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UPTOWN ROW School of Architecture Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Ave., CFA 201 Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412.268.2354
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2020 Team Uptown Row
UPTOWN ROW ENGINEERING Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Carnegie Mellon University Porter Hall 119 Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 (412) 268-2940
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK STUDENT VERSION
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE For Review
DATE 05.05.20
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Our partner / client for this project is Action Housing. They specialize in providing affordable housing for underserved populations in Pittsburgh. Our project takes initiative from an adjacent Action Housing project that houses young adults phased out of the foster care system. The relationship assists in our understanding of sustainable and social practices in the neighborhood. UPTOWN ROW
As a purely residential building, the project adheres to the 2018 International Residential Code. The project also follows Pittsburgh’s newly formed EcoInnovation District Plan. Taken from its website, “The EcoInnovation District... is a groundbreaking initiative that combines the goals of both EcoDistricts and Innovation Districts that have helped to positively transform communities across the country. The EcoInnovation District is an opportunity to utilize the ways in which redevelopment can improve the environment, support the needs of existing residents, and expand entrepreneurship and job growth.” The plan for Uptown influenced the design’s emphasis on the integration of green spaces, rain gardens, and other sustainable features into an affordable housing project for young families looking to improve on their economic success. The Uptown plan also describes a desire to not develop every vacant lot within the neighborhood and to maintain the character of various openings, views, and greenery. The building’s massing matches the District plan by stepping away from the street edge and by creating a large green wall that adds depth and greenery into the façade. The proposed semi-transparent green wall also is largely inspired by the plans requirement for any facade fronting on Fifth Avenue to be transparent between the height of three and eight feet above the walkway for no less than sixty percent of the horizontal length of the building facade. The green wall creates a lively façade offering both view into the site and protected semi-public garden space.
2014 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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