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maidstone renovation above | below | beyond polyvalent facade body & movement structure & shadow material studies collaborative panel habit study
maidstone renovation 2013-2014 year built -1987 5,700 sq . ft.
designer & project manager
Susan Kolber
interior designer
Eva Quateman
general contractor
Eco-Pure Construction window contractor
MCI Construction
structural engineer
Universal Engineering Icon Design Group
kitchen
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materials FSC certified, nauf Columbia maple cabinet boxes white oak veneer low VOC cabinet stain and finish water sense fixtures terrazzo tile & counters, made in FL zero VOC paint WAC LED lighting
bathrooms & laundry
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materials nauf columbia maple cabinet boxes white oak veneer cabinets low VOC cabinet stain and finish water sense fixtures terrazzo floor tiles & counters, made in Fl FIANDRE 6”x12” 37% recycled content tile, made in TN zero VOC paint WAC LED lighting stainless steel counters & backsplash
outdoor living 750 sqft of covered space with outdoor kitchen, sitting & dining, retractable screens materials cast concrete 12�x24� pavers, made in FL
CONSERVATION & HEALTH waste
The home was carefully deconstruced. All original cabinets, fixtures, furniture, doors and 8,000 sq ft of outdoor pavers were donated. 1000 sq ft of wall mirrors were broken and given to a local mosaic studio.
energy All the windows and doors were replaced with low-E insulated panels to reduce SHGC. The attics were insulated with R-30 Original marble floors removed for renovation were used in new terrazzo to create new tiles and counters for the house. Manufactured by Earth Surfaces in Naples, FL fiberglass insulation. Dehumidifiers were added to HVAC systems to reduce humidity to decrease the AC demands. health All finishes, glues, paints, stains, & paints were required to be low or zero VOC. water The house used water sense plumbing fixtures and a rainwater collection system that used collected roof rainwater for drip irrigation, reducing Drought tolerant plants were planted in beds irrigated with water collected and distributed with drip line tube. This was the city’ of Wellington’s first in ground rain water collection system water run off .
MARBLE WASTE to NEW TERRAZZO
DROUGHT TOLERANT PLANTS, RAINWATER COLLECTION, DRIP LINE IRRIGATION
above | below | beyond fall 2012
recipient of the 2013 ASLA student award of excellence in communication Diana Fernandez and Amy Syverson from Temple University’s landscape architecture program and Susan Kolber from University of Pennsylvania’s arthcitecture program collaborated to create Above Below Beyond, an exhibition of student design work inspired by Philadelphia’s Reading Railroad. Above Below Beyond was meant as a springboard and a catalyst, a conversation starter that could help spread the word about this historic infrastructure. The Above Below Beyond project culminated in a six-week open exhibit that was documented through our website and in a run of 300 newspaper-style “Exhibit Catalogs.” We raised $6165 for Above Below Beyond through the online crowdsourcing platform, Kickstarter. com--over 104 backers donated between $5 and $500 each to support our cause. Local, national and international media covered the Above Below Beyond exhibit. We were featured in ArchDaily, Inhabitat, Next City, The 34th Street Magazine, The Temple News, the Design Philadelphia Shaker and Curbed Philly.
polyvalent facade cultural ecoligcal kinetic site the high line elevated park New York City little w 12 & washington
concepts passage connection performance
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polyvalent facade cultural ecoligcal kinetic site the high line elevated park New York City little w 12 & washington
concepts passage connection performance
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polyvalent facade east facade
12-21 9 am
residential above solar glass effect light intensity-lx public highline access
6-21 9 am
200 ~5000 lux
polyvalent facade structure
body & movement
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body & movement structure & shadow material studies collaborative panel habit study
revealing body language concept movement & light structure
polyvalent facade concept solar annalysis use structure
body & movement
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body & movement structure & shadow material studies collaborative panel habit study
revealing body language concept movement & light structure
polyvalent facade concept solar annalysis use structure
structure & shadow shadow study of Furness Library book stacks
material studies paper ink wood
collaborative panel four peers designed, modeled, and built this six foot structure
habit study revealing body language concept the path between people
habithabit study movement & light
habit study structure