URBAN LINK 2014 Project Document Joanna Brindise
Book I_Preexisting Conditions 1.1 Physical Site: Location
Winston Salem, North Carolina, within Forsyth county has a population of 358,137130 square miles. It is located 963 feet above sea level and is surrounded by Wake Forest College and Winston Salem College. The current situation of Winston Salem involves grounding Business 40 therefore losing the north-south connection between Downtown Winston and Old Salem. Through a series of proposed designs of collective spaces, a new strength in community will develop by the creation of the urban link.
Winston Salem is the birthplace of Krispy Kreme Donuts.
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1.1 Physical Site: Orientation Winston Salem, North Carolina Latitude: 36.13 degrees North Longitude: 80.22 degrees West Time Zone from Greenwich-5 The location of the site in Winston Salem is between two larger zones with distinctively different personalities. To the north, Downtown Winston is easily spotted as a moderate city and to the south, a historic Salem. The site for the urban link is considered “grey area� as it’s only used to pass through from Winston and Salem.
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The site allows a variety of conditions to be utilized for the benefit of the urban link. As the temperature and humidity is typically higher than others, developing spaces that corollate with the hotter conditions by making spaces comfortable based on daylighting is vital. As the comfort level is raised due to the temperature and humidity, considering the thickness of the Earth to help condition the spaces was a solution. In the colder months, inner Earth is about 15 degrees warmers and helps insulates the space, and in the hotter months, it cools the space.
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1.1 Physical Site: Vegetation North Carolina is on of the most ecologically diverse states in the southeast. By choosing to grow native plants, it celebrates the natural heritage of North Carolina. It contributes to the health and restoration of the ecosystem and helps restore the character of the land and places fewer demands on resources. Native plants also inherent qualities and adaptive traits that make them aesthetically pleasing, practical and ecologically valuable for landscaping. Proposed Native Plants for Green Spaces: Nodding Ladies Tresses Snowy Orchids Slender Lady False Asphdel Orange Day Lily Stonecrop Feverwork Pine Lily Costal Serveberry Endangered: Arethusa Bulbosa Calopogon Multiflorus Small Whorled Pogonia White Fringeless Orchid Spiked Medusa Texas Ladies’ Tresses
Nodding Ladies Tresses
Arethusa Bulbosa
Spiked Medusa
Snowy Orchids
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The existing green spaces in Winston Salem are limited to the two small patches in the courtyard of the BB&T Tower. With a very high energy level of those who participate in recreational activities, exterior spaces become a higher priority to consider because of its prediction of high use.
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1.1 Physical Site: Structures and Spaces The existing site includes a variety of buildings that bends the middle of the Old Winston Strollway to react to the already existing structures. The site is split between the pedestrian strollway and incorporated parking for the neighboring structures which make it difficult at some intersections between movement of cars and pedestrians in the same area. The conflict of paths between pedestrians and cars is cluttered and not preferred for safety, especially considering the high level of children that are brought to the site due to the Children’s Museum. 4. Railroad Building | Willow’s Bistro
1. Office Building | Law Office
5. Hilltop Apartments
2. Meridian Plaza | The Meridian Realty Group, Inc. 6. The Children’s Museum
3. US Bankruptcy Court Building
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The Old Winston Strollway Shadows casted based in the season of May at 1:30pm
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1.1 Physical Site: Contours and Movement of Water With the initiation of grounding Business 40, the elevated bridge over the site will now meet the ground, creating a huge infill to level the highway. The infill of land now creates huge slopes from the ground level to where it meets the new highway, and with the incorporation of new exit ramps, for the site two condition, large bowls are created in the topography. Creating bowls within the topography creates a dynamic interest in form although many problematic issues may evolve if not considered in the design process. Keeping the water out is a mandatory architectural concern, and the drainage of the site, especially the bowls is complex. The existing site is almost entirely surfaced with asphalt or impermeable surfaces that will be more problematic with controlling the water distribution. Considering more green spaces within the site especially within the larger dips of the topography will help diminish excess runoff and control the water distribution to collect more reusable greywater.
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The larger dips in the topography are located in the norther part of the site on either side of the newly formed highway.
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1.1 Physical Site: Boundaries and Volume Two larger zones are found on either side of the site, Downtown Winston and Old Salem. The density of the site on either end is vastly contrasting offering our site to have a perspective of two different communities and styles from the same vantage point. Downtown Winston is where corporate businesses, food, and nightlife is held. The typical rigorous schedule of a city creates a high momentum for Winston. The density of the city makes pedestrian travel ideal. Moving south to Old Salem is where many of the residential and historic buildings reside. From the city, you quickly diminish in the height of the building, creating a difference in height to program. The site is inevitably the only location that allows Winston and Salem to be whole. The linear strollway allows one to move from point A to point B, and vice versa, but the experience is quickly lost after accomplishment. Also considering that the path is linear, it makes those who are active in running, biking, or leisurely walks to make abrupt stops and the ends of the strollway.
CHANGE IN URBAN DENSITY, SKYLINE, AND STYLE
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1.2 Infrastructure: Hardscape
The site is currently divided by pedestrian and vehicle pathways. Although the site is a straightforward geometric shape where the pathways, both the Old Winston Strollway and Business 40 interject the site fluidly. The blocks within Winston Salem, like most other typical cities are outlined with a bordered sidewalk. However, it is only thorough our site that a pedestrian connection from Winston and Salem is offered.
Perspective from the existing Old Winston Strollway, under the elevated bridge
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1.2 Infrastructure: Patterns Like other older cities, the urban growth developed from a grid layout in plan to bring order to the site and its eventual growth. The organization and order within the city allows easier navigation. Each side of the city points in the direction of other major cities in North Carolina specifically, Roanoke, Charlotte, Salisbury and Greensboro. From each direction, neighboring cities are able to enter Winston Salem with the same efficiency as from another direction.
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1.3 Zoning and Code: Settlement Patterns Downtown Winston Salem is brought to life from the standard 9am-5pm work routine. After 5pm many still linger within the city to for food, recreation, or for nightlife festivities. Old Salem is the home of many in Winston Salem, and its history remains with its tenants who reside in them. The distinct style of the residential homes are unique to all other neighboring neighborhoods, and there is a cultural atmosphere from those who participate in keeping the history alive by reenacting older traditions. Considering the built environment between a city and historic development brings many considerations to not interrupt either individual. The height of the building not only concerns itself with its neighbor, but additionally to the skyline of Winston. Also the entrance to Old Salem should be carefully considered to respect its history and style, as well as abiding to preservation codes to maintain its history.
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Winston Salem, divided by the time of day. The “grey area� is lost in significance therefore no time of day is dedicated to the zone.
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Book II_Precedent, Program, and Use 2.1 Ideational, Material, and Methodological Precedent By embracing the newly formed topography based on the reconstruction of Business 40, the site offers a multitude of opportunities due to its complexity and interest for above and below ground spaces. By exploring the depth of topography, “ground level� is eliminated. To strengthen the Old Winston Strollway, adding another leg to the path offers a circuit to bring momentum back to the site, where those who are between Winston and Salem can finally linger. Incorporating green spaces is beneficially for many of the concerns developed by the site. However, its proposal offers the site a new level of aesthetic beauty that relates back to North Carolina. Replenishing the land with its own develops a sense of beauty in smell and touch that heightens the space of the site by controlling the design and passageways to make the experience within the site a unifying link between Winston Salem but also it’s own community.
Incorporating green spaces to make the path a more dynamic experience within the city.
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Danish National Maritime Museum, BIG. Using the height of topography to extend the existing path.
Pool Pavilion, GLUCK+ Giving dual purpose to the horizontal structure, from the interior and exterior.
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2.1 Ideational, Material, and Methodological Precedent Extending the recreational space by giving dual purpose to the horizontal layers, especially the roof to allow additional walkways without compromising the interior spaces. Designing within the earth is possible with stable reinforced concrete structure and well configured green roofs.
Ewha Womens University, Dominique Perrault Architecture. Sunk in, walk out structure with green roof for pedestrian walkways. Thick reinforced concrete retaining wall for structure within the Earth and steel and glass structure for exposed core.
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Subterranean Museum Competition, Mecanoo. Steel structure with concrete surfaces with green roof.
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2.1 Ideational, Material, and Methodological Precedent Through the effort and prioritization of offering views to the north and south, the room layout had to be thoroughly developed within the room itself and its ability to align within a plate. By adopting the single- loaded system, every other floor has a hallway to exit the building, as every apartment has two floors to themselves.
Modern Housing Prototypes, R. Sherwood Single-loaded system; corridor every floor.
Neue Staatsgalerie, James Stirling Exterior courtyard that interjects with the enclosed museum space.
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Bergpolder Slab, van Tijen, Maakant, J.A. Brinkmas, van der Vlugt. Apartment complex with single-loaded system with a corridor on every floor.
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2.1 Ideational, Material, and Methodological Precedent Exposing some of the structural components on the faรงade creates an aesthetic of an elongated verticality.
Lake Shore Apartments, Mies Van Der Rohe I beam structure on facade, however Mies used it aesthetically, the proposed design will use the I beams for both aesthetics and structure.
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Steel structure for high rise building.
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2.2 Program and Use URBAN LIBRARY | COMMUNITY SPACE A place for those to meet in the aspiration of higher learning for all ages by the communication of others. Primary Spaces: 15,486 nsf Support Spaces: 3,540 nsf Total: 19,062 nsf GSF factor 30%: 5,707.8 nsf TOTAL:
48,795.7 gsf
CAFE A public space to stop on your way from residential Salem to Downtown Winston to grab coffee and breakfast, while immersed in a 360 view of Winston and Salem from a higher perspective, only available from the tower. Primary Spaces: 3,905.6 nsf Support Spaces: 360 nsf Total: 4,265.6 nsf GSF factor 30%: 1,279 nsf TOTAL:
5,544.6 gsf
APARTMENTS Defined as prime real estate, these apartment provide the only opportunity to have Winston city lights in your bedroom and a view of historic Salem in your living room. 36 Apartments: 41,971.2 nsf Support Spaces: 4,896 nsf Total: 46,867.2 nsf GSF factor 30%: 14,060.16 nsf TOTAL:
107,794.5 gsf
PROJECT TOTAL: 162,134.8 gsf
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Book III_Project 3.1 Order
By understanding the gridded form of the site plan, I then extended that organization into the project site itself. By creating legs of a circuit, segments were created to allow various stopping points to create an identity for the project site itself. By the desire of creating contradictions, placement of spaces were drawn to the more complex north half of the site. Cutting through the highest part of the topography allowed an exposure to the rich composition of the site. With the same language, at the deepest bowl of the site, was were the apartment building was anchored, to diminish some height of the garage to be coherent with the city line. Daylighting for as much natural light throughout the building was a goal, therefore orienting the project to the south was mandatory. Considerations from casted shadows from the tower and accessibility to each space was crucial in the order of this project. An ordering system had to be developed to them make judgements for the rest of the decisions for the circuit.
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3.2 Material Palette: Substructure Designing within the ground allows the exposure of the composition of the Earth to be exposed. To compliment the richness of the Earth in Winston Salem, rammed earth was used to express the depth of the topography as you are walking through the cut of the site. Using horizontal floor plates to accentuate the layers of the earth allows the constructed space to become integrated with the natural construction of the Earth.
Vertical Garden Section
Concrete Structure
Net Lighting
Screen Support Underpass Axon
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UNDERPASS AXON
Acoustic Ceiling Panels
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Intumescent Paint
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3.2 Material Palette: Substructure Located in the lowest dip of the project site, the tallest space within the project is designed to take advantage of the unique views only available in this site. By elongating the verticality of the tower, the height relates back to Winston without disrupting the city line.
Perspective view from bridge looking up.
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Concrete Floor Slab Structural Element CAFE BALCONY
BEDROOM ELEVATOR/LOUNGE
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Wood Flooring and Handrails Anything to a person’s touch is in wood.
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3.3 Coordinated Technical Documentation
Creating a circuit brings momentum back to the project site. Incorporating multiple paths, it is up to the individual to chose what route to take. Each route offers a spacial quality that is unexpected from its expected quality. The underpass offers an illumination of light while walking underneath Business 40 and it’s exit ramps. The highly structured overpass holds you in visual strength and the fear of heights does not overpower the perspective from being up high.
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3.3 Coordinated Technical Documentation: Egress By leveling the constructed paths, all routes through the circuit are ADA accessible.
Entering the Site from 1st Street.
CAFE ENTRANCE FROM LIBERTY STREET
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Elevator for Access to Any South Entrance
THIRD FLOOR PLAN 1/16”=1’
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3.3 Coordinated Technical Documentation The building is divided into zones to best accommodate the size of occupants. The transparent glass rooms offer smaller room sizes in a public atmosphere for more private and intimate conversations between 1- 3 persons. The room sizes then crescendo into large room sizes where the room size is the floor that you are occupying. Exterior spaces are available with flat surfaces to sit on.
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CONCRETE ROOF SLAB- 6”
RIGID FOAM INSULATION
ROOF DECKING
STEEL ROOF FRAME
CONCRETE ROOF SLAB-4”
SPIDER CLIPS GLASS WALL CONNECTION INTERMECENT PAINTED I-BEAMS PRIMARY STRUCTURE CONCRETE GROUND SLAB-4” WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE PROTECTION BOARD- EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE
FORM TIE EXTERIOR CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE- 9” RIGID INSULATION- 2” INTERIOR CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE- 9” DAMPPROOFING WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE DRAINAGE MAT-3/4” FOOTING DRAIN-4” CANT STRIP COVER OF GRAVEL-6”
FOUNDATION WALL VAPOR BARRIOR FOOTING REBAR REBAR
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3.3 Coordinated Technical Documentation
Integrating environmental systems allows a more efficient use of resources. These systems built into the urban library uses the slope and the Earth to help support the building. Creating a more sustainable building allows the long term efficiency to cost much less.
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