Integrated Design Book Miles Henry by mhenry07

INTEGRATED DESIGN: STUDIO WHITE Winter ‘19 - Spring ‘20

MILES HENRY

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

PROJECT INFORMATION

A huge thank you to the partnered firms who gave their valuable time and advice to support the development of our projects.

Student: Miles Henry

LPA: Silke Frank, Casey Chapin, Franco Brown

ARCH 352/353 Instructor: Stacey White

Lake Flato Architects

ARCH 307/342 Instructor: Mark Cabrinha / Sandy Stannard

ZGF Architects

ARCE 316 Instructor: Mario Esola

BNIM Taylor Architects

ARCH 352:

ARCH 353:

Project Title: CSU Palm Desert Balanced Health Center

Project Title: CSU Stockton Wellness Center

Project Location: Palm Desert, California

Project Location: Stockton, California

Building Type: Higher Education - Recreation Center

Total Square Footage: 130,000 sf.

Total Square Footage: 180,000 sf.

Project Narrative: Starting in teams of 4, students

Project Narrative: Taking all of our research and

collaborated to design an entire master plan for a new proposed CSU campus in different locations serving 15,000 students. My team studied the area of Palm Desert and the Coachella Valley to understand its identity and needs. Once we put together a campus layout that communicated the beauty and personality of the area, each individual of the team devised a different building on campus. As I believe strong physical and mental health is essential to getting a good education, and is also needed by the predominantly retired surrounding community, I set out to build a recreation center that catered to all aspects of maintaining balanced health. The building housed recreation and exercise spaces, nutrition education and health food vendors, mental health services, and physical therapy services all under one roof.

Integration Summary: In the hot, arid climate of the

California desert, it was imperative to make passive cooling strategies a major priority. Large humidified cooling towers located in coordination with the dominant wind directions flushed the interior with cool airflow, and the main form design with a massive butterfly roof combine this airflow with vent-stack effect opportunities for significant natural ventilation. The adjacent recreation pools also help humidify the surrounding air and mediate temperature swings.

experience from making our first campus master plans during winter quarter, our entire class of 20 students came together to create one master plan together for a new CSU campus in Stockton. With more research of the area and a site visit field trip, we organized a layout that fits and serves the surrounding community as well as students. In teams of two, students created specific detailed buildings for the school. Erin Conner and I worked together to design the Recreation and Wellness center. We put it on the corner of campus to locate it in the middle of the student population and adjacent residential and downtown areas to maximize access to our important amenities to the largest population possible. Continuing on with the same goals of serving the complete balanced health of students and community members, the CSUS Wellness Center also provides recreation, nutrition, mental health, and physical therapy services.

Integration Summary: With such a wide assortment

of program to accommodate, we created an alternating ribbon language for the roof/wall form to provide long clerestory window strips throughout to building to maximize daylighting that could penetrate the entire deep floor plate. These alternating clerestory ribbons also facilitated natural ventilation through vent-stack effect with operable windows, and in some areas assisted by fans.

TABLE OF CONTENTS ARCH 352: CSU Palm Desert Balanced Health Center STORY SITE STRUCTURE + SKIN

3-4 5-8 9 - 11 12

SPACE

13 - 14

CIRCULATION

15 - 16

ARCH 353: CSU Stockton Wellness Center STORY SITE

17 - 18 19 - 23 24

STRUCTURE

25 - 29

SKIN

30 - 31

SPACE

32 - 33

CIRCULATION

Double Quarter Reflection

34 35

ARCH 352: CSU Palm Desert Balanced Health Center

WORK CREDITS: CSU Palm Desert Team: Miles Henry, Alanna Green, Aadi Sagar, and Leeann Shmutz CSU PD Balanced Health Center: Miles Henry Partnered Firm: LPA

ARCH 352: STORY (Campus Master Plan) Our exploration began with research on what it takes to make a successful campus master plan. We searched for universities that had similar student populations to our project’s projected 15,000 and looked for patterns in their nolli maps. Primarily, we wanted to find the most easily navigable building layouts and balance of open outdoor interstitial spaces.

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY 20000 FTS, RESIDENTIAL, PUBLIC

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

I really appreciate the layout of this campus and believe it is ideal because it presents a clear navigational route. The three major axes have mass and buildings aligned to it. Additionally the axes all intersect at a common gathering place and are parallel to waterfront views. This makes a walk from class to class not only an easy one, but a delightful experience. A common place of intersection offer opportunity for connection and community.

Cal Poly has the right mix of building density and greenspace to provide students with outdoor experiences between every class, and provide pleasant, calming views from nearly every learning space. There are plenty of social gathering spaces and food spread across campus that constantly connect students of all studies and keep them supported and fueled on a walkable scale.

Cornell University’s campus is organized into “quads”, each of which houses the buildings for a particular discipline of study (arts, life sciences, agriculture, etc.) This makes for easy pedestrian circulation and wayfinding. However, it may inhibit interaction between students in different fields of study.

DUKE UNIVERSITY

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

47000 FTS , RESIDENTIAL, PUBLIC

11000 FTS, RESIDENTIAL, PRIVATE

Duke’s campus does a great job of separating each of the different functions of the building along a central circulation path. The housing, dining, and classrooms are all along a familiar route that is always an equal distance away from the center of campus making for ease of access. Major buildings are grouped according to function and the campus is surrounded by plenty of green space and less vehicular traffic.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ

19000 FTS, PUBLIC

UC Santa Cruz’ coastal forest site gives the campus a peaceful, isolated atmosphere that is still easily connected to town commerce centers by bike or public transport. Natural trail paths throughout campus keep students close with their natural surroundings that provide fresh air and tranquil surroundings between classes.

16000 FTS, PRIVATE

18000 FTS, PRIVATE

15000 FTS, PRIVATE

Stanford’s campus is based on the idea of the quadrangle, with three interlocking courtyards making up the center of the campus. However as the campus grew in size they made it a point to keep throughways of site to the center to make appropriate green space and circulation corridors. Currently the campus centers primary function buildings such as administration and classrooms in the central area and more specialized function on the outside.

Syracuse University is organized on a very defined grid, and buildings are numerically ordered from North to South. The campus center has open space and wandering walking paths directly in front of the College of Arts and Sciences, a beautiful old ivy-covered building surrounded by trees and lawns. This area likely encourages students to congregate there, weather allowing.

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON

UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT

19000 FTS, PUBLIC

University of Oregon lies in a gorgeous forested area that calms students constant natural exposure. Buildings are dense with many open greenspaces in between which allow for abundant natural lighting and views that have a positive effect on student morale. The many open areas also provide for social areas and recreational activities that keep students connected, involved, and active.

12000 FTS, PUBLIC

The University of Vermont is an old campus with traditional brick buildings and ample green space. Newer additions to the campus are carefully designed to maintain the school’s classic aesthetic. All academic/classroom buildings are located centrally in a large, loose grid along with the library and bookstore, keeping the campus population concentrated in this region. Dorms/apartments are located on a grid adjacent to the academic buildings’ grid, and the gyms and stadium on another grid adjacent to that.

ASSET MAP

Master Plan 1

Master Plan 2

PALM DESERT

Miles Henry, Alanna Green, Leeann Shmutz, Aadi Sagar

Miles Henry, Alanna Green, Aadi Sagar, Leeann Shmutz

NATURAL RESOURCES Natural Phenomena:

- Barren Land (Rock/Sand/Clay): 6.29% - Deciduous Forest: 0.03% - Evergreen Forest: 9.00% - Mixed Forest: 9.17% - Total Forest: 18.21% - Grassland/Herbaceous: 26.60% - Cultivated Crops: 0.04% - Planted/Cultivated Total: 0.04% - Shrub/Scrub: 48.83% - Natural Land Cover Total: 99.93%

General Climatic Circumstances:

The city of Palm Desert has a subtropical desert climate. The summers are arid with soaring temperatures while in the winter it tends to be relatively cool and dry. There are typically clear skies year round which a few rare days of precipitation scattered throughout.

Water:

All drinking and domestically used water is provided to Palm Desert by the Coachella Valley Water District and comes from the valley’s groundwater basin, referred to as an aquifer. The large tiled structure is filled with sand and gravel and topped with a layer of clay all of which help filter the water before it comes to rest in 1200 foot deep wells. The water is then pumped from the aquifer to the customer through over 2000 miles of distributive piping. Coachella Valley Water District also utilizes water from imported sources, such as the Colorado River, to replenish the aquifer and for other assorted agricultural uses via the Coachella Canal. Before it was built, the valley had no imported water and had to rely on sparse rainfall and snowmelt from the mountains to replenish the aquifer.

PALM DESERT

Master Plan 3

Energy:

The City of Palm Desert is dedicated to energy conservation and is a nationally recognized leader in the field due to initiatives such as the Set to Save and the City’s Energy Independence Program. Due to their geographic location and climate Coachella Valley receives bright and ample sunshine making the perfect location for the solar panels that assist in powering all of Palm Desert facilities. The city also gives home and business owners access to 100 percent financing for energy efficiency improvements made to existing buildings. Other forms of energy, standard electricity and gas, are provided to the city by Southern California Edison and Southern California Gas Company respectively.

Portola Community Center

BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Over the past decade, the City has made a concerted effort to expand the options for pedestrians, bicyclers and golf cart users as alternatives to the use of motor vehicles. In addition to the expansions of sidewalks and onstreet bicycle and golf cart paths, the City has encouraged integration paths for non-motorized use within planned developments. Walking and bicycling are not just an alternative means of transportation, but in the planning area are important for their use in recreation and exercise. Golf cart use on public rights-of-way is controlled by state regulations, and provides a convenient, low impact alternative to access convenient commercial development, as well as parks and public services.

Shadow Mountain Golf Club Firehouse Museum

Master Plan 4

Waste Treatment

To dispose waste, the city of palm desert works with Burrtec waste and recycling services to collect and compile waste.

Population: 53,000 Age Distribution: 3.9% <5yo, 14.8% <18yo, 33.7% >65yo Racial Distribution: White 82.5%, Hispanic 25.5%, Asian 5.1%, Black 2.5%, American Indian 0.4% - 21.3% Foreign born - 4,200 Veterans Median Housing Price: $335,400 Households: 24,000

Average Per Capita Income Per Year: $42,000 Population in Poverty: 13.3% Population Per Square Mile: 1,800 Area (in Square Miles): 26.81

MAP KEY

PEOPLE Build Site

Community Boundary

Police Station

Fire Station

Public Park

Church

Shopping Mall

Casino

Skate Park

Dispensary

Golf Course

Bar

Initial sketches and master plan development Next, we set out to understand the people and surrounding amenities of Palm Desert to inform our organization of campus buildings based on community needs (our site was predetermined). The area has a large retired community, few recreational outlets, and narrow business development. To support the town, we focused on offering entrepreneurial programs, many recreation fields and amenities, and a nursing program to help care for the area’s retirees.

PALM DESERT

SPORTS AND RECREATION

VIEWS

PARKING PARKING

FOOD AND RESOURCES

PARKING

RESIDENCE HALLS

PARKING

ACADEMICS AND ADMINISTRATION

PARKING

COLLEGE OF THE DESERT

UC RIVERSIDE CAMPUS UC RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PITZER COLLEGE

STUDENT LIFE

STUDENT LIFE ACADEMIC ACADEMIC HOUSING ATHLETICS HOUSING FACILITIES ATHLETICS EXISTING

FACILITIES

CAMPUS BOUNDARY BIKE EXISTING AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS

CAMPUS BOUNDARY BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS

PALM DESERT MASTER PLAN

POPULATION: 53,000

Age Distribution: 3.9% <5yo, 14.8% <18yo, 33.7% >65yo Racial Distribution: White 82.5%, Hispanic 25.5%, Asian 5.1%, Black 2.5%, American Indian 0.4% - 21.3% Foreign born - 4,200 Veterans Median Housing Price: $335,400 Households: 24,000 Average Per Capita Income Per Year: $42,000 Population in Poverty: 13.3% Population Per Square Mile: 1,800 Area (Square Miles): 26.81

WATER:

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

TOPOGRAPHY:

The area of Southern California where Palm Desert is found is defined by broad, low elevation valleys that are rimmed by thin, long parallel mountain ranges. The city of Palm Desert itself is located in the Coachella Valley which is part of the north-western extension of the Sonoran Desert. The mountains surrounding the valley to the west contribute to a rain shad w effect which means the valley and the city of Palm Desert rarely see rain. The city itself is located at 220 feet above sea l evel in the middle of the valley floor and is relatively flat. Due to this, the city is easy to navigate using various methods of transportation and opens itself up to new development. SIMON FRAISER UNIVERSITY

After many master plan iterations and rounds of feedback from CAED staff and our group’s partnered firm, LPA Architects, our group finalized a layout that was easy to navigate on foot and responded well to site conditions.

ARCH 352: STORY (CSUPD Balanced Health Center) After developing the master plan for the proposed CSU Palm Desert campus, each group member in our team of four focused on an essential building on campus that we thought was crucial to supporting the main goals of our school. In the interest of providing more recreational outlets and improving the health of students and community members alike, I pursued creating an ambitious recreation center with many abilities. Below is the intended experience of the building and the planned spaces in order to meet those goals.

BALANCED HEALTH CENTER

PA L M DESERT

ROOM LIST

In order to make our learning and connection with our site most effective, we must maintain the full health of students and the surrounding community. This is no ordinary recreation center. It will service the physical activity, mental health maintenance, nutritional regeneration, and injury treatment of all who visit. It will be positioned in between all of the on-campus residential communities and adjacent to the residentially-abutted side of campus to best serve everyone around.

THE EXPERIENCE This building is for the creators of the future. The students on our campus will need healthy brain and body fuel so they can make new businesses and develop new technologies that will expand Palm Desert, its reputation, and improve the world as a whole. They must stay active to enable their mindsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; productivity, monitor and receive help to maintain sanity in a difficult time of life, and eat the right foods to help them keep going strong and energetic every day.

IMPORTANT SPACE : Meditation Patio

This building is for the community. There are only a few activities other than hiking or golfing in this town, and there are not many gyms. This facility will offer more physical activities to the community including the large retired population. There will be specific sections of the building that will engage seniors in lighter physical activity, increase their quality of life, and encourage them to connect more with the campus.

ARCH 352: SITE (Campus Master Plan) Analysis of the site revealed the dire circumstances of the area. The extremely hot, arid climate with very little rainfall drove our group to organize our master plan with outdoor spaces that fit with the desert’s ecology, maximize rainwater capturing, and somehow make foot traffic comfortable. With hardly any slope on the site, traveling through campus on foot or bike would require minimal effort. To encourage outdoor circulation, we organized tall campus buildings along narrow outdoor corridors to provide self-shading and funnel dominant winds for a more comfortable experience.

COLLEGE DR COLLEGE OF THE DESERT

UNIVERSITY PARK

UC RIVERSIDE CAMPUS UC RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PITZER COLLEGE

FRANK SINATRA DR

STUDENT LIFE

STUDENT LIFE ACADEMIC ACADEMIC HOUSING ATHLETICS HOUSING FACILITIES ATHLETICS EXISTING

FACILITIES

CAMPUS BOUNDARY BIKE EXISTING AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS

CAMPUS BOUNDARY BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS

PALM DESERT MASTER PLAN

POPULATION: 53,000

WATER:

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

TOPOGRAPHY:

Site Assessent:

Palm Desert HISTORY:

The Cahuilla Indian farmers of the now extinct San Cayetano tribe were the first residents of the area. In 1943, residential development connected to Army maintenance camp began in the area. This site was developed into El Paseo, an upscale shopping district resembling Rodeo Drive. To accommodate the slowly increasing residential numbers – a post office, library, church, fire station, and pharmacy opened. To celebrate and recognize the area’s favorite activity, the first “golf cart parade” was also held in 1947. Inthe 1970s, Palm Desert was a master planned community situated in the desert that once stretched from Palm Springs to Indio. Palm Desert also serves as a popular retreat for “snowbirds” from colder climates in addition to permanent residents who are attracted to the area due to its affordable and high-valued homes.

Upper Transitional Zone Steep slopes and mountaintops covered in coniferous forest with pinyon pine, big cone pine, and yellow pine with wildflowers blooming in their shelter.

Creosote Bush California Fan Palm

Desert Bighorn Sheep

Golden Eagle

Lower Transitional Zone Above 4,000 feet where many trees thrive such as manzanita, mahogany, scrub oak, and junipers. Habitat of mountain lions, deer, Bighorn Sheep, bobcats,and foxes. Gets snow in winter. Brittlebush

Bobcat

AIR QUALITY:

The annual AQI of Palm Desert is about 13. East, towards Coachella, the AQI is about 33 and towards the south is 14. Because there is less development south of Palm Desert, the air quality is slightly better than towards the north. City officials worry that areas north of Palm Desert could soon have an AQI resembling that of Los Angeles and the San Joaquin Valley due to heat waves, wildfires, and heavier traffic.

Lowland Cienga (Marsh) Underground water feeds sycamore, cottonwood, and palm trees as well as smaller plants, cacti, and wildflowers. Home to foxes, bobcats, raccoons, and Desert Bighorn Sheep

Desert Tortoise

Cholla Cactus

Sonoran Desert Gently sloping open expanses dominated by brush like Creosote Bush and brittlebush. Also has many cacti and yucca. Sensitive ecosystem threatened by urban

Mountain Lion

Spanish Bayonet (Yucca)

Coyote

Barrel Cactus

TOPOGRAPHY:

The area of Southern California where Palm Desert is found is defined by broad, low elevation valleys that are rimmed by thin, long parallel mountain ranges. The city of Palm Desert itself is located in the Coachella Valley which is part of the north-western extension of the Sonoran Desert. The mountains surrounding the valley to the west contribute to a rain shadow effect which means the valley and the city of Palm Desert rarely see rain. The city itself is located at 220 feet above sea level in the middle of the valley floor and is relatively flat. Due to this, the city is easy to navigate using various methods of transportation and opens itself up to new development.

ARCH 352: SITE (Balanced Health Center) Similar to how the master plan responds to site, the main design moves of my Balanced Health Center integrate passive design strategies to keep the interior and surroundings of the building comfortable in a harsh climate.

Study models from late form development; South Facade (left), North Facade (center), Roof Elevation (right) On the south facade, large roof overhangs shade the entry courtyard and glass curtain walls that maximize daylighting to the interior. The butterfly roof form provides upper-story operable glazing to activate the stack-vent effect. Tall cooling towers on the northwest and northeast edges of the building also scoop air from predominant winds and humidify it to flood the interior with cool, sinking fresh air. Adjacent recreation pools help regulate the temperature of surrounding air as well.

COLLEGE OF THE DESERT

UC RIVERSIDE CAMPUS UC RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PITZER COLLEGE

1/64” = 1’-0” Scale Mass/Glass Model

In relation to the site, the Balanced Health Center is strategically located on campus. It lies between the academic and residential sectors of campus to maximize PALM DESERT MASTER PLAN accessibility to students and also abuts the main circulation artery that connects the campus core to the surrounding community on either side. The recreation fields are placed just to the north to provide views of the scenic mountains to the north. UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

STUDENT LIFE

STUDENT LIFE ACADEMIC ACADEMIC HOUSING ATHLETICS HOUSING

FACILITIES ATHLETICS EXISTING

FACILITIES

CAMPUS BOUNDARY BIKE EXISTING AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS

CAMPUS BOUNDARY BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN PATHS

POPULATION: 53,000

WATER:

TOPOGRAPHY:

SIMON FRAISER UNIVERSITY

ARCH 352: STRUCTURE / SKIN In this stage of the double-quarter design process, we did not have ARCE 316 yet and were not talking in detail about structural or facade systems. The main focuses of this quarter were spatial qualities and relations between different programs, more general orientation and density of windows, visual qualities of materials, and incorporation of passive design strategies and realistic egress paths. N-S SECTION Study

1/32” = 1’-0”

At this point, I had main circulation stairs in the interior atria near each of the two main building entrances with protected egress stairs and elevators close by.

For the skin of the building, I was planning on a reddish-brown either stucco or metal panel facade system. The large glass curtain walls would also have horizontal or vertical louvers based on orientation on the building.

ARCH 352: SPACE Through many building form iterations, I distilled the program organization over two doubleheight stories, eventually choosing a butterfly roof to top it off. The south entrance of the building transitions from a plaza out in front to a heavily glazed two-story atrium. From this atrium, a wide variety of program spaces are visible and it is easily understood where to go for each desired activity. STUDY MODEL 1

STUDY MODEL 2

STUDY MODEL 3

Building form studies The southern facades have large glazing and overhangs to maximize daylighting and create a shaded overhand to serve as an interstitial covered entry space that blends the transition from open exterior plaza to interior atrium. The northerns facades also have large areas of focused glazing to showcase scenic views of the surrounding mountain ranges. MASS GLASS MODEL

Cooling towers on the northern facades capture prevailing winds and humidify the air to naturally cool the interior air. The butterfly roof features high operable windows assisted by fans to expedite the stack vent effect and circulate cool air throughout both stories.

With the double-height basketball gym and indoor running track in the center, program and circulation flows around the perimeter of the building in a circuit. Many of the rooms are necessitated to be on the first floor such as physical therapy, lightweight exercise room, locker rooms, health food vendors/ dining, nutrition classroom, entry stretching areas, and lounge are all accessible without stairs and are separated from the higher intensity programs. The cardio rooms are situated on the north side with fantastic natural views along with the meditation terrace, and the mental health services are secluded in their own private corner on the second floor with their own discreet entrance.

BLOCK STACK 1st FLOOR

BLOCK STACK 1st + 2nd FLOORS

Program adjacency studies

FLOOR PLANS Climbing Park Weightlifting

Locker Rooms

PT Equipment Room

Racquetball Courts

Weightlifting

Equipment Rentals Meditation Terrace

PT Offices Lounge Area

Cardio Basketball Courts

Stretching

Atrium

Lightweight Workout

Yoga/Mixed Use Studios

Therapist Offices

Group Therapy Indoor Running Track Meditation Terrace

Nutrition Classroom

Health Food/ Dining

Cardio

Fountain Plaza

GROUND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR Weightlifting/ Cardio

1/32” = 1’ - 0”

ARCH 352: CIRCULATION The main circulation paths of this building can be approximated as two stacked donuts with the two-story basketball gym as the hole. Transitioning from the entry courtyard to the indoor atrium, all dominant paths of travel will be visible to an inhabitant, including the two vertical circulation areas. By making a circuit around the basketball gym, one will find the procession of all the building’s different program areas.

Climbing Park Weightlifting

Locker Rooms

PT Equipment Room

Racquetball Courts

Equipment Rentals

PT Offices Lounge Area

Cardio Basketball Courts

Stretching

Atrium

Lightweight Workout

ENTRY - EXIT SEQUENCE

Nutrition Classroom

Health Food/ Dining

HORIZONTAL CIRCULATION CIRCUIT

VERTICAL CIRCULATION Fountain Plaza

GROUND FLOOR 1/32” = 1’ - 0”

BALANCED HEALTH CENTER California State University Palm Desert PALM DESERT, CA

73° Summer Sun Angle

Overhangs block direct summer sun, reflect indirect light in, and let in direct winter sun

Cooling towers feed dominant winds through humidifiers which cause dense, cooled air to sink towards the building base

20mph

Average Wind Speed from NW

Clerestory wedge allows natural light to penetrate the center space of the deep floor plate

Fountain out front creates a social attraction in the athletics plaza and cools the space through evapotranspiration

Hot air rises to the ceiling and is diverted by the butterfly roof out to the highest corners of the building where it exits through operable windows. This creates a positive pressure zone that sucks hot air out of the building and cool air from low vents up into interior spaces

MILES HENRY

Cooled air flows into interior spaces from vents at the bottom of cooling towers

1/32” = 1’ - 0” BUILDING SITE N

STUDIO WHITE

WINTER 2020

The Launchpad poster illustrates the entry plaza’s relation to the street and progression between interior spaces

Arrival to the building from the surrounding community or the residential areas on campus is carried through the main circulation corridor noted in yellow that connects both main entrances to the campus. The corridors marked in magenta connect the Balanced Health Center’s entry plaza to the academic corridor.

ARCH 353: CSU Stockton Wellness Center

WORK CREDITS: Team Future University Campus Master Plan: Miles Henry, Margarita Ku, Abraham Arellano, Alanna Green, Anisha Shikre, Claire Hohimer, Daniella Dutcher, Erin Conner, Gabrielle Werst, Jess Corr, Joel Foster, Joyi Larasari, Leeann Shmutz, Lizzie Reed, Niki Blinov, Rina Fujita, Royce Grundy, Sarah Gustafson, Aadi Sagar, William Talamantes CSUS Wellness Center: Miles Henry, Erin Conner Team Wellness Partnered Firm: LPA

ARCH 353: STORY (Campus Master Plan) In spring quarter, all students of the separate campus teams joined to form a unified Team Future University. Together, the 20 of us set out to collaborate on making the master plan for a future university - CSU Stockton (CSUS). To jump start our thinking, our studio started off the quarter with a field trip to San Jose State University and Stanford to observe patterns of successful campus design on different scales and contexts.

On SJSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus, we noted the positive effects of open greenspaces and linear, predictable grids of circulation paths. With open linear corridors on a grid system, it was easy to navigate campus and maintain visual clarity of the relation between buildings.

One of the most successful features we found on the Stanford campus was their priority of pedestrian and bike paths. Minimal vehicle-accessible roads were incorporated and service roads were marked off by special bollards and used primarily as pedestrian paths.

Here is a courtyard I found particularly pleasing on the Stanford campus. Similar to our observations in San Jose, courtyards like this with greenspaces and shaded seating areas under trees provide great study and social spaces that attract students to get some fresh air and allow for a wide variety of social interactions.

STOCKTON SITE VISIT

Plentiful greenspaces made the site feel fresh, alive, and inviting.

The man-made pond in the center would serve as our social heart of the campus.

Old-growth trees provide a sense of establishment.

Following the campus visits, we traveled to our site in downtown Stockton. We documented all of the beauty the site has to offer and observed the atmosphere of the town.

Studio bonding strengthens teamwork!

With the information gained from our campus and site visits, we collectively agreed on the main priorities of the new master plan. There are many existing greenspaces and large, old-growth trees that we wanted to preserve as much as possible as they created a comfortable, inviting environment. In the interest of clarity, accessibility, and sustainability, we also agreed to form a predictable linear grid of pedestrian and bike paths for navigation through campus. Like that of San Jose and Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campuses, we would limit vehicular travel through the CSUS campus as much as possible to form a safe environment for pedestrian travel.

Students presented research on the history and circumstances of Stockton in teams of two with each pair focusing on a different issue. Topics ranged from economics and crime statistics to education and environmental qualities of the region. It was clear that Stockton had a history of major economic and educational struggles. Generally low average income per household and poor lower education has led to many children dropping out of school and often turning to crime - increasing the already high crime rate in the city and creating a negative feedback loop of the school district losing funding due to low attendance. Many families can’t afford basic necessities and there are not many basic public amenities for them to access. The few students who do manage to graduate don’t have many opportunities for higher education. The current options are a prohibitivelyexpensive private school and a small community college in town. The universities with better educators that lead to higher paying vocations are simply too far away to be accessible to this community as most cannot afford long distance travel. With CSU Stockton, we needed to bring accessible, high-quality higher education for graduating high schoolers and older adults in the region who wish to pursue college degrees. By also offering degrees in developing fields, CSUS will enable the community to become a hub of innovation. Through intense collaboration and discussions between all 20 studio members, we formed a master plan over constantly evolving models - both digital and physical. With general massings of the intended buildings at 1/64” scale, we were able to move buildings around like chess pieces and tape off circulation roads. Here are two stages of the 1/64” master plan model nearing the end of its development.

RESIDENTIAL

ACADEMIC

COMMONS

HEALTH CLINIC AND RESEARCH

PREEXISTING BUILDINGS

INNOVATIONS DISTRICT

PERFORMING ARTS

TRANSIT CENTER

WELLNESS AND RECREATION

PEDESTRIAN/BIKE PATHS

VEHICULAR ROADS

After many more small tweaks throughout the development of all the individual buildings, this is our final master plan layout of CSUS at the end of the double quarter studio.

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SECOND FLOOR

CSU STOCKTON WELLNESS CENTER ARCH 353: STORY (CSUS Center) ERIN CONNER | MILES HENRY |ARCH 353 | STUDIO WHITE Wellness | SPRING 2020

Space Needs Recreation Gym Weightlifting Machines Outdoor equipment rental Raquetball courts Indoor/outdoor climbing wall Cardio Exercise Machines Yoga/Mixed Use Studio Track Nurition

Health Food Vendors Seating Kitchen Nutrition Classroom

Physical Therapy PT Offices PT equipment room Mental Health Therapist Office/Indiv. Therapy Group Therapy Rooms Meditation Spaces Community Resources Lounge Study Rooms Athletic Offices Locker Rooms Bathrooms

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Team CSUS Wellness: Miles Henry, Erin Conner

23 SITE ANALYSIS

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Residential

PROGRAM The program is organized to provide separation between recreation spaces and wellness care. An atrium runs between the two sets of program to separate them, and as the main path of circulation.

GROUND FLOOR

opportunities for all ages. We planned to serve the community by providing PROJECT GOALSexercise and recreation, nutrition education, physical therapy, and mental services in the building program. -Support physical healthhealth of students and community -Provide mental health services -Create a safe space for everybody

Downtown

We located the Wellness Center on the southwest corner of the campus to maximize accessibility to the largest amount of the surrounding community possible. The downtown core lies south of the campus and a dense residential area abuts our site on the west. RECREATION

VERTICAL SYST

Track, Basketball, Racquetball

Vertical Circulation

Climbing Wall Area

Egress

Mixed Use Studios

Bathrooms

Cardio Equipment

Locker Rooms

Weightlifting Equipment

Mechanical

ARCH 353: SITE

WELLNESS CENTER

CSU STOCKTON CAMPUS STOCKTON, CA

CSU STOCKTON WELLNESS CENTER

ERIN CONNER | MILES HENRY |ARCH 353 | STUDIO WHITE | SPRING 2020

SECOND FLOOR

Our campus build site is PROJECT locatedDESCRIPTION a few blocks north Our wellness center aims to be a beacon of balanced health for students of the heart of Downtown and community members alike. By encompassing services for physical exStockton, CA, sotherapy the immediate ercise, injury recovery, for mental health issues, and the education and serving of proper nutrition in a comfortable, attractive atmosphere, our surroundings are heavily building will improve the health of Stockton’s community and keep students Thetoblocks inurban. peak health set themdirectly up for success. adjacent to the campus house PROJECT GOALS residential neighborhoods, -Support physical health of students and community commercial areas, a railroad -Provide mental health services -Create a safe space for everybody yard, and a cemetery. The region surrounding the town is predominantly agricultural, and there is also a distribution port Site Diagrams inside the town on a major river. Space Needs

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24800 2500 900 800 800 2500 1500 7200

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Recreation Gym Weightlifting Machines Outdoor equipment rental Raquetball courts Indoor/outdoor climbing wall Cardio Exercise Machines Yoga/Mixed Use Studio Track Nurition

Health Food Vendors Seating Kitchen Nutrition Classroom

PROGRAM The program is organized 5100 to provide separation 600 1200 1800 1800 between recreation 600 1200 spaces and wellness 900 900 care. An atrium runs 2100 300 1200 between the two sets 900 900 of program to separate 2800 and as the main 300 1200 entire town)them, 400 800 path of circulation. 400 800

2 1 2 1

Physical Therapy PT Offices PT equipment room

4 1

Mental Health Therapist Office/Indiv. Therapy Group Therapy Rooms Meditation Spaces

4 2 2

Community Resources Lounge Study Rooms Athletic Offices Locker Rooms Bathrooms

2 2 4 1 3

The site (and most of the has virtually no elevation change. The town is in a temperate zone with hot, dry summers and moderately cold winters. 8400 1000 800 1200 1800 3600

500 400 300 1800 1200

Total (asf) Total (gsf)

GROUND FLOOR

Dominant NW Wind: Avg. 9 MPH

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Summer Sun Angle = 76°

SOFT USES Study Areas Lounge Meditation Group Therapy

RECREATION

Winter Sun Angle = 29°

VERTICAL SYSTEMS

Individual Therapy PT Equipment Room

Track, Basketball, Racquetball

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Climbing Wall Area Dominant SE Wind: Avg. 12 MPH Mixed Use Studios

Sun and Wind Diagram Cardio Equipment

Weightlifting Equipment

Vertical Circulation

PT Offices

Egress

Nutrition Education

Bathrooms

Kitchens

Locker Rooms

Health Food Court

Mechanical

Outdoor Equipment Rental

SITE ANALYSIS 50 BTU/lb Psychrometric Chart Stockton Metropolitan Arpt_CA_USA 1 JAN 1:00 - 31 DEC 24:00

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ESE

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WNW

31.50 ENE

7.00 3.50

S 0.00 Wind-Rose Stockton Metropolitan Arpt_CA_USA 21 DEC 1:00 - 21 MAR 24:00 Hourly Data: Wind Speed (mph) Calm for 21.15% of the time = 462 hours. Each closed polyline shows frequency of 1.0%. = 21 hours.

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79.00 73.50 E

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SW SSW

SSE

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14.00 10.50

240

120

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S 0.00 Wind-Rose Stockton Metropolitan Arpt_CA_USA 21 JUN 1:00 - 21 SEP 24:00 Hourly Data: Wind Speed (mph) Calm for 5.38% of the time = 120 hours. Each closed polyline shows frequency of 2.2%. = 48 hours.

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mph

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210

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Sun-Path Diagram - Latitude: 37.899999999999999 Hourly Data: Dry Bulb Temperature (F) Stockton Metropolitan Arpt_CA_USA

ARCH 353: STRUCTURE

East Wall Section Axon

From the beginning of spring quarter, the Future University team committed to making our buildings with mass timber construction since it is the most environmentally efficient building material for buildings on our scale. For the Wellness Center, we devised a structural grid of 20’ x 40’ bays made of heavy timber columns, glulam girders, and CLT panels topped with 3” metal decking with concrete infill as flooring material. By the final iteration, we also added suspended wood batten ceilings to hide the forced air systems suspended from the CLT panels. The basketball gym requires a 120’ span, for which we used parallel-chord heavy timber trusses with 12’ depth. The forced air systems over the gym are tucked up between the trusses so the exposed structure remains visually highlighted. Our team took almost every opportunity available to keep the primary structure exposed to show off the natural beauty of the wood. (East Facade) (South Facade)

Basic Building Envelope Massing

Structural Member Size Calculations and Shear Wall Layout

Standing Seam Metal Roof

Green Roof

Curved Glulam Beams w/ Steel Connections

Steel Space Frame

1/8” = 1’ - 0” Scale

Early Wall Section and Elevation Sketches

WRB

Trellis Vine Wall

2" Rigid Insulation

CL 15'-5"

WRB 6" CLT (5 Layers)

Mass Timber Building Core

Green Roof Blanket / Vine Trellis Steel and Engineered Plastic Mount WRB 3" Steel Decking Curved Glulam Beam w/ Steel Connections Steel Space Frame and Mullion Grid

5/8" GFRC Panels

Steel Mullion Grid for Space Frame Mounting Attaches to CLT Floor and Roof Slabs Concrete Footing

Aluminum Girt System 3" Rigid Insulation WRB 4" Wood Light Framing @ 16" O.C.

Active Ventilation

Final East Wall Structural Layers Exploded Axon

Natural Ventilation

5/8" Drywall

Steel Decking + 2" Concrete Fill 9" CLT (7 Layers)

Second Floor 20’-0”

Natural Ventilation

Ground 0’-0”

EAST WALL SECTION

SCALE: 1/2” = 1’-0” MILES HENRY STACEY WHITE 5/17/20

Later Wall Section and Elevation Draft Iteration

DESIGN ITERATIONS

Since our ambitious variety of program spaces spread between two stories led to a very deep floor plate, we needed a creative daylighting strategy. To solve this problem, we turned our main form language into a series of alternating offset roof ribbons. This allowed us to string massive lines of clerestory windows throughout the entire floor plate. Although many other details evolved in series, the ribbon roof language remained a major form driver throughout the entire quarter. 1/64” Mass Glass SW Aerial

1/64” Mass Glass NW Aerial

Early Curved Form Exterior Render South Entrance Interior Vignette

At first everything was curved. 1/64” Bristol Model SE Aerial

Later, everything was linear. Digital Model SE Aerial

Eventually a happy medium was reached.

Earlier iterations featured a great hall of heavy timber arches to hold up the quadruple-height main atrium. They were later deemed unnecessary and removed. Final Building Form

E-W BUILDING SECTION

SOUTH ATRIUM

BASKETBALL COURTS

Final Structural Section and Interior Renders

ARCH 307: Integrated Section CSU Stockton Recreation and Wellness Center

Hot Air Escapes Through High Operable Windows by Stack Vent Effect Air Conditioning Units w/ Exhaust Vents

Cool Air Distribution Ducts

North-facing Clerestory Windows Atop Atrium

Photo-voltaic Cells

Morning Sun

4 3 1

Evening Sun

9 8

1. Beach Volleyball Court

6. Study Space

2. Lap Pool

7. Racquetball Court

3. Physical Therapy Equipment

8. Main Atrium

4. Therapist Office

9. Indoor Running Track

5. Group Therapy

10. Basketball Courts

Cooled Air E - W

Warm Air Escaping Hot Air

1/32” = 1’-0”

Solar Rays

First East-West Building Section Iteration (facing south)

25'-0"

40'-0"

CL 40'-0"

120'-0"

CL 15'-5"

Mechanically Operated Clerestory Windows

Natural Ventilation (Warm Air Escaping)

WRB

PV Panels

2" Rigid Insulation WRB 6" CLT (5 Layers)

Green Roof Blanket / Vine Trellis Steel and Engineered Plastic Mount WRB 3" Steel Decking Curved Glulam Beam w/ Steel Connections Steel Space Frame and Mullion Grid

5/8" GFRC Panels Aluminum Girt System 3" Rigid Insulation Wood Sheathing + WRB 4" Wood Light Framing @ 16" O.C.

Active Ventilation

5/8" Drywall

Active Ventilation

MEDITATION

Double Layer Wood Framing w/ Air Gap for Sound Insulation of Private Spaces

Aluminum Flashing

RUNNING TRACK

INDIVIDUAL THERAPY

Vertical Wood Louvers

Structural Steel Pipe to counter external cantilever Steel Decking + 2" Concrete Fill

Natural Ventilation (Warm Air Escaping)

ATRIUM

BASKETBALL GYM

9" CLT (7 Layers)

Second Floor 20’-0”

Standing Seam Roofing 1" Wood Spacer Strips @ 24" O.C. 1" OSB WRB

Natural Ventilation (Cool Air Infiltrating)

2x8 Wood Purlin @ 24" O.C.

PT EQUIPMENT

Suspended Wood Batten Ceiling

ATHLETICS OFFICE

Ground 0’-0”

EAST-WEST BUILDING SECTION SCALE: 1/4” = 1’-0” MILES HENRY STACEY WHITE 5/17/20

Final East-West Integrated Building Section (facing north)

ARCH 353: SKIN After visiting a traditional campus like Stanford, our team wanted to use a facade material that felt modern to match the themes of our innovative campus, yet also established and timeless. We decided on using cream colored glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) panels which evoke an established stone yet are modern in nature. For the other materials, a metal standing seam roof fit our building form elegantly and blends down the filleted curves to transform into walls on some of the roof ribbons. To engage the building more with the site an make it more lively and inviting to touch, the outset wall/ roof ribbons have vine trellis and green roof surfaces. The adjacent landscape will appear to fold up into the building envelope. To finish off the modern look, the gaps between the curved roof forms and the mass timber building cores are covered with aluminum siding panels to protect the space frames from weathering and blend into the edges of the standing seam roofing.

LAB 3 ERIN CONNER ARCH 342 STACEY WHITE SPRING 2020

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Summer Sun 75°

GREEN ROOF Winter Sun 28°

Standing Metal Seam

Top of Roof 47’ - 0”

Roof 3 45' - 0" Aluminum Space Frame

Roof 4 40' - 0" Asphalt bitumen roof

Roof 5 35' - 0"

Exterior Louvers over Glass Curtain

WOOD LOUVERS Awning Window

Level 2 20' - 0"

LEVEL 2 20’ - 0” Suspended Wood Batten

VINE TRELLIS Indirect/Direct Pendulum LED lumi-

Level 1 0' - 0"

Slab-on-Grade Foundation

LEVEL 1 0’ - 10”

SECTION ELEVATION ERIN CONNER SCALE: 1/2” = 1’

East Green Roof Ribbon Elevation

ERIN CONNER SCALE: 1/2” = 1’

ALUMINUM SIDING STANDING SEAM ROOF

PLAN ERIN CONNER SCALE: 1/2” = 1’

AXON ERIN CONNER

North Facade Render

GFRC PANELS

SOUTH (COMMUNITY) FACADE

NORTH (CAMPUS) FACADE

WEST ELEVATION

Final Building Elevations

ARCH 353: SPACE 1/32” Block Stack Model

1/16” Model (1st floor)

(2nd floor)

Early Program Layout Iterations

Each iteration of our program layouts always had some semblance of a center atrium, but for a while, they did not connect entrances from both sides of the building in a straight line and often were hindered by programs on the second floor including the running track.

GROUND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

3D Adjacency Study (left) and Floor Plans (right) from Schematic Design Review

SOFT USES Study Areas Lounge Meditation Group Therapy

RECREATION

VERTICAL SYSTEMS

Individual Therapy PT Equipment Room

Track, Basketball, Racquetball

Vertical Circulation

PT Offices

Climbing Wall Area

Egress

Nutrition Education

Mixed Use Studios

Bathrooms

Kitchens

Cardio Equipment

Locker Rooms

Health Food Court

Weightlifting Equipment

Mechanical

Outdoor Equipment Rental

After some fantastic advice from LPA in a mid review critique, we solidified an uninterrupted linear atrium space as a driving design factor. I would visually connect all of the spaces and serve as an organizational barrier between high-intensity spaces (gym, exercise equipment) on the east side of the building and low-intensity spaces (mental health, study lounge, etc.) on the west side. We also took their advice to push cardio and weightlifting rooms to the edges of the floor plate to use occupants as ‘human advertising’ to showcase the amenities and entice outsiders to come inside and join the activities.

Final 3D Adjacency Study and Floor Plans

GROUND FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SOFT USES Study Areas

RECREATION

VERTICAL SYSTEMS

Lounge Meditation Group Therapy

Track, Basketball, Racquetball Climbing Wall Area

Egress

Mixed Use Studios

Bathrooms

Cardio Equipment

Locker Rooms

Weightlifting Equipment

Mechanical

Individual Therapy PT Equipment Room PT Offices Nutrition Education Kitchens Health Food Court Outdoor Equipment Rental

SECOND FLOOR PLAN

ARCH 353: CIRCULATION Circulation through the building is directed by the large main atrium corridor. It provides a clear path directly between the campus and the community in a straight line with visual clarity of the main entrances and the various program spaces flanking on either side. Other than the private offices on both floors, the floor plan is very open on both stories making program spaces easily accessible.

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

ENTRY - EXIT SEQUENCE

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

SITE ACCESS

DOUBLE QUARTER REFLECTION Every time I look back at my work through the completion of a portfolio, I am blown away by the amount of work Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done, but this one really puts the others to shame. By the graces of our outstanding studio, tech, and ARCE professors who worked tirelessly through the struggles of the COVID-19 circumstances to deliver quality remote instruction to their students, we have been able to learn a profuse variety and amount of new architectural skills and perspectives. I am so thankful for their effort and flexibility, and I am impressed by my peers and myself for being able to rise to the challenge and progress full-force through the regular curriculum. I have gained many technical skills in creating diagrams and physical models both digitally and analog, but I am even more grateful for the new perspectives I have been shown by my professors and, of course, the amazing professionals at LPA who were gracious enough to lend us some of their time. One of my favorite parts about this studio experience was the critique meetings and real-world advice from established and successful modern architecture firms. Silke Frank, Casey Chapin, and Franco Brown - thank you so much for your time and feedback; it means the world to me and you have inspired and electrified my hope and excitement for the future of my career. None of our leaps and bounds of learning and improving could have been possible without our rock star of a studio professor: Stacey White. She is so incredibly productive, insightful, dedicated, and caring. She really showed us how to step up to a challenge and inspired and enabled us to knock our projects out of the park. I am immensely grateful to you Stacey.