Walls Which Live

WALLS WHICH LIVE

Project Location: 14th Street and Ash Street, Detroit, MI

Project Team Members:

Qinyue Liu

Tam Nguyen

Danling Yu

Systems Studio Section:

Kit McCullough

Mick Kennedy

Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning University of Michigan

Arch 672 Systems Studio Fall 2022

CONTENTS

Project Narrative and Statistics

Design Proposal

Assignments

Precedent Studies

Consent Statement

Our project looks carefully at the patterns Courtyards Which Live, and Thick Walls which are found in Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Language to come up with a unique pattern that becomes central to the project design: Walls Which Live. Borrowing the poetic language of Christopher Alexander, we’ve defined this pattern as a pattern that describes a house should have thick walls not only to allow for a family to imprint their own characteristics into it over time, but also to provide an ambiguity between the indoors and the outdoors. The thickness allows for there to be a transition from the exterior to the interior, rather than an abruptness, allowing for an opportunity for a person to find themself halfway between the two - and then, on an impulse of a second, to drift towards the outside. This bypasses the need to create a secondary in-between realm - a porch, or a veranda, as the thicknes of the walls at the thresholds provide a similar effect.

The project seeks to accomplish this pattern of Walls which Live, through the use of Rammed Earth. Rammed earth has qualities that are arguably better than concrete, with its earthiness and tactility, as well as its color and warmth. As such, the project seeks to push the boundaries of its expression. In order for the project not to read too monolithic in nature, we contrast the thickness with a material that is light and equally strong. While the rammed earth stands strong and monolithic and wraps around the interior, the steel constrasts in strength and weight.

Site Strategy

The site uses the pattern Courtyard which Lives to come up with three central cores of courtyards which the project is oriented around. Along with these three central cores, the project responds to an inherent privacy/intimacy gradient that exists on the site: 14th

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Project Statistics

Total gross floor area

Lot area

FAR

Number of floors

Building height

Dwelling unit count and bedroom count

Dwelling units/acre

Total area of commercial space

Total net leasable area Efficiency rate in %

Access typology Building Typology Number of on-site parking spaces

street being more public, with Ash street being the transition from public to the more private 15h street.

Unit Typology

The units typology were chosen to best respond to the privacy gradient. In our attempt to normalize this

gradient across the site, our strategy was to design units that had a dual frontage, giving the units the ability to respond to the unique frontage conditions across the site, whether it was the public side of 14th street, or the more private courtyards.

Parking spaces per unit

CODE REVIEW

Qinyue Liu

Tam Nguyen

Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Project Summary

1 Building Height and Area 3 stories max above grade, 2 stories typ.

Overall Building Height 35'

Overall Building Gross Square Footage 98,500

2 Areas / Occupancy Groups Included in This Project

Residential Group R-2; Area = 72,420

Retail/Community spaces Group A-2; Area = 15,065

Office Group B; Area = 11,105

3 Construction Types Included in This Project

Retail and Residential Type III-A

4 Overall description of building and its use and site location.

5 Note Construction Type(s) and allowable areas for your specific Occupancy Group(s)

6 Note any areas which are Unrated Construction Types. Reference Table 602.

The building is a series of separated buildings ranging from 2 stories to 3 stories with retail/office on the first floor on select buildings, with residential units covering the rest. The construction type is Type III-A, with Rammed Earth as the exterior loadbearing wall, a steel structure imbedded within, and wood interior construction.

7 What is the fire rating of the perimeter walls due to building location on site? Reference Table 603.

8 Describe any fire sprinkler systems used. Reference Section 506 for any allowable area increase and note here. Reference Section 504 for any allowable height increase and note here.

The construction Type III-A allows 3 stories at 14,000 SF for A-2, 4 stories at 24,000 sf for R-2, and 5 stories at 28,500 SF for B.

Per table 602, there are no areas which are unrated.

Per table 603, 2 hrs are required for Type III-A perimeter load bearing walls. 1 hr minimum rating per table 602.

NFPA 13R Sprinkler system used throughout project, as is allowable for projects up to 4 stories. Per section 506 and 504, sprinklered system allows for area and height increase.

9 Additonal Summary Line Items as Needed N/A

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Site Analysis

As dicussed before, the pattern Courtyards which Live was our main organizational tool used to orient our project onto the site. The pattern stipulates that a Courtyard lives only when the space has a view out of it to some larger open space and has at least two or three doors open from the building into it. From this definition, we created three central courtyard cores, which are surrounded by our program. The two smaller courtyards open up into the Ash street courtyard, which then opens up to the open green spaces shown here in this diagram.

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Kit McCullough

Site Analysis

Correspondingly, we chose building types townhouse and carriage liner for their ability to have a dual frontage. The townhouses were placed along 14th and 15th street, with the more private front facing towards the courtyard, while the carriage liners were placed along ash street.

The carriage liner has a primary residential unit sitting atop of a garage unit that is capable of being a flexible space that could be geared towards community, build out, or storage space for the owner.

The townhouses on 15th street feature more private units mirroring the other existing units. The townhouses on 14th street feature a first floor work/live environment, where the first floor can be used by the owner or leased out as an office space for the public to use.

WALLS WHICH LIVE

Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Townhouse 2-story

As seen in the plan, the townhouse has two entrances, one facing the more public realm of 15th street, the other facing the private courtyard. The facade shown faces the courtyard and features deeper cuts for the fenestrations, revealing the thickness of the material. In plan, you can see that thickness is hidden on the 15th street side to preserve the reveal for the more private realm.

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Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Townhouse 3-story

The facade language is similar on the 3 story townhouse, keeping the intentions of revealing and hiding the thickness of the rammed earth depending on the frontage. The only difference is that the first story of this unit features a more public space, as it is leasable to the public. The separation of frontages then is more critical here, as the private backside serves as the only entrance to the unit above, while the public front facing 14th street serves as the entrance to the public leased space.

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Townhouse Clerestory

The conditions here are interesting, as typically townhouses are lined up alongside each other. In this scenario, because there are only two townhouses, we took the opportunity to split the middle to allow for the light to come in on both sides of the unit. This can also be read as an extension of the walls, creating a thickness that one can inhabit underneath. The thickness here houses the central circulation and provides ample lighting into the units below. With more lighting, this gives more opportunities to create a more ambient public space on the first floor, as the first floor can now be used to serve commercial spaces such as cafes or a convenience store.

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Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Carriage Liner

The thickness of the rammed earth here is exploited by creating a large cut through the entire mass and creating a void where a large stair case can inhabit the space. These stairs also open up to the courtyard and present themselves as seats for those using the courtyard space.The units on the first floor are flexible in different ways and can be utilize based on the homeowners’ needs.

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Kit McCullough Section cut on the 2 story townhouse

Wall Section

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Kit McCullough

Wall Section

Section cut on the clerestory townhouse

Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Wall section

Section cut on the Carriage liner

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Section Perspective

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Section perspective through the Carriage liner

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Kit McCullough

Section Perspective

Section perspective through the three story townhouse

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Kit McCullough

Renders

Interior render in the three story townhouse

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Kit McCullough

Renders

Interior render in the bedroom space of a townhouse

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Kit McCullough

Renders

Winter render of a mixed sports space in the south courtyard

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Kit McCullough

Renders

Summer render of a mixed sports space in the south courtyard

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Kit McCullough

Renders

Render of north courtyard looking into Ash street courtyard

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Kit McCullough

Renders

Render of the north courtyard space

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Model Pictures

Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Section model of 2 story town house at 1’’ = 1/32”

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Model Pictures

Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Section model of 2 story town house at 1’’ = 1/32”

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Model Pictures

Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Section model of 2 story town house at 1’’ = 1/32”

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Model Pictures

Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Section model of 2 story town house at 1’’ = 1/32”

Site Strategies Diagrams

Site Plan

Massing and site coverage

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TAM NGUYEN, QINYUE LIU, DANLING YU

KIT MCCULLOUGH

Site Strategy & Massing

Alternative 1

Site and Building Data:

Site Area

GFA FAR Roof area

Footprint

Site Coverage

Percentage of pervious site area

Number of Parking spaces

Design Narrative:

108,631 sq ft sq ft 20,400 sq ft 30%

Site Circulation

Parking solution

1. The program was organized around three major cores that act as courtyards. Two are private smaller courtyards, which are then organized above and below the central core of ash street.

2. Took advantage of adjacent park to open up ash street to become a secondary open space

3. Allows for dual frontages addressing private and public gradient.

4. Renders ash street mostly useless for car movement

Building and Site Diagrams Solar Orientation and Daylight

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TAM NGUYEN, QINYUE LIU, DANLING YU

KIT MCCULLOUGH

Site Strategy & Massing

SOLAR ORIENTATION AND DAYLIGHT

Key design strategies:

1. Buildings are not too densely packed

2. Prioritized having long side of building facing south

Design Narrative:

Prioritizing long walls to face the south to maximize sun exposure. Reduce density to open up green space and allow for light to come into the project.

Solar “entry”- Noon- Summer and Winter

Building Site Diagram Daylighting (field 4)

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TAM NGUYEN, QINYUE LIU, DANLING YU KIT MCCULLOUGH

Site Strategy & Massing

PARKING SOLUTION

Parking Strategy

Garage on ground floor below residential units, open car share space, street parking

Parking Requirement

Number of Parking Required per Ordinance

Number of parking Spaces per Unit

Total parking Area

Number of Parking Spaces

Area per Space

Accessible Parking Spaces

Van-Accessible Parking. Spaces

Reduction of Parking Requirement Strategy

Variance due to Public Transport and Car Share Programs in the immediate vicinity.

Design Narrative:

The project centers itself on a main core courtyard that focuses on pedestrians rather than cars. As such the site naturally pushes the parking to the perimeter to allow for pedestrians to occupy and own the center. There are several designated spaces on the site itself for parking, but the rest of parking needs would be taken care of through street parking nearby.

AXONOMETRIC SCALE: X/X” = X’-X”

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Tam Nguyen, Qinyue Liu, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Egress and Accessibility

Gross Building Area

Percentage of circulation area

Required Egress Stair Width

Sprinklered

Sprinkler Type

Building Occupant Load

Building Circulation

3,750 SF 21% 36” Yes 18

Main unit circulation is through a vertical stair core

SITE PLAN

SCALE: 1/48” = 1’-0”

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Tam Nguyen, Qinyue Liu, Danling Yu

Egress and Accessibility

Gross Floor Area

Percentage of circulation area

Required Egress Stair Width

Required Egress Door Width

Floor Circulation

3750 SF 21% 36” 36

Open floor plan that is connected through vertical circulation of a stair core

Unit Circulation

Main unit circulation is through a vertical stair core

Kit McCullough A-3

Structural Scheme Option 1 Type III / CLT / Plan

Structural schemes - Plan details

Primary grid spacing

8 feet spacing

Secondary Spanning system sizing

wood joist at 2x4, 16” O.C.

Steel girder at W12 x 26

Primary Spanning system sizing

Steel beam at W12 x 26

Vertical bearing system sizing

Steel column at W8 x 31

CMU Block at 1’ thickness

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McCullough

Schematic Structural Concepts

Building Data:

Type of Construction

Site Location Seismic Rating

Site Specific Wind Speed 3s gust

Floor and Roof Live Load

Ground Snow Load

Structural Frame Type

Structural Materials

Structure Fire Rating Period

Structural Scheme Option 2 Type III / Brick / Plan

Structural Schematics

Primary grid spacing

8 feet spacing

Secondary Spanning system sizing

wood joist at 2x4, 16” O.C.

Steel girder at W12 x 26

Primary Spanning system sizing

Steel beam at W12 x 26

Vertical bearing system sizing

Steel column at W8 x 31

Brick shear wall at 1’ thickness

Structural Scheme Option 3 Type III / Rammed Earth / Plan

Design Narrative:

Type III Zone mph psf psf

Type Materials Minutes

Primary grid spacing

8 feet spacing

Secondary Spanning system sizing

wood joist at 2x4, 16” O.C.

Steel girder at W12 x 26

Primary Spanning system sizing

Steel beam at W12 x 26

Vertical bearing system sizing

Steel column at W8 x 31

Rammed earth wall at 2’ thickness

The size of townhouses lended itself to a structural system that allowed for large spans. Steel is capable of spanning the distance, while at the perimeter and other key moments could utilize the load bearing capabilities of materials such as concrete or rammed earth.

Schematic Design Calculations

1.Show typical grid on site layout in plan and section at small scale with key dimensions annotated.

2.Carry out rules of thumb analysis for 3 different spanning systems based on a typical bay for schematic design process.

3.Show details for each of the 3 scheme layouts, including rule of thumb calculations to justify the choice of structural sizes for each of the schemes.

4.On each of the structural schemes, highlight key structural elements, key sizes and materials.

5.On each of the structural schemes, attach the relevant rule of thumb chart and clearly mark your choices in system selection.

Structural Scheme Option 1 Calculations

Structural Scheme Option 2 Calculations

Structural Scheme Option 3 Calculations

Structural Scheme Option 1 Axonometric and key section

Building Layout and Grid - Plan views Structural

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Kit McCullough

Schematic Structural Concepts

Structural Scheme Option 2 Axonometric and key section

Structural Scheme Option 3 Axonometric and key section

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Active Environmental Systems Design (HVAC)

Integrated Systems Design Summary

Our project uses a heat pump (air to water) to both heat and cool the units. We believe having one system to handle both the heating and cooling load to be efficient for the design of our project. The nature of the solid-void conditions of the rammed earth make it easy for us to locate a spot in the wall for the heat pump unit to inhabit.

The mechanical ventilation will allow for the heating and cooling to ventilate across the entire building. The heat pump would also be responsible for warm water heating, with a water tank storage nearby. Roof space will allow for photovoltaics.

Active Energy Concept

Illustrate the mechanical system in a sketch. It should include

-Air handling unit

-Heat Pump (Air to water)

-Heat Recovery

-Domestic Solar warm water heating

-Renewable energy sources

Usethe CasaSolcalculation tool

Usethehandout of 3.1.1 (overview). The datais for a residential buildingin Detroit.

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Active Environmental Systems Design (HVAC)

Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu Kit McCullough

Plan illustration of energy distribution

Integration of ventilation

Q3:

Do the drawing of the Energy Distribution system (the system that delivers the heat/coldinto the room).Do the drawinginthe floor planandthesection of one of the residentialunits of yourproject. Usethe floor plan of yourproject. Onlyuse the attached floor planifyou do not have your own. Indicateallcomponents of the energy distribution system includingallconnections, location of heating/coolingunit, areas of dropped ceiling(mech. Vent.).Dashinanddroppedceilinginthe floor planandsection. Please usethe videolessonand handout for this exercise.

Submita PDF withallyour names on it.

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McCullough

Active Environmental Systems Design (HVAC)

Integration of Energy distribution

Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu Kit

Level 2 - 20’-0

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Kit McCullough

Facade Systems Selection and Layout

Building Data:

Gross Building SF

Total Elevation SF

Total Glass SF

Total Percentage of Glass Elevation

Facade Design Narrative:

Overall Building Elevation: Primary Site or Street Facade(s)

Level 1 - 10’-0

The facade here takes advantage of the material and makes deep cuts to expose the thickness of the rammed earth. This happens only on facades facing the courtyard/more private realms, allowing for maximal amount of opening while retaining some privacy. The cut away reveals a wood frame, whose color compliments with the warmth of the rammed earth well.

Level 0

The facade primarily faces the east and takes advantage of the morning sun to warm up the interior. The angled facade catches the afternoon sun in the winter, but the thickness of the earth blocks the afternoon sun in the summer.

Roof - 35’-0

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Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Facade Systems Selection and Layout

Building Data:

Gross Building SF

Total Elevation SF

Total Glass SF

Total Percentage of Glass in Elevation

Level 2 - 25’-0

Overall Building Elevation: Side / Secondary Facade(s)

Level 1 - 10’-0

Level 0

Facade Design Narrative:

The secondary facade utilizes similar strategies as the primary facade, making deep cuts into the rammed earth to expose the thickness and heaviness of the material. To combat against the southern sun, along with the thickness of the material, we used wood screens to block some of the sunlight coming through.

As the massing of this building type is different, rather than having deep cuts reveal the wood underneath, the wood screen is overlayed on top to express itself as well as to cover part of the facade.

Enlarged Elevation Study

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Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Facade Systems Selection and Layout

Building Data:

Gross Building SF

Total Elevation SF

Total Glass SF

Total Percentage of Glass in Elevation Rammed earth

Wood frame

Window Type Diagram / Schedule

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Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Facade Systems Selection and Layout

Unit Data:

Total Building Elevation SF

Total Building Glass SF

Total Percentage of Glass for All Building Elevations

Window Design Narrative.

The window frames are proportionally designed, as the facade was designed using a tripartite division to thoughtfully organize the elevation. As such, there is a catalog of windows that we can use and arrange along the facade based on the rule we set.

We would be using double glazed windows with a wood frame to maximize insulation. The wood frame is used here instead of a metal frame to compliment the colors of the rammed earth wall.

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Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu

Kit McCullough

Façade, Environmental Systems & Wall Sections

Wall Section Design Narrative:

We can see the thickness of the rammed earth at these window openings, creating a natural shading device at the bedroom level, while creating a secondary realm on the first level at the window area. The thickness is more strongly legible due to the thin wood construction on the interior, with the steel supporting the majority of the load.

Key Plan with Wall Section Location

Enlarged Facade and Wall Section at Window Opening (Drawings and annotations may be rotated to “portrait” orientation for clarity / continuity)

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McCullough

Façade, Environmental Systems & Wall Sections

Key Plan with Wall Section Location

Wall Section / Window Design Narrative:

The transitions from window to wall is smoother here, compared to the previous wall section, where the thickness was read due to the recessed nature of the window. It’s more important here to keep it flush both for waterproofing and conceptual reasons; this facade faces the more public side, therefore we chose to keep the windows flush to hide the thickness of the rammed earth and reserve that reveal for the more private realms.

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Façade, Environmental Systems & Wall Sections

Diagram 1: Massing/Unit Arrangement/Circulation

Pattern 1: 110 Main Entrance

Pattern 2: 112 Entrance Transition

Pattern 3: 113 Staircase as a Stage

Pattern 4: 122 Building Fronts

Natura Building

Diez+Muller Arquitectos

Tumbaco, Ecuador, 2019

APARTMENT / OFFICE: 70 / 30

PARKING

APARTMENT

MAIN ENTRANCE OFFICE

GUARDHOUSE

VERTICAL CIRCULATION

PRECEDENT STUDY

Natura Building

Courtyards

Underground Shield Parking Lot

Pattern 1: 171 Tree Places

Pattern 4: 60 Accesible Green

Site: Home to vegetation Keep Heritage Trees Pattern 2: 96 Number of Stories Pattern 3: 108 Connected Buildings

Drawings prepared by: Danling Yu

PRECEDENT STUDY

P-2

Diagram 3: Block Arrangement/Context

Pattern 1: 72 Local Sports

Pattern 2: 15 Neighboorhood Boundary

Pattern 3: 30 Activity Nodes

Pattern 4: 16 Web of Public Transportation

Natura Building

Diez+Muller Arquitectos PRECEDENT STUDY

Tumbaco, Ecuador, 2019

Diagram

Circulation

Pattern 1: 236 Windows Which Open Wide

Pattern 2: 118 Roof Garden

Pattern 3: 128 Indoor Sunlight

Pattern 4: 192 Windows Overlooking Life

Bedrooms - 5 Vertical Circulation

Main Entrance

1: Massing/Unit Arrangement/

Diagram 2: Site Arrangement

Pattern 1: 171 Tree Places

Pattern 2: 163 Outdoor Room

Pattern 3: 108 Connected Buildings

Pattern 4: 130 Entrance Room

Natural Elements

Residence

Courtyard/Frontdoor

Main Entrance

Diagram 3

Diagram 1: Massing/Unit Arrangement/ Circulation

Patterns: Household Mix

Cascading Roofs

Farmhouse Kitchen

Windows Overlooking Life

LIVELY LANE

Color Space

San Marcos, Texas

Unit configuration 1

Unit configuration 2

Unit configuration 3

Circulation/entrances

DRAWING TITLE

SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

Drawings prepared by: Tam Nguyen P-1

PRECEDENT STUDY

Patterns:

Nine per Cent Parking Network of Paths and Cars

House for a small Family Common areas at the Heart

LIVELY LANE

Color Space

San Marcos, Texas

Key

Parking

Open Street

Courtyard space

Outdoor backyard space

190' 200'

DRAWING TITLE

SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

floor)

Drawings prepared by: Student name(s) P-1

PRECEDENT STUDY

Diagram 3: Block Arrangement and Context

Patterns: Connected buildings

Intimacy Gradient

Rooms to Rent

Private terrace on the street

LIVELY LANE

Color Space

San Marcos, Texas

BUILDING PLANS

Building Typology

i.e. Walk up with single point access

Number of Units

Unit Mix

1 BR (2 units)

2 BR (7 units)

3 BR (3 units)

Gross Floor Area (GFA)

Leasable Floor Area

Efficiency

Program

Residential Retail Parking

Common Amenities

Nursery Fitness Center Trash Room(s)

Photo of building here

Drawings prepared by: Student name(s)

PRECEDENT STUDY

DRAWING TITLE

SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

Lianyuan Retreat

JYC Architect + DCD Associates

Alian District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 2016

STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS

Construction Typology

Type 3 Construction

Primary Structural System

Walls Floor Roof Foundation

CMU + Concrete Wood Wood In-situ Concrete

Drawings prepared by: Student name(s)

PRECEDENT STUDY

P-3

Lianyuan Retreat

Alian District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 2016

STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS

Construction Typology

Type 3 Construction

Primary Structural System

Walls Floor Roof Foundation

JYC Architect + DCD Associates PRECEDENT

CMU + Concrete Wood Wood In-situ Concrete

Lianyuan Retreat

JYC Architect + DCD Associates

Alian District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 2016

STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS

Construction Typology

Type 3 Construction

Primary Structural System

Walls Floor Roof Foundation

CMU + Concrete Wood Wood In-situ Concrete

PRECEDENT STUDY

DRAWING TITLE

SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

21st Century Vernacular House

Edra Arquitectura

Ayerbe, Spain, 2014

PRECEDENT STUDY

Drawings prepared by: Student name(s) P-4

Photo of interior of a unit here

DRAWING TITLE

SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

Edra Arquitectura

21st Century Vernacular House Ayerbe, Spain,

2014

OAK & ALDER HOUSE

ELEVATIONS

Main Building Orientation

Danling Yu, Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen

North-South

Systems Studio Section: Kit McCullough

Percentage of Glazing (average)

Facade Precedent

North Facade

West Facade

East Facade

South Facade

Building Data:

Gross Building 2888 SF

Facade Materials

Total Elevation SF

Rammed Earth

Total Glass SF

Accent Materials

Total Percentage of 35 Glass

None

Door /Windows

Elevation

Wood, Stone tile sills

Wood

Facade Design Narrative:

Text description provided by the architects. Nestled in Seattle’s Central District neighborhood, Oak & Alder celebrates the city’s past while setting the tone for its future. Complete with a rusted corten steel exterior, massive windows, and a pitched roofline, the townhome doesn’t look like other multi-family structures around town—and that’s exactly what the project’s developer, architect, and builder, Hybrid, aimed to achieve.

PRECEDENT STUDY

A-6

Drawings prepared by: Student name(s) P-4

Photo of interior of a unit here

DRAWING TITLE

SCALE: 1/32” = 1’-0”

Edra Arquitectura

21st Century Vernacular House Ayerbe, Spain, 2014

ELEVATIONS

Stack By Step Red Zone Boarding House

Main Building Orientation

Danling Yu, Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen

Percentage of Glazing (average)

North Facade

Facade Precedent

West Facade East Facade

South Facade

North-South 54% 10% 0% 5% 95%

Building Data:

Facade Materials

Gross Building SF: 178 m²

Accent Materials

Total Elevation SF

Total Glass SF

Door /Windows

Total Percentage of 12 Glass Elevation

Storefronts

Rammed Earth

None

Wood, Stone tile sills

Wood

Facade Design Narrative:

(Text provided by architects)Taking over the corridor area that used to be human circulation for the unit area is our rst idea. This idea makes the stair become the only one horizontal and also vertical circulation between every unit. Also, the stairs could be a social space for the residents. So, with the exact same total of units, the concept we offer giving more less oor space area than the common double-loaded concept. It proves that our concept is more effective for land effectiveness. This circulation system becomes another architecture statement than the other dormitory design typology. To make this statement stronger, we used red colour for the façade. It is because red is the most intense colour and its wavelength are 630 – 760 nm, that making red colour instantly grab people’s eyes.

This building, basically have a light structure on the highest oor that doesn’t have any loaded from above. This system uses to make them more effective structure. We use a roong material that usually uses a steel frame for the wall on the highest oor, meanwhile, on the ground oor, we use concreates for the oor and exposed brick for the wall. Those exposed materials could minimize maintenance of the building so it doesn’t need to be repaint. Colour changes will happen naturally over time and climate for the long-term effectiveness.

Drawings prepared by: Student name(s) P-4

PRECEDENT STUDY

Systems Studio Section: Kit McCullough A-6

Photo of interior of a unit here

We, [Qinyue Liu, Tam Nguyen, Danling Yu] grant the University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning and it’s Professors and Instructors of the Fall 2022 “Systems Studio” (Arch 672) the right and permission to record, use, and publish Studio Project Work (Housing Project graphic material and physical models) of that Studio in whole or in parts, which may arise from the college’s participation in events and symposia, exhibitions associated with the College and/or the City of Detroit Planning Department.

Work may also be made available for view only to the Detroit Planning Department might they request to use work for inspirational and discussion purposes only. In the event, that work will be published and exhibited, the responsible Faculty or their representatives must receive the expressed consent of each team member.

We have read and understand the above statements.

Qinyue, Liu, qinyuel@umich.edu, Signature, 12/18/22

Tam, Nguyen, tamtrong@umich.edu, tamtronguye@gmail.com, 12/18/22

Danling, Yu, ydanling@umich.edu, Signature, 12/18/22