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NEW CAMPUS BUILDING FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
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A SHOWCASE OF A BUILDING'S ARCHITECTURE, STRUCTURE, AND MECHANICAL SYSTEMS TO INFORM AND FOSTER LEARNING
The University of Waterloo, faces challenges accommodating the growing School of Architecture and the recently introduced Architectural Engineering (AE) program due to limited space and resources in the existing building. To address these issues and foster collaboration between students from various faculties, a new flagship building that fulfills their diverse requirements and showcases the innovative nature of both programs is being proposed. The building will not only accommodate the current capacity of both programs but also account for future expansion. Key priorities include sufficient space for faculty members, students, and additional labs, as well as promoting sustainable building design.
site plan
site plan
Located on the Main Campus of The University of Waterloo, off the intersection of University and Seagram, this site offers the opportunity for a flagship building as it is one of the first that will be seen when coming off of highway 8 and coming in towards the visitor centre.
Additionally, the building is in close proximity to the other civil and environmental engineering department buildings, as well as other main campus facilities.
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MAIN COURTYARD
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support
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With sustainability in mind, one of the primary goals for the building’s structure was to be made of as much mass timber as possible.
The gravity system is a point-supported CLT system with 175mm thick CLT slabs spanning 3m by 5.5m, and 265mm by 266mm glulam columns with a 3.3m height. The lateral system contains 4 concrete elevator shafts or stairwells in the residential tower, and 2 concrete shafts or stairwells in the commercial tower. The building also has CLT shear walls running along the height of the building on all the east and west elevations.
sustain
sustain
The design of the enclosure is key element in low energy consumption in the heating and cooling of a builidng. Strong considerations for wall, window and other glazing assemblies were taken to minimize the heat loss, and relatively low window-to-wall ratios bring the building’s energy consumption to 36% of the average building in Ontario. Spilt 02 offsets some of its operational energy usage through the addition of monocrystalline silicon photovoltaic panels on the commercial and the upper residential roofs and thin film photovoltaics on the south, east, and west glazing units. The massing and orientation of the building allows for the incorporation of a southern facing solar chimney in the residential building, which functions both as an art piece, but also facilitates natural ventilation in the larger residential building.
The buildings form works to shade the lobby glazing and the sixth-floor terrace from direct sunlight. These strategies coupled with the proposed wall and roof assemblies and a window-to-wall ratio of approximately 40% allow Spilt 02 to have 35.6% of the average Ontario building energy use intensity.
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ATRIUM
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"THE LOFT"
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STUDIO
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TEAM: Joseph Jiang, Hannah Gao, Julia Jean, Sarena Zhang
INSTRUCTORS: Costa Kapsis, Shiyu Wei
SOFTWARE: Revit, Rhino, Sketchup, AutoCAD, Twinmotion, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop
TIMELINE: In Progress
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