HVAC Design for SNHU’s Innovation & Design Education Building

Welcoming STEM students on SNHU’s campus, the Innovation and Design Education Building serves as a modern interpretation of traditional barn architecture. Featuring classrooms, teaching & support labs, collaboration spaces, and offices, the building provides to inspire its students and harbor collaboration. Being LEED v4 silver certified, the building has achieved a 47% reduction in power density, highly controllable ventilation, and has cut the water required to maintain its landscape in half. The use of traditional and local materials has rendered the building not only highly suited for its environment, but have also made the building an eye-catching landmark on Southern New Hampshire University’s Campus.

First Floor Plan

First Floor Plan

Scale 1/8” = 1’- 0”

Double height transitional student center space with gathering and study spaces

Double height transitional student center space with collaboration and study spaces

Selected Room First Floor

Scale 1/8” = 1’- 0”

Selected Room

First Floor Plan

Section A

VAV Reheat chosen to achieve highly controllable temperature regulation in varying zones and lower energy requirements than CAV Reheat systems all, while promoting an economical system overall.

Fire Sprinkler Plan

HVAC Ductwork Plan Diffuser Calculations

HVAC Ductwork Plan Diffuser Calculations

Scale 1/8” = 1’- 0”

Reflected Ceiling Plan

3783 / 1000 = 3.783

3.783 x 6 = 22.2

22 supply diffusers

11 return diffusers chosen for space

Lighting Calculations

Fire Sprinkler Plan

Scale 1/8” = 1’- 0”

Reflected Ceiling Plan

Scale 1/8” = 1’- 0”

Space

Stairs lead from the ground level up to the rooftop terrace with built in furniture. Windows on rear, north-facing side mimic stair pattern and orthogonal design choices typically utilized in these Mayan revival style residences.

Other Physical Models

Hand cut chipboard model of a meditation retreat placed on laser cut cardboard topography. This project is designed around a ceremonial program, centered around a meditation labyrinth in order to create serendipitous circulation and connects to program such as a dormitory, refectorium, garden, platform of the sun, observation point, assembly hall, and recreational spaces. A user’s movement through the site follows the position of the sun, moving east to west as the day progresses. Blank concrete forms are designed to augment and exaggerate shadows while intentionally framing select views of the surrounding San Diego Landscape.