PORTFOLIOFLORENCE GUIRAUDMaster of Architecture, MIT 2012
CONSTRUCTIONCooper Hewitt: Vault 201Eco HouseICA Annex
CURRICULUM VITAE
DIGITALInteractive FabricRio FluxAcoustic Tile
WORK(SHOP)S.O.M.KITSUNE BAMBA : Japan 3/11 Workshop
ENERGYEnergy Flows: Empowering New Orleans
VAULT 201 : COOPER HEWITT MUSEUM INSTALLATION
Vault201 is a thin-masonry vault constructed by the MIT Masonry Research Group for the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum as part of the 2010 Why Design Now? National Design Triennial.The vault was designed within site specific constraints with a Grasshopper definition keep-ing the catenary load paths inside the 1.5 brick thickness for structural stability. The double curvature of the vault not only provided an interesting design but added extra structural stability.The process included the creation and construction of a CNC wooden formwork to support the construction of the brick layer, a full construction documentation set and a full scale
prototype to test and demonstrate the structural integrity of the design.
1. Construction in the Cooper Hewitt Gallery2. Finished Vault3. Grasshopper design process4. Construction documentation
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Vault TeamVault Design & Construction
Cooper-HewittNational Design Museum2 East 91st StreetNew York, NY 10128
Load Calculations: Force Polygons.
11.16.09
FOR REVIEW ONLYNOT FORCONSTRUCTION
Masonry VaultIn Situ Constructed
11.13.09 submission11.16.09 revision 1
2 - VAULT SECTION AA scale: 1/4 = 1 -0
3 - VAULT SECTION BB scale: 1/4 = 1 -0
104.82 lbs
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96.89
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Cooper-HewittNational Design Museum2 East 91st StreetNew York, NY 10128
Load Calculations: Forces acting on supports due totile vault.
11.29.09
FOR REVIEW ONLYNOT FORCONSTRUCTION
Masonry VaultIn Situ Constructed
Forces acting on supports due to tile vault
Assumptions: -vault is analyzed as a one-foot wide strip -applied load is self-weight of the vault -vertical reaction is supported by plywood sheet -horizontal thrust is taken by plywood support and spread to the existing walls -arch is assumed to be parabolic and acting in pure compression
Span, L: 16'-9 Rise, d: 3 feet (this is the minimum vertical rise from the support to the crown)Load, w: 10 psf (for 1 thick vault with density of 120 pounds per cubic foot)
Vertical reaction at support: V = wL/2 = (10psf )(16-9)/2 = 84 lbs
Therefore each one-foot wide strip of the vault is bearing vertically on the support with a force of 84 lbs. The total weight of the vault is approximately 1800 lbs and each support carries roughly 900 lbs over a ten foot length. This is roughly equivalent to six people standing in the gallery space at each end of the vault and therefore should not be a concern for the load capacity of the existing floor.
Horizontal reaction at the wall: H = wL2/8d = (10 psf )(16'-9)2/[8*(3)] = 117 lbs
Therefore each one-foot wide strip of the vault is bearing horizontally on the wall with a force of 117 lbs.
Maximum force in the vault occurs at the support and is equal to 144 lbs (from Pythagorean theorem). This is carried by a 1 x 12 strip of masonry.
Maximum compressive stress in the vault is 144 lbs/12 in2 = 12 psi
The average compressive strength of the brick is approximately 16,000 psi. And the compressive strength of Hydrocal is approximately 5000 psi.
Therefore the strength of the brick and mortar combined can be conservatively assumed to be 5000 psi due to the weaker mortar. The safety factor against crushing is approximately 400, and therefore the compressive strength of the vault is 400 times stronger than the internal stresses. This demonstrates that material testing is not required. The weak point in the system is the horizontal load bearing capacity of the wall. We may consider conducting a load test on the wall to demonstrate that the wall can support at least 200 lbs per foot of width.
John Ochsendorf, PhDAssociate Professor of Civil Engineering, MITAssociate Professor of Architecture, MITDirector, MIT Masonry Research Program
2 - VAULT SECTION scale: 1/4 = 1 -0
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ECO HOUSE : 10K 3/11 Disaster Housing
The Eco-House responds to the 3/11 Tsunami that hit Japan. The premise of this studio led by Yung Ho Chang and Nick Gelpi at MIT, was to create disaster relief housing for under $10K.The Eco-House is a material reuse prototype; the rubble collected directly on the site is used in a gabion-type wall system and the whole house is designed to run independently from the electrical or water distribution grids.The roof of the house is a great water funel, directing water into a filtration system and temporarily collecting water, distributing it to an internal water filtration and heating system.
The gabion-wall system is a flat-shipped steel frame system designed to require no on-site welding and therefore making the construction of the house as easy and quick as possible.All parts of the architectural proposal were built at 1/2 scale to demonstrate feasability and material assembly.
1. Sectional Perspective showing gabion construction2. Water requirements for a single family3: Grey Water System analysis4. Axonometric Drawing and section of the water collecting system
Annual Rainfall = 1700mm
Water Use Wastewater
Water Sources
Daily water use = .95 m3
Annual water use = 385 m3
Daily water use = .314 m3
Annual water use = 128 m3
baths
72% recyclable greywater
102 m3rainfall collection
recycled
*based on a 60m2 roof area
cooking
laundrytoilets
rainfall
recycled
10m
60m2120m2
17m
60 m3 Annual Collection 120 m3 Annual Collection
rainfall
recycled
Catchment Sizing
314L /day
85L
300L
90L /day
940L /day 250L /day 3.5 m2
2 m2
Typical Water Use HOT/COLD
Typical passive, low pressure systems are combined with an electric heater coil to compensate for less-sunny days.
functions under grey skies and at temperatures below freezing
15 year guaranteesize: 85L-360LCOST - $200 USD
Precedent - Commercial product Passive System
Insulated tank must be above the collector panelconvection moves water
insulated tank
evacuated tube panel
electrically heated water
solar heated water 85%
Solar Angle Calculations
Winter
28o
Fall / Spring
52o
Summer
76o
rainwater
Bio FilterPonds
Carbon Filter
UV Filter
60-70% of average US household water budget = outdoor irrigation
30% of an individuals daily water use is toilet flushing
GREY WATER USE
SOLAR HOT WATERWater Cycling System
72% recyclable
94L
220L
158L
lavarock filtration
greywater storable / useable greywater water
particle filtration and microbial digestion
iris pseudacorusmesh cloth
Stage I - Greywater Treatment
CISTERN II - Potable Water
CISTERN I - Clean Greywater
BIO FILTER I
BIO FILTER II
RAIN
HOT WATER(potable)
SOLAR WATER HEATER
TOILETSINK +LAUNDRY
SHOWER
Carbon Filter
Sediment Filter
UV Filter
PLANTS
Hydrolic Motor-Generator
Solar Hot Water Panel
Hydride-based Hydrogen Compressor
Fan Cooler
Electricity Out
Converting Hot Water to Energy
CATCHING WATER - the roof systemECO_HOUSE
3.5m
Annual Rainfall = 1700mm
Water Use Wastewater
Water Sources
Daily water use = .95 m3
Annual water use = 385 m3
Daily water use = .314 m3
Annual water use = 128 m3
baths
72% recyclable greywater
102 m3rainfall collection
recycled
*based on a 60m2 roof area
cooking
laundrytoilets
rainfall
recycled
10m
60m2120m2
17m
60 m3 Annual Collection 120 m3 Annual Collection
rainfall
recycled
Catchment Sizing
314L /day
85L
300L
90L /day
940L /day 250L /day 3.5 m2
2 m2
Typical Water Use HOT/COLD
Typical passive, low pressure systems are combined with an electric heater coil to compensate for less-sunny days.
functions under grey skies and at temperatures below freezing
15 year guaranteesize: 85L-360LCOST - $200 USD
Precedent - Commercial product Passive System
Insulated tank must be above the collector panelconvection moves water
insulated tank
evacuated tube panel
electrically heated water
solar heated water 85%
Solar Angle Calculations
Winter
28o
Fall / Spring
52o
Summer
76o
rainwater
Bio FilterPonds
Carbon Filter
UV Filter
60-70% of average US household water budget = outdoor irrigation
30% of an individuals daily water use is toilet flushing
GREY WATER USE
SOLAR HOT WATERWater Cycling System
72% recyclable
94L
220L
158L
lavarock filtration
greywater storable / useable greywater water
particle filtration and microbial digestion
iris pseudacorusmesh cloth
Stage I - Greywater Treatment
CISTERN II - Potable Water
CISTERN I - Clean Greywater
BIO FILTER I
BIO FILTER II
RAIN
HOT WATER(potable)
SOLAR WATER HEATER
TOILETSINK +LAUNDRY
SHOWER
Carbon Filter
Sediment Filter
UV Filter
PLANTS
Hydrolic Motor-Generator
Solar Hot Water Panel
Hydride-based Hydrogen Compressor
Fan Cooler
Electricity Out
Converting Hot Water to Energy
CATCHING WATER - the roof systemECO_HOUSE
3.5m
Annual Rainfall = 1700mm
Water Use Wastewater
Water Sources
Daily water use = .95 m3
Annual water use = 385 m3
Daily water use = .314 m3
Annual water use = 128 m3
baths
72% recyclable greywater
102 m3rainfall collection
recycled
*based on a 60m2 roof area
cooking
laundrytoilets
rainfall
recycled
10m
60m2120m2
17m
60 m3 Annual Collection 120 m3 Annual Collection
rainfall
recycled
Catchment Sizing
314L /day
85L
300L
90L /day
940L /day 250L /day 3.5 m2
2 m2
Typical Water Use HOT/COLD
Typical passive, low pressure systems are combined with an electric heater coil to compensate for less-sunny days.
functions under grey skies and at temperatures below freezing
15 year guaranteesize: 85L-360LCOST - $200 USD
Precedent - Commercial product Passive System
Insulated tank must be above the collector panelconvection moves water
insulated tank
evacuated tube panel
electrically heated water
solar heated water 85%
Solar Angle Calculations
Winter
28o
Fall / Spring
52o
Summer
76o
rainwater
Bio FilterPonds
Carbon Filter
UV Filter
60-70% of average US household water budget = outdoor irrigation
30% of an individuals daily water use is toilet flushing
GREY WATER USE
SOLAR HOT WATERWater Cycling System
72% recyclable
94L
220L
158L
lavarock filtration
greywater storable / useable greywater water
particle filtration and microbial digestion
iris pseudacorusmesh cloth
Stage I - Greywater Treatment
CISTERN II - Potable Water
CISTERN I - Clean Greywater
BIO FILTER I
BIO FILTER II
RAIN
HOT WATER(potable)
SOLAR WATER HEATER
TOILETSINK +LAUNDRY
SHOWER
Carbon Filter
Sediment Filter
UV Filter
PLANTS
Hydrolic Motor-Generator
Solar Hot Water Panel
Hydride-based Hydrogen Compressor
Fan Cooler
Electricity Out
Converting Hot Water to Energy
CATCHING WATER - the roof systemECO_HOUSE
3.5m
Annual Rainfall = 1700mm
Water Use Wastewater
Water Sources
Daily water use = .95 m3
Annual water use = 385 m3
Daily water use = .314 m3
Annual water use = 128 m3
baths
72% recyclable greywater
102 m3rainfall collection
recycled
*based on a 60m2 roof area
cooking
laundrytoilets
rainfall
recycled
10m
60m2120m2
17m
60 m3 Annual Collection 120 m3 Annual Collection
rainfall
recycled
Catchment Sizing
314L /day
85L
300L
90L /day
940L /day 250L /day 3.5 m2
2 m2
Typical Water Use HOT/COLD
Typical passive, low pressure systems are combined with an electric heater coil to compensate for less-sunny days.
functions under grey skies and at temperatures below freezing
15 year guaranteesize: 85L-360LCOST - $200 USD
Precedent - Commercial product Passive System
Insulated tank must be above the collector panelconvection moves water
insulated tank
evacuated tube panel
electrically heated water
solar heated water 85%
Solar Angle Calculations
Winter
28o
Fall / Spring
52o
Summer
76o
rainwater
Bio FilterPonds
Carbon Filter
UV Filter
60-70% of average US household water budget = outdoor irrigation
30% of an individuals daily water use is toilet flushing
GREY WATER USE
SOLAR HOT WATERWater Cycling System
72% recyclable
94L
220L
158L
lavarock filtration
greywater storable / useable greywater water
particle filtration and microbial digestion
iris pseudacorusmesh cloth
Stage I - Greywater Treatment
CISTERN II - Potable Water
CISTERN I - Clean Greywater
BIO FILTER I
BIO FILTER II
RAIN
HOT WATER(potable)
SOLAR WATER HEATER
TOILETSINK +LAUNDRY
SHOWER
Carbon Filter
Sediment Filter
UV Filter
PLANTS
Hydrolic Motor-Generator
Solar Hot Water Panel
Hydride-based Hydrogen Compressor
Fan Cooler
Electricity Out
Converting Hot Water to Energy
CATCHING WATER - the roof systemECO_HOUSE
3.5m
VAPOR BARRIER
CONCRETE FOOTING
FOUNDATION GABION
COARSE RUBBLE
CABLE NETTING
FINE RUBBLE
ALUMINUM H-PROFILE
POLYCARBONATE PANELS
WIRE NETTING
PACKING MATERIAL FILL
SIP PANEL
SINGLE PLY WATERPROOFINGROOF MEMBRANE
FINISH FLOOR
PLYWOOD PANEL
STEEL HOLLOW BARS
PLYWOOD SHELF
PLYWOOD PLATE
ADJUSTABLE BRACKET
STEEL ANGLE
SUBFLOOR
RECYCLING RUBBLE - the gabion systemECO_HOUSE
WOODEN
SHELF
VARIABLE
HEIGHT G
ABION
FOUNDA
TION GAB
IONFINE RUBBLE
COARSE RUBBLE
PLYWOOD
BUBBLEWRAP
POLYCARBONATE
CABLE NETTING
WOODEN
SHELF
GABION_SURFACES
EXTERIOR SIDE
POLYCARBONATE PANELS
STEEL WIRE MESH
POLYCARBONATE PANEL TYP.
SHELVING.
PLYWOOD PANEL.
INTERIOR SIDE
EXTERIOR ELEVATION - STRIP EFFECT
2m
detail_ connection NO WELDING
ECO HOUSE : 3/11 Disaster Housing
Gabion assembly for this house is meant to follow these steps. The cages are shipped flat to a disaster-stricken site and can be easily assembled without the need to weld. Gabions can receive different fill; rubble from destroyed housing, recycled plastics. The heaviest materials are to be stacked at the bottom of the cages. A clerestory which also ships flat provide for natural lighting. It adapts to the pitch of the roof and can rest on the top of the gabions. The roof is designed to collect a maximum amount of water and to direct it to the filtration system which comprises of natural rocks and vegetation and ultra-violet emiting lights which kill all bacteria.
The construction of the house was tested in a half-scale model, proving the feasibility of each task.
1. Gabion Assembly and Variations diagrams,2. Clerestory details. Half Scale.3: Half Scale final house model4. Gabion section detail
CONCRETE FOOTING
CONCRETE FOOTING
VAPOR BARRIER
COARSE RUBBLE
STEEL T-SECTIONS FRAMEGABION
CABLE NETTING
FINE RUBBLE
ALUMINUM H-PROFILE
POLYCARBONATE PANELS
WIRE NETTING
PACKING MATERIAL FILL
SIP PANEL
FACIA
SINGLE PLY WATERPROOFINGROOF MEMBRANE
FINISH FLOOR
PLYWOOD PANEL
BLOCKING
PLYWOOD SHELF
PLYWOOD PLATE
HSS SILLADJUSTABLE BRACKET
STEEL ANGLE
SUBFLOOR
WATER HEATING SOLAR PANELS
SIP ROOF PANELS
HSS TRUSS
POLYCARBONATE PANELS
STEEL GABION CAGES
INTERIOR WOOD PANELS
STEEL MESH
INTERIOR FURNITURE GABION
FINISHED FLOOR
SUBFLOOR & JOISTS
FILTRATION POOLS
STEEL FOUNDATION GABIONS
WATER COLLECTING TANK
HOT WATER TANK
SYSTEMS - COST
2- SHORT SECTION PERSPECTIVE
COST
ECO_HOUSE
ECO HOUSE : 3/11 Disaster Housing
GENERAL AXONOMETRIC
GENERAL PLAN - 1:50
1- LONGITUDINAL SECTION - 1:50
ECO_HOUSE
1
2
GENERAL AXONOMETRIC
GENERAL PLAN - 1:50
1- LONGITUDINAL SECTION - 1:50
ECO_HOUSE
1
2
ICA ANNEX
circulation diagram - plans
site plan - one path, two elevations
site plan - building vs. parking
site plan - combination
ICA / ANNEX
circulation diagram - plans
site plan - one path, two elevations
site plan - building vs. parking
site plan - combination
ICA / ANNEX
STRUCTURAL FACADE STUDIES
SUMMER STREET ENTRANCESMALL AUDITORIUM PLAN
A STREET
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Diller+Scofidio famous Boston ICA is located in Bostons South End, away from the tourist path. The ICA annex is meant to link busy South Station transportation hub to the ICA.It act as a physical fulcrum without interupting the path to the museum. Its very small footprint and the large programmatic requirements produces a stacking of four theatres with a meandering path. Two exterior theatres and two interior ones of different capaci-ties are linked by the ICA path.The Structural scheme relies on the adjacent buildings as structural enchors. The theatres thus cut the volumes of the existing buildings in order to rest its weight. 1. Large Capacity Interior Theatre - Rendering2. Site Analysis - the path to the ICA
3: Sectional Organization Diagrams - the theatres and the path
STRUCTURAL FACADE STUDIES
circulation diagram - plans
site plan - one path, two elevations
site plan - building vs. parking
site plan - combination
ICA / ANNEX
1. Organization Diagrams - plans2. Boolean Interventions and their spatial concequences3: Sketch Models of the Theatre volumes Interaction
SUMMER STREET ENTRANCESMALL AUDITORIUM PLAN
A STREET
SUM
MER
ST
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T
SECTION THROUGH SUMMER STREET
AUDITORIUM PLANUPPER LOBBY PLAN
STRUCTURAL FACADE STUDIES
ROOF TOP PLAN
SECTION THROUGH A STREET
AUDITORIUM DECK PLAN
SUMMER STREET ENTRANCESMALL AUDITORIUM PLAN
A STREET
SUM
MER
ST
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T
ICA ANNEX
SUMMER STREET ENTRANCESMALL AUDITORIUM PLAN
A STREET A STREET
SUM
MER
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SUMMER STREET ENTRANCESMALL AUDITORIUM PLAN
A STREET
SUM
MER
ST
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ROOF TOP PLAN
SECTION THROUGH A STREET
AUDITORIUM DECK PLAN
KITSUNE BAMBA : Japan 3/11 Workshop
Kitsunebamba winter hours: 10:00 - 19:00summer hours: 6:30 - 22:00
SOCIAL GATHERINGSSINGING LESSONS! SEASONAL GARDEN
INTERIOR & EXTERIOR BATH!
WELL ENTERTAIN YOU AND YOUR KIDS!
ISATOMAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
UTATSUJR.HIGH SCHOOL FOLK HISTORY
ARCHIVE
UTATSU WEST VALLEY ROAD
EDO ROAD
FROM PORT/DOWN TOWN
FROM UTATSUSHRINE
FROM UTATSUSTATION
FROM UTATSUUPTOWN
Kitsunebamba
tanaka san - fishermani like to stop by at kitsune bamba for lunch after my morning fishing
suzuki sanafter a morning walk to the jinja, i stop by at kitsune bamba to meet up with my friends for kitsune singing class
sato chani like going to kitsune bamba after school - different snacks everyday and i can get my homework done faster here!
yamada sanfree health clinic at kit-sune bamba is great. i drop by on my way from the train station to check on new info for my son shun
kitsune bamba - utatsu
for everyone - sakura bamba and kitsune bambatane uta
tsu
sakura bamba - tane
the first house we lived in tane was next to sakura bamba - a place for elderly care. adja-cent to bamba was a playground where neighborhood kids gath-ered in the morning for group exercise.
the seemingly quiet neighbor-hood was active throughout the day, and this all-inclusive at-moshpere is what we strive to acheive in kitsune bamba of utatsu.
ISATOMAE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
post 3.11 from isatomae elementary school to
Kitsunebamba
isatomae elementary school
meeting
cookingdining storage
sleeping
bathing
community activities-usemovie nights
homeworksupport
healthclinic
vegetablegarden
elderlyday center
karaoke
laundry
PROGRAM TERRACES
SANBO MICHI + WATER CANAL
FRESH UPPER GROUNDS WATER FILTERATION TOWN WATER FOUNTAINS (IDOBATAKAIGI + EVACUATION MARKERS)
WATER FILTERATION SYSTEM + WATER FOUNTAINS
LEISURELY STROLL PATH ALONG WATER CANAL FROM KITSUNE BAMBA TO PORT
FLEXIBLE SPACE + MODULAR CONSTRUCTIONMULTI-FUNCTIONAL SPACE : BATH + GATHERING + EATING + GARDENING
UTILIZING THE EXISTING SLOPES OF UTATSU
four components of kitsune bamba
KITSUNEBAMBA
4
citywater
citysewer
filter
CONTROL
baths
toilets
laundry
filteringpond
west valleyriver
canals fountains
sea
gardenskitchen
WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM Kitsunebamba
the implementation of self-filteringwater fountains is beneficial forthe entire city of Utatsu in case ofcity water contamination.
Kitsunebamba
LAUNDRY
ELDERLY CARE
FLEX SPACE
BATH
BATH
RETAININGPOND
GARDENS
BIRDS EYE VIEW
5M 10M 20M
INDOOR BATH PONDCOMMUNITY SPACESTREET
SECTION THROUGH BATH-COMMUNITY SPACEKitsunebamba
Kitsunebamba
Kitsunebamba WATER SYSTEM : city wide connections / interactive beacons
Fontaines Wallace, Paris IDOBATAKAIGI
Evacuation Markers
The kitsune fountains provide forfiltered drinkable water, connecting the major sites of Utatsu and creating opportunities for informal gatherings.
In case a tsunami is approaching,the fountain will visually indicate
the need to evacuate and the location of higher grounds.
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KITSUNE canal
feed fromwest valley
OSHIMA CANAL, TANE
PARKING
filteringpond
Gardens
bath
bathlaundry
WATER TRAIL : kitsune canal city path
from kitsune bamba to the city of utatsu and the sea
Kitsunebamba
KIT OF PARTS Kitsunebamba
building a relationship betweenTane valley Timber economy andUtatsu.
sune!
Structural Grid : the tatami unit
1:2
900mm
1800mm
TATAMI!
KITSUNE BAMBA= 100% Tane Timber
engawashoji
TANE10m
UTATSU
kitsune elderly care kitsune laundry flexible community space
outdoor bath indoor bath dressing
Kitsunebamba
COMMUNITY SPACE + BATH AREA SECTIONSKitsunebamba
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Kitsune Bamba (the place of the fox) is located in the town of Utatsu in the Minami Sanriku district of Japan. After the Tsunami which devastated the town, the inhabitants were in dire need of a community center. Kitsune Bamba responded to this demande and expanded to a more town-wide system of emergency detection.Kitsune Bamba acts as an Onsen (traditional Japanese Community Baths) and an emer-gency center with kitchens, laundry facilities and common spaces. A system of potable water fountains dispersed around the town would act as beacons indicating if the population needs to evacuate the town to the higher location of Kitsune Bamba.
The sites proximity to the two schools and its higher elevation makes it an ideal spot for the population to retreat in the case of a tsunami. It also provides a wide view of the town and the port, helping the population assess the situation.
INTERACTIVE FABRIC
Interactive Fabric aims to change the aspect of a soft and flexible surface in reference to its user imput.The fabric is composed of a pattern of magnets which can be connected by the user, changing the form of the fabric. It emphasizes the users natural intentions by creating and exacerbating the amount of light; when the fabric is folded and retracted in order to let lightin, it generates colored lights.
The Arduino ScriptUses each Hall Effect Sensors as a digital output sensor giving either a high or low val-ue. When a magnet is close to the sensor it outputs a digital signal to the LEDs lighting it up.
The CircuitEach sensor is connected to a specific input pin on the Arduino Board. Each sensor control a number of LEDs which are grouped and connected to an output pin on the Arduino Board.
The CircuitEach sensor is connected to a specific input pin on the Arduino Board. Each sensor control a number of LEDs which are grouped and connected to an output pin on the Arduino Board.
Interactive Fabric
magnets
sensors
wires
LEDsHS
HS
HS
HS
5V
pin 2
pin 3
pin 4
pin 5
pin 13
pin 12
pin 11
pin 10
OUTPUTINPUT
The CircuitEach sensor is connected to a specific input pin on the Arduino Board. Each sensor control a number of LEDs which are grouped and connected to an output pin on the Arduino Board.
Interactive Fabric
magnets
sensors
wires
LEDsHS
HS
HS
HS
5V
pin 2
pin 3
pin 4
pin 5
pin 13
pin 12
pin 11
pin 10
OUTPUTINPUT
int sensor1 = 2;int led1 = 13;int sensorValue1;int sensor2 = 3;int led2 = 12;int sensorValue2;int sensor3 = 4;int led3 = 11;int sensorValue3;
void setup(){ pinMode(sensor1,INPUT); pinMode(led1,OUTPUT); pinMode(sensor2,INPUT); pinMode(led2,OUTPUT); pinMode(sensor3,INPUT); pinMode(led3,OUTPUT);
}
void loop(){ sensorValue1=digitalRead(-sensor1); sensorValue2=digitalRead(-sensor2); sensorValue3=digitalRead(-sensor3);
if(sensorValue1==HIGH) { digitalWrite(led1,LOW); } else { digitalWrite(led1,HIGH); } if(sensorValue2==HIGH) { digitalWrite(led2,LOW); } else { digitalWrite(led2,HIGH); } if(sensorValue3==HIGH) { digitalWrite(led3,LOW); } else { digitalWrite(led3,HIGH); }}
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RIO FLUX 1 - ConeFacade
ASSEM
BLY
ASSEMBLY
Rio Flux is a two-fold project investigating the use of organic photovoltaics printed on flexible plastics as a source of energy in Brazil.The first part of the project creates a architectural unit for a facade. In this case, ConeFa-cade is an example of a prefabricated unit which can fold to create the optimal angle for energy absorbtion. Made of six aluminum panels, perforated for ventilation and view and with a surface ready to receive the photovoltaics. Connected to electronics , the panels charge a battery to its full potential and then release the surplus of energy in a vatilation system attached to the units. The stored energy can be used at night to light the interior side of the panels, the circulation area of the building or the facade itself.
1. Panels templates.2. Panels assembly diagram3: Full scale Prototype - Connections tests - Aluminum Prototype detail - Perforation pattern tests
ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY
RIO FLUX 1 - ConeFacade
Facade Type 2 -Flexure Hybrid
Facade Type 1 -Soft Louvre
Avenida Pres. Vargas
Street Level
Market Level
Underground Entrance
Subway Level
Elevated Street Level
The second part of this project is to implement the energy-collecting-facade scheme to the site of Rios Uruguayana Street Market and transportation hub.While two high-rise buildings provide for housing, they create a square which can be used as a market during the day and a gathering place at night.The surface area of the markets roof and of the two southern exposed high-rise facade can be covered in the organic photovoltaics and provide for the energy needed for both the housing and the makets.
1. Section through the underground transportation hub, the market and a high-rise showing the photovoltaic surface2. Plans - the towers and the markets roof - the organization of the market.3: Exploded Axonometric showing the different systems.4. Energy requirements diagram5. Urban analysis of Uruguayana
RIO FLUX2 - Uruguayana Market
Facade Type 2 -Flexure Hybrid
Facade Type 1 -Soft Louvre
Avenida Pres. Vargas
Street Level
Market Level
Underground Entrance
Subway Level
Elevated Street Level
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URUGUAIANA
CIRCO VOADORSAMBODROMO
URUGUAIANA
CIRCO VOADOR
SAMBODROMO
USE THROUGHOUT ONE YEAR
FLUX
SOCIAL BRIDGE: RUSH HOUR USE
SOCIAL BRIDGE: DAYTIME USELower and upper classes criss-cross over the site without necesseraly utilizing it.
Levels of activities in residential and business areas are balanced. The activities on the site are gearedtowards emphasizing the interaction between classes.
SOCIAL BRIDGE: NIGHT TIME USEConnecting the two residential neighborhoods located on either side, the site creates a common
public space which programatically can attract a wide range of users.
PROGRAMATIC USE OF THE SITE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
DVD Player = 120W
1m2 0.3 =
Ipod = 2W
1m2 17.5 =
21 H
14 H
HD LCD Television = 235W
1m2 0.14 =10 H
SnapLED = 0.473W
1m2 74 = 11 H
Loud Speaker = 1000W
1m2 0.035 =7 H
Small Speaker = 12W
1m2 2.9 =10 H
21 H
Fan = 100W
1m2 0.35 =
21 H
AC unit = 900W
1m2 0.04 =
MARKET USE
RESIDENTIAL USE
SOCIAL BRIDGE: RUSH HOUR USE
SOCIAL BRIDGE: DAYTIME USELower and upper classes criss-cross over the site without necesseraly utilizing it.
Levels of activities in residential and business areas are balanced. The activities on the site are gearedtowards emphasizing the interaction between classes.
SOCIAL BRIDGE: NIGHT TIME USEConnecting the two residential neighborhoods located on either side, the site creates a common
public space which programatically can attract a wide range of users.
PROGRAMATIC USE OF THE SITE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
DVD Player = 120W
1m2 0.3 =
Ipod = 2W
1m2 17.5 =
21 H
14 H
HD LCD Television = 235W
1m2 0.14 =10 H
SnapLED = 0.473W
1m2 74 = 11 H
Loud Speaker = 1000W
1m2 0.035 =7 H
Small Speaker = 12W
1m2 2.9 =10 H
21 H
Fan = 100W
1m2 0.35 =
21 H
AC unit = 900W
1m2 0.04 =
MARKET USE
RESIDENTIAL USE
SOCIAL BRIDGE: RUSH HOUR USE
SOCIAL BRIDGE: DAYTIME USELower and upper classes criss-cross over the site without necesseraly utilizing it.
Levels of activities in residential and business areas are balanced. The activities on the site are gearedtowards emphasizing the interaction between classes.
SOCIAL BRIDGE: NIGHT TIME USEConnecting the two residential neighborhoods located on either side, the site creates a common
public space which programatically can attract a wide range of users.
PROGRAMATIC USE OF THE SITE THROUGHOUT THE DAY
DVD Player = 120W
1m2 0.3 =
Ipod = 2W
1m2 17.5 =
21 H
14 H
HD LCD Television = 235W
1m2 0.14 =10 H
SnapLED = 0.473W
1m2 74 = 11 H
Loud Speaker = 1000W
1m2 0.035 =7 H
Small Speaker = 12W
1m2 2.9 =10 H
21 H
Fan = 100W
1m2 0.35 =
21 H
AC unit = 900W
1m2 0.04 =
MARKET USE
RESIDENTIAL USE
ACOUSTIC TILE
+ =
Acoustic Tile is an interactive studio prototyping project using sensor-based programming to create sentient architecture.The Acoustic Tile is a remote controlled unit which modifies the acoustic quality of a space. It provides three states; a passive reflective state, a buffering state, and a sound emplifying/modifying state. All reactions were programmed via Processing/Arduino/Max for Live.The project went further and speculated on the potential of a sentient anachoidal surface which reacted to ambient sound. The surface would geometrically change depending on the amount of sound generated in the room. A Firefly/Grasshopper definition linked a to a microphone was programmed to parametrically change that surface texture.
1. Concept diagram2. Acoustic Tile Prototype drawings3. Acoustic House in Bostons Back Bay - Interior Rendering
Reflective - State 1
Sound Modification - State 3
Absorption - State 2
SITE ANALYSIS CONCEPT PROTOTYPE
SITE ANALYSISCONCEPTPROTOTYPE
ACOUSTIC TILE
1. Acoustic Tile Prototype - three different states2. Acoustic Tile Prototype construction showing Arduino board and gear system3. Acoustic House in Bostons Back Bay - Interior Rendering
The Acoustic Tile is connected to a computer calculating the needed depth of the anachoidal texture. Processing a sound input, criteria define the depth and the frequency of the texture creating visually different tiles depending on the level and type of sound in the room.A grasshopper and firefly definition process the sound input and change the Rhino model accordingly.
ACOUSTIC TILE
A similar method is applied to the facade of the house. Applied to the existing facade, its constraints are defined by the apartures and the existing geometry of the facade. The texture becomes denser as it reaches the top floor where the recording studios are located and which thus needs more exterior sound buffering.
1. Section showing different tiles in the interior of the house2. Facade studies3. Acoustic House in Bostons Back Bay - Exterior Facade
ENERGY FLOWS : EMPOWERING NEW ORLEANS (thesis)
Fishing
Outdoor Recreation Wind Surng Canoeing
Tourism
Water Exploration
Aquaculture Energy Production Estuarine Habitat Development
e Lower 9th Ward: Extending New Orleans
SCALE
impervious topstratum - silts impervious topstratum - clay
sands - natural levee point bar - graveliferous sands
levee backslope
swamp or levee ank depressions
levee cresthydraulic sorting of overbank sediment
Gentilly Ridge Lake Pontchartrain
21.4 ft above sea level
levee
levee14.5 ft
manmade lakefront
sea level
former marshes
original lakeshore
former backswamps Mississippi River
Algiers New Orleans
natural levee13.4 ft
Fillmore Ave- 4.9 ft
Fillmore Ave- 1.8 ft
French quarter
Mid City
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
Lower 9th ward
Garden district
Audubons Park
Business district
City Park
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
LAKE BORGNE
LAKE StCATHERINE
BAYOU PIQUANT
BAYOU LA BLANCHE
BAYOU SEGNETTE
NICKS LAGOON
SCALE
5km land ll ood areanatural levee point bar deposit pumping station
Army Corps levee
*
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
LAKE BORGNE
LAKE StCATHERINE
BAYOU PIQUANT
BAYOU LA BLANCHE
BAYOU SEGNETTE
NICKS LAGOON
*
*
* ***
**
**
*
****
Fresh Water Brackish Water
Phase 1
Post-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
7350 buildings
7917 buildings - 2,842 people - 1,061 households
15,164 buildings - 14,008 people - 4,820 households
Site Plan 1/128 = 1-0
New Orleans Natural Levees
Articial Levee System around the Lower 9th Ward
e Water Ward - A Dierent Image
Katrina Flood Damage
Bayou Bienvenue
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Upper 9th Ward
Lower 9th Ward
Arabi
Inner H
arbor Na
vigation Canal
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
Water Treatment Facility
Metal Recycling Facility
Existing Charter SchoolHouses Prior/Post Katrina School Prior to Katrina
Private SchoolPlace of WorshipElectrical Substation
Military CompoundWater Canals
Train Tracks
Bayou Bienvenue
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Inne
r Harb
or Na
vigati
on C
anal
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
Metal Recylcling Facility
Port of New OrleansBulk Terminal
Water TreatmentFacility
Electrical Substation
School Prior to Katrina
Military Compound
Private School
American SugarRening Co.
Pumping Station
School Prior to Katrina
Levee Breach
Levee Breach
Charter School
Industrial Lock
Place of Worship
Holy Cross College
Albo Street Warf
A B C1 2 3
A B C1 2 3
A B C1 2 3
A B C1 2 3
A B C1 2 3
Post-Katrina 2010 Census
Pre-Katrina
- 7917 buildings - 2,842 people - 1,061 households
- 15,164 buildings - 14,008 people - 4,820 households
This thesis claims to develop alternative energy-harvesting systems by looking at their implementation at the residential scale in order to facilitate the economical autonomy of a community and thus improve its living conditions.The thesis takes the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans as a testing ground for a new energy scenario where most of the energy consumed by its inhabitants is generated by hydrokinetic turbines located on the Mississippi River.To be able to cover a community with no power outages, this energy needs to be stored during periods of low consumption. A system of water towers is deployed on the site to store that energy and release it during periods of greater demand.
The scheme of remediation for this thesis engages the edge of the lower 9th ward, by creating a buffering zone of vegetation wich would absorb potential surges and would created areas of aquaculture to be tended by a new local community.The structure of both house and aqueduc minimally touch the ground and leave enough head room for a tractor to pass under, thus extending fields and nature underneath the inhabited spaces.
1. Levee system of New Orleans and Katrinas flood damage2. The Lower 9th Ward existing conditions3. River vs Gulf Waters: Diagrams representing the Mississippi and the Industrial Canal surges.
Fishing
Outdoor Recreation Wind Surng Canoeing
Tourism
Water Exploration
Aquaculture Energy Production Estuarine Habitat Development
e Lower 9th Ward: Extending New Orleans
SCALE
impervious topstratum - silts impervious topstratum - clay
sands - natural levee point bar - graveliferous sands
levee backslope
swamp or levee ank depressions
levee cresthydraulic sorting of overbank sediment
Gentilly Ridge Lake Pontchartrain
21.4 ft above sea level
levee
levee14.5 ft
manmade lakefront
sea level
former marshes
original lakeshore
former backswamps Mississippi River
Algiers New Orleans
natural levee13.4 ft
Fillmore Ave- 4.9 ft
Fillmore Ave- 1.8 ft
French quarter
Mid City
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
Lower 9th ward
Garden district
Audubons Park
Business district
City Park
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
LAKE BORGNE
LAKE StCATHERINE
BAYOU PIQUANT
BAYOU LA BLANCHE
BAYOU SEGNETTE
NICKS LAGOON
SCALE
5km land ll ood areanatural levee point bar deposit pumping station
Army Corps levee
*
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
LAKE BORGNE
LAKE StCATHERINE
BAYOU PIQUANT
BAYOU LA BLANCHE
BAYOU SEGNETTE
NICKS LAGOON
*
*
* ***
**
**
*
****
Fresh Water Brackish Water
Phase 1
Post-Katrina
Pre-Katrina
7350 buildings
7917 buildings - 2,842 people - 1,061 households
15,164 buildings - 14,008 people - 4,820 households
Site Plan 1/128 = 1-0
New Orleans Natural Levees
Articial Levee System around the Lower 9th Ward
e Water Ward - A Dierent Image
Katrina Flood Damage
Bayou Bienvenue
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Upper 9th Ward
Lower 9th Ward
Arabi
Inner H
arbor Na
vigation Canal
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
Water Treatment Facility
Metal Recycling Facility
Existing Charter SchoolHouses Prior/Post Katrina School Prior to Katrina
Private SchoolPlace of WorshipElectrical Substation
Military CompoundWater Canals
Train Tracks
Mississippi Mississippi
marshes
plantations
LAKE PONTCHARTRAINLAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
impervious topstratum - silts impervious topstratum - clay
sands - natural levee point bar - graveliferous sands
levee backslope
swamp or levee ank depressions
levee cresthydraulic sorting of overbank sediment
Gentilly Ridge Lake Pontchartrain
21.4 ft above sea level
levee levee
14.5 ft
Manmade Lakefront
sea level
Former Marshes
original lakeshore
Former Backswamps Mississippi River
Algiers
New Orleans natural levee13.4 ft
Fillmore Ave- 4.9 ft
Fillmore Ave- 1.8 ft
Mississippi River Level +21.4ft Bayou Bienvenue Level +18ftLower 9th Ward +0ft Lower 9th Ward Lowest Point -8ft
dmax = 29 ft
B C
Bayou Bienvenue
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
Inne
r Harb
or Na
vigati
on C
anal
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Mississippi River Gulf Outlet
Metal Recylcling Facility
Port of New OrleansBulk Terminal
Water TreatmentFacility
Electrical Substation
School Prior to Katrina
Military Compound
Private School
American SugarRening Co.
Pumping Station
School Prior to Katrina
Levee Breach
Levee Breach
Charter School
Industrial Lock
Place of Worship
Holy Cross College
Albo Street Warf
A B C1 2 3
A B C1 2 3
photovoltaics
distribution gridtransformer/substation
nuclear powerplant
coal poweredplant
solar thermalelectric plant
wind turbine
hydrokineticturbine
microgrid
electric car
MAINTAIN
MIGRATE
RENEW
TRAN
SFOR
M
storage
Toward a More Secure Micro Grid
== 24 hours60
V
V
= 800x
= x
V
v=1.5m/s v=2.25m/s v=3.3m/s
= 800x
= 0 = 0
3kW 10kW 40kW
10 houses 1 turbine
minimum typical maximum
Wind vs. Water Energy Production
Hydrokinetic Turbine Energy Production
PARK
AQUACULTURE
AGRICULTURE
VILLAGE
WATERTOWER
Average Household Energy Consumption
725W 3000W
200W
100W
200W
280Wh/mi
2.5kW
The natural action of sedimentation previously present along the banks of the Mississippi are not prevented by the Army Corps of Engineers artificial levee system.The soils are depleted and thus are sinking. New Orleans is now even lower than it used to be and is increasingly dependent on a series of pumping stations to stay dry.
1. Perspective of the lower 9th ward as a natural habitat with minimally invasive constructions2. Sedimetation diagrams showing the ecosystems created3: A section through New Orleans from the Mississippi River to Lake Ponchartrain 4. Diagram showing the effect of sedimentation prevention
== 24 hours60
V
V
= 800x
= x
V
v=1.5m/s v=2.25m/s v=3.3m/s
= 800x
= 0 = 0
3kW 10kW 40kW
10 houses 1 turbine
minimum typical maximum
Wind vs. Water Energy Production
Hydrokinetic Turbine Energy Production
PARK
AQUACULTURE
AGRICULTURE
VILLAGE
WATERTOWER
Mississippi River Level +21.4ft Bayou Bienvenue Level +18ftLower 9th Ward +0ft Lower 9th Ward Lowest Point -8ft
dmax = 29 ft
B C
Mississippi River Water Use
40%
60%
drinking - domestic
industrial / irrigation
8%
92%
hydroelectric
fossil fuel power plants
Louisiana Energy Sector
10nuclear247 MWbiomass61MWhydroelectric
1,300MWfossil fuel 10biomass
50fossil fuel
3,000MWnuclear
USA Crude Oil Production
TEXAS
ALASKA
CALIF
ORNIA
LOUIS
IANA
Federal O
shore areas
LOUIS
IANA
Louisiana Oshore Energy Industry Oshore Oil or Gas Platforms Crude Oil or Gas Terminals
NEW ORLEANS
MACONDO WELLDeep Horizon Blowout (BP)
PETRONIUSWorlds Tallest Fixed Production Platform
GULF OF MEXICO
MISSISSIPPI
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA
ARKANSAS
GULF OF MEXICO
BATON ROUGE
NEW ORLEANS
Louisiana Energy Types CoalGeothermal HydroelectricNatural GasNuclearPetroleum WindSolar
Mississippi River Water Use
40%
60%
drinking - domestic
industrial / irrigation
8%
92%
hydroelectric
fossil fuel power plants
Louisiana Energy Sector
10nuclear247 MWbiomass61MWhydroelectric
1,300MWfossil fuel 10biomass
50fossil fuel
3,000MWnuclear
USA Crude Oil Production
TEXAS
ALASKA
CALIF
ORNIA
LOUIS
IANA
Federal O
shore areas
LOUIS
IANA
Louisiana Oshore Energy Industry Oshore Oil or Gas Platforms Crude Oil or Gas Terminals
NEW ORLEANS
MACONDO WELLDeep Horizon Blowout (BP)
PETRONIUSWorlds Tallest Fixed Production Platform
GULF OF MEXICO
MISSISSIPPI
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA
ARKANSAS
GULF OF MEXICO
BATON ROUGE
NEW ORLEANS
Louisiana Energy Types CoalGeothermal HydroelectricNatural GasNuclearPetroleum WindSolar
ENERGY FLOWS : EMPOWERING NEW ORLEANS (thesis)
Research showing the energy industries present in Louisiana but which does not fund the state. The site of the Lower 9th Ward would become a prototype for energy harvesting, cre-ating an alternative.By using the natural difference between the Mississippi Level and the Lower 9th Ward, energy could be created and stored by circulating water to the site. It woudl also serve to replenish the soild with new sediments and would attract an important ecosystem.
1. Louisianas oil and natural gas industry2. Energy diagrams: the hydrokinetic turbine vs. the wind turbine3. Section through the Lower 9th Ward showing the heights of water and ground
*COMMON PASTURE
AUTUMN PLANTING
FALLOW
SPRING PLANTING
CLOSES MEADOWS
WASTE
WASTE
WOODLAND
WOODLAND
MARSH
MANOR HOUSE
VILLAGE
MILL
CHURCH
POND
MANOR HOUSE
CHURCH
= =
=1 oxgang
Spring Planting
1 fu
rlong
15 acres
40 ro
ds
1 acre
1 acre 4 rods
1 day
yards
feet
1 rod
A DHLPTQE I M
B
1 2 rods3 4
F J N R CGKOS
=
photovoltaics
distribution gridtransformer/substation
nuclear powerplant
coal poweredplant
solar thermalelectric plant
wind turbine
hydrokineticturbine
microgrid
electric car
MAINTAINM
IGRATE
RENEW
TRAN
SFOR
M
storage
19th Century Water Turbine19th Century Water Mill
Mississippi River Level +21.4ft Bayou Bienvenue Level +18ftLower 9th Ward +0ft Lower 9th Ward Lowest Point -8ft
dmax = 29 ft
B C
LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN
MISSISSIPPI R
IVER
watershed area
ood prone areas thousand cubic feet per second
ood prevention reservoirs
2,250
1,810
150
2,410
2,890
2,100620
1,5001,500
1,2501,060
MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA
ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS
TENNESSEE
TENNESSEE
GULF OF MEXICO
BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY
WEST ATCHAFALAYA
FLOODWAY
MORGANZA FLOODWAY
INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY
KENTUCKY
CAIRO
MEMPHIS
BATON ROUGE
NEW ORLEANS
CAPE GIRARDEAU
LITTLE ROCK
GREENVILLE
NEW MADRID FLOODWAYMISSOURI
MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA
ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS
TENNESSEE
TENNESSEE
GULF OF MEXICO
BONNET CARRE SPILLWAY
WEST ATCHAFALAYA
FLOODWAY
MORGANZA FLOODWAY
INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY
KENTUCKY
CAIRO
MEMPHIS
BATON ROUGE
NEW ORLEANS
CAPE GIRARDEAU
LITTLE ROCK
GREENVILLE
NEW MADRID FLOODWAYMISSOURI
waterwaysleveeshill line SCALE
90km
*
COMMON PASTURE
AUTUMN PLANTING
FALLOW
SPRING PLANTING
CLOSES MEADOWS
WASTE
WASTE
WOODLAND
WOODLAND
MARSH
MANOR HOUSE
VILLAGE
MILL
CHURCH
POND
MANOR HOUSE
CHURCH
= =
=1 oxgang
Spring Planting
1 fu
rlong
15 acres
40 ro
ds
1 acre
1 acre 4 rods
1 day
yards
feet
1 rod
A DHLPTQE I M
B
1 2 rods3 4
F J N R CGKOS
=
Mississippi River Water Use
40%
60%
drinking - domestic
industrial / irrigation
8%
92%
hydroelectric
fossil fuel power plants
Louisiana Energy Sector
10nuclear247 MWbiomass61MWhydroelectric
1,300MWfossil fuel 10biomass
50fossil fuel
3,000MWnuclear
USA Crude Oil Production
TEXAS
ALASKA
CALIF
ORNIA
LOUIS
IANA
Federal O
shore areas
LOUIS
IANA
Louisiana Oshore Energy Industry Oshore Oil or Gas Platforms Crude Oil or Gas Terminals
NEW ORLEANS
MACONDO WELLDeep Horizon Blowout (BP)
PETRONIUSWorlds Tallest Fixed Production Platform
GULF OF MEXICO
MISSISSIPPI
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA
ARKANSAS
GULF OF MEXICO
BATON ROUGE
NEW ORLEANS
Louisiana Energy Types CoalGeothermal HydroelectricNatural GasNuclearPetroleum WindSolar
19th Century Water Turbine19th Century Water Mill
1.Precedent analysis of the impact of energy on creating independence2. The benefits of a micro-grid3. The Mississippi River currents - a great source of energy
Plan_Terraced Garden Level
Plan_Aqueduc Level
ENERGY FLOWS : EMPOWERING NEW ORLEANS (thesis)
Accumulation of Sediments to Create Roof Garden
The interaction between the infrastructure and the houses culminates in a pooling and filter-ing system where the water of the aqueduc flows in.The pool on the roof fills with sediment over time. It later can be used to plant filtering vege-tation which would help the integrated water filtering system located in the house.A platform leveled with the house can also collect water from the aqueduc and be used to grow crops or vegetables for personal use to the house owner.The structure of both house and aqueduc minimally touch the ground and leave enought head-room for a tractor to pass under, extending fields and nature unerneath the inhabited spaces.
1. House - Plans2. Exploded Axonometric showing housing and infrastructure interaction3. Sedimentation sequence of the pool connected to the aqueduc
ENERGY FLOWS : EMPOWERING NEW ORLEANS (thesis)
1. Aqueduc Structure variations - Textured surface to create different flow velocity2. Aqueduc Structure variations adapting to angles and width3. Aqueduc and housing - a connecting nfrastructure4. Structural models
ENERGY FLOWS : EMPOWERING NEW ORLEANS (thesis)
1. Section through the Aqueduc and the reclaimed marshes2. Aqueduc Structure model3. Housing encroachement : variations4. Section Perspective of the Aqueduc
ENERGY FLOWS : EMPOWERING NEW ORLEANS (thesis)