The Courtyards
Fire Station 62-Ahwatukee, Arizona
Lester George Graham ADE 522- Advanced Architectural Studio II Spring 2020
Table of Contexts History of Ahwatukee.............Pg 2 Project Site..............................Pg 5 Site Section..............................Pg 7 Process.....................................Pg 9 Site Plan...................................Pg 15 Site Section..............................Pg 16 Floor Plans.............................. Pg 17 Circulation and Egress............Pg 19 Structure..................................Pg 21 Sections................................... Pg 25 Materiality............................... Pg 29 Plants.......................................Pg 30 Energy......................................Pg 31 Passive Heating and Cooling...Pg 33 Water Collection......................Pg 34 Perspectives.............................Pg35
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History of Ahwatukee Demographics Animal Species:
Plant Species:
Anna's Hummingbird Cacti : Canyon wren Black-tailed gnatcatcher Saguaro Cactus Gambel's quail Barrels Bendire’s Thrasher Cholla Black-tailed Gnatcatcher Hedgehog Canyon Towhee Ocotillo Canyon Wren Pincushion Common Raven Curve-billed Thrasher Prickly pear Gambel's Quail Gila Woodpecker Saguaro Gila woodpecker Creosote bush Red-tailed hawk Elephant tree Greater roadrunner Green-barked Rufous-crowned sparrow Mexican gold poppie Gilded Flicker Orange-flowered globe mallow Great Horned Owl Greater Roadrunner Palo verde trees Harris's Hawk Purple lupine Red-tailed Hawk Yellow-flowered brittlebush Rock Wren Rufous-crowned Sparrow Scott’s Oriole (In Early Spring) Lesser Long Nosed Bat Black-tailed rattlesnake Chuckwalla orange-tailed (unique to South Mountain Coachwhip Common side-blotched lizard Gila monster Desert tortoise Gophersnake Speckled rattlesnake Tiger whiptail lizard Western patch-nosed snake Zebra-tailed lizard Western diamond-backed rattlesnake Bobcat Javelina Jackrabbit Kangaroo rat Coyote Gray fox Ground squirrel Mule deer Pocket mouse Ringtail cat White -Throated Woodrat Bees, Spiders, and other
Human Demographics (Surrounding the Site):
Population: 85,482 Race/Etnicity White: 83% American Indian: 1.6% African-American: 5.6% Asian/Pacific Islander: 6.5% Hispanic: 12.3% Other: 3.3%
Income Median: $96,000
Age <10: 12% 10-17: 12% 18-24: 8% 25-34: 15% 35-44: 14% 45-54: 16% 55-64: 13% 65+: 10%
Education Level
Less than 25K: 9% 25k-44k: 12% 45-74k: 21% 75-149K: 35% 150k+: 23%
Less than HS diploma: 4% HS diploma or equivalent: 13% Some college or Associate Degree: 33% Bachelor’s: 31% Masters or Higher: 19%
Male/Female
Crime
Female: 52% Male: 48%
1,796 per 100K Violent Crime: 212 per 100k Property Crime: 1584 per 100K
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Micro-Climate
Hydrology
Wind Conditions
Southwest South Mountain Watershed: This watershed is nearly 100% desert mountain and hill slope runoff. The drainage area is slightly more than four square miles in area. The area extends to the east and is adjacent to the uppermost portions of the Maricopa Drain Watershed. The flow is generally to the west following San Juan Road in the South Mountain Park. The westernmost edge is developed, mostly with large lots and desert/natural landscape. Runoff from area sub-basins does not combine, but is instead conveyed out of the area across the Reservation boundary through sheet flow or in small channels. The looks like an alluvial fan which is a triangular-shaped deposits that is loose, unconsolidated soil or sediment that has been eroded, reshaped by water in some form, and redeposited in a non-marine setting. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt
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Wind Direction/ Strength
Water and Wind Cycle Moisture Condenses as Air Cools
Orographic Lift
Monsoon Season Rainfall:
Sinking Air
June (15th-30th) - 0.02 inches
Prevailing Wind
Lifting Air
Basin
July - 1.05 inches Rainy Windward Slope
Dry Leeward Slope
Mountain
Auguest - 1.00 inches
Runoff
September - 0.64 inches Basin
Total - 2.71 inches over 3.5 months
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Project Site
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Project Goal Use courtyards as way to bring community involvement into the site of the fire station 1) Implemented desert friendly plants that require little water and provide cooling in the spaces 2) The courtyards creates interactions between the firefighters living spaces and the public as the move around the site 3) Plants which attract hummingbirds and butterflies was placed in the courtyards to create a more relaxing and friendly place 4) Firefighters living spaces was equipped with patio spaces to create the indoor outdoor feeling 6
Site Section
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Process
Houses for Eldery People in Alcรกcer do Sal Aires Mateus Built 2010 Architect: Aires Mateus Location:Alcazer do Sal, Portugal
The process started as a living space which a major usage of courtyards. As you can see in this view, while inside, you can see the outside area into the courtyards. https://www.archdaily.com/328516/alcacer-do-sal-residences-aires-mateus/ 51116fa5b3fc4b75d900005c-alcacer-do-sal-residences-aires-mateus-photo?next_ project=no
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Information Technology and Media Center Built 2013 Architect: Morris Architects Location: Santa Monica, California
Making a building very efficient especially with water being a big issue in the future to come, my researched that rainwater collection would be very effiecient for a project like this. With the sun being very intense here in Arizona, it made sense to add a super roof which can be used to cool the entire building and shade from the sun. 10
https://www.archdaily.com/227184/information-technology-and-media-center-morris-architects
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The RainShine House Built 2008 Architect: Robert M. Cain Location: Decatur, Georgia
Research on the RainShine House helped inspired the design for a butterfly roof. Also, it was the another inspiration for using a cistern to collect rainwater and reuse for the plant life on the site. 12
https://www.archdaily.com/211077/the-rainshine-house-robert-m-cain
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Site Plan Red line= Property line
Scale 1”= 80’
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Site Section
N to S Scale 1/32”= 1’
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Floor Plans
Scale 1”= 40’
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Scale 1”= 30’
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Circulation and Egress
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Structure
Red= Primary Structure Blue= Secondary Struc-
Exploded Super Roof Diagram
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Steel Truss
Sawtooth Roof Diagram
Steel Beam
Steel Column Sawtooth Roof Diagram
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Steel Beam
Steel Joist
Super Roof Diagram- South
Steel Column
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Sections
NE to SW Scale 1/8”= 1’
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Detail Section Steel Beam
Curtain Wall
Metal Stud Layer
Steel Truss Insulation
NW to SE Scale 1/8”= 1’
PrecastConcrete
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Precast Concrete
Detail Roofing
Thermal/ Air Layer EPDM Membrane
Thermal/ Air Layer Steel Joist Metal Decking
Metal Stud Layer
Cistern Scale 1”=10’
Insulation Metal Beam
Foundational Footing
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Materiality
Copper
Precast Concrete
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Plants Bougainvillea
Palm Trees
Muhly Grass
Mesquite Tree
Aloe Vera
Saguaro Cactus
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Energy
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Without Fire Station
Fire Station Itself
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Passive Heating and Cooling
VRF Outdoor Air Condensor
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Water Collection Summer Sun
Rainwater
Winter Sun
Wind
Cistern
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Perspectives
Firefighters class on rock climbing to similate rescue missions 35
Indoor outdoor experience when on the site while at the courtyards. 36
Social interaction between the community and the firefighters at the courtyards 37
Sustainable site where the bridge allow native animals to to roam the site 38
Social interaction between the community at the courtyards
North View of the Site
Thank you
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