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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