SUSTAINABLE LABORATORY-SAINT CROIX
SUSTAINABLE LABORATORYSAINT CROIX
Above sea level
Invasive plant Protected view zone
We are on the island of St. Croix Croix. An island with plenty of vegetation, protected areas and floodplains. There are amazing views and nature which are the high points of this island.
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Therefore, the decision to build a green building, ecological construction. A high-rise building will be the best way to achieve. Concerning ecology, we need to study the natural agents to taking advantage of them as much as possible. This proposal uses them fully. A green gap goes through the entire building letting in natural light, providing cross ventilation and helping in the harvesting rainwater.
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THE ECOLOGY
This building could mean establishing a vertical city. As a high-rise building, it is less dense so facilities will be shorter and more concentrated and therefore less damaging to the environment. The facilities in this case are very important because of their program, that´s why they are grouped and thus we can get lowering costs and be less damaging in the field. The less contact with the ground, more ecological it will be so that it implies less damage to the environment. The ground is very important in this area, we must respect it. The higher is a buil building, the more natural agents we can take advanta advantage of of.
ICON + ECOLOGY – STAFF EXPENSE BUILDING
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WELLNESS HIGH-RISE
Why a HIGH-RISE building with this PROGRAM and this LOCATION requested? This project will become an em emblematic tower and a key point for the city. It can be seen from any point of the island. As a tower it allows 360ยบ views views, which is an important topic because of the special location. It acts as a viewpoint from which we can observe the amazing landscape of the island, it offers unique views. The views make a workspace be more comfortable. Once I read an article about the city and the countryside that told the story of a man recovered from his illness thanks to landscape views. It is a building dedicated to work so the landscape views can help the welfare of the people who frequent it.
The gap allows the rain get inside the building and be collected the water in a tank.
The sun get inside from south to north, from up to down.
Deciduous vegetation allows the light get inside in winter and creates a microclimate. These are watered by the abundant rainfall.
The gap + free floor + double-facade allow good crossed ventilation.
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Floors´ shapes favor the natural agents. They use natural light as much as possible leaving the longest facade to the south and the shortest one to the north. The elevators are located at east and west thus they make a more indirect light. The green gap which goes through the building rotates from up to down, letting in natural light to the north façade because it is the most disadvantaged one.
A high-rise building. A High-rise building camouflaged with the environment.
A CLOSER VIEW OF THE BUILDING
A double glass facade allows crossed ventilation. This double faรงade is also used to get the STAIRCASE inside the building. + PRIVACY
The building has four ELEVATORS ELEVATORS. The number of lifts per level is different depending on the grade of privacy and utility.
LODGING
EDUCATION
LABORATORIES
RECEPTION
MAINTENANCE
We have a mixed PROGRAM somehow separated into five packages: reception, education, maintenance, laboratories and lodging. In no way are totally independent so that´s why this distribution allows it compatible uses intertwine in some plants. If
Floor 20 Staff housing. 350m2 Floor 19 Staff housing. 350m2 Floor 18 Staff housing. 350m2 Floor 17 Staff housing. 350m2 Floor 16 Dining room + storage + common rooms. 360m2 Floor 15 Residence. 300m2 Floor 14 Residence+common rooms. 300m2 Floor 13 Residence+common rooms. 300m2 Floor 12 Residence. 300m2 Floor 11 Offices+meeting meeting rooms rooms. 350m2 Floor 10 Theater + conference room room+nursing. 330m2 Floor 9 Restaurant. 320m2 Floor 8 Teaching laboratory + library. 320m2 Floor 7 Teaching laboratory laboratory+ library. 320m2 Floor 6 Teaching laboratory laboratory+ common rooms. 250m2 Floor 5 Computer rooms + common rooms rooms. 230m2 Floor 4 Computer rooms + classrooms classrooms. 260m2 Floor 3 Dry labs + permanent and temporary exhibitions. 380m2 Floor 2 Store+ Storage laboratory laboratory. 360m2 Floor 1 Lobby + Wet lab lab. 500m2 Free floor Floor -1 Maintenance + storage+ storage Jicms. 300m2 Floor -2 Maintenance + storage. storage 300m2
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Floor 1_Lobby + Wet lab.
Floor 2 Store+Storage laboratory.
Floor 4 Computer rooms+classrooms.
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Floor 10 Theater+conference room+nursing.
Cota 78m
Cota 44,7m
Cota 37m
Cota 3,7m
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A system of SLATS which rotate depending on the amount of light received. These slats consist of two layers, a glass exterior one and a metallic interior one. The facades are all covered on by glass, this reflective material that makes the tower mimics with the environment. Depending on the use and guidance, facades shall consist of fixed glass or a slats system.
A STRUCTURE will consist in concrete slabs. Each slab acquired a different size depending on the use of each floor. Steel structure will be on the exterior facade and in the hole that goes through the building. This structure allows to the vines get inside the gap. The steel structure from the exterior facade is anchored to the slabs through another steel structure horizontally. Small beams will be of 1.8 m in length. This structure allows the building containing a double skin and a free public square floor 0, thus, facilitates the natural ventilation. An edge staircase around the building and it adapts to the floors and walls.
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Screw Armor Finish framework Concrete Beam. Type U Ceiling
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Pillar wrought detail 7 Profile to the ceiling 8 Welding 9 Pillar. Type U
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