DESIGN STUDIO 8 SPRING 2022 PROCESS BOOK Beatriz Silva, Nicole Gonzalez, Tuan Nguyen
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROJECT OVERVIEW
EXTENDED PROJECT NARRATIVE
Detailed research on areas such as weather, topography, geology, sound, vegetation, sewers, soil, climate change and others that are design dictators for our project concept.
Opens the project with a brief on the building including its location, program, building type, types of units, and overall design idea.
Dense portion of the work that includes drawings such as initial concepts, architectural drawings, structure drawings, section details, facade concept, site development, MEP, and Renderings.
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
PROJECT OVERVIEW
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Located in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, our project proposes a mixed-use building separated into two 7-story buildings. There are a total of 111 apartment units, a variety between studios, 1 bedrooms, and 2 bedrooms. Parking is available on the first floor of the building, with a total of 31 spaces. There are a two commercial spaces, a restaurant and a cafe that are accessible by all. The overall design concept is influenced by the emphasizing the picturesque views surrounding the site as well as the natural diagonal of Frankford Ave cutting through the site.
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH Site Analysis - Vegetation, Hydrology, Geology
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
TOPOGRAPHY 236 ft*
208 ft*
134 ft* Through the use of Google Earth, we learned that there is about a 1 meter change in slope on our site.
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The elevation of our site is about from sea-level 16ft.
*Dimensions are approximations
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CONSTRUCTION SITE N. DELAWARE AVE There nothing just a empty pot of land along the delaware ave . the street pretty noisy and busy with the car drive by and the highway
BEER GARDEN AT N. DELAWARE AVE It only place near source of entertainment a bar and a nightclub
RIVER CASINO - 14 stories high pretty quiet along the casino the river trail where the neighborhood doing their run along the trail.
NIGHT CLUB - N. PENN STREET Isolate and pretty dirty only the neighborhood come by the building itself it read color and about 3 storage high
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
CURRENT SITE - PARKING LOT View of the surrounding area like the center city or the casino and the river slide.
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PIER - mostly empty space and there nothing, mostly vegetation.
WATERFRONT SQUARE - 30 stories high building pretty clean and nice view of the delaware river
VIEW OF DELAWARE RIVER TRAIL Pretty isolated with fence and not well maintain
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OVERVIEW
CLIMATE
HYDROLOGY
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Winds come from Northwest directions. Temperatures range from 87 degrees F to 95 degrees F in the summer and 57 degrees F to 75 degrees in the winter. With the shadows study we see that there are not a lot of buildings blocking the sun from our target site, so there is more freedom of design. However, attention needs to be put on the placement of windows to prevent overheating in spaces.
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Over-building may overwhelm the city’s sewer system. Length of the water table will influence what kind of foundation we select.
GEOLOGY ●
DRAINAGE ●
Combined sewers location ○ Potential for flooding of the site depending on the amount of rainfall
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Trenton Gravel cover 30% of philadelphia contain sand, gravel and silt Gray or pale-reddish-brown, very gravelly sand interstratified with cross bedded sand and clay-silt beds. How can the geology/soil bearing capacity and change the foundation footing.
VEGETATION ●
The neighborhood lacks on trees, so as a design idea we could change the landscape adding more vegetation that would help the site and the community. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC ● On N. Delaware Ave it noisy with the highway and busy street with car drove by. ● On the other side is pretty empty with parking lot of the casino will be busy during the weekend or holiday. Mostly pretty quiet and isolate just for the neighborhood to run. ● River trail - people walk and run there keep in mind our site pretty isolate. ● Sloping of the site will effect were we place the flooring.
SOIL ● Philadelphia is a city with a history of industrialization. Which Lead compounds were used as antiknock agents in gasoline until 1989. The other major source of lead in residential soils is leaded paint. ● Since our site Storage for road retail tool potential have high concentrate of lead.
BEATRIZ
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
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PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
PROJECT OVERVIEW
SITE ANALYSIS
Red arrows represent the two corridors that shaped the building. We decided to create two tunnels so pedestrians coming from Frankford Avenue corner and the city would be able to see across the building and the form would not obstruct through one’s view. Also, the main loud points are the corner of Frankford Avenue and the Delaware Avenue.
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INFORMING VIEWS
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
PROJECT OVERVIEW
SITE ANALYSIS
DELAWARE RIVER PIER
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
CRAIG’S BUILDING
RIVER’S CASINO
PROPOSED BUILDING
Here we add a third factor that will shape the buildings the corridor view between Craig’s buildings. We decided to take this corridor in consideration, and again create a gap between the two proposed buildings, so whoever is on the other site would be able to see through and tenants from the new development would also have views of the river.
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SITE ANALYSIS
SUN STUDY AND SHADOWS
SUMMER SOLSTICE
June 21st - 9:30 am June 21st - 12:00 pm
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SUN STUDY AND SHADOWS WINTER SOLSTICE
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SITE ANALYSIS
December 21st - 9:30 am
December 21st - 12:00 pm
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT Initial Studies
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PROJECT OVERVIEW
Circulation
Testing of orientations
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COMBINED IDEA
Using the center as the main meeting point
First floor parking
Controlling the views from each building mass
Main Gathering
Community space
Outdoor eating place
Sidewalk
Green space
Slope walkway
Main Space: the main circulation between all building especially the lobby building. Let the people have the access 20% non-buildable space. Community space: where the neighborhood can gather since it have most of the sun and open space within the space Outdoor eating space : walk through the building and sitting area for the resident to sit at.
Elevated Landscapes: The elevated landscapes, starting from the Frankford Ave connections, down to Ellen St., helps with any threat of flooding.
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SITE PLAN
Thinking about the wetland
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SITE PLAN DESIGN PROCESS
SUSTAINABLE NATURE: improves the quality of our lives, protects our ecosystem and preserves natural resources for future generations. By adding tree and plant throughout the site.
OUTDOOR EATING SENSE OF COMMUNITY: source of social connection and a sense of belonging. Make connection from the community let people talk, make connection.
PHYSICAL WELLBEING: to maintain a healthy quality of life that allows us to get the most out of our daily activities without undue fatigue or physical stress. Different type of activity like yoda, running.
COMMUNITY SPACE
PRIVATE SEMI PRIVATE
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SITE PLAN DESIGN PROCESS
EATING SPACE
SITTING SPACE
SWING/ ACTIVITY SPACE
COFFEE CART AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITY
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ELEVATIONS DESIGN PROCESS
Wood
Sugarhouse Dr
Ellen St N Delaware Ave
Glass Concrete
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PERSPECTIVE DESIGN PROCESS
VIEW FROM THE N. DELAWARE AVE VIEW FROM SUGARHOUSE DR.
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70 FEET HEIGHT
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ZONING CODE
ZONE: CMX-3 , Community and Center City Commercial Mixed-Use Districts. ALLOWABLE: Maximum Height 85 Feet Floor Area Ratio: 500% Maximum Occupancy: 80% Area Setback: 8 Feet MIN Side Yard 20% Non Buildable 80% Buildable Parking: 3 Parking Space For Every Ten Units. 310.3 Residential Group R-2
MORE THAN 31% NON- BUILDABLE
15 FEET BACKYARD
1ST FLOOR COMMERCIAL SPACE 31 PARKING FOR 110 UNIT
Residential Group R-2 occupancies containing sleeping units or more than two dwelling units where the occupants are primarily permanent in nature, including: ● Apartment houses ● Congregate living facilities (nontransient).
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CONCEPT STATEMENT
Through our design, we hope to provide a design that is driven by the connection points extracted from specific viewpoints.
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Emphasising the diagonal connection to Frankford Ave ● Views to Center City and the Delaware river Consideration of the neighboring buildings and their views
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FORM FINDING
The building starts with a simple shaped box.
FORM FINDING
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Then we start considering the corridor view between Craig’s building, dividing the simple box shaped we had before into two separate boxes.
FORM FINDING
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BEATRIZ
The buildings take the shape of pedestrians’ views from Frankford Avenue corner and the city into the building to the river.
FORM FINDING
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The buildings then get pushed down in some parts so green roofs can be created and tenants and the public can use it, creating a sense of community.
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BEATRIZ
The site is created following the buildings’ shapes and angles to create a cohesive project that respond to the site context and to the modular aspect proposed.
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FINAL PROJECT COMPOSITION
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PROGRAM INTRODUCTION
21 Studio Apartments
RESIDENTIA L
AMENITIES
GREEN SPACE
PARKING
COMMERCI AL
UTILITY
STUDIO 440 sqft 20 x 22
Gym Cafe Package room 8 Amenity Rooms
59 1-bedroom Apartments
1BD/BA 572 sqft 26 x 22
3 Roof Terraces
31 Spaces
3 Retail spaces
Mechanical spaces on each floor Trash shoots on each floor
31 2-bedroom Apartments
2BD/1BA 770 sqft 35 x 22
111 Apartments Total
NICOLE
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
PROJECT OVERVIEW
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
NICOLE
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
PROJECT OVERVIEW
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
NICOLE
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
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THIRD FLOOR PLAN
NICOLE
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FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
NICOLE
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FIFTH FLOOR PLAN
NICOLE
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
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SIXTH AND SEVENTH FLOOR PLAN
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RENDERINGS
- SUSTAINABLE NATURE: improves the quality of our lives, protects our ecosystem and preserves natural resources for future generations. By adding tree and plant throughout the site.
-PHYSICAL WELLBEING: to maintain a healthy quality of life that allows us to get the most out of our daily activities without undue fatigue or physical stress. Different type of activity like yoda, running.
COMMUNITY SPACE
PRIVATE
OUTDOOR EATING
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PRIVATE
-SENSE OF COMMUNITY: source of social connection and a sense of belonging. Make connection from the community let people talk, make connection.
BEATRIZ
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH
PROJECT OVERVIEW
SITE CONTEXT
PRIVATE
OUTDOOR EATING
COMMUNITY SPACE
PRIVATE
BEATRIZ
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FACADE DESIGN
Two different types of Terracotta are employed as a rainscreen system throughout the facade of the two buildings. Metal panels are used a a finish to contrast between the different styles along larger surfaces.
All systems are attached to the same aluminum bracket system that is bolted onto the module structure.
Terracotta Baguettes
Terracotta Panels
Panes of Metal Cladding
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ELEVATIONS
EAST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATIONS
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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
NORTH ELEVATIONS
SOUTH ELEVATIONS
NICOLE
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UNITS AXONOMETRICS
PLAN
2 Bedrooms Unit 1 Bedroom Unit 1 1 Bedroom Unit 2 Studio Unit 1
TUAN
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UNITS 22’ - 0”
43’ - 0”
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
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LVT 1/4
32’ - 0”
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
2x6 WALL JOISTS 2 Bedrooms Unit
1 Bedroom Unit 2
22’ - 0”
22’ - 0”
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22’ - 0”
GYPSUM WALL BOARD
2x12 FLOOR STUDS 2x12 FLOOR STUDS 20’ - 0” SHEATHING
Studio Unit 1
24’ - 0” 1 Bedroom Unit 1
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STRUCTURE
TYPE III Construction FRT Wood walls 1 HR Bearing wall
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TYPE I Construction
7th 5th 4th 3rd
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2nd 1st
MAX HEIGHT 70’
6th
Concrete free standing stair
TUAN
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EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
Facade with rain screen and water collection system.
Type III Construction: 1 hr load bearing wall.
HVAC System: 3 seperate system use. Apartment use vtac for each individual system. Hallway use duct system Commercial space shared system Green roof with 1 foot flooring
Type I Construction: Podium Construction Steel beam column w21x48 (1st floor) w14x808 (2nd floor)
TUAN
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MEP
FIRST FLOOR
SECOND FLOOR
HVAC SYSTEM: - 2 separates system used powered throughout the building. - each apartment unit have it own vtac mechanical system. - Hallway - Commercial Space
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BUILDING SECTIONS
SECTION CORNER FRANKFORD AVENUE
SECTION FACING ELLEN STREET
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- TERRACOTTA WALL DETAIL
- WOOD FRAMING TO STEEL FRAMING DETAILS: wood and joists meet concrete deck which is connected to steel framing
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BUILDING SECTIONS
- FOUNDATION DETAIL: concrete structure meets steel framing
- GREEN ROOF DETAIL
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GREEN ROOF DETAIL
PODIUM DETAIL
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DETAIL SECTIONS
FOUNDATION DETAIL
TERRACOTTA WALL DETAIL BEATRIZ NICOLE TUAN
RENDERINGS
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BEATRIZ
This is a rendering towards the tunnel on building 1. Interesting Fact: Building 2 also has the same pattern created on the ceiling of the tunnel shown in this rendering.
RENDERINGS
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Rendering located in the middle of the two buildings facing the rooftop located on the second floor of building 2.
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RENDERINGS
Rendering facing the rooftop located on the second floor of building 2.
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RENDERINGS
Rendering inside one of the community gatherings next to building 1.