Boston Architectural College Degree Project 2018 by Gerardo Ruiz-King

BAC NEXUS Gerardo Ruiz-King

DEGREE PROJECT STUDIO FALL 2017 - SPRING 2018 FINAL REVIEW: April 28, 2018 Review Critics: Mike Paganetti Shonali Rajani Angeline Focht Ian Hester Jake Mathews

Bachelor of Architecture | May 25, 2018 Boston Architectural College 1

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Contents Thesis Summary

Concept Parti

Site Analysis

Air Parcel 12

Program Analysis

Program Summary

Program Floor Plan

Sectional Diagrams

BAC Nexus Design

Code Summary

Building Envelope

Structure & Systems Structure MEP

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Thesis Summary At its most basic, BAC Nexus creates a connection to the existing urban fabric of Back Bay by conceding to desire lines based on pedestrian traffic patterns and areas of increased activity.

Thesis Summary

Initial Desire Lines Diagram

Pedestrian walkways and Desire Lines

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Concept Parti (Desire lines giving Form)

As a set of buildings, this project creates an opportunity for students to be on display not just for completed work, but for their effort through visual permeability in the envelope. Programmatically the project is organized to create opportunities for interaction between students in all levels, architecture professionals, and the public. Each of these relationships is an important part of the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; development as architecture professionals. The public component consists of a makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plaza that is intertwined with public ways through the site. As part of the mixed-use component for this project, it includes the establishment of the BAC incubator, a space which enables professionals to occupy workspace within the building with resources such as meeting spaces and other business development support spaces. Students would have access to designated workspaces within open studios in the two buildings adjacent to the student dorm tower. Through social connectivity, this project aims to embody a missing link that exists within the BAC community. BAC students work hard to complete their educational goals and balance a professional career. These efforts are acknowledged by those who know a student but not many understand the level of determination that BAC students need to complete the program. BAC Nexus is a project that aims at not only capturing and putting on display this effort, but it also tries to use it to create opportunities for personal and professional growth in the BAC students residing at 1081 Boylston.

Thesis Summary

Site

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Site Analysis BAC Nexus is located at 1081 Boylston Street, which is prominently located at the crossing of three major vehicular thoroughfares. Massachusetts Avenue (North-South), Boylston Street (East-West), and the Massachusetts Turnpike connect Boston to other cities and states. On the Mass Ave frontage, there is a Train & bus connection, bike route, and bike share station. Across Boylston Street, there is a major commercial area. To the east of the site is Fenway, which also attracts large crowds that must pass the BAC Nexus site, making this a very publicly accessible location.

Site Analysis

1081 Boylston Street + Parcel 12 The 1081 Boylston Street site is commonly part of proposals for Air Parcel 12. Expanding onto Parcel 12 provides better opportunities for connecting BAC Nexus back to Newbury Street where the current home of the BAC resides. Long-term this move was in the best interest of the BAC and its integration into the Back Bay community.

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Existing Conditions Site Plan Degree Project

ARC1011_FALL 2017 INSTRUCTOR: Ryan Link

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Original Map Source: MASS DOT • Size: 78,000 sf • Air rights over Turnpike and rail and terra firma on Southeastern and Northern sides • Zoning: 120’ / FAR 8.0; no height restriction/FAR 2.0 • Height allowance and 300’ frontage on Mass Ave. allows for high development potential

• Green Line transit station and bus stop across the street • Opportunity to connect Boylston and Newbury Streets to the Fens and Charlesgate Park • View corridor along Newbury Street should be considered

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Contextual Building Height Analysis

Site Sectional Relationships

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Site Analysis

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Program Analysis Programmatically the BAC Nexus project formed around the idea that the BAC needs a campus hub that will not only provide students the resources they need to advance in their academic and professional careers, but one that will also act as a beacon for the community surrounding it. BAC Nexus creates adjacencies between programs to help students perform better, and also enables the public to experience the enormous effort that BAC students put forth on a daily basis.

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Programming Summary Studio Spaces

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Square Footage Summary (GSF) GSF Vertical 19,705 Circulation 2nd Floor: 20,650 GSF Student Amenities Mechanical 3rd Floor: 9,800 GSF Bike Shop Typical Residential: 48,150 GSF (5350 GSF/ Floor)

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Typical Residential Plans (2 -8 Floor) Scale: 1/8”=1’-0” Square Footage Summary (GSF) 1st Floor: 19,705 GSF 2nd Floor: 20,650 GSF 3rd Floor: 9,800 GSF Typical Residential: 48,150 GSF Typical Residential Plans (2nd-8th Floor) (5350 GSF/ Floor) Scale: 1/8”=1’-0” 2nd Floor Typical Residential Plans (2nd-8th Floor) Scale: 1/8”=1’-0” Scale: 1/8”=1’-0” nd Total Project GSF: 98,305 GSF Typical Residential Plans (2 -8th Floor) Dorm

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Program Strategies • Studio Spaces + Makers Spaces prominently placed in direct view of the public in response to concept goals. • Student Events Space acts as a connector for student spaces like the studios and makers spaces. • Practice Incubator gets the most privacy at the top floor while acting as a symbol of future ventures for students.

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Program Analysis

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Program Strategies â&#x20AC;˘ Makers Spaces and Studios face the Makers Plaza which forms the inner courtyard between the two makers building and the student dorm building.

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Program Strategies â&#x20AC;˘ Makers Building is located adjacent to the student dorms for easy access. â&#x20AC;˘ The bike shop at the base of the dorms is adjacent to a new extension of an existing bike route.

Program Analysis

Programming Summary Studio Spaces

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Auditorium

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makers spaces, a professional incubator, a resource library, an auditorium, a cafe, student dorms, and a bike shop. Through careful site design, the newly proposed BAC campus Hub ties itself into the contextual urban fabric by allowing for perceived desire lines visibly create paths that gave form to the built elements on the site. Allowing for these paths to come through the site gives the public the opportunity to interact with all the student activity happening at ground level in the maker spaces and studios.

BAC Nexus

View from Berklee Corner Building

Translucent glass is used in the designated spaces on the upper levels to create an environment where students can focus on their work with optimal light. At ground level, the glass becomes clear creating a social connection between the public and the students in the makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spaces.

Social Connections

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Daylighting Opportunities The interior spaces are optimally lit through the positioning and use of materials. Polycarbonate panels are used to soften the light and provide privacy on the exterior walls of the upper studios.

Interior View in Studio Space BAC Nexus

View from Newbury Street

Heat Reduction Strategies

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Ceramic Tile Shading System

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View in Loft Studio in Dorm Building

BAC Nexus

The site plan below shows the use of the same ceramic tile that is used as a sunscreen on the facade to create a consistent experience. Also shown are green areas that consist of a permeable system to help with water drainage on site and acts similarly to a green roof. Bike lane consists of photovoltaics designed by Solar Roadways to collect energy for use in the bike shop.

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Code Summary Building Summary Project Overview: Primarily institutional with a large residential building integrated into the urban fabric of back bay. The building is composed of studio spaces, makers spaces, office, library, multi-purpose activity spaces, public cafe, student dorms, and related amenities such as bathrooms and shared kitchen spaces. Project location: 1080 Boylston Street, Boston MA Occupancy classification: dual occupancy residential R-2 and assembly A-3 Building construction: Type 1A Construction -3Hr exterior walls -3Hr structural frame -3Hr floor and ceiling -1 1/2 Hr roof protection Maximum building height: unlimited Egress requirements Number of exits: 2 means of exit Exit travel distances: residential 200ft max w/ sprinkler system assembly: Primary: 150ft max w/ sprinkler system Secondary: 250ft max w/ sprinkler system

BAC Nexus

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Structure & Systems The BAC Nexus projects consist of three buildings with concrete structure and a mix of materials. Wooden louvers, polycarbonate panels, ventilated glazing system, and a ceramic tile sunshade system are able to be supported from anchors at the floor slabs.

Structure & Systems

Building Facade The building facades for the BAC nexus project use multiple shading systems to passively cool the interior while allowing for optimal daylighting conditions. Major components include: 9th Floor 143'-1"

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Ceramic Tile Sunscreen Wooden Louvers Perforated Metal Polycarbonate Panels Ventilated Glazing System

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Actuating damper PV to power actuating damper Aerogel Panel

Insulated Glass Ceramic Tile Sunscreen

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Enlarged Section of Sunscreen Residential Building Structure & Systems

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Foundation on Terra Firma

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Foundation on Terra Firma

Air Parcel Structural Supports

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MEP Narrative

Due to daylighting conditions, the concern for the interior spaces was providing enough cooling. One common complaint at the current BAC spaces is excess heat during winter months. The systems are all set up for cooling and only to supplement the passive heating strategies through mechanical heating.

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Exterior view of Typical Laundry Area

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Exterior view of Typical Laundry Area

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