Kieran Timberlake
Sidwell Friends School Washington, DC
Location: Washington, DC
Proect Team:
Architect: KieranTimberlake Associates Project Management: JFW Inc. Mechanical Engineer: Bruce E. Brooks & Associates Landscape Architect: Andropogon Associates Civil Engineer: VIKA, Inc. Sustainability Consultants: GreenShape LLC and Integrative Design Collaborative Constructed Wetland: Natural Systems Int’l
PLACE + PROGRAM
Site Context Environmental Context Programmatic Relationships
Kieran Timberlake
SPACE +ORDER
Organizational Strategies Circulation Qualitative Characteristics
Sidwell Friends School Washington, DC
Program: Class Rooms Administration Stage / Theater Library
The red highlighted portion of the model shows the addition to the existing school.
Circulation
Kieran Timberlake
CONSTRUCTION + EXPRESSION LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS Structure Skin and Enclosure Exterior Envelope Materials
Sidwell Friends School Washington, DC
Because of the buildings passive solar design it’s energy modeling shows it consuming 60%less energy than a building of similar size/program/ design to ASHRAE standards.
Urban Roof Planting Boxes on green roof Ventilation Towers Solar Panels
Provides 5% of the buildings required electrical load.
Constructed Wetland The site manages all its water on site while providing education material for the students. It recycles grey water, as well as collects its storm water.
Kieran Timberlake
CONSTRUCTION + EXPRESSION LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS Structure Skin and Enclosure Exterior Envelope Materials
Sidwell Friends School Washington, DC
Roof Leaders / Collectors
Interperative Filter and Investigative kiosk Biology pond
basement tank for storage and filtering treatment wetlands
settling tank
Kieran Timberlake
Sidwell Friends School Washington, DC
CONSTRUCTION + EXPRESSION SMALL SCALE SYSTEMS Tectonics Details Materials
Light shelf system is used to reflect natura light through the hall way into the classrooms.
The exterior of the building is composed of a wood rainscreen that is constructed out of recycled 100 year old western red cedar wine barrels
Kieran Timberlake
SENSORIAL AFFECT Smart Technology Lighting Acoustics Materials
Sidwell Friends School Washington, DC
Pathway
Green roof
roof leaders for water collection
The roof has many sustainable componets that the students can learn from. The green roof is not only healthy attribute to the city but also is a stong insulating / natural cooling componet to the building
verticle ventilation
Ventilation towers are constructed to pull air out of the building through moniors on the roof. The monitors sit on large shafts through the building that suck the air from the building allowing it to exit from the roof.
Kieran Timberlake
MISCELLANEOUS
Sidwell Friends School
Sustainability LEED criteria
Washington, DC Awards: •Rated LEED Platinum (57 Points) •Washington Building Congress Craftsmanship Awards in 2007; Category/title: Special Construction and Landscaping •AIA/COTE Top Ten Green Projects in 2007 •AIA Philadelphia Awards for Design Excellence in 2006; Category/title: Recognition Award •Boston Society of Architects in 2007; Category/title: Sustainable Design Awards, Honor Award •AIA National Committee on Architecture for Education in 2007; Category/title: Educational Facility Design Awards, Award of Excellence. AIA/COTE Top 10 Green projects