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01 BIM model section-axonometric drawing
06 fraction of research study on shadow patterns around the building
11 diagram of r-value gains from facade improvements
02 East elevation with shadows from BIM model
07 second floor plan, includes offices and collaboration spaces
12 fraction of illuminance study with fenestration improvements
03 photos of the physical model delivered to the client
08 third floor plan, includes conference spaces and classrooms
13 current construction photo showing light-core progress
04 longitudinal section from BIM model
09 fourth floor plan, includes ‘the oasis’ and optimized skylight from roof
14 photos of collaboration between team, client, and professionals
05 ground floor plan of building extending out to Cady Mall
10 current construction photo with installation of high-efficiency glazing
applied research collab orative
Pedagogic Philosophy The designer in the 21st Century does not work alone. The complexity and expertise required to produce innovative design is too vast for any one individual, therefore new collaborative design models are needed. The Applied Research Collaborative (ARC) is one such model. ARC is a transdisciplinary design thesis studio in the School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture that reaches out to students and faculty in other schools within the College of Design and other Colleges within the University, as well as to professionals and municipalities within the local community. This semester the studio included students from architecture, building sciences and energy analysis, interior design, landscape architecture, planning, and visual communication. ARC aims to develop a hyper-collaborative environment that embraces this multidisciplinary expertise toward establishing a common design objective. Through the collective knowlege and skills of the transdisciplinary teams along with the experience and wisdom of our clients and professional collaborators, design is approached as the synthesis of qualitative experiences and quantitative research processes. This methodology is an attempt to inform the design process, not only through intuitive and imaginative means, but also through studied application of research and analysis. The collaborative model produces a deeper and more developed proposal than any single design student could produce alone.
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