WINNY W. TAN SELECTED WORKS 2012 M.ARCH 1 APPLICATION
In architecture, I see momentum. Life and culture that inhabits our urban fabric are forces that amplify spatial interaction beyond frozen instances. In its ability to capture the temporal and define futures, architecture empowers personal and collective ownership of our spatial settings both in the micro and macro scale. In that light, our collective space unifies us as one entity within our all encompassing global framework.`
BUSTLE AT UENO STATION TOKYO, JAPAN AUGUST 2010
SELECTED WORKS
COMMUNITY CORNERSTONE
PROFESSIONAL
ACAMEDIC
ALUMINUM CITY TERRACE COMMUNITY CENTER 2012 / SPRING / ADV CONSTRUCTION STUDIO 48-305 ADVISOR: GERARD DAMIANI
SLAGSIDE RESTORATION FRICK PARK ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 2012 / FALL / SITE STUDIO 48-300 ADVISOR: CHRISTINE BRILL
DINING PROXEMICS
LUKE’S OYSTER BAR & CHOP HOUSE 2011 / SPRING / ANTONIO ERASO CO. DESIGN INTERN WORK WITH SR. ASSOCIATE AKIRA KITA
A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
INDEPENDENT
MASÉ KITCHEN & BAR INSTALLATION 2011 / SUMMER / MACA VILLAS
GARFIELD INTER GENERATIONAL LIVING SINGLE OCCUPANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOME COMPETITION 2012 / SUMMER / INTERNATIONAL BUILDING TRUST COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH KARNO WIDJAJA
Community Center Entrance Lobby
COMMUNITY CORNERSTONE
ALUMINUM CITY TERRACE COMMUNITY CENTER 2012 / SPRING / CONSTRUCTION STUDIO 48-305
New Kensington, PA Gropius
Breuer
Aluminum City Terrace Defence Housing 1942
Aluminum City Terrace was commissioned in 1941 by the U.S. Government as defense workers housing. Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer designed the 250 housing units built on a hilltop located in New Kensington, Pennsylvania. These modern houses are grouped in 35 multi-unit wood framed structures on a sloping hillside using passive solar orientation to help organize the residential units on the site. After the war the tenants created the first residential cooperative, and purchased “the Terrace” from the government. Today, tenants utilize the organic circulation network as community space, having them function as the arterial seam of the cooperative. Adhering to Gropius and Breuer’s unrealized community center planned back in 1942, I propose the translation of this arterial spine into its original location at the southern tip of the plateau. The center serves not just to support educational and physical activities, but to house the cooperative’s vibrant collective spirit. Accordingly, design process stemmed largely from individual site elements broken down into 3 components: 1) Scale and modularity of the residential blocks 2) Organic networking of compound circulation 3) Natural zones marked by topography and vegetation
SITE
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Modularity
organic network
natural zones
Pulse of community life
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COMMUNAL
CIRCULATION
FITNESS
Program sectioned into two volumes: 1) sports & 2) educational allowing for: a. throughway b. central courtyard c. maintain visual connection to valley upon approach
OFFICES
SERVICES
BATHROOMS
EDUCATION
CHILD CARE
MULTIUSE
RECREATION
PROGRAM
1F 1B
1F
2F
RF
Community views Plateau access
1ST - 2ND - ROOF PLANS 0
8’
16’
32’
48’
Valley views
Valley access
CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE
Community Center Central Lounge
FLOW RF 2F 1F B RF 2F 1F
FLOW
E-W ELEVATION
The center attempts to embody the community by deriving spatial strategies from familiar physical elements of the cooperative. Interior spaces and flux through the center mimics the spatial dimensions of existing housing units and passage flow of the road network. This system leads to the systematic division of the center to house over 3 different natural zones off the western ledge of the plateau. Program splits into 2 wings accordingly: 1. East educational wing - flat top 2. Central lounge- ridge edge 3. West sports wing - slope condition The resultant circulation between the two wings maintains a flow that is largely derivative of Le Corbusier’s Carpenter Center. This inspiration is further translated into the community center’s concrete structure system: 1. East educational wing - 2way flat plate 2. West sports wing - 2way slab & beam, Leaving the central reception to function as a ventilated sun room covered by steel frame structural glass roof with operable louvers that aids in temperature regulation through passive strategies, while functioning as a bridge to unify the 2 programatic wings.
NATURAL VENTILATION
HEAT SLAB
R
WESTERN BREEZE
PREHEAT AIR
S
DIRECT PREHEAT AIR
HEAT RELEASE
R S
HEAT PUMP
PREHEATED AIR
9AM
6PM 12 NOON
ALUMINUM FLSHING CAP BASE FLASHING GRAVEL WATERPROOFING INSULATION
EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF: PLANTING MEDIUM SUBSTRATE FILTER DRAINAGE MAT PROTECTION LAYER WATERPROOFING INSULATION
ALUMINUM FLASHING CAP BASE FLASHING GRAVEL WATERPROOFING INSULATION
REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB OVERHANG ISOPRO THERMAL BARRIER
SITE CAST CONCRETE WALL REBAR INSULATION AIR GAP PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING
SUSPENDED TIMBER DECK CEILING SYSTEM ON STEEL FRAME
SUSPENDED TIMBER DECK CEILING SYSTEM ON STEEL FRAME
ALUMINUM SASH CLEAR FLOAT GLASS
RUSTPROOF HANDRAIL
SITE CAST REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL INSULATION AIR GAP PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING
EXTERIOR FLOORING: TIMBER DECKING ON STEEL JOISTS SUSPENDED OVER CONCRETE SLAB HANDRAIL SYSTEM ATTACHES TO FLOORING JOIST
PARQUET OAK FLOORING RADIANT FLOOR HEATING CABLES INSULATED SUBFLOOR REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB
FLASHING + WATERPROOFING INSULATION
TRIPLE GLAZED STRUCTURAL PANES STRUCTURAL STEEL BEAM
SITE CAST REINFORCED CONCRETE SLAB INSULATION PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING
TIMBER DECKING
ALUMINUM SASH + CLEAR FLOAT GLASS
SUSPENDED TIMBER DECK CEILING SYSTEM ON STEEL FRAME TIMBER CLADDING WINDOW FRAME ALUMINUM SASH TOUGHENED LAMINATED GLASS WITH CAVITY ROLLER SHADES
PERIPHERAL WATER CHANNEL STEEL GRATING INSULATION REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL / SLAB
DECK DETAIL SECTION:
STEEL SUSPENSION BEAM FOR LOUVRES ELECTRIC MOTOR CAST STEEL CHANNELS
OLISHED CEMENTITOUS LAYER RADIANT FLOOR HEATING CABLES INSULATION
ALUMINUM SASH + TOUGH LAMINATED GLASS FLASHING + SEAL FOAM WATERPROOFING DRAINAGE REINFORCED CONCRETE FOUNDATION SLAB VAPOR BARRIER COMPACT GRANITE EARTH
ALUMINUM SCREEN LOUVRES
GLAZED ROOF CONSTRUCTION DETAIL
EDU WING DETAIL SECTION:
W-E SECTION 0
2’
4’
8’
16’
Architecture is where life happens. Architecture should be when grandparents and teenagers hang-out, and there is an astray animal in your building COMMUNITY CENTER ROOF DECK
-- Cameron Sinclair, Architecture for Humanity
SLAGSIDE RESTORATION FRICK PARK ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 2011 / FALL / SITE STUDIO 48-300
1 VISUAL EDUCATION
SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION
2
3 PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The Nine Mile Run is a historic wooded stream nestled in the valley between Squirrel Hill and Swisshelm Park. Its location by the river edge made it a prime industrial estate, and has been used as a slag dump since 1922, a by product of smelting metals during Pittsburgh’s industrial era, resulting in severe contamination and infertility of the site. The center is a designed instructional process to educate visitors of the historic / future relationship of the site, and to empower restoration initiatives through a systematic experiential framework.
2011SUMMERSET @ FRICK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
THE NINE MILE RUN TRAIL ACTS AS A DATUM LINE THAT EXPLICITLY DEPICTS THE HISTORICAL CAUSALITY GOVERNING THE GROWTH + POTENTIAL OF THE SITE.
FUTURE- GROWTH ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT SPILLS OVER CREATING OPPORTUNITY FOR RESTORATION OF SITE.
= $
LEFT <--- RIGHT.
2012
2000 1956 1930
2000 DEVELOPMENT
FRICK PARK NINE MILE WATERSHED
1956 ACTIVE SLAG DUMP
PREDICTION SHOWS FUTURE VISUAL EQULIBRIUM OF SITE AFTER VEGETATIVE RESTORATION:
2011
2013
1930 PRE SLAG SUMMERSET @ FRICK
DUCK HOLLOW
2015
MONONGAHELA RIVER
2020 HOMESTEAD
2020
SS CE AC P TO OF
NINE MI LE RUN TRAIL
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GREEN HOUSE: REGENERATIVE CLASSROOM
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16
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OUT DOO R
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Extensive green roof
PLANTING
ROOFTOP GARDEN: EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF EXPERIMENTAL PLANTINGSEEDUMS + SUCCULENTS
LOADING DOCK
SOIL pH 7
ROOFTOP ACCESS
ENTRY EXIT
BROW
N’S
HILL
RD. 870
OLD
0’
10’
20’
ROOF PLAN
50’
RIVE
RFRO
NT P ARK
ING
2020
The intervention marks the beginning of the nine mile run trail that defines a datum dividing the sparse vegetative landscape on the left, and the visually rich density on the right, reflective of the slag edge historical construct. Future development of adjacent site will further help restore the current slag/barren site to equalize the visual vegetative imbalance along the trail.
LAB
VIS
ITO
RS
STU
DEN
LAB
TS GREEN HOUSE: GALLERY + LAB
X
+4’
CLASSROOM 2
+2’
OUTDOOR CLASSROOM
LECTURE 0
RESOURCE + CAFE STRG
Vegetation palette is tested under varying pH soil levels, accounting for the severely alkaline site before saplings are due for permanent planting.
MECH REFLECTIVE CLASSROOM
MECH
Introduction of horizontal plane on the steep site aids in the dissemination process by helping nutrients settle, facilitating a more effective growth rate of the greenery along the nine mile run. Sunken courtyard with exposed slag amphitheater seating aims to educate through touch and channels visitors into the greenhouse lab.
NINE MI LE RUN TRAIL
1956
WELCOME LOBBY
OFFICES + CONFERENCE
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LOADING + JANITORIAL OUTDOOR WELCOME AREA
Y TR EN
OLD
BROW
N’S
HILL
RD. RIVE
RFRO
0’
10’
20’
50’
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
NT P ARK
ING
ZONE 3
ZONE 2
CLEAN WATER DRAINAGE -
SWALE TO UNDERGROUND RAINTANK BELOW OUTDOOR CLASSROOM - REUSE FOR IRRIGATION + TOILET USAGE
MUCK WATER DRAINAGEPIPE OUT TO ROAD
UNDERGROUND TYPOLOGY:
ZONES: PROGRESS CLASSROOMS:
TESTING GOAL VIEW
GREEN HOUSE / LAB
/
LECTURE
/ OUTDOOR
SPACES: VEGETATION SOIL SLAG
SHALE REGENERATIVE / FULL /
PARTIAL
/
OPEN
ZONE 11 ZONE
Programatic experience is addressed by systemizing occupancy into corresponding underground typologies. Classroom is varied into differentiated underground condition, and programatic spaces are arranged around the green house (centered around the restoration goal) allowing for direct access from all programs strung along the central circulation spine. Sliced roofscape are tilted to facilitate natural lighting into the spaces below while framing views of the vegetation across the datum. Extensive planting of perennials and succulents on the rooftop provide an extra layer of thermal mass and a platform from which the restoration progress can be viewed collectively.
Frick Park Environmental Center Resource / Reception Lounge
The installation is a reflection of Baliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brick industry and aims to draw the typical visitor out of their customary blinders to seek and appreciate the layers that constitutes the island.
A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
LOCAL BRICK INDUSTRY IN BALI
MASÉ KITCHEN & BAR INSTALLATION 2011 / SUMMER / MACA VILLAS
* Work was individually conceived and designed as commissioned by MACA Villas Resort and Spa. Constractor: CCM Design The marriage of natural beauty and
heritage is the fundamental root of Balinese culture. This thinking is equally reflective in much of its inhabitant’s way of life as it is to the character of its local industries. With a steady annual stream of 2.5 million visitors, tourism accounts for the bulk of Bali’s economy and supports its 4 million residents. A typical tourist’s exposure of the island is most usually limited to the main facets of Bali’s multi-layered industries: hospitality, agriculture and cultural hotspots, while disregarding much of the rich history of Balinese craft. Those blinders are especially applicable to the local brick industry whose main audience remains native-centric.
TULIKUP
SITING THE INSTALLATION
MAIN INDUSTRIES
Referencing the traditional Balinese home compound, the installation is cited to be at the helm of the space to symbolically spearhead the reconceptualization of the restaurant’s identity. Similarly, the unique blocks were chosen to manifest the Gianyar region from which they were individually crafted. While utility of bricks in Bali are primarily external, when assembled irregularly as an interior layer, they are repurposed into an educational and contemplative centerpiece for the restaurant.
21 Miles
SEMINYAK
Program: Liquor Display
TOURISM
AGRICULTURE
CRAFT CULTURAL SITES
RESTAURANT FLOOR PLAN
TRADITIONAL BALINESE COMPOUND
ORTHODOX USE OF SPECIALTY BLOCKS
PADI FIELD LAYERS
LOCAL BRICK TRADE
Site: MASÉ Kitchen & Bar
BLOCK PROFILE
3.2”
INSTALLATION COMPONENTS
9.5”
1.8 KG
polished concrete wall + marble counter
4.7”
x 72
x 65
welded iron rods slides into pine plank. T5 fluorescent tubes
pine vineer
painted bricks + mortar
liquior bottles tea candles
The bricks are laid in layers analogous to Ubud’s padi fields, and its shelving division accounts for weight distribution, structure, and at depth for spatial dimension.
fasteners
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS
THE LOCAL PERSPECTIVE
10’
6.25’
INSTALLATION PLAN
DINING PROXMEMICS
LUKE’S OYSTER BAR & CHOP HOUSE 2011 / SPRING / ANTONIO ERASO CO. * Interior reconstruction work done as an Intern with Senior Associate Akira Kita on this 1300 SF first floor of a traditional ‘peranakan’ shop house.
SINGAPORE CBD, SITE TARGET DEMOGRAPHIC
Amidst the bustle of capitalism, dining is the heart of the Singaporean culture. It is indicative of the city's lifestyle, and is especially ingrained within the financial sector as an social networking affair.
24:00
SPACE DISTRIBUTION
77M SF 140,000
The restaurant targets a single demographic of financial sector staff with spending power and who responds to two very different dining experiences conditional to meal and function. This distinction calls for exploration of dining proxemics influencing social comfort that corresponds to the type of dining experience customers seek.
12:00
21M SF
00:00
’
70
20
’
60%
85,000
FORMAL DINING IDEAL SPACING
PERSONAL SPACE
0
56
SF STANDING CAPACITY-70
MAXIMUM SEATING
36”
MINIMUM SPACE
18”
24”
FORMAL SEATING CAPACITY-45
18”
’
40
9.
5’
3’ 3’
INFORMAL SEATING CAPACITY-56
2’ 18”
36”
24”
6’
18”
x y
WITH SERVICE CORRIDOR SEATING CAPACITY-43
The challenge lies in balancing maximized seating capacity without impeding over personal space and to achieve spatial flexibility for different dining settings. This is especially important in crafting a formal dining experience. Tables too closely and inept traffic flow set diminish intimate personality of each micro space. Situated in a historic shop house where alternations to the existing long and narrow asymmetrical structure are highly restricted and discouraged, proxemic considerations plays a critical role in establishing the desired level of dining comfort, while maintaining a unified flow that extends from entry and into the restaurant.
SITE
PROCESS RENDERS OF SPACE
SECTION A 0’
SPACE COMPLETED
1’
5’
10’
A
RESTAURANT PLAN 0’
1’
5’
10’
INTERVENTION IN COMPONENTS STORAGE / PREP SURFACES
Zoning of space via stepping platforms aids to distinguish degrees of privacy within the space while minimizing intervention to the historic shop house. Noting for the different seating capacities for formal and tight functions (end spectrums), a seating spine with variable seating distances too provide flexibility for varied settings.
DRY WALL GLASS SHELVING
MIRROR
TRANSLUCENT WHITE PLEXI
ERCO LIGHTING TRACK
BRASS FRAMES
AIR CONDITIONING UNIT
EFFICIENT TRANSPARENCY LETTERINGS
PRESERVED EXISTING SHOP HOUSE WALL
WHITE MARBLE COUNTER TOP + SUBWAY TILE COUNTER
FURNISHINGS
SITE CAST CONCRETE
ENTRY FROM GEMILL LANE
BRASS CAP CUSTOM BANQUETTE CHAIRS OF VARIABLE WIDTH AS SEATING SPINE
MARBLE LEDGE SUBWAY TILE ON DRY WALL
The dissolution of Pittsburgh’s steel industry has left the city’s population to shrink acutely while leaving a steady body of elderly residents to age-in-place. Inter generational living is a response to Pittsburgh’s industrial past and budding future under the context of this rust belt phenomenon. Parallel to the HOME competition brief, our proposal seeks to elevate the low-income and aging population of Garfield by promoting a supportive cohabitation and communal environment between the old and young.
GARFIELD INTER GENERATIONAL LIVING
INTERNATIONAL BUILDING TRUST HOME COMPETITION INDEPENDENT WORK COLLABORATIVE WORK WITH KARNO WIDJAJA
Chambers 5 Steel Service (74 miles)
LOCAL + REGIONAL MATERIALS
DEMOGRAPHIC STUDY 1950 5,450 20% 2010
USG GYPSUM
2
THERMO TWIN WINDOWS
3
GARFIELD HOMES TO BE DEMOLISHED
676,800
11,300
2000
1
334,563
(ALIQUIPA, PA) Wall & ceiling gypsum panel manufacturer
1
41% 3,675
305,700
(OAKMONT, PA)
~
2
site vacant
3
GARFIELD
GARFIELD
4
4
CONSTRUCTION JUNCTION
(PITTSBURGH, PA)
GREATER PITTSBURGH 5
CHAMBERS STEEL SERVICE
(WEST MIDDLESEX, PA) Metal Siding
6 6
$22K
$29K
MEDI AN I NCOM E
$26K
$22K
cityLAB
(YOUNGWOOD, PA) SIP panel fabricator
PROPOSED STREET MARKET
6% PLACE INITIATIVE
$35K $11. 5K
$23K NATI ONAL 43% POVE P RTY IN P OPULATI LVL OVER ON TY
EXERCISE PARK
WELCOME GARDEN
The population decline attributed to The collapse of ‘Rust Belt’ Pittsburgh in the 1980s had not only resulted in the economic and social impairment of many of its neighborhoods, but specifically for Garfield, where income levels are well below par, the departure of young habitants increases the tax burden on extant young residents having to support the elderly generation that aged-in-place
SITE
$$$
$$$
$11. 5K
SURETIGHT INSULATED PANELS
BEFORE 1980
TODAY
COMMUNITY GARDEN
Today, local nonprofit organizations such as cityLAB, the Penn Avenue Arts Initiative and the Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation have been spearheading various initiatives to revive Garfield into an exciting hub for the greater community. The site is located in the midst of these developments, providing ample opportunities for community involvement.
EXISTING PROPERTY LINE
NOT TO SCALE
EXISTING PROPERTY LINE
MAXIMUM HEIGHT
STREET ELEVATION
BASKETBALL COURT
BROAD ST
UNIT MODULE STRATEGY UNIT MODULE
INTERIOR / EXTERIOR WALL RATIO
5 20%
LEGEND
58%
2F
60%
60% 60%
60%
GF
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
ENTRY WAY ENTRY GARDEN TRASH POINT COMMUNITY GARDEN CLUSTER GARDEN 1F UNITS ENERGY METERING RELAY 8. 2F LOFT UNITS 9. PRIVATE PORCH 10. COMMUNITY PORCH 11. COMMON CORRIDOR
6
7
7
25%
COMMUNITY COURTYARD 0’
ALHAMBRA WAY
5’
10’
20’
40’
GROUND FLOOR PLAN
COMMUNITY COURTYARD GF COMMUNAL SPACE
BROAD ST.
2F CONNECTING SPACES
9 10
8
11
0’
ALHAMBRA WAY
5’
10’
20’
2ND FLOOR PLAN
40’
Various unit modules were studied to determine which would have the greatest interior wall - exterior wall ratio. This is to allow for multiple units to share heating loads especially in a cold climate like Pittsburgh, resulting in overall reduced energy consumption and more savings for each owner.
In addition to lowering generic cost per unit through economies of scale via mass production, a multi- unit strategy also promotes micro interactions between adjacent residents, culminating in a central courtyard that fosters private community living and public flow to the neighborhood activities outside.
COMMUNITY COURTYARD GARDEN
STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC
SIPS DETAIL
1
LEGEND
High pressure injected polystyrene foam (EPS) foam core for insulation
3 2
1. Metal siding 2. Exterior building envelope with fibre cement panel finish 3. SIPs panel with drywall 4. OSB floor sheathing with finished wood flooring 5. 2’ x 4‘ floor frame 6. Wood framing around panel openings 7. 2’ x 4’ awning windows with plywood portal frame 8. 4’ x 2’ & 4‘ x 4’ casement windows 9. Plywood portal frame 10. TJI floor frame 11. 2’ x 4’ interior wall frame 12. OSB sheathing wall panel 13. Gypsum drywall 14. Concrete floor slab 15. Exterior door 16. Interior sliding door
CONSTRUCTION SEQUENCE
OSB sheathing for structural strength
3 4
Vapor sealed, air tight joints with minimal thermal bridging
5
16
Infill, concrete floor slab and courtyard pavement
3 3
2 6 7
8
9
Off-site fabricated SIPs wall panels trucked to site, installation of 1st floor walls
TYPICAL UNIT AXONOMETRIC 2
Excavation
3
3
Floor panels for 2nd floor, trusses and slopping roof panels
2
15 2
6 4
3
10 3 12 13 11 2nd floor SIPs wall panels trucked on site and installed
COSTING 1F MODULE
500
2F
EXCAVATION CONCRETE FOOTING CONCRETE FLOOR SLAB CEILING PANEL SIPS PANEL INTERIOR PANEL DOORS WINDOWS PLUMBING APPLIANCES ELECTRICAL EXTERIOR SIDING BUILT-IN CABINETRY HVAC
LOF
3
SF 2
2F MODULE
14
384
UNI
T
Loft mezzanine floor panels fabricated and installed
TOTAL: $26,480 -12% OF $30k
T
GF
$380 $950 $4210 $3210 $6700 $1185 $830 $1900 $1000 $1000 $800 $915 $500 $2900
SF
3
2
4
8
15
9
SIPS PANEL INTERIOR PANEL DOORS WINDOWS PLUMBING APPLIANCES ELECTRICAL EXTERIOR SIDING BUILT-IN CABINETRY STAIRS HVAC
$12,780 $1130 $830 $3050 $1000 $1000 $800 $1690 $500 $250 $2900
TOTAL: $25,930 -14% OF $30k
Loft mezzanine SIPs panels installed
Roof SIPs panels and roof metal siding installed
2F LOFT SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES
14’
Pittsburgh falls in the transition between humid continental and humid sub-tropical climate zones. Summers are hot and humid, while winters are cold and snowy, making heating during the cold winter months, and ventilation during the peak hot summer months the biggest priorities. Passive sustainable strategies were studied to maximize solar exposure into the living spaces, and communal spaces alike for optimum residents comfort.
Split system HVAC for dual heating and cooling utility per individual apartment. Gas furnace linked to personal thermostat control delivers warm comfort. Evaporator coil links to condenser unit for air-conditioning supply.
26’
2F UNIT
: deg Sun 73 mer n, Sum Noo 21 Jun
Roof slopes to maximize southern exposure of building for ample natural daylighting
Wi n Ja ter n 21 Sun: No on ,
2ND FLR UNIT PLAN
GF UNIT
26
de
g
6’
Ventilation exhaust between shared units
14’
12’
16’
GF UNIT
GROUND FLR UNIT PLAN
Refrigeration lines from HVAC equipment to outdoor air-conditioning condenser unit
Energy efficient natural gas Domestic Hot Water (DHW) heater per apartment unit for individual occupant needs
Shared “wet” and utilities wall between adjacent units promotes construction and cost efficiency
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS APARTMENT UNITS SECTION 0’
GF
5’
10’
20’
DAYLIGHTING ANALYSIS
Window placements throughout the building natural daylight analysis to determine if receiving ample natural light. The yellow reveals all units do have adequate access
Minimum value of R-30 insulation (in SIPs panels) at exterior envelope. Effective insulation strategy reduces energy use
Operable windows for natural ventilation in apartment units during the summer months
2F
GF
were determined by all units were and red areas to daylight,
LOFT 2F
SHADOW ANALYSIS
SUMMER
WINTER
Study indicates spaces that are shaded for greater periods of the day according to its intensity, ensuring sufficient shade during the summer months, and enough direct sunlight in the winter.
Rainwater catchment system into underground cistern buried for community garden use
Recycled wood as well as other locally sourced materials can be used for indoor furniture components
Pittsburgh annual rainfall = 36.9 in/yr Roof collection area = 6235 sq ft Gallons harvested = 92,029 gallons/yr Approx. 7669 gallons/month
Cross ventilation in the summer months allow for wind and cool breezes to pass through buildings into the central courtyard area
SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS BUILDING SECTION 0’
5’
10’
20’
“What design can do is to engage and empower large number of people to take ownership of their own destiny” -Cameron Sinclair
FRINGE LIVING ON THE CHAO PHRAYA BANGKOK, THAILAND JULY 2011