jury reactions

+What is the final product
+Make the building a wonderful and beautiful atmosphere
+sensative rendition
+Implement a Process
--Ideas about walking paths
--What makes people want to walk rather than drive
+HUMAN SCALE - Human exeltation
+Human experience- touchability
--adjust mentality to walk rather than drive
--Atraction to go to the building?

abstract

Sustainable ideas has become more popular these days in the media, but these ideas have not been adapted to the everyday suburban home. Not only have these homes and communities become environmentally un-sustainable, they have also caused the inhabitants to feel isolated which forces them to keep to their own lives. In these communities, the average working man goes to work early in the morning and works long hours to be able to afford the expensive car and the largest house possible. With a large house, he tends to spend most his time inside when he is not at work. This is mostly due because there is no sense of community even though he is surrounded by many other homes within a cul-de-sac. Therefore, there needs to be a change in the way people view their homes and community. People need to be able to interact and have a sense of a community to allow their town to thrive. By creating a center for the community to further their understanding of sustainable living, these communities can come together and change the future of housing developments and the environment.

1/4 Jury Reactions

+Document surrounding unsustainable developments around the site to further emphasize proposed idea.
+Begin to look at adaptation to existing homes.
-community center could resemble a sustainable house so people can understand the relationship to their own house.
-look at renee chow
+Restore function the the community.
-when towns where first built, they use to be sustainable as a community. since then they have become isolated and non-center oriented. I have to brign importance of community back and intervene to start a new heart.
-Find out how it functions
-create a sense of community

Community Center Program

Lobby/ Exhibition - 1500 - 2000 sf total
- Permanent Sustainable collection
- Community exhibits
Shops and Stores - 2000 - 2400 sf total
- Coffee shop (connected to lobby and street) - 600-700 sf
- Book shop (connected to lobby and street) - 700-1000 sf
- Random shop (connected to lobby and street) - 600-700 sf
Auditorium - Flexible - 12,000 - 14,000 sf total
- Seating - 8000 sf
- Stage - 2000 sf
- Storage rooms - 600 sf each
- Back stage - 800 sf
- Green room - 600 sf
Gymnasium - Flexible - 8000 - 9000 sf total
- Basketball court (94x50) - 5000 sf
- Seating - 3000 sf
- Storage - 800 sf
Nursery - 800 - 900 sf total
Daycare - 2600 - 3000 sf total
- Classroom/ Nap room (30 sf per child) - 800 - 900 sf
- Small gym/ Play area (70 sf per child) - 1800 - 2100 sf
Library - 1200 - 1400 sf total
- Main room - 900 - 1000 sf
- Offices - 100 sf
- Storage - 200 - 300 sf
Classrooms (12) - 400 - 500 sf each = 4800 -6000 sf total
Fitness Center - 1750 - 2300 sf total
- Weight room - 600 - 800 sf
- Aerobic room - 400 - 600 sf
- Men’s Locker room - 250 - 300 sf
- Women’s Locker room - 250 - 300 sf
- Saunas, Jacuzzis - 250 - 300 sf
Banquet/Reception Hall - 6500 - 8200 sf
- Main Hall - 5000 - 6000 sf
- Kitchen - 400 - 600 sf
- Food Pantry - 300 - 400 sf
- Bar - 400 - 600 sf
- Storage - 400 - 600 sf
Sport Fields

TOTAL AREA - 31,150 - 39,200 square feet

Case Studies

There are many designs today which use advanced passive and active technology. Unfortunately the general public do not know what is available. The Boomerang House, which was proposed by a group of architects from Italy, is an advanced design composed of both technology and more traditional concepts. It was designed to be flexible which allows the building to have many usages and replacements in various environmental contexts. It is a single family unit which is built on an abandoned mining cave. The building itself is composed of two separate aerodynamic volumes sharpened to adapt to strong winds and also to fit into the ground. One structure is the living space and the other contains the technological elements and a small greenhouse which are uses as passive and active strategies. The surface of the structure consists of two layers, one made of Photovoltaic panels and the other consisting of solar cylindrical panels. These Two layers work together with the shape of the buildings that follows the solar journey of the sun. The house is cooled by a water wall which cools the water during the summer nights and draws it over the wall during the day to cool the interior of the building. Another self-sustaining house, but hasn’t been built yet is called Saving Resources. The building makes use of photovoltaic panels in a way which provides a 24 hour use of electricity. The building is heated and cooled according to the climatic season. It contains septic tanks which can also be used for recycled gas the winter. The building holds several hand wind tower fans for cooling in the summer. Many of the main materials used for construction are supplied by recycled materials from the everyday garbage. This reduces the energy used to import non-local materials to the building site. Another building which uses some of the state of the art passive and active systems is the Jalousie house. This house is designed by two Russian architects, Nikita Barinov and Komba Bakh. The house was based off the idea behind the “sunflower. The way in which the sunflower follows the sun during the day, so does the house. The defending constructions of the house are built so that they capture the suns movement. The design allows sunlight to penetrate the house while it accumulates the sun energy at the same time. Water is stored under the ground to keep cool and pumped up to the upper floor with a pump that is powered by the suns energy. The water is then passed through the wall which has the form of a hollow transparent construction. The water falls down the wall, rotating a mini-turbine which produces power for the winter months when there is no sun. These buildings, being technologically advanced and saving considerable amount of money on energy, have not gained much interest in the public.

Pin-up #3 review

Research Case studies of sustainable design: Gaffney house, Sustainable communities, and houses which portray design intentions. Review which age groups will be attending and activies for each. How is it accessible? And look at scales by diagramatic suggestions and materials.

Summary 6

Since world war II, housing developers have been ever increasingly popular. The houses themselves have improved slightly since then but they still are unsustainable. Most developers use low grade construction methods and materials to create houses which bring in the highest revenue as possible. These housing ethics are responsible for; 39% of the total energy use, 12% of the total water consumption, 68% of the total electricity consumption, and 38% of the total carbon dioxide emission. A large reason for the public not wanting sustainable housing is that they are uneducated about the advantages. By creating a community center within the context of a development or several developments, one could use it to educate the public about advantages of sustainability. This would be more successful than a prototype house because a community center has a constant flow of a wide range of people within the community. By educating the public and helping them make the move to a sustainable future, the advantages could be; 20% annual savings in energy costs, 20% reduction in water costs, 38% reduction in waste water production, and 22% reduction in construction waste.

I. Introduction
___A. Development of land is inevitable with the growing population and migration of people from the city to the suburbs
___B. Toll Brothers housing
______1. They Build houses which use low end materials and design and sell them at high end rates.
________a. Why do consumers buy these houses?
________b. Many of these houses begin to break down(Fall apart aesthetically and functionally) after about 5-10 years. Why?
______2. Construction methods
________a. Use bare minimum of materials
________b. Use most inefficient heating and cooling systems
II. Program: Community center
___A. Active Facilities
______1. Nursery/ Daycare
______2. Small gym
______3. Education rooms/sleeping rooms
___B. Day Camp
______1. Large gym
______2. Class rooms
______3. Outdoor recreation
___C. Small shops/stores (coffee, food, books) with access to a gallery
______1. Coffee and food shops could bring in commuters passing by
______2. Bookstore could sell books on sustainability
___D. Community outreach facilities
______1. Educational facilities
________a. Classrooms which teach community about sustainability
________b. Lectures on Sustainability
________c. Large auditorium/ gym (maybe flexible spaces)
______2. Small group programs: AA, community outreach programs, etc.
________a. Small rooms for meeting spaces
______3. Recreational Facilities
________a. Walking path to connect with development
________b. Indoor and outdoor sporting facilities
______4. Active community spaces
________a. Large indoor areas for rent
___________1. Reception space
___________2. Personal parties
III. Conclusion
___A. By using a combination of traditional strategies of sustainability and the latest advances in technology in a community building, it may demonstrate to the public the successfulness and advantages of sustainable living.
___B. Educating the public through seminars, lectures and optional classes to explain the disadvantages of traditional American houses and the savings available with sustainable living.
___C. Have workshops and classes on showing the public methods and technologies available to convert their existing house of building new houses to become sustainable.