Spring 2023 Chicago

The Forest

CHICAGO INTEGRATIVE STUDIO

Spring 2023

DANIELLA NORONHA + ZIXUAN LIU

Instructor Chip von Weise

Mentor Perkins + Will

Table of Contents

Project Overview

These mixed-use affordable housing units and Chicago philharmonic respond to the social needs of the surrounding community, which primarily consists of single parent households; it acts as a place of cultural fusion and exchange for these families. The green space that occupies almost the entire site ensures a visually continuous activity space, and provides active areas for children, parents, and community members.

Inspired by the forest floor, the all-age playground and the philharmonic concert hall are interspersed together to provide an open space for activities. The project also includes a daycare center that is open to the public. All public spaces are concentrated on the florest floor and linked through the central green garden to gather the community to accompany the growth of the children in the neighborhood.

Affordable housing, as the resident’s nest, is placed above the forest, wrapping Central Park in a safe posture. The overlapping public roof garden and unit make the interior of the resident full of communication opportunities.

Site and Project Information

Project Address: 6830 S Stony Island Ave.

Neighborhood: South Shore

Propose Zoning: B3-5

Site Area: 57,000 SF (1.31 Acres)

Chicago Philharmonic Center: Philharmonic Rehearsal and Performance

Spaces: 22,300 SF

Outdoor Space: 13000 SF

Affordable Housing: 50 residential units include 24 Studio, 14 2 bedroom duplex, 7 3 bedroom duplex, and 3 bedroom apartment

Parking: 60 Parking Spaces - 40 (Philharmonic)+ 20 (housing)

Research

Our research focuses on the demographics of single-parent families. There are 4300 families with kids in South Shore, of which 75% are single parents. Out of dependents, 30% are under five years old.

4300*.75*.3=900 .

More than 90% residents in South Shore work outside of the neighborhood.

This shows in this neighbourhood, more than 900 families might need childcare. A lot of these families depend on their parents, friends, and daycares for childcare.

Site Analysis

There are upwards of 16 childcare centers within a 15 minute driving radius of our site. Green space is mainly located in the Northern portion of our neighborhood.

Our site is within walking distance of two nearby public Spaces: The Music Box and The Stony Island Art Bank. S. Stony Island Ave is a busy eight-lane road that connects north Chicago.

Daycare Center

Public Green Space

Design Strategy

What can we do for the Single Parent Families in South Shore?

Offer Support through…

Active Community

Increasing outdoor interaction in open space

All-age playground

Small village for residents to activate community

Creating Homes with Identity

Precedent Research

Frauen-Werk-Stadt 1990-1995

Eva Kail created Fraun Werk Stadt with the philosophy of “Gender mainstreaming”-equity in policy, legislation, resource allocation Pram storage, wide stairwells, flexible floorplans, and high quality secondary rooms. She wanted to design with the average woman’s foot traffic in mind, considering childcare and safety.

The principles of her design we are prioritizing in our own projec are:

Street visibility

Central greenspace

Views from the street

Convenient Access to Transportation

Precedent Research

From Mondrian’s understanding of trees, branches, light, and shadows intertwine to form a complex space. We also use the elements of this painting to interlace different architectural elements, which allow us to obtain changeable light and shadow spaces.

Brock commons tallwood house located at the University of British Columbia. The foundation, ground floor, and stair/elevator cores are reinforced concrete, while the superstructure is composed of cross-laminated timber (CLT), floor panels supported on parallel strand lumber (PSL), and glue-laminated timber (GLT) columns with steel connections. The construction details and the concept of sustainability are used in our design.

Piet Mondrian Compositie XIV

Sustainability Precedent Research

Project GOMILA utilizes rain collection, green roof, and cross ventalation to achieve sustainability goals and adapt to the local environment. The sunroof and shading also ensure adequate light while keeping the temperature right.

Forest Floor

The Forest

Canopy

Nest Roots

Tree Trunks

Leaves

Forests are places where tens of thousands of different species breed. In the woods, the birth of a cub comes with joy, growth, and danger. They need to interact with their friends, learn from adult animals, and learn how to deal with different environments, just as humans do.

Forests can be divided into forest floors and canopy levels. In the forest floor, different plant roots blend together to form a complex surface environment, providing space for animals to play and interact with other species.

The Canopy level usually serves as a home and shelter, with distance from the ground providing privacy but yet a visualawareness to the surrounding.

Forest Floor

Roots

Inspired by the forest floor, the all-age playground and the philharmonic concert hall are interspersed together to provide an open space for activities. The project also includes a daycare center that is open to the public. All public spaces are concentrated on the florest floor and linked by the central green space to gather the community in fostering the growth of the children.

Tree Trunks

Canopy

Affordable housing, as the resident’s nest, is placed above the forest, wrapping the central greenspace in the inside. The overlapping public roof garden and units make the interior of the residence full of communication opportunities. The nest is wrapped in layers to become a warm space, with leaves shading to provide a suitable space for lingering.

Nest Leaves

Massing

Having U-shaped apartments hugging the central green space and a single loaded corridor creates the opportunity for community engagement

Lifting up the forest floor creates a more open, public amenity space on the ground floor

Pulling the greenspace out from the tree trunk creates the root layer.

Lifting up the roots creates the philharmonic space, from which extends the green space.

Stepping the apartments creates the canopy layer and creates a stronger connection between the apartments and the philharmonic

Creating the Apartment

Surrounded by the Forest Lifting up the Forest Floor

Roots Create Green Space Lifting the Philharmonic Stepping Creates the Canopy

Render Overview of Green Space

Forest Floor

Roots Tree Trunks

Site Plan

Loading Dock For Philharmonic

Loading Dock and Trash for Residents Underground Parking Lot Entrance Street Parking

Bus Stop

The central green space is the focal point of the site. The public space and its entrance are wrapped around it to create a more private and open activity space.

Site Plan and Program

The open space on the ground floor includes access to a number of different amenities, ensuring that public and private remain seperate. The entrance surrounding the central green space also increases the opportunity for people to join the public space.

Transportation and Site Entrance

Sidewalks were added in order to connect the main neighborhood nearby, the Music box foundation, the Stony Island Art Bank, and our philharmonic together. The bike lane is located between the sidewalk, landscape, and street parking, providing a safer space for the sidewalk and isolating the site from noisy car lanes.

Resident Entrance

South Pathway

Bike Path

Pedestrian Path

Program Section and Site Entrance

Section Program

Philharmonic Entrance

The entrance to the philharmonic extends from the central courtyard to the ground, and the roof on the right is gradually raised, linking the three spaces in the way roots tend to overlap each other.

Ground Floor Plan

The Back of house and office are far from the residential portion in order to provide privacy. Between the walkable green roof and playground is outdoor performance space. The circulation lines within the site are all around the central courtyard with the focus of gathering people.

Greenspace

The Playground is surrounded by apartments, allowing residents to watch their children from their homes. The topography, which runs from 3ft to 6ft, provides space for children of different ages to have fun and run about.

Basement Plan

60 parking Spaces for visitors are connected to the underground philharmonic, as well as the lobby. All prefunctions space is on this floor. The ground floor and the public Spaces on the second floor are also connected by a large continuous staircase. The whole space is visually open.

Philharmonic Interior

Lobby View

Auditorium

Step Down Entrance

Elevation

Longitudinal Section

Residential and Phiharmonic Second Floor Plan

10 Feets single loaded corridor provide the oppotunity as public space for each unit.

Residential and Phiharmonic Third Floor Plan

Residential Plan

Fourth Floor Residential

Fifth Floor Residential

Residential Plan

Roof Plan

The roof garden with pergola provides a better environment for plants to grow, while also providing shading for the residents’ public space.

Plumbing plans

MEP Plan

Electrical plans

Legend

Recessed Light

Surface Mounted Light

Wall Mounted Light

LED Rail Light

Single Switch

Double Switch

Duplex Wall Receptacle

GFCI Receptable

Electrical Switchbox

Exhaust Fan

Sprinkler plans

Legend

Upright Sprinkler

Water Line

Pendent Sprinkler

Sidewall Sprinkler

Egress Plan

Egress Plans

Structure Plan

Structure and Material Specifications

Cast-in-place reinforced concrete foundation

CLT can store carbon during the building’s lifetime and even capture additional carbon. CLT buildings provide a 15-26% reduction in global warming potential, requires less water and energy to produce than concrete or steel as sustanaianbility strategy

Wood structure components

Cast in place reinforced concretec core

Polycarbonate

CLT balcony

CLT Floor

Single loaded corridor

CLT Floor and Roof

Glulam column with slab

Wall Section

Balconies and Windows of different sizes allow residents to better identify their nest.

Balcony Assembly and Deep Dive

CLT Floor and Glulam Column

Prefabricated Panel Wall

CLT Balcony and Glulam Column

Aluminum Frame

2 Layers Cellular Polycarbonate Panels

Balcony Render

Sustainability

Cross Ventilation is created through the singleloaded corridor, which allows air to flow from the balcony to the corridor. Each of the windows is operable, which allows the inhabitant greater control of their unit’s ventilation.

The layered green roofs create a canopy for our community which activates different levels of engagement amongst our residents. They also reduce energy use, cool roofs and provide shading, thermal mass, and insulation.

PV cells reduce carbon emissions and serve as a source of renewable enrgy for our community

Corridor Render

Pergola Green Roof View

Out Door Performance Space

Daycare Playground View

All-age Playground View

Accessibility Unit

Duplex Accessibility

Units

Duplex Accessibility

Units

Studio Accessibility

Units

Studio Accessibility Units

Physical Models