that could benefit from a yearround tourist attraction and source of local income.

The median resident age of Southampton is 50 years old and the median home value ranges from $950,000-$1,500,000. This means there are a lot of well established or retired residents in the area.

However there is 80%-100% of seasonal, recreational, or occasional use vacancies in the surrounding areas meaning that these homes are mostly occupied in the summer and the town is mostly empty the rest of the year. During these peak seasons there is almost triple residency, so a lot of homes get rented out if a family cannot occupy it in the whole summer.

0-15% of services in Southampton are accommodation and food services. So when the peak seasons are over these establishments become almost deserted. The cost of living is 121.1% higher than New York average and 169.7% higher than national average which makes it very difficult for these desert business owners to be able to afford their Southampton homes during off seasons.

Economically, there is only 0-2% land is farming within hour drive radius and the total energy cost is 12% higher than the New York average making a sustainable energy and building intervention more than necessary.

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RESEARCH

TRANSPORTATION

POPULATION CHANGE

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COW NECK SITE I chose Cow Neck, within Southampton Long Island because it is private, wooded, along the water, outside of a bustling commercial tourist town and has a large amount of acreage. The master planning of the site encompasses 275 acres of a 540 acre lot that is currently privately owned and protected by the Peconic Land Trust.

In general, Long island is relatively flat so the best views from most sites are on the water.

Cow Neck is a semi-enclosed site within the natural environments which creates a sense of privacy. When designing, it is important to keep in mind that linear buildings along the waterfront will create a layer of privacy without diminishing views through the site and to the water.

RESEARCH

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PLANNING The first restriction for the site the was a positive in terms of efficiency was that of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) New York Energy Star-Labeled Program.

There were only other requirements such as that which states the structural capability should allow for erosion control or at least 30 years. To aid with this, the designs abide by the rule that the lowest floor must be 3 feet above ground if no base flood elevation available.

Some of the requirements of the township new construction required that there be an emphasize open spaces, permeable paving, and organized faรงade of trees. More aesthetically speaking the rules stated that there were to be oversized and exaggerated gables on a 2-3 story building in which the buildings were made of wood shakes and masonry with not exposed metal or concrete. They also required that all buildings were designed in light colors with white trim.

KITCHEN

OFFICE

DINING ROOM

LOBBY

COUPLES

SAUNA ADMIN. OFFICES

SPA SPA

LOUNGE

SAUNA

EXERCISE ROOM

SPA

W

OFFICE

M

CLASS

OFFICE

BREAK ROOM

CONF.

CLASS

OFFICE

COUPLES

SPA

ENTRY

CLUBHOUSE

SALES

SPA

LOCKER ROOMS RESEARCH

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BAY OF FIRES

W RETREAT SPA

LOCATION: Tasmania, Australia ARCHITECT: Ken Latona COMPLETION: 2000

LOCATION: Maldives, Fesdu Island ARCHITECT: Eco-ID Architect and Design Consultancy COMPLETION: 2007

This site is an excluded eco-lodge at the top of a cliff along the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge. The relationship between sun, shade, and wind for optimizing efficiency was an important lesson.

This eco-resort and spa shows a organic programmatic relationship between spa, resort, and villas. It also shows a unique project built out on the water with information for standard programmatic scales.

BALDWIN HILLS SCENIC OVERLOOK LOCATION: Los Angeles, California ARCHITECT: Safdie Rabines Architects COMPLETION: 2009 This site shows a building forming to the existing topography and merging the outside with the inside.

RESEARCH

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PROGRAM

SQ. FT.

WHAT IS A RESORT?

QUANTITY

SPA

7,500

CLUBHOUSE

6,500

COTTAGES

250

15

VILLAS

500

10

RESIDENCE

750

25

WELCOME CENTER

10,000

OBSERVATORY

5,000

RETAIL

VARIES

A resort is a place frequented by many people as a popular destination for vacations or recreation. It is derived from the Old French “re-” for again and “sortir” for come. Since the early 1800s a resort has been a place for families and individuals to gather to enjoy food, entertainment, and most important relaxation.

While the concept of a resort is ever-lasting, the expressions in which this is achieved are always evolving. There will always be a need for a place of rest and relaxation, just as there will always be a need in the field of architecture for growing and evolving ideas of designing and inhabiting.

WHAT IS A SELF- SUSTAINING COMMUNITY? To be self-sustaining implies that one is able to maintain itself in a healthy state without need for outside assistance. A self-sustaining community is comprised of many interdependent organism in their natural environment, including plants, insects, and animals. This in turn creates an eco-system within itself.

While the idea of a self-sufficient community is not a new one. The everyday life of people today is heavily dependent on technology, services, and goods provided by others. Some of these once common tasks, such as producing your own vegetables, does not fit into the fast and convenient lifestyle of a person in the 21st century. Luckily, there is beginning to be a growing awareness within the younger generations of the real impact that humans have on their natural environment, good and bad.

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PROGRAMS BENEFITS

produce cultivatio n

rainwater harvesting

composting

live-work community

nutrition education

restaurant + retail sales

parking

resort

PUBLIC HEALTH fresh food access

O

O

O

O

O

O

health literacy

O

recreation space

O

O

O

O

O

HOW DO THEY RELATE? Many people travel to see and do things in the natural environment. If the natural environment is gone then customers will stop coming and the resort will close. For this reason many resorts have new policies to help the local environment, especially within the resort, to remain in a healthy state without destructive outside influences. These are quickly becoming known as “ecoresorts”. An eco-resort is a tourist resort intended to have a limited impact on the local environment and give back the surrounding community.

ENVIRONMENT sustainability + health awareness

O

O

O

storm water management

O

site improvement

O

O

conservation

O

O

O

O

1 YEAR OF ELECTRICITY REQUIRES 375 S.F.

1 YEAR OF MEAT REQUIRES 207 S.F.

1 YEAR OF DAIRY REQUIRES 100 S.F.

(ABOUT 2 ACRES)

ECONOMIC job creation

O

O

O

job training

O

O

O

tourism stimulation

9,200 CALORIES FOR A FAMILY OF 4 PER DAY… YOU WILL NEED A BACKYARD THAT IS AT LEAST 89,050 S.F.

O O

O O

O

O

O

O

O

1 YEAR OF WHEAT REQUIRES 12,012 S.F.

1 YEAR OF EGGS REQUIRES 65 S.F.

1 YEAR OF CORN REQUIRES 2,640 S.F.

FALL REVIEW

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MASTER PLANNING

VEGETATED ROOF

PERMEABLE PAVING

BIOSWALE FALL REVIEW

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STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS

STONE

GREEN ROOF

EXPOSED TRUSS

WOOD SHAKES

WALL DETAIL ¾” = 1’-0”

15’-0” ELEV. 12’-0” ELEV.

8’-0” ELEV.

SECTION AT CLUBHOUSE LOBBY ¼” = 1’-0”

TECHNICAL REVIEW

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MECHANICAL AND SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS • • • • • • • •

Radiant flooring Chilled beams Natural ventilation w/ operable windows Solar panels Geothermal energy Water collection Vegetated roofs Daylighting

TECHNICAL REVIEW

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SITE

TOPOGRAPHY

SITE PLAN

CIRCULATION

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WELCOME CENTER

PLAN

FINAL REVIEW

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OBSERVATORY

PLAN

FINAL REVIEW

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SPA

PLAN

13

CLUBHOUSE

PLAN 14

RESORT VILLAS

1 BEDROOM PLAN

2 BEDROOM PLAN

FINAL REVIEW

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RESIDENCE COTTAGES

2 BEDROOM PLAN

4 BEDROOM PLAN FINAL REVIEW

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STRUCTURE STRUCTURE DIAGRAM KEY BEAM TRUSS COLUMN COLUMN GRID

CLUBHOUSE

SPA

FINAL REVIEW

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SUSTAINABILITY

FINAL REVIEW

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I learned from my thesis process about the sociological impacts that create a community and even an architectural design. This is the basis of architecture, to relate to and embrace culture and societies. I also learned to accept and appreciate nature for all the resources it provides and all the beauty it has to offer. With much research, site visits, and analysis I created my own ideas and perceptions of how communities should be formed and how architecture can influence the way people interact. The current system of building and developing needs architects that will challenge the traditional ways and really explore new ideas that integrate community, architecture, and sustainability. My project has inspired me to think more about the people in the existing environments, people that we want to come to these communities we are creating, and how nature and architecture intertwine with that.

Relax Revitalize Recycle

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