ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IV |
SPRING 2023 |
INSTRUCTORS: AYO IYANALU & ROD KRUSE
COLLABORATOR: KIANNA LECHTENBERG
PORTFOLIO
THE SPLIT
TRUC (JENI) NGUYEN
Table of Contents
05 PROJECT NARRATIVE
06 INVENTORY
09 MASSING DIAGRAMS
10 STIE PLAN
11 SITE MODEL
14 FLOOR PLANS
18 ISOMETRIC DIAGRAMS
21 SECTION
22 PERSPECRTIVE DRAWING
26 MODEL IMAGES
The site for the project is located in Des Moines, Iowa, between the downtown and the historic Sherman Hill neighborhood. The location is located close to the PapaJohn Sculpture Garden and the Hoyt Sherman Place, which are both areas with lots of green space. This place is close to the Central Iowa Shelter Services. Massing diagram: Start by dividing the square footage into public and residential spaces. We wanted them separate so the residents could have more privacy. We rotated the residential floors to give more sunlight to the units. This aligns with the road. Through addition and subtraction, we created a form that would work with our layout.
Greenhouses: We have two sets of greenhouses, one above the public side, which is a hydroponic garden, and another on the east side of the residential side. Residences can grow their own plants seasonally and use this space to hang out and relax. This garden space is on all 6 floors.
Our proposal is an affordable housing project with a soup kitchen and community gardens attached. Our public space is a soup kitchen and also houses cooking lessons that teach how to prepare affordable meals. The kitchen space is shared between the cooking lessons and the soup kitchen. The cooking classes are offered in the evenings and on weekends when soup kitchen meals need to be prepared. The soup kitchen’s Southern end can open up in warmer months and connect to outdoor greenspace. We want to create a space for people to gather and have a sense of community.
Currently, the site is a parking lot for Unity Point Hospital. We plan to transform this parking lot into a green space. We have removed the High Street road that intersected our site to create a condition of public green space The new green space encourages people from the sculpture garden to walk toward the site and connects to the Hoyt Sherman Place.
Our design includes single, family, and co-living units. In each unit, we wanted to maximize daylighting and provide views. Residents can view the Sherman Hill lawn to the Northwest and the sculpture garden to the Southeast. The downtown cityscape can be seen to the East, and sunsets can be considered to the West. To provide these views the residence space is at a 66-degree angle. This rotation not only provides views but also maximizes daylight for occupants and plants.
Massing diagram: Divide the square footage into public and residential spaces. We wanted them separate so the residents could have more privacy. We rotated the residential floors to give more sunlight to the units. The residential side aligns with the road. Through addition and subtraction, we created a form that would work with our layout.
Greenhouses: We have two sets of greenhouses, one above the public side, which is a hydroponic garden, and another on the east side of the residential side. Residences can grow their plants seasonally and use this space to hang out and relax. This garden space is on all six floors.
Currently, the site is a parking lot for Unity Point Hospital. We plan to transform this parking lot into a green space. We have removed the High Street road that intersected our site to create a public green space. The new green space encourages people from the sculpture garden to walk toward the site and connects to Hoyt Sherman Place.
The building includes single, family and co-living units. In each unit, we wanted to maximize daylighting and provide views. Residents can view the Sherman Hill lawn to the Northwest and the sculpture garden to the Southeast. The downtown cityscape can be seen to the East, and sunsets can be considered to the West. We want to provide these views, and the residential space is at a 66-degree angle. This rotation provides views and maximizes daylight for occupants and plants.
Affordable housing project with a soup kitchen and community gardens attached. Our public space is a soup kitchen and houses cooking lessons that teach how to prepare affordable meals. The kitchen space is shared between the cooking lessons and the soup kitchen. The cooking classes are offered in the evenings and on weekends when soup kitchen meals need to be prepared. The soup kitchen’s Southern end can open up in warmer months and connect to outdoor greenspace. We want to create a space for people to gather and feel community.
The residential side of the building boasts a vertical wooden façade and is further outfitted with a shading device system that enables residents to manually regulate the amount of direct light penetrating the interior. This system serves the dual purpose of maximizing natural light ingress while minimizing energy consumption within the structure.
