Final terminal presentation michael meer h2o

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shared office water

Learning from shared economy to create a healthy and connected environment through water and human interaction

MICHAEL MEER

what is shared economy?

It is about sacriďŹ cing personal ownership to better connect people and places, leading to reduction of space and consumption.

what is a shared office?

A shared office is designed around a more healthy and connected work environment, reducing personal ownership of space to give to the common good.

why water?

SHARED OFFICE

PROGRAM

water

commercial

omsi

airbnb

co-work shared work

WATER ACROSS SCALES

city

superilla

building

human

8 blocks to East Riverfront f Boardwalk entrance from building site

10

500ft

blocks to nearest park (St. Francis Park) from building g site

from existing Willamette Riverfront

312ft width of highway separate the site from the river

1920s

2-way

industrial architecture history throughout the neighborhood g

streets surround every block, many with no sidewalk

EXISTING WATER

east-side big pipe 100 year flood plain building site closest point of 1996 flood cso overflow main 500 year flood plain

SUPERILLA SITE OBSERVATION

29% of Portland’s watersheds are coved in impervious surfaces

50ft

of fill buried the original Willamatte riverbanks for Harbor Drive, now Waterfront Park

river morphology

present day river edge lightest color is original river extents in 1852

water infrastructure

big pipe

columbia boulevard wastewater treatment west side big pipe east side big pipe

watershed

willamette river watershed columbia slough watershed

PORTLAND ORTLAND MAPPING

85%

22ft

of estimated streams are now buried due to city development

of Willamette floodplain and riparian zone is now lost to development

diameter of big pipe at widest, able to fit a city bus

disappearing streams

present day streams buried streams

cso river mains

388mi

floodplains

100 year floodplain 500 year floodplain

250mil gallons of overflow spill into the river after big pipe project

Reuse of existing g industrial infrastructure for commercial office and retail uses

Development p of primary p y superilla p boulevard and pedestrian streets to be main pedestrian corridors

Re Redevelo op pment of poor structures as mid rise pm mixe mi xed d us use e an and d sm smal alll sc scal ale e in indu dust stri rial a uses

Construct wetlands and p permeable surface iin nfrras astr trruc ctu t re to clean and reduce urban runoff th hro roug ugh ug h ssu upe p ri rilllllla a

Begi Be gin gi g n re rede deve de velo ve lopm lo pmen pm p entt of min en inor or str tree eets ee ts to cr crea eate ea te pede p d strian friendly and more permeab ble streetscapes

URBAN VISION

Co ont ntin in nue e de ev ve ellop pme ment nt of mixe xed ed u usse co comm mmer mm mer e ci ca all and an d in ndu dusttrial rial ri al cor ore re wh whilille e co consstr cons truc ruc ucti cti ting g hig ighe ighe er rriise e hous ho using att pe errip rip iphe hery ery ry

Relocate II-5 5 farther out from the Portland city y core, to increase connection of east and west river fronts Revive natural stepped pp riverfront, allowing g species p of various natural habitats to inhabit the riverfront once again Contin nue developme pm nt strateg gies off superilla p to su urr rrou ound ndin ing g ri r ve verf rfro ront nt are r as as,, al a lo lowi w ng for wi o a gro rowi wing wi n n tura na tu ura al an a d re resilien en nt ec ecos osys ystem y te em

PEDEST PEDE STRI RIAN AN S STR TREE EET T CONN CO NNEC NN ECTS EC TS W WAT ATER ER AND D PEOP PE OP PLE TO RI RIVE VERF RFRO RO ONT

BO B OAR ARDW AR DW WAL ALKS KS EXT XTEN END D INTO IN TO THE WET ETLA LAND ND AND AN D RI RIVE VER R ZO ZONE NES, S, ALLO AL LOWI WING NG P PEO EOPL PLE E TO E EXP XPER ERIE IENC NC CE TH T E REVI RE VIVE VE ED HA HABI BITA BI TAT TA T

THE TH E ST STEP EPPE EP PED PE D RI RIPA PARI RIAN AN ZONE ZO NE ALL LLOW OWS S FO FOR R ACCO AC COMM CO MMOD MM O AT OD TIO ION N OF VARI VA RIOU RI OUS OU S LE LEVE V LS OF VE WET WE T AN AND D DR DRY Y LA LAND ND

THE RE THE REVI VIVA VAL L OF T THE HE RIPA RI PARI PA RIAN RI AN N ZON ONE E AL ALLO LOWS LO WS WS BR RIN INGS GS URB RBAN AN HAB ABIT ITAT IT AT FOR FO R VA VARI RIOU OUS S NA ATI TIVE VE SPEC SP ECIE IE ES

RIVERFRONT NATURE PARK

DOM DOME OME THEA THEA E TER T

PUBLIC L EXHIBIT SPACE C

ENT TRY ATRIUM

OMS MS SI EXHI XHIBIT BIT SPACE SPA E

RESTAURANT LOBBY

T ATE THE TER R LOBB OB Y/ Y/ LIV IVING ING N MA M CHI C NE CH E FIL FILTRA LTRA TRATIO TION TIO

BIK KE STORAG STORAG R E

LOADING G DOCK

SITE E PLAN

WATE WA T RS TE ST TOR ORAG ORAG GE CO C ONT TAI A NE ERS S FOR C EA CL EAN, N WAS N, A TE AND RADI RA DIAN ANT T WA WATE TE ER STOR ST O AG OR AGE E

B LC BA LCON ONIE ONIE ON ES IN INCR CR REA EASE SE STRE ST REET ET CON ONNE NECT NE CTIO CT ION IO N TO OFF FFIC IC ICE CE EM E PL PLOY OY YEE E S ABOV AB OVE OV E

WETL WE TLAN TL A D SP AN SPAC PAC ACES CES ALON AL ONG ON G ST STRE TRE EET INCR IN CREA CR EASE EA S PER SE ERME MEAB ME ABIL AB ILIT IL LIT ITY Y AND AN D WA WATE TER R CL CLEA EANI NING NG TOWA TO WARD RD T THE HE R RIV IVER ER

WOOD B WOOD BOA OARD RDWA WALK LK ALON AL ONG G PE PEDE DEST STRI RIAN AN STRE ST REET ET T TO O IN INCR CREA EASE SE PERM PE RMEA EABI BILI LITY TY

PEDESTRIAN STREET

WATER STORAGE IS CELEBRATED AS CONTAINERS ARE PART OF THE INTERIOR SPACE

PUBLIC EXHIBITION ALLOWS FOR PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT WATER AND FILTRATION BEFORE ENTERING OMSI

CLEAN WATER IS EXPOSED FOR WATER FEATURES

ENTRY LOBBY

SHARED OFFICE LIVING MACHINE FILTRATION

CAFE

SHARED OFFICE AIRBNB OFFICE

SHARED KITCHEN

LEVEL 3 PLAN

SHARED OFFICE COMMON SPACE VISUALLY CONNECTED TO LIVING MACHINE SPACE

OPEN LAGOONS ALLOW FOR HUMAN INTERACTION WITH ORGANISMS AND PLANTS FILTERING WATER

OMSI TOURS ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO SEE FIRST HAND THE FILTRATION SYSTEM IN THE BUILDING

LIVING MACHINE

12mil estimated g gallons of existing g run-off in the surrounding nine block site

1,044

1,500

average g g gallons of rainwater collection per day

g gallons of building water use per day

25% reduction in water use from the baseline water use

50,000 of estimated water storage g between 36 tanks throughout the building g

5,000 estimated g gallons of water filtration capacity p for living machine

SAND FILTER

RAIN COLLECTION CISTERN RAD DIANT FLO OOR SLABS SOLAR HEATED/PASSIVELY COOLED CONTAINER

REUS SE FOR FIXTU URES

SOLID SETTLEMENT

REUSE FOR GARDEN

E ALIZATION EQU

BUILDING RUN-OFF ANAEROBIC TANK AERATED LAGOONS N

FILTRATION WETLAND

RELEASED TO RIVERFRONT PARK LARGE SCALE FILTRATION AT RIVERFRONT PARK

WETLAND FILTRATION ALONG PEDESTRIAN RUNOFF DIVERSION TOWARD PEDESTRIAN STREET

WATER USE AND FILTRATION

ADDITIONAL LIVING MACHINE FILTRATION ON SITE

DISPERSEMENT OF RUNOFF ALONG

RESTAURANT GARDEN CO-WORK OFFICE

SHARED OFFICE

RESTAURANT

RESTAURANT KITCHEN

CO-WORK OFFICE

LEVEL 6 PLAN

water infrastructure hidden above ceiling water infrastructure hidden behind wall low ceiling height with no variation traditional desk, forcing one type of working style immobile desktop computer cubicle walls prevent connection to coworkers singular style of seating water infrastructure hidden beneath oor

TRADITIONAL OFFICE DESIGN

water infrastructure exposed beneath floor

openings between floors connect levels of office

spaces of water use are celebrated rather than hidden filtration space acts as common and educational space for omsi open desk seating allow for focus, but conection

collaboration tables positioned for casual meeting

H2O OFFICE DESIGN

EXPO EX PO OSE SED D META ME ET TA AL PL LUM UMBI BING BI NG EXP XPLA XPLA LAIN NS TH HE MO OVE V ME MENT NT OF WATE WA TER TE R TH THRO ROUG RO UGH UG H TH T E BU UIL LDING DING DI G

TOP TO P FL FLOO OOR OO R R ST RE STAU TAU AURA RANT RA NT PRO ROVI VIDE VI DES DE S AND AD AN AND DDI DITI TION TI TION ONAL AL AMEN AM EN NIT ITIE IES IE ES TO TO EM E MP MPL PL LOY OYEE E S WH EE WHIL IL ILE LE PLAC PL PLAC CIN ING G PU PUBL BLIC BL IC C V SITO VI SIITO ORS S ADJ DJAC ACEN AC EN NT TO TO W RKER WO RKER RK ERS ERS

W RK WO RK COU O NT NTER ER AR ROU OUND FLO OOR OP PEN ENIN IN NG ALLO AL LLO OWS FOR R A CO C NN N EC E TE TED AN AND OPEN OP EN WOR ORK K SP S ACE ACE AC

SHARED OFFICE

SE S EAT TIN NG AT CEN E TE TER R OF CIR RCU C LA L R ST TA AIIR AL ALL ALLO LO OWS S FOR FO R AD ADDI DITI TION TI O AL ON CO ONN NNEC ECTI EC TION TI O ON BETW BE TW WEE EEN F FL LOO OORS RS,, RS WH W HIIL LE PR ROV VID DING IN NG A CA C SU SUAL A MEE AL ETI T NG G SPAC SP ACE AC E

NORTH-SOUTH SECTION

WASTE WATER AND CLEAN WATER PLUMBING

PERIMETER WATER STORAGE CONTAINERS HOLD CLEAN WATER, USED FOR HEATING AND COOLING

CURTAIN WALL FACADE SYSTEM

INTERIOR WATER STORAGE CONTAINERS HOLD WASTE AND RAIN WATER IMMEDIATELY STARTING THE FILTRATION PROCESS

1” SPACED VERTICAL CEDAR SLATS

TAPERED FLOOR SLAB REVEAL TO CREATE S THINNER FLOOR PROFILE 18” THICK POSTTENSIONED CONCRETE SLAB

CONCRETE CORES AID IN SHEAR RESISTANCE

24” CONCRETE COLUMN STRUCTURE SPACED AT 24’ OC

CYLINDRICAL CONCRETE STRUCTURE SURROUNDS THE DOME THEATER

RADIANT FLOOR SYSTEM CIRCULAR CUTS IN SLAB POSITIONED AT CENTER OF COLUMNS