ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO BIANCA BRISCOE SELECTED WORKS, 2019-2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to open my portfolio. My love for creativity and expression is displayed all throughout my projects, and I look forward to sharing a part of me, with you.
TABLE OF CONTENTS C O M THANK P E T I T I O YOU! N
INTERNSHIP
Habitat for Humanity | 4
Stantec | 5
2023 Solar Decathalon | 6
INDIVIDUAL WORK
The Linked Apartments | 7
No-Go: The Go-Go Sample Work | 25 Music Museum | 14
Hobbies and Interests | 30
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Habitat for Humanity
Greensboro, NC
2019
During the Summer, I volunteered with Habitat for Humanity where I manually broke down recycled moving palettes, and created 17 pieces of outdoor furniture. About a month into building, Habitat for Humanity created a volunteer opportunities that allowed people of all ages to come and learn how to make the furniture. The pieces consisted of benches, work tables, end tables, shelves, and planters. Posing with the unpainted pieces Volunteer Sessions: With Pre-teens (Part One)
Painting an outdoor bench
Volunteer Sessions: With Pre-teens (Part Two)
An article posted shortly after volunteering All 17 pieces of furniture created
Volunteer Sessions: With Adults Internship
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Stantec Internship
Enrichment Enrichment
During summer of 2021, I interned with Stantec in Arlington, VA. While contributing to projects within the firm, the interns from other Stantec offices in North America broke into small groups to collaborate on a design challenge to build a Nature Center in Texas.
Synergy Synergy
Enrichment
Synergy
Enrichment
Synergy
Arlington, VA
Efficiency Efficiency
2021
Efficiency Efficiency
3D Section
My personal contributions included being one of two architects to finalize the form, create the program layout, and circulation of the building. I also contributed to interior renders, created the theatre room seating, and rendered the 3D axonometric sections. Meet the
Wild Ladybirds
Level 1 Plan Arch
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Bianca Briscoe
Bella Crocco
Arlington, VA
Philadelphia, PA
Howard University ‘22 Architecture
Drexel University ‘22 Interiors
Karina Mendez
Elikem Wotortsi
Elizabeth Wang
Plano, TX
Ottawa
Binghamton, NY
Bianca Briscoe UT Arlington ‘22
Bella Crocco Carelton University ‘20 Mechanical EngineeringPA Philadelphia,
Karina Mendez Binghamton ‘22 MechanicalPlano, Engineering TX
Architecture VA Arlington, Howard University ‘22 Architecture
Drexel University ‘22 Interiors
Concept Models
Riley Campbell Plano, TX
Architecture/Architectural Ottawa
Elikem UT AustinWotortsi ‘23 Engineering
UT Arlington ‘22 Architecture
Carelton University ‘20 Mechanical Engineering
Level 2 Plan Arch Riley Campbell Plano, TX
Binghamton ‘22 Mechanical Engineering
UT Austin ‘23 F Architecture/Architectural Engineering
Elizabeth Wang Binghamton, NY
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LEED Platinum Credits
Theatre Perspective
Front Entrance View
Structural Diagram
LEED Platinum Credits Internship
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2023 Solar Decathalon
Boulder, CO
2023
HISTORY
DESIGN GOALS
1890: Mary Church Terrell (MCT) returns to DC to teach language at M Street High School
During my final semester, I had the wonderful opportunity of participating in the 2023 Department of Energy’s Solar Decathalon. We were in the Retro-fit Housing Division, and our site is a Historic Landmark near Howard campus. We reinnovated the house into a net-positive half communal space with various sustainable practices.
1970s: The other half of the duplex burned down, the MCT home saved by the firewall
1895: First Black Woman appointed to the DC School Board (1985-1901, 1906-1911)
1953: The court ruled segregated eating places to be unconstitutional in DC
1899-1913: The Terrells stayed at the MCT home
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LEGACY
Reflection and appreciation of the historical ties to Howard University and the Le Droit Park Historic District
EQUITY
DECARBONIZATION
Promotion of Social Justice through the introduction of programming dedicated to the social acts & research
Providing a precedent for sustainable housing developments in the Le Droit Park Historic District
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1899: The Terrells move into the MCT house
1960 1954: MCT passes away in Maryland
1950: MCT started her campaign to reinstate antidiscrimination laws
Important Events
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1999: The MCT house was listed on the Most Endangered Places List
2018: Howard receives grants that are dedicated to protecting civil rights history
House-Related Events Mary Church Terrell's Achievements
DURABILITY & RESILIENCE
R-23 Exterior Wall Section
DURABILITY & RESILIENCE
My personal contributions included creating the new floor plans, drafting the floor plans, researching historic background information, creating a water conservation system, and contributing to interior renders. We won third place!
2009: Last documented repairs done to the MCT house
R-23 Exterior Wall Section
7 1/4" EXISTING HISTORICAL DOUBLE WYTHE BRICK
7 1/4" EXISTING HISTORICAL DOUBLE WYTHE BRICK
3.5" HEMP WOOL BATT INSULATION
3.5" HEMP WOOL BATT INSULATION SMART VAPOR RETARDER 5/8" PLYWOOD SHEATHING
SMART VAPOR RETARDER 5/8" PLYWOOD SHEATHING 2X4 WOOD STUD
2X4 WOOD STUD
1/2" TYPE X GYPSUM WALLBOARD
1/2" TYPE X GYPSUM WALLBOARD FINISHED FLOORING
FINISHED FLOORING
EXISTING FLOOR JOIST
EXISTING FLOOR JOIST
LEGACY
OCCUPANT EXPERIENCE Programs: Rental Assistance Voter Registration Advocacy Workshops Workforce Development
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DECARBONIZATION DECARBONIZATION
BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS
RETRO BOOMING
INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE
Energy Efficient Appliances
Semi-Circle Window Victorian Shingle Bay
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JAYLA WADE
SIERRA GEE
BELEIL LAMB
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Solar Panels
SITE PLAN
MARY CHURCH TERRELL HOUSE https://theclio.com/entry/61530
DARIAN JACOBS II TEAM LEAD
EJOVWOKOGHENE MUSHALE
RO BRISCOE
EL ADON BEY
MALIK JOHNSON
OCCUPANT EXPERIENCE
Daylighting and Natural Ventilation
High Basement
4TH STREET
EMAN MUNOZ
CLINICAL LABRATORY
LEGACY & EQUITY
Segmented Window Bay
Polygonal Window Bay NEA MALOO
FACULTY LEAD
DECARBONIZATION DECARBONIZATION
Front facade of the MCT house (post 1970s)
ELIJAH MCKINNIE
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ARCHITECTURE
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"WE SEE RETRO BOOMING AS THE ADDITION OF PROSPERITY AND EFFICIENCY TO AN EXISTING HOME, WHILE PRESERVING ITS HISTORICAL LEGACY"
LED Lighting and Automation
PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
EQUITY & DECARBONIZATION
ENGINEERING
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LEGACY & EQUITY
OCCUPANT EXPERIENCE
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PLUMBING
GROUND FLOOR
Gutter Drainage System leading to Rainwater Collection Tank
Toilet System: 1: Rainwater 2: Greywater Alternative: City water Filtration located in accessible places
2ND FLOOR
Rainwater Collection Rainwater Distribution City Water Distribution for Toilets
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Greywater Collection Greywater Distribution
1ST FLOOR
Rainwater Collection Tank 4' Diameter 5' Height 470 gallon capacity
3RD FLOOR
LEGACY
LEGACY
Greywater Control Box
Greywater Collection Tank 2' Diameter 3' Height 70 gallon capacity
3: RENDERS OF BACKYARD City Water
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LEGACY & EQUITY
Competition
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The “Linked” Apartments: A Re-imagined Mixed Use Apartment Design Washington, DC 2023 Thesis Project Professor Dunson and Edwards Software Used: Revit, Photoshop, and Enscape
Main Research Takeaway: The most common theme amongst the current mixed-use apartments in DC is horizontal programming. There’s little to no vertical connection within the building, and the circulation is catered to our task-oriented routine.
Individual Work 7
Incorporating Small Businesses
Location
Long Term Benefits
Why?: The ambitions, hobbies, and skills of a person, and how they use those skills to interact with the world, are the foundational aspects of a community. Creative skills can create bonds through common interests, the desire to learn, the consumer, and the inspired.
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Long-term relationships
Address: 2200 Block of Town Center Drive Zone: MU 7B Ward: 8 FAR: 4.0 Lot Occupany: 75% Rear Yard: No less than 12’ GAR: .25
Primary Vehicle Circulation Secondary Vehicle
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Transportation and Land Use
Circulation Pedestrian
Self-sufficiency
Circulation School Bank
Main Ideas Personalization
Immersion
Interaction
Food
Strengthening identity by catering stores to community’s skills and needs Encouraging exploration by incorporating the retail spaces throughout the building, creating visual persuasion Providing spaces to fosters relationships and conversation in between daily routine
Business Bus Stop Grocery
Skill-gaining opportunities Household Non Family 28%
2.6 Persons Per Household
Race
Married Couple 22.6%
Some Other 2+ White Race 5.2% 5.6% 1.7%
Female Householder 47.7%
Some High School 9.3%
Associate’s Degree 10.1%
Male Householder 7.2%
Reduced transportation
Education Master’s Degree Bachelor’s 7.5% Degree 10.1%
Black 86.5%
Some College, No Degree 25.2%
High School Grad 35.9%
Individual Work 8
Concept Diagrams
1. Establish entrances based on pedestrian traction. Highlight look-out view to the belt of greenery. Main Entrance highlights the biggest community space.
2. Create an organic streetscape form leading to the lookout view.
3. Program around the streetscape, considering residential access to and from their apartments.
4. Extrude form and stagger vertically to not impede on the surrounding greenery, and to not cast heavy shadows throughout the intimate streetscape.
Store
Walk Seat Walk Store
To create an immersive mixed-use experience, and ensure interaction, the interior portions of the streetscape are dedicated for leisure and conversation. Final Iteration Individual Work 9
3D Renderings
Aerial View
Streetscape View 2nd Floor
View from the front entrance
Aerial Side View Individual Work 10
Floor Plans 6th Floor
Business (Appointment)
Business (Commission)
Community Space
Business (Food)
Residential Services
Administration/Utilities
5th Floor
Inventory: 1. Parking Garage 2. Directory and Administration 3. Workforce and Daycare Lobby 4. Bathroom and Circulation 5.Community Event Space 6. Residential Access and Services 7. Art and Retail Store 8. Garden Event Space 9. Garden Access
10. Outdoor Market Area 11. Security and Parking Access 12. Workforce Offices 13. Rooftop Garden 14. Daycare Services 15. Daycare Playground 16. Book Exchange 17. Outdoor Reading Area *Parking Garage has 30 parking spaces*
4th Floor
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3rd Floor
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Apartment Inventory
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2 story, 2 bed, 2 bath Units: 2
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2 story, 3 bed, 2 bath Units: 4
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2 story, 1 bed, 1 bath Units: 4 1 story, 1 bed, 1 bath Units: 12
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2 story, 2 bed, 1.5 bath Units: 2 TOTAL: 26 units, 40 beds
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Parking Garage
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Individual Work 11
Sections and Renders
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The streetscape on the third floor looks out to the vast amount of old, tall trees in the north direction. This is not only a beautifully peaceful sight, but it promotes relaxation, and the feeling of groundedness.
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Business (Food) Business (Appointment) Business (Commission) Residential Services Community Space Administration/Utilities
3. Streetscape View 3rd Floor
1. Streetscape View 1st Floor
Individual Work 12
Sustainability and Materials • The vertical panels are recycled steel • The overhead vining provides natural cooling and shading • Terraces shade storefronts but allow wind to pass through, creating a cool exterior environment which flows into the stores. • Trees aid in air quality and comfortability • Solar panels used to light parking garage and the underside of the streetscape terraces Materiality runs vertically to emphasize the reimagination from horizontal programming. Structure Type: One-Way Steel Beams with Steel concrete decking Columns: 8”x8” Beams: 1’ deep, Girders: 1.5’ deep Span: No greater than 25’ Flooring: 6” thick
Structural Diagram
Black Aluminum
Aerial View
Vertical Steel Paneling (Uniform)
Vertical Steel Paneling (Non-uniform)
Smooth Concrete
Solar Panels
Vining
Roof 6th Floor 324' - 0" 5th Floor 314' - 0" 4th Floor 304' - 0" 3rd Floor 294' - 0" 2nd Floor 284' - 0" - 0" Ground Level Ground Floor274' Park Entr. Park. Entr. Parking 260' - 0" Parking Garage Garage 251' 248' -- 0" 0" Roof 6th Floor 5th Floor 4th Floor 3rd Floor 2nd Floor
West Elevation
South Elevation
Roof 6th Floor 324' - 0" 5th Floor 314' - 0" 4th Floor 304' - 0" 3rd Floor 294' - 0" 2nd Floor 284' - 0" - 0" Ground Floor 274' Ground Level Park Entr. Park. Entr. Parking 260' 0" Parking Garage Garage 251' - 0"248' - 0" Roof 6th Floor 5th Floor 4th Floor 3rd Floor 2nd Floor
East Elevation
North Elevation Individual Work 13
Community Engagement
This building has a common theme of personality and identity, which is the highlight of the experience and program. Each space has a story, a purpose, and an impact on its community. These spaces bring people together in a variety of ways thus creating a resilient and consistent community.
Individual Work 14
3D Renderings
Small Business (Food)
Book Exchange
The Community Spaces around the building host a surplus of events that benefit the individual life. Examples: • Book Exchange: Donate and swap books, host book clubs, resume reviews, or spoken word • Outdoor Market Area: Fresh market, career fair, voter registration • Art and Retail Store: Capable of art shows, clothing swaps, and provides opportunity to expound on hobbies and price the items they create for sale
Art and Retail Store Individual Work 15
3D Renderings
Small Business (Commission)
Small Business (Appointment)
This building serves to be more of a creative hub than an apartment. It promotes exploration, trying new things, and relaxation, all essential to the development of individual life.
Outdoor Market Area Individual Work 16
No-Go: The Go-Go Music Museum Washington, DC Fall 2020 Project, Modified 2023 Professor Paddack Software Used: Revit, Photoshop, and Enscape
A museum that both emphasizes Go-Go music impact, influence, and resiliency, while sustaining the cycle to create more Go-Go music.
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Location
Context and Sketches
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• Located at 1916-1932 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE • Washington, DC • MU-7 (MixedUse) Zone • Required to keep the four storefronts • Listed on the National register of Historic Places in 1978
Open, Public Retail
Pulling from the history and energy of go-go music, I wanted to create something organic and moving. I also spread the exhibit spaces around the building to create a moving experience.
GO-GO IS:
To keep Go-go music alive and thriving, the museum does more than just inform the viewer, it maintains a cycle of creation, ensuring opportunity to expound on your interest
MOVEMENT INFLUENTIAL LIVE PERFORMANCE DRUMS RESILIENT CHUCK BROWN SINGING AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION RHYTHM “THE BEAT” “THE POCKET” DON’T STOP MOVING
Reserved, Private Residential
Sun Diagram
Public vs Private Diagram
Storefronts
#1: Speaker and Soundwaves
Models
#3: Organic and Flowing
#2: Funnel
FOR LEASE Only facade without a pointed roof
WE ACT RADIO Also known as WPWC; radio broadcaster
CHECK-IT ENTERPRISE Clothing Store
THE DISTRICT CULTURE Shoe store
Individual Work 18
3D Renderings
View of the Final Concept
View from the Outdoor Performance Area
Arial View of Museum
Ground Sidewalk View of Museum Individual Work 19
Floor Plans
Bath room
Cafe
Bath room
Ele. Ele.
Ele. Ele. 2
MultiPurpose Room
Permanent Exhibit #1
Lobby/Recept. Ele.
Gift Shop
Exclusive Egress
2: View of Permanent Exihibit #1
Temporary Exhibit
Radio Broadcast
Ground Floor Plan
Practice Room
Practice Room
Bath room
Bath room
Ele. Ele. Ele. Ele.
Auditorium Storage
Practice Room
Practice Room
Ele.
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Basement Floor Plan
Practice Room
Practice Room
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1: View of Auditorium Individual Work 20
Floor Plans Bath room
Artist Residence Ele. Ele.
Artist Residence
Bath room
Artist Residence
Exclusive Outdoor Area
Recording Studio
Recording Studio
Artist Residence
4: View of Permanent Exhibit #3
Third Floor Plan
Bath room
Permanent Exhibit #3
Bath room
Ele. Ele.
Permanent Exhibit #2
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Warm-Up Area Outdoor Performance Area
Ele.
Exclusive Egress
Radio Broadcast
3: View of Permanent Exhibit #2
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Structure and Materials Green Roof • Visually emphasizes the outdoor performance area • Provides a noise barrier for the residential houses to the east • Adds greenery to a plant-scarce area • Aids in comfortability and reflects the welcoming energy of go-go music • Provides shading and cooling • Opportunity to create vertical gardens in acessible areas
Terracotta paneling Terracotta louvres Curved beams and girders following similar grid Beams and girders: 12”18” deep, span no longer than 20’ Steel and concrete flooring 8x6 Steel columns, max height: 45’ Roof
3rd Floor
2nd Floor
Ground Floor West Elevation
Grass and Native Greenery
Terracotta Horizontal Running Paneling
Terracotta Vertical Running Louvres
Cool Grey Steel Structure and Mullions
Basement
Roof
3rd Floor
2nd Floor
Ground Floor East Elevation
South Elevation
Basement Individual Work 22
Community Engagement
1: RADIO BROADCASTING • INSPIRES listeners citywide • INFORMS the city about live performances
4: OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE AREA • Allows artists to PERFORM and INSPIRES listeners • INFORMS the listeners of current Go-Go artists
5: PERMANENT EXHIBIT • INFORMS the user of th history and influence • INSPIRES the user to contribute and create
6: RECORDING STUDIO • Allows user to REFINE their craft • Allows users to produce and PERFORM
5 6 4 1 2: PRACTICE ROOM • Provides the space to REFINE your skill
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3: AUDITORIUM • INFORMS the users of the impact of Go-Go music Individual Work 23
Sample Work The following are a collection of Rhino 5 and 6 projects, both small and large scale. These projects also display model making and research skills.
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“Reassurance:”A Flood Resilient Apartment (2022) During my Architecture classes at Howard, we were assigned to create a 40-unit apartment in Norfolk, Virginia. The apartment incorporates strategies to prevent the flooding that will occur in 100 years. I created an elevated apartment with parking privacy screening and outdoor platforms for activities otherwise lost in the case of flooding and displacement. Each unit has a balcony to monitor rainfall, a personal vertical garden, and all exterior flooring is permeable, draining the water back into the building for reuse. This was originally created in Rhino and Photoshop.
Sea Level Rise, Year 2100
Final Rhino 5 Iteration
Demonstrating Ungrounded Awareness through:
Permeability
Conceptual Sketches
Elevation and Oversee
Conceptual Form Sketches
Community Communication
General Form
View from the Front Entrance
View of the open platforms
Apartment Balcony View Sample Work 25
Bianca Briscoe Howard University Class of 2023
Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center
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Emotion
Exposure vs. Intimacy
main ideas and words that encouraged and influenced We began this project by creating a site analysisRhythm of the and Tempo my design. the existing For context, building is removed. Growth corner of 14th and U street, located in Washington,
Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center
14th St NW
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“The Roots:” A Pavilion
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Inside is protected with a drainage mesh.
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
Progression MOVEMENT
Concave vs. Convex 2-Use Structure
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
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Site Plan
it’s a setting that isn’t as heavily influenced by the outside noises. The sustainability aspects of this design include recycled thermoplastic that coats the steel structure, leaving it semi-permeable to avoid flooding. This is especially important for the structures that engage with the ground, as it acts as seating for the audience. The structure also contains a thin vs. inner shell that collects Exposure Intimacy
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
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Pavilion in Use: Performers on Ground
The Nucleus (2019) During my Architecture classes at Howard, were given the prompt to make a piece of furniture to be placed in a house we were previously assigned. I wanted to create a shaded chair. This chair resides in an art studio, so I designed it to be for brainstorming and contemplation. It has a book shelf, compartment, and a mesh overhead.
Main Ideas
Chair rendered in Rhino and Photoshop
Isolation
Focus
Research
Contemplation
Concept Transformations
Transformation #1
Transformation #2
Transformation #3
Transformation #4
Transformation #5
Chair rendered in Rhino and Photoshop Sample Work 27
Independent Studies Research (2023) Under Professor Maloo, I researched the multiple strategies that countries internationally have practiced to achieve net-zero, and I categorized them by approach.
The Global Sustainable Strategies to Achieving Net Zero Carbon in Buildings
Spring 2023 Professor Maloo
Background
Bianca Ro Briscoe
Howard University
Results Using Renewable Energy Sources Multiple buildings have implemented solar generation on site. This involves solar photovoltaic panels designed, usually for the roof, to capture sunlight and store for energy usage in the building. This is essential for minimizing the use of nonrenewable energy sources.
2. Building Form Considerations This approach orients the building to take advantage of natural lighting, and designs the form to consider natural shading.
Considering the Entire Lifecycle
1. Construction Considerations Making sustainable structural decisions will reduce energy consumption of the building in its early stages.
School of Design & Environment @ National University of Singapore Has a large overhang roof to create shading and has double facades on the east and west sides of the building to provide a cooler interior.
https://living-future.org/case-studies/school-of-design-and-environment-4/#:~:text=SUSTAINABLE%20DESIGN%20FEATURES&text=Enclosed%20spaces%20feature%20an%20innovative,air%20speed%20by%20ceiling%20fans
The Floating Office, Rotterdam, Amsterdam Created out of CLT, a renewable material which can be eventually recycled.
A Pie Diagram illustrating the Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions, based on industry sectors https://carbonleadershipforum.org/the-carbon-challenge/
• Construction and the overall building industry are responsible for 40% of the carbon dioxide emissions released globally • There is embodied carbon, which is an accumulation of the carbon dioxide emissions during construction • There is also operational carbon, which is the energy the building releases when in use, through appliances and human practices • With the population increasing, and with the need to house people and occupy land being of importance, it is crucial to consider the energy usage of the buildings we design and inhabit. Working toward minimzing that energy usage, and supplying energy to offset the usage, is the embodiment of achieving net zero. • Net-zero involves the offset of the amount of energy required to build and operate. From all aspects of the site, form, source, cost, and emissions. • Multiple countries outside of the United States have made siginificant progress towards enforcing net zero, and achieivng net zero.
https://www.ribaj.com/buildings/floating-office-rotterdam-maas-river
Copenhagen International School, Denmark Incorporates a Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) installation totalling 6000 meters squared, or 720 kWp PV. https://www.activehouse.info/cases/copenhagen-international-school/
Zero Carbon Building, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong Has a passive design whose built form, layout, and orientation were climate responsive and encourages natural ventilation https://www.archdaily.com/282880/zcb-zero-carbon-building-ronald-lu-and-partners
Powerhouse Telemark, Porsgrynn, Norway The solar panels installed can generate243,000 kilowatts-hours annually. https://www.archdaily.com/950507/powerhouse-telemark-snohetta
Minimizing the Demand for Energy on Site There are multiple ways to minimizing the need for energy on site. The energy on site is largely needed for comfort, so most strategies create ideal indoor air qualities so excess energy isnt needed to satisfy the inhabitants. 1. Natural Ventilation Allowing large windows or manual ways of cooling the indoor enviroment will minimize the need to use energy.
3. Building Envelope This approach involves assembling the wall section to create a tighter indoor environment, which can reduce the need to use energy to heat/cool.
This research involved categorizing global architectural strategies based on its approach to achieving net-zero energy usage. Initially finding countries that have made significant progress in the net-zero industry, I found precedents that were a variety of size and program. I then categorized them based on their energy minimizing strategy, illustrating the variety of ways within one approach that can be implemented to achieve net-zero.
https://archello.com/project/joyce-centre-for-partnership-innovation
GSK Centre for Sustainable Chemistry at Nottingham University Its main labratory has been equited and fitted with natural ventilation.
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/chemistry/research/centre-for-sustainable-chemistry/the-carbon-neutral-laboratory.aspx
2. Recycling and Reclaiming Extending the lifespan of existing materials often times reduces the energy consumption of the overall construction of the building.
https://www.archidatum.com/projects/vodafone-site-solution-innovation-centre-ssic-glh-architects/
Green Building, Westlake, Capetown, South Africa A lot of the construction was recycled, for example, the brick and window panes. The interior and doors are wood retrieved from demolition sites. http://www.sustainable.org.za/uploads/resources/resource_65.pdf
Villa Snow High performance glass warms the interiors in the winter and large shutters protects from heat gain in the summer.
Joyce Centre for Partnership & Innovartion, Hamiltion, Ontario, Canada Contains a high-performance building envelope minimizing the need for heating and cooling-
https://www.building.co.uk/buildings/the-forge-a-platform-for-transforming-office-construction/5116360.article
Vodafone Site Solution Innovatine Centre, South Africa Uses performance glass, motorised blinds, and overhangs on the glass facades to maximize comfort.
https://www.dezeen.com/2019/04/19/villa-slow-laura-alvarez-architecture/#
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The Forge, Southwark, London Uses a sustainable platform strategy, called P-DfMA, which reduced the embodied carbon by 25%, and saved 178 tons of steel.
4. Efficient Appliance and Efficient Monitoring Specific lighting sensors can reduce energy usage. On site electric or geothermal heat pumps also reduce usage.
SCGZero+, Shanghai Its lighting contains daylight sensors and circadian lighting to reduce enrgy consumption. https://awards.design/SHA21/project.asp?ID=21373
Conclusion There is an essential need to re-incorporate nature and natural resources into the building, and truly assimilate the building back into its environment. This is important throughout all its stages of development, as the energy usage doesn’t stop, and constantly accumulates. Multiple global countries have implmented successful strategies in producing more energy it uses, minimizing its buildings overall energy usage, and even giving energy back into the environment. Sample Work 28
Hobbies and Interest I thoroughly enjoy all things that are hands-on. I love to be creative and have explored many hobbies that embrace physical and artistic energy. These activities include playing multiple instruments, drawing, painting, or gardening. The experiences I’ve gained have shown me the value of being a visionary and the opportunity to create anything I set my mind to.
Logo made for the Howard Community Garden Medium: Procreate
Human Beerus, Medium: Acrylic paint Playing Flute at Dudley High School
Me during a Garden harvest day
Self-portrait, Medium: Pencil
Playing Mellophone at Howard University Hobbies and Interests 29