CAMPUS COURTYARD HIGH SCHOOL SERAPHIN MICHAEL MILLON
WORK SAMPLES this high school, located in the heart of downtown Anderson, SC, combines both the open campus and courtyard school campus models. the high school is comprised of intersecting programmatic volumes to create a cascading building that spans and bridges two blocks separated by Main street. the idea is to turn the traditional high school inside out, opening circulation to the exterior of the building and offering two large raised student courtyards as well as a public courtyard addressing the street. this project is best described in section so the next few pages will be comprised of sections with blown up call-outs explaining the space, followed by structural and mechanical resolution diagrams.
COFFEE SHOP / PRESENTATION SPACE addressing Main Street, as well as the upper level east courtyard, is a split level coffeeshop that serves both the public as well as the students. This houses a coffee counter as well as the community showcase as a way to further inform the public as to what the students are both learning and producing. in direct conjunction with this space is the school’s presentation space designed with fixed seating as a lecture hall.
AUDITORIUM working with the naturally sloping site is an auditorium that addresses the east side of the site and Murray Street. off the street is a ticketing office and entry lounge with concession stand. this auditorium has a performance stage, sound and lighting booth, green rooms, storage, and a custom acoustic ceiling.
GYM & FITNESS CENTER the gymnasium addresses a secondary road and opens up to allow for views into and out of the space. this space is pushed into the ground and contains a suspended running track creating a interesting and meaningful architectural moment both from the interior and exterior of the space. passersby will have the opportunity to look down into the space as if they were seated in the grandstand. Bleachers in this space are an architectural feature and cast in place, they are the students main means of access to the gym. the space below them is utilized as locker room space.
ARTS BUILDING the tallest and most visible volume within the school is dedicated to the arts. this space holds graphics and photography on the top floor, studio art, painting and photography on the middle floor and working with the natural topography, a band practice and performance space on the ground floor which opens completely on both sides allowing for pep rallies and concerts to spill onto both the street and east courtyard.
MECHANICAL RESOLUTION SUPPLY BRANCHES
air handling is used only for ventilation and not conditioning. one supply branch is provided in each volume, under. ground floor supply ducts are cast into concrete.
AIR EXHAUST
ventilation return air, after being utilized in the heat exchanger to recycle energy, is exhausted through louvers in the corner of the auditorium plaza.
RADIANT FLOOR SYSTEM
interior spaces are conditioned by raidiant floors. these floors consist of a weave of radiant tubing cast into the floor slabs. hot or cold water passes through the tubing and radiates into the space, tempering the environment. RADIANT SYSTEM PUMP
each local mechanical space also houses a secondary pump for radiant floor system. this pump ensures consistent pressure in the system and allows for individual zone control. pump functions as temperature control by combining supply hot and cold water in proper proportions before pumping tempered water into radiant zones.
LOCAL MECHANICAL ROOM
MAIN WATER SUPPLY/RETURN
the radiant floors are serviced by the chiller and boiler in central mechanical room, ventilation is controlled by small, local mechanical rooms under each stair core. this space houses the local heat exchanger, radiant system pump, and air intake and exhaust rooms.
hot and cold water supply and return arrive from central mechanical room across underside of the bridge. pipes are insulatedand water is recirulated in radiant system. energy movement by water sees less loss than by air, making a central hot/cold water system very efficient.
STRUCTURAL RESOLUTION
SUSPENDED MEZANNINE
top level of this volume is suspended by cables from parapet beams on roof. these hidden beams are post-tensioned, and distribute hanging loads to central columns, eliminating need for additional columns in open rehearsal space below. MOMENT CONNECTIONS
the poured-in-place structural system means that each column to slab connection is fixed. moment connetctions limin need for sheer walls.
PRESENTATION SPACE STRUCTURE
in order to create the impression of one slab folding into the other, a substructure of beams and joist must be poured in place. the finish surface of presentation space “steps” along the beams, creating the stadium-style seating. 16” X 16” POURED-IN-PLACE COLUMN, TYP.
supporting the flat slabs are poured-in-place columns. these columns are uniform, designed to the largest expected load. they collect the distributed loads of the slabs and carry them to footings below. LOCAL MECHANICAL ROOM
the poured-in-place below-grade mechanical room serves as the foundation for the circulation cores. acting as a column footing, the solid concrete shell of the room distributes the loads of the core to the ground.
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SOLAR EXPOSURE STUDY solar exposure is measured at the summer solstice to devise a shading system. in Anderson South Carolina the summer solstice occurs while the sun is at 77 degrees. the louvers are designed to keep this summer sun off the glazed walls.
LOUVER SPACING sun studies reveal the need for a level of protection for the buildings largely glazed facades. a gradient of heat gain suggests a system of horizontal louvers arranged and laid in a specific gradient pattern to shield the building from harsh summer sun. this system, without decreasing visibility, combats heat gain, provides a higher level of thermal comfort and increases HVAC efficiency.
WINTER SUN louver spacing allows the lower winter sun through the shading system directly striking the floor to ceiling glazing. This efficiently warms the space reducing the need for the radiant system in winter months.
SUMMER SUN in sweltering summer months direct sunlight is deflected and absorbed by terracotta louvers, keeping it from striking the glass walls. this keeps the interior of the building cool while allowing indirect light to filter through the gradient and fill the space.