Urban Visions Highway Project
This project is a multi use building spanning over a large highway. The building is 100,000 sq ft and has an adjacent parking structure for 200 cars. The building is split into retail, conference, office and then residential at the top. This building is very sustainable. It revolves around sustainable features. The first is natural daylighting. The building has a shallow depth that allows light to reach deep into the spaces. There are also sun shades above the windows to avoid heat gains in the summer time. The building also uses passive solar heating to heat the floors and radiate heat in the spaces of the building.
There are also several solar panels above the windows in some places that create the sunshade for the windows below, and there is a large array of panels on the roof. The building also has wind turbines. There are 2 on the roof and there are 4 underneath the building. The turbines on the bottom of the building are experiential. The cars driving down the road create the wind to turn the turbines. The building also uses natural ventilation it draws air from the exterior to provide fresh air into the building and then up into 2 large stacks on the north side of the building. Another feature is the green spaces and vegetative roofs. There are shelves on the office levels that have plantings on them to provide good views and fresh oxygen to the spaces. There is also a large vegetative roof garden on the parking garage roof. It will have ponds, paths, and areas for outdoor gathering and picnicking. The project is about sustainable living and design. Taking a roadway that is a major disruption in the environment and turning it into something useful and meaningful. Creating a Green Space over a dead space.
This project will also be entered into a daylight competition at the end of the semester.
There are also several solar panels above the windows in some places that create the sunshade for the windows below, and there is a large array of panels on the roof. The building also has wind turbines. There are 2 on the roof and there are 4 underneath the building. The turbines on the bottom of the building are experiential. The cars driving down the road create the wind to turn the turbines. The building also uses natural ventilation it draws air from the exterior to provide fresh air into the building and then up into 2 large stacks on the north side of the building. Another feature is the green spaces and vegetative roofs. There are shelves on the office levels that have plantings on them to provide good views and fresh oxygen to the spaces. There is also a large vegetative roof garden on the parking garage roof. It will have ponds, paths, and areas for outdoor gathering and picnicking. The project is about sustainable living and design. Taking a roadway that is a major disruption in the environment and turning it into something useful and meaningful. Creating a Green Space over a dead space.
This project will also be entered into a daylight competition at the end of the semester.