Cait McCarthy + Jordan Young ARCH 5120 Statement Our work explores the relationship between building form, user experience, structural, and performative systems that lack cohesiveness in sculpturally expressive buildings. Typically, the larger scale of the diagrid can be understood as a sculptural form, but the related spatial experiences are often lost as floors are divided as pancaked slabs. The models set up a series of spatial and performative logics by using a smaller scale grid and delaminating the typical configuration of building components to create complex internal relationships and ultimately create emotive, performative spaces.
MODEL PHOTOS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG / DAVID FANNON
PROCESS MODELS
FINAL MODELS
SKETCHES
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG / DAVID FANNON
FEDERAL CENTER SOUTH ZGF / SEATTLE / 2012
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
FACADE STRATEGIES 3
1 4 LESS USED SPACES ORIENTED TO MOST TROUBLESOME DIRECTION (WEST)
2
1-NORTH
2-SOUTH
3-EAST
ATRIUM SKYLIGHT
AIR HANDLER
HEAT RECOVERY ON EXHAUST AIR TO TEMPER INCOMING VENTILATION AIR
NATURAL VENTILATION + DAYLIGHT, FRIT VARIES BASED ON ORIENTATION
4-WEST
5-WEST (INTERIOR)
PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL TANK EFFICIENT CONDITIONING
AIR INTAKE
100% OUTSIDE AIR FILTERED
SUN SHADE
VERTICAL + HORIZONTAL / CHANGE BASED ON ORIENTATION
HIGH PERFORMANCE GLASS
REDUCES GLARE + MINIMIZES HEAT GAIN
COMPOSITE FLOOR SYSTEM
CONCRETE + WOOD COMPOSITE REDUCED STRUCTURAL MATERIAL NEEDS BY 30%
60’ WIDE FLOOR PLATE
NARROW FLOOR PLATE OPTIMIZES DAYLIGHT PENETRATION
DIAGRID
PROVIDES LATERAL RESISTANCE + SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR FLOOR FRAMING
“CHILLED SAILS”
HYDRONIC RADIANT COOLING
RADIANT HEATING
PERIMETER HYDRONIC
Image Citation:
All photographs 2012-2013. www.archdaily.com//federalcenter-south-building-1202-zgf-architects. Photography.
CONDITIONED AIR
DELIVERED BACK TO UNDERFLOOR
STEEL PILES
GEOTHERMAL HEATING + COOLING
UNDERFLOOR AIR
VENTILATION + COOLING
RECLAIMED WOOD
STRUCTURE + FINISH MATERIALS
30 ST. MARY AXE (THE GHERKIN) FOSTER + PARTNERS / LONDON / 2004
1-STEEL DIAGRID DETAIL
2-PANELIZED ENVELOPE
3-OPERABLE WINDOWS
4-DOUBLE SKIN
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DIAGRAM
INTERIOR COLLUMNS + CORE
DIAGRID ALLOWS FOR NO INTERIOR SHEAR WALLS + MINIMUM STRUCTURE
OPEN FLOOR PLAN
OPEN FLOOR PLAN ALLOWS FOR VARIATEIONS, ROTATED TRAYS TWIST WITH STRUCTURE + VENTILATION SYSTEM
EXTERIOR ENVELOPE
TRIANGULATED GLASS PANELS ACT AS FIRST LAYER OF SOLAR PROTECTION (2)
FLOOR VENTILATION
HOT AIR CIRCULATES THROUGH VENTS IN OFFICE FLOORS TO THE EXTERIOR
INTERIOR ENVELOPE
SECOND LAYER OF GLAZING ACTS AS DOUBLE SKIN FACADE (4)
STAGGERED ATRIUM
THE “LUNGS”- DISTRIBUTE FRESH AIR THROUGHOUT BUILDING + PROVIDE SOCIAL GATHERING SPACES
STEEL DIAGRAD
SUPERSTRUCTURE PROVIDES RIGID SUPPORT + ALLOWS FOR OPEN PLAN (1)
OPERABLE WINDOWS
FRESH AIR INTAKE (3)
Image Citation:
All photographs. 2000-2004. http://www.fosterandpartners. com/projects/30-st-mary-axe. Photography. 01/15/15.
CIRCULAR GEOMETRY
REDUCES WIND DEFLECTIONS + INCREASES PRESSURE TO DRIVE NATURAL VENTILATION
(+)
(-)
KINGS CROSS WESTERN CONCOURSE JOHN MCASLAN + PARTNERS / LONDON / 2012
1-DIAGRID + PANEL
2-AERIAL
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DIAGRAM
KINGS CROSS STATION
NO NEW STRUCTURAL LOADS COULD BE PLACED ON ADJACENT HISTORICAL BUILDING
GLAZING
ALLOWS FOR NATURAL DAYLIGHTING INTO THE CONCOURSE
STEEL DIAGRID
DIAGRID PROVIDES STRUCTURAL SUPPORT + GIVES WEIGHTLESSNESS TO SPACE LARGEST FREE SPAN STRUCTURE IN EU.
INSULATED ALUMINIUM PANELS
HOT AIR CIRCULATES THROUGH VENTS IN OFFICE FLOORS TO THE EXTERIOR (1)
FUNNEL
A PRIMARY POINT OF STRUCTURAL SUPPORT THAT DIAGRID RADIATES FROM (3)
STEEL “TREE”
EACH COLUMN SUPPORTS 1.5 METRIC TONS OF WEIGHT (4)
UNDERGROUND CONTSRAINTS
UNDERGROUND TUNNELS FOR TRAINS AND PEOPLE MINIMIZED LOCATIONS FOR STRUCTURE TO TOUCH DOWN.
Image Citation:
All photographs. 2010-2012. http://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/14/western-concourse-at-kings-cross-by-john-mcaslan-partners/. Photography.
3-THE “FUNNEL”
4-STRUCTURAL “TREE”
SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION + PERFORMANCE MODEL EXPLORATION A
DIAGRID
PROVIDES LATERAL RESISTANCE
SMALL MODULE
ALLOWS FOR INCREASED INTERIOR FLEXIBILITY + EXPRESSIVE POTENTIAL
FLOOR VENTILATION
AIR CIRCULATES THROUGH VENTS IN FLOORS TO THE EXTERIOR
OPERABLE WINDOWS
ALLOW FOR FRESH AIR INTAKE TO INTERIOR
DAYLIGHTING
INCREASED GLAZING AND CUT BACK FLOORS ALLOW DEEPER DAYLIGHT PENETRATION
SPATIAL VARIETY
CUT BACK FLOORS + UNDULATING FACADE ALLOW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INTERIOR SPACES
INSULATED PANEL
CONTROLS HEAT GAIN + PREVENTS HEAT LOSS
SUN SHADE
VERTICAL SHADE TO PROTECT AGAINST LOW EAST + WEST LIGHT
SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION + PERFORMANCE MODEL EXPLORATION B
DIAGRID
PROVIDES LATERAL RESISTANCE
SMALL MODULE
ALLOWS FOR INCREASED INTERIOR FLEXIBILITY + EXPRESSIVE POTENTIAL
AIR EXCHANGE
ALLOWS FOR EXHANCE OF WARM AND COOL AIR DEPENDING ON SEASON
FLOOR VENTILATION
AIR CIRCULATES THROUGH VENTS IN FLOORS TO THE EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR ENVELOPE
TRIANGULATED GLASS PANELS ACT AS FIRST LAYER OF SOLAR PROTECTION
OPERABLE WINDOWS
ALLOW FOR FRESH AIR INTAKE
SUN SHADE
VERTICAL SHADE TO PROTECT AGAINST LOW EAST + WEST LIGHT
INTERIOR ENVELOPE
SECOND LAYER OF GLAZING ACTS AS DOUBLE SKIN FACADE WHICH TEMPERS AIR + ELIMINATES OVERHEATING
SPATIAL VARIETY
CUT BACK FLOORS + UNDULATING FACADE ALLOW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN INTERIOR SPACES
FRESH AIR
DOUBLE SKIN ALLOWS AIR FLOW FOR NATURAL VENTILATION TO INTERIOR
DELAMINATION POTENTIALS
PLAN MATRIX / SPATIAL ORGANIZATION + PERFORMANCE
IPNL 01 TYPICAL [P]
[S]
CONTROL HEAT GAIN PREVENT HEAT LOSS
REGULARIZED INTERIOR EASY INTERIOR PARTITIONING
IPNL 02 OUTBOARD [P]
CONTROL HEAT GAIN PREVENT HEAT LOSS
[S]
MORE USABLE SPACE EXPRESSIVE FORM OCCUPIABLE FACADE EASY INTERIOR PARTITIONING
IPNL 03 INBOARD [P]
[S]
CONTROL HEAT GAIN PREVENT HEAT LOSS
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM EASY INTERIOR PARTITIONING
CRTN 09 OUTBOARD
CRTN 10 OUTBOARD
CRTN 11 OUTBOARD
HEAT LOSS
HEAT LOSS
HEAT LOSS
[P]
[S]
LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE REGULARIZED INTERIOR
DBSK 04 TYPICAL [P]
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM GLARE OVERHEATING
[S]
MORE USABLE SPACE REGULARIZED INTERIOR EASY INTERIOR PARTITIONING
[P]
[S]
DBSK 05 OUTBOARD [P]
[P]
LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE MORE USABLE SPACE EXPRESSIVE FORM OCCUPIABLE FACADE
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM SOLAR CONTROL
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
[S]
LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE REGULARIZED INTERIOR EXPRESSIVE FORM
IPNL 04 HYBRID [P]
CONTROL HEAT GAIN PREVENT HEAT LOSS
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM EASY INTERIOR PARTITIONING
CRTN 12 INBOARD
[P]
HEAT LOSS MAXIMUM SOLAR GAIN GLARE OVERHEATING
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
DBSK 06 OUTBOARD
DBSK 07 OUTBOARD
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM GLARE OVERHEATING
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM SOLAR CONTROL
[P]
[S]
LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE MORE USABLE SPACE EXPRESSIVE FORM OCCUPIABLE FACADE
[P]
[S]
MORE USABLE SPACE REGULARIZED INTERIOR EASY INTERIOR PARTITIONING
CRTN 01 TYPICAL [P]
HEAT LOSS MAXIMUM SOLAR GAIN GLARE OVERHEATING
[S]
MORE USABLE SPACE REGULARIZED INTERIOR EASY INTERIOR PARTITIONING
CRTN 02 TYPICAL [P]
HEAT LOSS
[S]
MORE USABLE SPACE REGULARIZED INTERIOR EASY INTERIOR PARTITIONING
CRTN 13 HYBRID
CRTN 14 HYBRID
HEAT LOSS
HEAT LOSS
[P]
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
DBSK 08 INBOARD [P]
[S]
TEMPERS AIR OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT RESPONDS TO SEASONS LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE CONTROLLED SYSTEM EXPRESSIVE FORM GLARE OVERHEATING
[P]
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM GLARE OVERHEATING
CRTN 04 OUTBOARD
HEAT LOSS MAXIMUM SOLAR GAIN GLARE OVERHEATING
HEAT LOSS
[P]
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
[S]
LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE MORE USABLE SPACE EXPRESSIVE FORM OCCUPIABLE FACADE
[P]
HEAT LOSS
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
DBSK 10 HYBRID
[P]
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM SOLAR CONTROL
[P]
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
CRTN 16 HYBRID
CRTN 15 HYBRID
DBSK 09 INBOARD
[P]
CRTN 03 INBOARD
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE REGULARIZED INTERIOR EXPRESSIVE FORM
[P]
HEAT LOSS
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
DBSK 11 HYBRID [P]
[S]
TEMPERS AIR OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT RESPONDS TO SEASONS LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE CONTROLLED SYSTEM EXPRESSIVE FORM GLARE OVERHEATING
CRTN 05 OUTBOARD
CRTN 06 OUTBOARD
HEAT LOSS MAXIMUM SOLAR GAIN GLARE OVERHEATING
HEAT LOSS MAXIMUM SOLAR GAIN GLARE OVERHEATING
[P]
CRTN 17 HYBRID [P]
HEAT LOSS MAXIMUM SOLAR GAIN GLARE OVERHEATING
DBSK 12 HYBRID [P]
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM SOLAR CONTROL
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE REGULARIZED INTERIOR EXPRESSIVE FORM
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
[P]
[S]
LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE MORE USABLE SPACE EXPRESSIVE FORM OCCUPIABLE FACADE
DBSK 01 TYPICAL
[P]
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM GLARE OVERHEATING
DBSK 13 HYBRID [P]
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM SOLAR CONTROL
[S]
REGULARIZED INTERIOR
[S]
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM OCCUPIABLE FACADE
CRTN 07 OUTBOARD [P]
HEAT LOSS
CRTN 08 OUTBOARD
[S]
LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE MORE USABLE SPACE EXPRESSIVE FORM OCCUPIABLE FACADE
DBSK 02 TYPICAL [P]
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONAL CHANGE CONTROLLED SYSTEM GLARE OVERHEATING
DBSK 14 HYBRID
[P]
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM SOLAR CONTROL
[S]
[S]
REGULARIZED INTERIOR EASY INTERIOR PARTITIONING
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
[P]
HEAT LOSS
[S]
LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE MORE USABLE SPACE EXPRESSIVE FORM OCCUPIABLE FACADE
DBSK 03 TYPICAL
[P]
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONAL CHANGE CONTROLLED SYSTEM GLARE OVERHEATING
DBSK 15 HYBRID [P]
TEMPERS AIR RESPONDS TO SEASONS CONTROLLED SYSTEM SOLAR CONTROL
[S]
[S]
REGULARIZED INTERIOR
OPPORTUNITY FOR DOUBLE HEIGHT LARGER SPAN INCREASES STRUCTURE EXPRESSIVE FORM
STATEMENT
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
The driver for our design began with an interest in hydrological systems (regionally and locally) and the way in which they affect the site. We saw this as an opportunity to incorporate a natural system into the structural and comfort systems of the building. The focus for integrated systems extends into the landscape, allowing the site to become a new spatial experience as well as performative. In this way, building and site form a symbiotic relationship to one another. With a rising frequency in high intensity storms, we saw an opportunity to use the site for water infiltration in a way that users have a direct relationship with site processes as they interact with floodable spaces. By lifting the building into the air and freeing the ground, we focus on the interrelationship of existing infrastructure (the tunnel) and the new datum of our building, stitched together by our banded landscape.
MODEL PHOTOS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
SKETCHES
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
FUTURE SCENARIOS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
GALLERY
BOSTON SECURES OLYMPIC BID
LTERS COASTAL ECOLOGIES + DEVELOPMENT GE A HAN EC AT M I CL
BOSTON HARBOR UPDATED FOR NEW PANAMAX SHIP
US EO F HIG H SPEED TRAINS + NEW MASS TRANSIT TECH
U RBAN MIGRATION CONTINUES TO RISE
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
GREEN ROOF
IMPROVED THERMAL PERFORMANCE + ENERGY CONSERVATION
VAV SYSTEM
STATIC LEVEL TWO
OPERABLE WINDOWS USER CONTROL OF NATURAL VENTILATION
CAV SYSTEM
DYNAMIC LEVEL ONE
AIR HANDLING UNIT
WITH HEAT RECOVERY
VERTICAL FINS RETENTION PONDS
PRIMARY COLLECTION POINT
PROVIDE SHADING FROM EAST WEST SUN
HIGH PERFORMANCE GLASS REDUCES GLARE + MINIMIZES HEAT GAIN
HOWE TRUSS WATER CISTERNS
HARVESTS STORMWATER RUNOFF FOR BUILDING USE
INTERNAL SUPPORT TO MAXIMIZE SPACE + SPANS
RADIANT FLOOR LANDSCAPE BANDS
INCREASES SURFACE AREA, MITIGATES STORMWATER RUNOFF + INFILTRATION
PRIMARY COMFORT SYSTEM WHICH PRETEMPERS SPACE
EXISTING TUNNEL
CONNECTS BUILDING TO EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE + LOCAL + REGIONAL NETWORKS
GEOTHERMAL HEAT EXCHANGE CLOSED LOOP VERTICAL HEAT EXCHANGE
COMFORT STRATEGIES
STRUCTURE
ENCLOSURE
COMFORT SYSTEMS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
TRANSIT HUB
TRUSS SYSTEM CREATES FLEXIBLE FLOOR PLATE, ALLOWS FOR OPENINGS TO MAIN FLOOR BELOW
FINS PROVIDE SHADING, OPERABLE WINDOWS ALLOW FOR NATURAL VENTILATION, SOUTH FACING HIGH PERFORMANCE FRITTED GLASS PREVENTS GLARE + OVERHEATING
PRIMARY SYSTEM IS RADIANT FLOOR, VAV SYSTEM ON STATIC SECOND LEVEL, CAV ON DYNAMIC FIRST LEVEL
TRUSS SYSTEM CREATES FLEXIBLE FLOOR PLATE, ALLOWS FOR OPENINGS TO MAIN FLOOR BELOW
AS CLIMATE CONDITIONS CHANGE SYSTEM CAN BE MODIFIED TO INCORPORATE HIGHER PERFORMANCE GLAZING / COATING
PRIMARY SYSTEM IS RADIANT FLOOR, VAV SYSTEM ON STATIC SECOND LEVEL, CAV ON DYNAMIC FIRST LEVEL
TRUSS SYSTEM CREATES FLEXIBLE FLOOR PLATE, ALLOWS FOR OPENINGS TO MAIN FLOOR BELOW
AS CLIMATE CONDITIONS CHANGE SYSTEM CAN BE MODIFIED TO INCORPORATE HIGHER PERFORMANCE
HEAT PUMP SYSTEM ACCOMMODATES RESIDENTIAL USE
MAKER SPACE
LIVE / WORK
WALL SECTION
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
1/16” = 1’
SITE PLAN
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
1/64” = 1’
LIFE SAFETY PLAN
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
235’
235’
230’
230’
TRANSIT HUB PLANS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON 1/32” = 1’
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
MAKER SPACE PLANS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON 1/32” = 1’
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
RESIDENTIAL PLAN
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON 1/32” = 1’
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
ELEVATIONS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
SOUTH
WEST
EAST
NORTH
SECTIONS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
TRANSIT HUB
LIVE / WORK
SECTIONS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
MAKER SPACE
STATEMENT
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
GENERATED BY AN INTEREST IN THE MOVEMENT AND FLOW OF PEOPLE, WATER, AND INFRASTRUCTURAL SYSTEMS WITHIN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS, THIS PROJECT RE-IMAGINES AND REORGANIZES EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH THE MANIPULATION AND DELAMINATION OF THESE SYSTEMS. WITH AN UNPRECENDENTED RISE IN HIGH INTENSITY STORMS AND THE ASSOCIATED EFFECTS ON THE URBAN LANDSCAPE, THE SITES POTENTIAL AS A PERFORMATIVE LANDSCAPE AND PUBLIC AMENITY DROVE THE ORGANIZATION OF BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE COMPONENTS. THE BANDING STRATEGY WITHIN THE LANDSCAPE CREATES A SERIES OF BERMS AND DEPRESSIONS TO SLOW THE FLOW OF WATER AND CREATE POCKETS OF RETENTION TO MITIGATE STORMWATER RUNOFF AND ALLOW FOR INCREASED WATER INFILTRATION. THIS LANDSCAPE CREATES A VARIED SPATIAL EXPERIENCE FOR USERS, ALLOWING WATER TO DIRECTLY AFFECT PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT THROUGHOUT THE SITE. THE LANDSCAPE ALSO AMPLIFIES THE CONDITION OF THE EXISTING TUNNEL. BY PRIORITIZING LANDSCAPE PERFORMANCE, THE SITE BECOMES STRATIFIED INTO THREE PRIMARY PARTS: EXISTING SUB-GRADE INFRASTRUCTURE, AN UNDULATING SURFACE, AND A RAISED BUILDING PLATFORM. ALTHOUGH EACH COMPONENT HAS A DISTINCT SPATIAL EXPERIENCE, BUILDING CORES ACT AS A SKEWER TO UNIFY THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE THROUGH EACH DATUM. JUST AS THE SITE COMPONENTS ARE STRATIFIED, THE BUILDING IS DIVIDED INTO STATIC AND DYNAMIC LEVELS. THIS ULTIMATELY ALLOWS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF BUILDING USES OVER ITS LIFESPAN. THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BUILDING, LANDSCAPE, AND INFRASTRUCTURE CONTRIBUTES THE THE OVERALL RESILIENCY OF THE SITE. THE SITE, AS A WHOLE, BECOMES A NEW PIECE OF DYNAMIC INFRASTRUCTURE, SUPPORTING THE CHANGING URBAN AND ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS.
MODEL PHOTOS - SITE
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
MODEL PHOTOS - BUILDING CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
MODEL PHOTOS - WALL SECTION CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
SKETCHES - FIN MORPHOLOGY + FENESTRATION CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
FUTURE SCENARIOS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
GALLERY
BOSTON SECURES OLYMPIC BID
LTERS COASTAL ECOLOGIES + DEVELOPMENT GE A HAN EC AT M I CL
BOSTON HARBOR UPDATED FOR NEW PANAMAX SHIP
US EO F HIG H SPEED TRAINS + NEW MASS TRANSIT TECH
URBAN MIGRATION CONTINUES TO RISE
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
DIAGRAM
VAV SYSTEM
STATIC LEVEL 2
HEAT EXCHANGER
DYNAMIC LEVEL ONE
NE
21
71
USER CONTROLLED NATURAL VENTILATION
CAV SYSTEM
DE
OPERABLE WINDOWS
CAPTURED + RECYCLED STEAM + EXHAUST
LT ITU
IPROVED THERMAL PERFORMANCE + ENERGY CONSERVATION
째A
GREEN ROOF
JU
VERTICAL FINS
PROVIDE SHADING FROM EAST WEST SUN
DE
TU
21
째
24
M
CE
DE
R BE
TI AL
RETENTION PONDS
PRIMARY COLLECTION POINT
WATER CISTERNS
HARVESTS STORMWATER FOR BUILDING USE
SELF-SHADING
OVERHANG OF ENCLOSURE NATURALLY SHADES DURING OVERHEATED PERIOD
HIGH PERFORMANCE GLASS REDUCES GLARE + MINIMIZES HEAT GAIN
EXISTING TUNNEL
HOWE TRUSS
CONNECTS BUILDING TO EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE + LOCAL + REGIONAL NETWORKS
INTERNAL SUPPORT TO MAXIMIZE SPACE + SPANS
PERIMETER RADIANT FLOOR
LANDSCAPE BANDS
PRE-TEMPERS PERIMETER OF FLOOR PLATE
INCREASES SURFACE AREA, MITIGATES STORMWATER RUNOFF + INFILTRATION
GEOTHERMAL HEAT EXCHANGE CLOSED LOOP VERTICAL HEAT EXCHANGE
COMFORT STRATEGIES
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
TRANSIT HUB TRANSIT HUB
INNOVATION + FABRICATION LAB
INNOVATION + FABRICATION LAB
LIVE WORK + ARTIST LOFTS LIVE/WORK ARTIST LOFTS
LVL. 2 STRUCTURE
STEEL TRUSS SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR FLOORS TO BE VOIDED WITHIN THE STRUCTURAL BAY. ATRIUM DESIGNED TO CREATE LIGHT FILLED ENTRY.
STRUCTURE
INCREASED SUPPORT FOR HEAVY MACHINERY NEEDED IN CENTRAL BAYS. FLOOR AREAS VOIDED TO CREATE FLOOR TO FLOOR CONNECTIONS AT GALLERY.
STRUCTURE
LOFTED UNITS TO BE CREATED USING LIGHT GAUGE STEEL FRAMING. PREVIOUS STRUCTURAL SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR NEW FLOOR TO BE ADDED TO 2ND FL. SPACE FOR LIVE / WORK + ARTIST LOFTS.
LVL. 1 ENCLOSURE
REGULARIZED 2ND FL. WITH EXPERIENTIAL 1ST FL. ALLOWS FOR VARYING SPACES. VERTICAL FINS FOR SOLAR + VIEW CONTROL.
COMFORT
CAV + VAV SYSTEMS COMBINED WITH PERIMETER RADIANT TO TEMPER SPACES. THE TWO TYPES OF FORCED AIR SYSTEMS ARE TAILORED TO PROGRAMATIC NEEDS.
ENCLOSURE
FACADE RE-DESIGN AT NORTH END TO ENCLOSE PRIOR GONDOLA ENTRY. WINDOW UNITS TO BE REPLACED FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY.
ENCLOSURE
FACADE OVERHAUL TO REGULARIZE OPENINGS FOR CELLULAR DIVISION AND CREATE OPEN MOMENTS AT AMENITY SPACES.
COMFORT
HVAC SYSTEM UPGRADE TO HANDLE THE NEW NEEDS FOR FABRICATION SPACES AND INCREASED VENTILATION LOADS, EXISTING SYSTEMS REMAIN ON 2ND FL.
COMFORT
HVAC SYSTEMS REDESIGNED TO ALLOW FOR INDIVIDUAL HEAT PUMPS WITHIN EACH UNIT. EXISTING SYSTEM CAN REMAIN FOR AMENITY USE.
ASSEMBLY DIAGRAM
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
PEEL AWAY AXONOMETRIC CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
SITE PLAN
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
LIFE SAFETY PLAN
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
235’
235’
230’
230’
TRANSIT HUB PLANS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON 1/32” = 1’
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
FABRICATION + INNOVATION LAB PLANS CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON 1/32” = 1’
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
MAKER SPACE PLANS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON 1/32” = 1’
LEVEL 2
LEVEL 1
ELEVATIONS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
EAST
SOUTH
WEST
NORTH
SECTIONS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
TRANSIT HUB
LIVE / WORK
SECTIONS
CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
INNOVATION + FABRICATION LAB
HYDROLOGICAL + URBAN MAPPING CAIT MCCARTHY + JORDAN YOUNG | DAVID FANNON
STORM SURGE + WATER INUNDATION OUTCOMES UNDERSTANDING THE THREAT OF WATER INUNDATION ON THE SITE AND SURROUNDING CONTEXT BASED ON THE SCALE OF HURRICANES. SURROUNDING SITES ARE IMPACTED HEAVILY, WITH THE SITE BEING INUNDATED DURING HIGH INTENSITY STORMS. POTENTIAL FOR EXISTING RAILYARD TO BECOME PERFORMATIVE LANDSCAPE, PROVIDING BUFFER FOR SOUTH BOSTON NEIGHBORHOOD
ENGINEERED CONTROL CSO AND OTHER STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS DIRECTLY EFFECT THE POLLUTION LEVELS IN THE BASS RIVER AND FORT POINT CHANNEL. A CSO REGULATOR AT THE BASE OF THE SITE HAS POTENTIAL TO BE RE-PURPOSED. USING THE SITE AS A NATURAL FILTER, CLEAN WATER COULD BE USED AS CATALYST FOR FORMER ECO-SYSTEMS TO RETURN TO FORT POINT CHANNEL.
SURFACE SLOPE + WATER VELOCITY AS WITH MOST CITIES, AND ESPECIALLY WITHIN BOSTON, THE HIGH RATIO OF IMPERVIOUS SURFACES TO PERVIOUS INCREASES THE THREAT OF FLOODING DURING HIGH INTENSITY STORMS. THE DEPENDANCY ON ENGINEERED SYSTEMS TO MITIGATE EXCESS RUNOFF CAUSES INCREASED POLLUTION TO FORT POINT CHANNEL WHILE REDUCING THE AMOUNT OF WATER INFILTRATION.
SUB-GRADE SOIL CONDITIONS THE EXISTING SITE SITS ON A PREVIOUS TIDAL FLAT. SOIL CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY POOR FOR BUILDING ON AND HAVE LITTLE TO NO POSITIVE IMPACT FOR NATURAL GROWTH.
TOPOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS SITE AND CONTEXT TOPOGRAPHY ARE RELATIVELY MINIMAL, WITH A GRADUAL SLOPE STARTING AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE SOUTH EAST, AND TERMINATING ON THE NORTHERN END OF THE SITE AND ADJACENT PLOTS. WHILE THE SLOPE IS MINIMAL, THE SURFACE CONDITIONS IN COMBINATION WITH THIS SLOPE CAN CAUSE INCREASED WATER VELOCITY ALONG THE EDGES OF THE SITE.
EXISTING URBAN FABRIC SOUTH BOSTON VARIES BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE TYOLOGIES, SINGLE + MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, AND MID-RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS. NEIGHBORHOOD HAS MINIMAL CONNECTION TO WATERFRONT DUE TO INDUSTRY AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
HISTORIC INFILL PROGRESSION THE SITE LIES ON WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY A TIDAL FLAT. YEARS OF INFILL AND URBANIZATION HAVE TRANSFORMED THE AREA FROM A PRODUCTIVE WATER-BASED ECOLOGY INTO AN URBAN ECOLOGY WITH FEW HISTORIC SPECIES REMAINING.
LANDSCAPE CATALOG
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VIEWS DIAGRAM
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SITE AERIAL
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