STEPHEN POLLEDRI ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO
JERSEY CITY: MODULAR HOUSING
MODULE ASSEMBLY
Panelized Ceiling Panelized Mtl. Std. Wall
This design was driven heavily by Modular Construction. Utalizing this construction system, I was able to maximize unit variability, while minimizing construction complexity with only 8 different unit modules. Each unit has direct access to a private exterior space overlooking the street, giving life to the vertical street wall. Operable windows are located along both the street side of the units and within an inner Air Core, allowing each unit to utilize cross ventilation.
3” Concrete Floor W10 x 15 HSS 4” x 4” x 3/8” W8 x 10
Bedroom 4
1 BEDROOM
3 BEDROOM
2 BEDROOM Entry 1
Entry 1 Entry 2 Bedroom 3
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 3 Entry 1
Entry 1
Entry 2 Bedroom 1
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 1
Master Bed 1
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Hallway Whole
Module
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Unit
Congregation
Vertical Circulation
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Perforated Mylar Screen Double Pane Glazing 3” Concrete Slab W8 x 10 W10 x 15 DriClad
Terracotta 1/2” DensDeck
3” Concrete Slab W8 x 10 W10 x 15 6” Mtl Stud Frame 16” O.C. 1/4” Gap Polyfoam 3/8” x 2” HSS 4” x 4” x 3/8” R-11 Batt Insulation 5/8” DensGlass Gold 2 Layers 5/8” Gypsum Board Terracotta Cladding Nana Wall
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2nd Means of Egress Elimination of Dead Ends
Rooftop Utilization
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DATONG, CHINA: SOLAR DECATHLON 2013 Solar Decathlon is an international competition hosted by The National Energy Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy. Team NJHA (NJIT & Harbin Institute of Technology) submitted the Nexus House. The Nexus House was designed with the ideals of the rural Chinese family to adapt to a rapidly urbanizing China. Team NJHA competed among 23 other teams during the Summer of 2013 in Datong, China finishing 7th overall and 2nd in marketability.
Garden
Bedroom
Kitchen
SD DD CD
Living Room
PASSIVE LOUVERS (SOUTH SIDE)
APPLIANCES LIGHTING COMUPTER TV
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Mech. Room
Bathroom
Courtyard
DOMESTIC USES WOOD STUDS 38 mm x 89 mm
WOOD STUDS 38 mm x 89 mm ROOFING MATERIAL
R ROOF, F EAST T + WEST W
WATER -
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PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS GYPSUM BOARD 12 mm
216 16 6 k kW W
WOOD ROOF FRAME 100 mm X 235 mm
WATER APPL.
6 GR I D
TRANSITIONAL FAMILY + COMMUNITY LIFE
WOOD CLADDING - SHIPLAP 19 mm THICK
PERFORATED C-STUD 140 mm
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HVAC + HOT WATER
65 k W BACK 65k 65kW
LAND
POND
PLANTS + FOOD
SUNLIGHT
4 A-340
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AIR HANDLER FANS, EVR, SOLAR TUBES,
GYPSUM BOARD 12mm
COOL AIR HUMIDITY CONTROL GREYWATER PLANTS
PLENUM WALL ASSEMBLY
TO CITY SEWER
BLACKWATER
SOLAR HOT WATER
1 DOMESTIC WATER
GREY WATER
PERFORATED LIGHT GAUGE STEEL C-STUD 12mm
KITCHEN + COURTYARD OPENING + CONNECTION
GYPSUM BOARD 12mm FINISH FLOORING MATERIAL 12mm
3 A-316
PLYWOOD SUBFLOORING 28mm
RADIANT FLOOR
89mm x 235 mm WOOD JOIST
FOOD 6
IRRIGATION + PRODUCTION
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EVAPORATIVE COOLING
HEADER BOTTOM 3050
STORM WATER
AIR
GYPSUM BOARD 12mm 38mm x 89mm WOOD BLOCKING
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WATER FILTRATION POND
SUNLIGHT
WOOD VENEER 12mm
SPATIAL RECONNECTION + EXTENSION
WATER INTERIOR INTERI RI OR FAN FA FANS AN NS
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3 OPERAB OPERA PERAB RA ILITY ILIT LITY TY Y
CORRIDOR LOUVERS
AIR TEMPERATURE
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5 OPERAB PERAB ERABILITY ILITY LIT L
PASSIVE STRATEGIES
PLENUM RETURN
AIR
SOLAR POWER / SUNLIGHT
ROOF SLOPE
EVAPORATIVE POND
1 SUPPLY
(AIR CHILLER) E R E-R-V R-V V
PERFORMATIVE ROOF
COND CONDENSER CONDEN NDENSER N EN SER ER
25% REPLACE WITH EXTERIOR AIR
PICTURE WINDOW WOOD FLOOR FINISH - 12 mm RADIANT PIPE FLOOR ASSEMBLY: WARMBOARD 28 mm
HE H HEAT E EAT STEEL-GAUGE CHANNEL STUD 140 mm
DEHU DEHUMIDIFIE DEHUMI EHU HUM UMI DIFIER DIF D DIFIE I I ER IFIE ER
38 mm X 184 mm WOOD GIRDER
AIR R HAN HANDLER HA H N NDLER DLE DLER LE LER FA FAN AN AN
FLOOR LEVEL 488 38 mm X 184 mm WOOD BEAM
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GRADE LEVEL 0
W S FAMILY COMMUNITY
360° N E
SUSTAINABLE NEXUS
SOCIAL SO CIAL AXIS
PASSIVE FACADE
Intersection of Social and Green Axes becomes hub or NEXUS of the home’s activity, both human and passive.
O Operable bl W Wall ll extends t d living li i space to the porch and increases cross ventilation. Increase of social connectivity and entertainment spaces from private and public spa introduce intro o social sustainability.
Material wraps from the roof and becomes the exterior cladding. This cladding reacts to openings by rotating 90 degrees to become louvers, allowing winter sun to penetrate while blocking direct summer sunlight.
SUMMER
WINTER
PHYSICAL MODELING
Throughout my time at NJIT, exploration through physical modeling was highly encouraged. It allowed for easy comprehension of scale, spacial relationships, and component assemblies. We had access to digital fabrication tools, 3D printers, laser cutters, and a 3-axis CNC router, enabling decisions to be made in terms of assembly methods and physical make-up.
Piece Manufacturing All components had to be test fit prior finalization and shipment.
Detail Components
Millwork and furniture were printed using an ABS plastic 3-D printer
Final Preparation Finished components, laid out and prepared to ship.
NEWARK 1. FABRICATION
SOLAR DECATHLON MODEL In compliance with the 2012 SD China rules, a physical model was due in Datong, China at the end of October 2012. Myself, along with one other student were given the opportunity to y to China to attend the SD Workshop and present the model to the organizers. I was elected to head the design + build process which was quite unique given the distances the model had to travel.
ASSEMBLY PROCESS Model is assembled at Harbin Institute of Tech
HARBIN 2. ASSEMBLY
DATONG 3. DISPLAY
BEIJING
NEWARK: MASTER PLAN The Master Plan was an in house competition between the 3rd year studios; I was a member of the studio that won the competition. The intent of the plan was to stimulate and enliven the street life between the Ironbound and Newark through a combination of retail, office, living, and public spaces, and incorporating a footpath over the Penn. Station tracks. The model was made using chip board topography, and yellow pine buildings; the proposed mater plan painted white.
IRONBOUND: SCHOOL (K - 8) The driving force behind the design of the school was to create a connection between Penn. Station and the residential area of the Ironbound. This connection came in the form of a ramp, uniting the 2 masses, with the classrooms in the strips above, and the communal spaces (auditorium, gym, library) anchoring below.
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PLAN IT NEWARK Plan it Newark was a team of students, led by Tony Schuman, focused on supporting the Newark community through art exhibitions designed to educate residence on the history of the city and the important role that the urban fabric has played in its development. To showcase this urban development, a color coded model of the entire city was created and displayed along with historical drawings, maps, and photographs.
CNC ROUTED COFFEE TABLE SAMPLE This undulating surface was designed to be the underside of a coffee table and was milled into a 2-1/2” thick piece of plywood, consisting of mahogany, cedar, and maple. The rough cut was made with a 3/8” straight bit and finished with a 1/8” ball end bit enabling the 3-axis machine to create a sharp, deep valley.
MAOZUIZHEN: MASTER PLAN As a prelude to the Solar Decathlon, the first members of NJHA were challenged with the task of creating a master plan for rapidly urbanizing Maozuizhen. The design included water management, steady, but controlled growth, and a fabric of transportation infastructure that would encourage enviornmental means of transporation. Through this design challenge, the founding principles of the Solar Decathlon entry were determined.
BUS STOP
LOCATED AT THE ENDS OF BLOCKS FOR EASE OF TRAVEL AFTER DEPARTURE
PLANTERS
7 STOREY ROW
EXAMPLE:
EMPHASIS ON RETAIL/ OFFICE/MID DENSITY
PLANTERS ARE BETWEEN TREES TO PROVIDE A PHYSICAL BARRIER BETWEEN THE STREET WHILE CLEANING WATER RUNOFF
1 UNIT PER FLOOR 60 RETAIL UNITS (20 SINGLE SOTREY, 20 DOUBLE STOREY)
173 RESIDENTIAL UNITS 39 OFFICE UNITS
ENDS
RECREATION WATER COLLE COLLECTION + RECLAMATION
ROWS
CENTRAL PARK
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STORM WATER MGMT GM
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GREEN ROOF GREYWATER RECHARGE
WATER MANAGEMENT PERVIOUS-SURFACE CENTRAL COMMONS UTILITY MAINS ALONG AVENUES COLLECTION BASIN = PUBLIC WATER FEATURE
BLOCK TOPOGRAPHY SLOPE ALLOWS FLOW
PHASING
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PERSONAL PROJECTS: CNC
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At the end of the Spring 2012 semester I was handed the keys to the NJIT FABLAB to manage the CNC router for the school. I explored the abilities of the 3-axis router through eggcrated furniture, jointed millwork, and multi-layered surface milling.
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PERSONAL PROJECTS: REPURPOSE In my home town there was a family owned lumber yard which opened in 1927. Unfortunately they were forced to close in 2010. After a walk around the empty yard, I discovered a series of doors beautifully suited to be repurposed as surfaces. The yard owner allowed me to use the doors and even provided a space to work and record the process.
DEPLOYABLE HOUSING: PNEUMATICS
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ENCLOSED SPACE
INFLATED
RESTRAINED
Fan
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Attachment Seam
4mil Plastic
Welded Seam
Stitched Seam
70d Silnylon w/ ripstop
SHOP
Silnylon
INT.
Distribution Sheet
Pneumatics are capable of creating large volumes of space easily, lightly, and adaptably, which are ideal aspects for disaster relief housing. Starting with a simple 8’ x 16’ plan, the unit can be deformed by using rope to tie it down. This would increase wind resistance, enable the occupants to customize their unit into seperate spaces, and enables rainwater colletion. 3 and 5 unit hubs would allow multiple units to congregate and form a communal living environment during a traumatic time. When scaled up, the restraint system is the same, but the system becomes a pressurized membrane to mimimize required air needed for inflation.
SCALING
UP 8’ 16’ 8’
685 cu. fft. 115 sq. ft.
8’ 47’ 24’
6,000 cu. ft. 6, ((1,130 sq. ft. ft.)
LAYER TIES
EXTERIOR
21’
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PRESSURIZED CHAMBER
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INTERIOR 10”
TIE-DOWN LOOP 120’
6,000 cu. ft. fills a 100,900 cu. ft. space Utilizing a non-pressurized habitable space keeps the volume of air required for inflation down
6,000 cu. ft. 6, 7,400 sq. ft. f
LIBERTY STATE PARK: CATALYTIC SUSTAINABILITY With the current population passing 7 billion people, it is becoming increasingly prevalent that the Earth as an ecosystem cannot support us. For the Earth to even have a chance of functioning at our current demands it will either need assistance or our demands need to rapidly decrease. In my exploration of the first solution, I came to the conclusion that to effectively benefit the functioning of an ecosystem architecture should supplement, stimulate, or increase the functioning of its ecosystem. To properly identify what the architecture should do, the weaknesses and problems of the ecosystem need to be addressed. IF THE SALINITY LEVEL GOES TOO HIGH, FRESH WATER IS ADDED
IF THE SALINITY LEVEL FALLS TOO LOW, FRESH WATER IS REMOVED AND STORED
COLLECTION I
TRANSFER LOCATION STORAGE TANK / LAB
THE STORED WATER IS REDISTRIBUTED TO THE ECOSYSTEM DURING A DRY PERIOD
THE SYSTEM COLLECTS AND STORES EXCESS RAINWATER FROM THE ECOSYSTEM
COLLECTION II
TRANSFER
PED. ECO. EXCESS WATER IS COLLECTED FROM THE ECOSYSTEM TO BE REDISTRIBUTED WHEN NEEDED
DISTRIBUTION TANK
SYSTEMS FUNCTIONING PEDESTRIAN WATER IS COLLECTED AND PURIFIED FOR PUBLIC USE.
SOLAR PANEL
TRANSFER ZONE
WATER CHANNEL
COLLECTION ROUTE
HEAVY TIMBER PINE LUMBER
TENSION CABLE
UTILIZED PATH
PED. TANK
2000 GALLON
ECO. TANK
TOPOGRAPHY
6000 GALLON
CABLE PULLEY WALKWAY
DISTRIBUTION TANK 700 GALLON
ECOSYSTEM WATER IS TRANSFERRED FROM THE COLLECTION UNIT TO THE DISTRIBUTION UNIT
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In my study of the saltwater marsh, I was able to conclude that water level within the marsh has a direct affect on its ecosystem, and the surrounding ecosystems as well. This fact directed me to design a lab that would help regulate the water levels that exist throughout the site and keep it at an ideal level. This would allow all of the ecosystems to preform at their maximum efficiency, thus allowing them to sustain a greater population of flora, fauna, and people.
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DISTRIBUTION
AS THE TANKS FILL, GRAVITY SENDS WATER TO O M TO FILL OTHER TANKS ALLOWING THE ENTIRE SYSTEM
Section Aa
Section Bb Section Bb
Section Aa