[THE PROBLEM]
[ANELOSIMUS PARASITIC ARCHITECTURE]
[CURRENT PRECEDENT]
The design of Modern buildings very accurately reflect the political and economic conditions of their time. Few tend to the environmental conditions that continually challenge and effect the building’s sustainablity and longevity. Modernism bread a set of sub styles such as Bauhaus (1919-1930+), Art Deco (1925-40), and International Style (1930+), in which the buildings were realized and reproduced all of the globe. Buildings designed with style in mind, and the site and it conditions on the back burner.
The anelosimus spider is sometimes infected with a wasp parasite that takes over and creates a webbing [architecture] for itself. This project seeks to retrofit modern buildings [spider] for their neglect towards the environment. Metaphorically the future [parasite] will one day change the way architecture is used. Therefore the architecture must be able to adapt from its original use into one that better suits its zeitgeist.
SEAGRAM BUILDING [1958 INTERNATIONAL STYLE]
EMPIRE STATE BUILDING [1931 ART DECO]
While some of these building typologies addressed the sun and other elements, the least giving typology would have to be sky scrapers. Generally featuring a homogeneous skin and floor plan.
CHRYSLER BUILDING
Skyscrapers such as the Seagram Building, the Empire State Building, and the Chrysler Building are all examples of non responsive skins.
[THE OPPORTUNITY]
[1930 ART DECO]
[CONCEPTUAL PRECEDENT]
Architecture historically has remained static in the world that is ever changing and evolving. So why not architecture? Contemporarily architecture facilitates the ongoing forces of its program inhabitants, its building systems, and the enviorment that warms and cools its materials. Its infrastructure and skin systems seldom change and adapt to the new social, economic, and environmental changes that evolve after its creation.
REFORM CONCEPT: LEBBEUS WOODS: REBUILDING OF DAMAGED BUILDINGS. SCAR, SCAB, NEW TISSUE
http://curetheblind.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/woods.jpg
The opportunity is in a user driven program that constantly enhances the building and can reprogram its skins to adapt to the zeitgeist. As the user and environment change, so should the building, continually reflecting current technologies and ways of thought.
TESTING: RECONSTRUCTION FACADE TESTING
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ADAPTIVE
[CONTEMPORARY RESPONSES] DEMOLISH
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
1
[REFORM] - REDEFINE
The implementation of successful experiments. Panelized for easy installation. ?
?
ADAPTIVE SKIN
?
ENERGY USE WATER SOLAR
2040 2030 2020
IMPROVED BUILDING ENERGY USE + INTAKE
“The demolition of the . . . steel and glass skyscrapers . . . [that] are poorly built copycats of seminal landmarks [are not] suited for modern needs . . . suggesting that the most environmentally friendly solution is to demolish and replace these aging giants with properly built, efficient modern replacements.” -Terrapin Bright Green LLC
& REBUILD
OR
The Preservation Green Lab at the National Building Trust for Historic Preservation published a report last year which concluded that in almost all cases retrofitting and renovation was the better option for energy efficiency. -National Building Trust for Historic Preservation
RETROFIT
2
& REDEFINE
[THE SITE]
ADAPTABILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY (BUILDING ORIGINAL) EMBODIED ENERGY (BUILDING ORIGINAL)
[140 NEW MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO, CA]
FACTS:
FACTS:
Architect: A. A. Cantin
It was San Francisco's first significant skyscraper development when construction began in 1924.
A ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE? YES
NO
A ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE? YES
NO
A ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE? YES
NO
A ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE? YES
NO
A ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE?
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
N
YES
WIND
FOG
Floors: 26 Construction: 1924 Height (Architectural): 435.38 Ft SF Zone: Financial District Structural Material: Steel
Isolated pods that test skin prototypes and other experimental sustainable projects.
SOLAR
Building Status: Existing [Under Renovation]
NO
[(RE)TEST] - ADAPT TESTING PANEL TYPOLOGIES
Architectural Style: Art Deco
Facade Material: Terra-cotta Facade System: Applied Masonry
ROBOTIC TESTING
ADAPTABILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY (BUILDING ORIGINAL) EMBODIED ENERGY (BUILDING ORIGINAL)
[STRUCTURAL RETROFIT]
Several hundred historic terra-cotta tiles were damaged during the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 and required restoration. The replacement pieces were 7 lbs. compared to the originals at 130 lbs. each. Office building from 1925 to 2005 when it was abandoned, then sold in 2007.
[BUILDING INTEGRITY]
EXISTING STRUCTURE
RETROFIT STRUCTURE
130 Lbs. Per Terra-cotta Block (25 Per Bay)
1560 Lbs. Per Column (.5 Per Bay)
3,250 Lbs. Per Bay (34 Bays)
780 Lbs. Per Bay (34 Bays)
110,500 Lbs. Per Floor (Floors 1-22)
26,500 Lbs. Per Floor (Floors 1-22)
77,350 Lbs. Per Floor (Floors 23-26)
18,550 Lbs. Per Floor (Floors 23-26)
Building Structure 2,740,400 Lbs.
Building Structure 657,200 Lbs.
130 lbs. 1560 lbs.
MEDIUM
HIGH
130 lbs.
[ACTIVATE] - INVOLVE
Technical systems that provide users with control of their interior environments. AC UNIT
75°F
55°F 60°F 65°F 70°F 75°F
LOW
130 lbs.
WIRELESS CONTROL UNITS
IMPROVED AIR HANDLING UNIT
ADAPTABILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY (BUILDING ORIGINAL) EMBODIED ENERGY (BUILDING ORIGINAL)
The building’s structure is located primarily on the masonry along the facade, in order to facilitate a new skin and new floor plans, the masonry is replaced with a curtain wall and interior steel/concrete columns. Because steel is lighter, it allows for a greater play between interior and exterior.
Existing Structure
2,740,400 lbs.
-
Retrofit Structure
657,200 lbs.
=
The over structuring is implemented from changing out the skin, allows the building to grow vertically as the program within it changes.
Ability to Construct Additional
2,083,200 lbs.
[PROGRAM] The building program facilitates a design community, with program to work, sleep, test, and practice various forms of design. The program does not follow a standard floor plan typology, instead it mixes together different programs on the same floor, in hope of creating spontaneous interaction between different design professional and students.
LOW
MEDIUM
HIGH
N
[MINIMAL] - IMPROVE
Nonauesthetic improvements which maintains building form and overall function. INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS
REFURBISHED WINDOWS
ADAPTABILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY (BUILDING ORIGINAL) EMBODIED ENERGY (BUILDING ORIGINAL)
PROGRAM LEGEND ARCHITECTURE SCHOOL TESTING PODS DORMS RESIDENTIAL OFFICES RETAIL
2013 ACADIA ENTRY- ROY PEER
MALADAPTIVE
CORE
NW
[THE INTERVENTION] BASED ON CURRENT: TECHNOLOGY
[DESIGNS PANELS]
[THE USER]
SOLAR SKINS
[TESTS]
CLIMATE
MATERIAL AVAILABILITY
ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS + DESIGN PROFESSIONALS
[GOOD]
?
[INSTALLS]
VENTILATION SKINS
[BAD]
FOG HARVESTING SKINS
?
?
2040 2030 2020
PEOPLE: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/157/413149404_f5ebc842a6_b.jpg COMPUTER CHIP: http://prowinwall.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Computer-Chip.jpg EARTH: http://www.antarcticconnection.com/images/science/climate2.jpg STEEL PLANT: http://img.weiku.com/waterpicture/2011/10/21/20/steel_melting_furnace_634592005319194973_3.jpg TRASH CAN: http://blog.timesunion.com/opinion/files/2011/03/0405_WVdisposable.jpg
[THE PANEL]
ABILITY DIAGRAM
ABILITY DIAGRAM
ABILITY DIAGRAM
POSSIBLE MATERIAL CHOICES:
POSSIBLE MATERIAL CHOICES:
POSSIBLE MATERIAL CHOICES:
? PV
CONCENTRATED PV PANEL
NANOANTENNA PANEL
?
?
FUTURE MATERIALS
WINDOW
[SOLAR]
WIND TOWER
CROSS VENTILATION
MESH
NATURAL NETS
FUTURE MATERIALS
[NATURAL VENTILATION]
FOG HARVESTING
FUTURE MATERIALS
[FOG]
PV: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Solar_cell.png CONCENTRATE PV PANEL: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Solar_cell.png NANOANTENNA PANEL: http://media.treehugger.com/assets/images/2011/10/20081104-solfocus-concentrating-solar-pv.jpg WINDOW: http://www.nachi.org/images10-2/adobe-window-lintel.jpg NATURAL NETS: http://www.ludvigsen.hiof.no/webdoc/hoest/dew.jpg MESH: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-X9kFzKkZ5T4/Tb0geVgJ1II/AAAAAAAAAQA/ImON8_IrlnQ/s1600/fog-harvesting_IFPq4_69.jpg NATURAL NETS: http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/101/cache/peru-fog-catchers_10142_600x450.jpg
WIND TOWER: http://nehanayeem.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/IMG_06941.jpg
CROSS VENTILATION: http://ecohomeresource.com/images/cross-ventilation.jpg
[TESTING]
1
WORKSHOP
SOLAR
4’ x 8’ ADAPTIVE PANEL
[THE LIMITS]
2
LAB WIND
3
LAB
FOG
[THE BUILDING]
[THE ROOM]
[TEST ROOM]
[THE ROBOT]
[SKIN TYPES]
[THE PANEL]
[PANEL TYPOLOGIES]
[CONCLUSION] OVERALL EVOLUTION
SKIN TYPE:
EXTERIOR
INTERIOR
EAST
WEST
NORTH
EXTERIOR
EXISTING
PROPOSED
PANEL TYPOLOGIES
SOUTH
VENTILATION
SOLAR
FOG
SKIN TYPE:
INTERIOR
SKIN ADAPTATION
INTERIOR
EXTERIOR
SOUTH
N
STATIC
EAST
WEST
NORTH
ADAPTIVE