Farnsworth House Solar Detailing

Tectonics 2 was to focus on the human aspect and coding of buildings. As we know the Farnsworth house is a massive failure in energy and heat/cold retention. The task was to observe why it was a massive failure and see how we could minimize the efficiency. Sun shading is a great way to minimize this. Sun shading devices and louvers were oriented in such a way to make the house more efficient. The detail section is to show how such system works and how it breaks up the free sight line that the house has but in a way that is not obscure.

Transit Hub

Design 5 was a studio to understand equity and inequity in Philadelphia, Philadelphia is a very separated city there are many different neighborhoods. Even though some neighborhoods are obviously inequitable or equitable in some categories they could also be inequitable or equitable in other ways. The class studied Northeast, Philadelphia a fairly equitable in housing, food, and other things but inequitable in public transportation. They were missing the connection to all of the other SEPTA stations. There was a large boundary around the area. The design was a large transit Hub located on a major axis in the Northeast, Philadelphia. The idea for the transit hub was to feel open yet sheltered. The large windows let as much light in as possible, the windows in elevation also follow through to the roof to create cascading sunlight that then trickles through to the light well.