ARCH407Construction&Management

CASESTUDY:SendaiMediatheque,ToyoIto

Group:10
AdnanRasul
SyafikahSaifuddin
BenSimpson
MaarekTammeorg

SendaiMediatheque,ToyoIto

SendaiMediatheque

21,Kasugamachi,Aobaku
Sendaishi9800821
Japan
Built:19972000
Architect:ToyoIto&Associates
StructuralEngineer:SasakiStructural
Consultants
MechanicalEngineers:ESAssociates,Sogo
Consultants,andOtakiE&MConsultants
LightDesign:LightDesignInc.
GeneralContractor:JVofKumagi,
Takenaka,Ando,andHashimoto
SiteArea:3,948.72m2
BuildingArea:2,933.12m2
TotalFloorArea:21,682.15m2
Structure:SteelandFrame
Scale:9Stories

Concept

ArchitectsIntentions:

Iwantnottocreatetogether
Iwantnottocreatebeams
Iwantnottocreatewalls
Iwantnottocreateroom
Iwantnottocreatearchitecture

Flexibleandadaptablespace

MainconceptPlate,Tube,Skin

Location

Interactionwithimmediatesurroundings

Denseurbancontext

Relativelylowrisesurroundingbuildings

Littleovershadowing

Q1.Whatwerethekeypassivedesignstrategies
usedinbythearchitectinthedesign?

PassiveDesignStrategiesOrientation&Organization

PredominantSEwind

PassiveDesignStrategiesOrientation&Organization
BuildingorientatedonEast
Westaxis

Secondaryareastothenorth

Frequentlyusedpublicand
openareastothesouth

Secondaryareas

Primaryareas

Level+5

PassiveDesignStrategiesAcousticbarriers
Doubleskinfaadetoreduce
noisepollution

Vegetationactingasanatural
acousticbarrier

PassiveDesignStrategiesVentilation

DoubleSkinFacade

Usedforpassiveventilation
purposes

Thermalblankettrappingair

PassiveDesignStrategiesVentilation

Tubes

Tubesusednaturalventilation

Activeclimatecontrolsystem

Activeventilationsystem

Passiveventilationsystem

PassiveDesignStrategiesDaylighting

Lightwells

Freefaade

Sunlighttrackingsystem

Lightingcharacteristicsbasedonfunction

ThermalPassiveDesignStrategiesDoubleskinfaade(South)

DoubleSkin

Reductioninsolargain

Thermalbarrier

ArtificialAcousticbarrier

Glassfinsusedtoretaintransparency
andmaximisedaylighting

ThermalPassiveDesignStrategiesSolarShading
WestFacade
Thewestsidefacade,whichfacesanotherplot,is
opaque,coatedwithametalframethatrevealsthe
emergencystairs

ThermalPassiveDesignStrategiesSolarShading
EastFacade
Theeastfacadeofthebuildinghasaseriesofdifferent
facadefinishesdependinguponuseinsidethebuilding.
Thesefinishesgiveadifferentqualitytothedaylightinside
eachfloor.


Q2.Provideexamplesofconstructiontechniques
thatwereusedforthispurpose?

ConstructionTechniquesRoof(Ventilation)

Secondarynonstructuralroof

Photovoltaicpanels

Definesoverallbuildingheight

Usedfornaturalventilationpurposes

Honeycombstructuredisruptingwindflow

ConstuctionTechniqueTheTubes

Tubesactsaskeystructureforthebuilding

Tubescontainallverticalcirculation
Allowsfornaturalventilation

Tubesaslightwells

Freeorganisationtubesaspartofthespace

Structureandloads


Q3.Whatdesignstepsmightbeusedinorderto
integratethesepassivedesignstrategiesintoyour
designpractices?

ConstructiontechniquestoadoptMultifunctionalcolumns

Structural

Verticalcirculation

MEPServices

Daylighting

Structure

VerticalCirculation

MEP

Daylighting

ConstructiontechniquestoadoptDoubleskinfacade

Advantages:

Insulationagainsttemperatureextremes

AcousticBarrier

Controlofsolargain

Increasedglazingareatomaximisedaylightin
thebuilding

ConstructiontechniquestoadoptFutureproofingforearthquakes

Lightweightstructure
Optimisedbuildingheightforearthquake
proofing
Dampingmechanismabsorbs70percentof
seismicenergy.

ConstructiontechniquestoadoptParametricdesign

Allowsforleandesign

Optimisedesignsolutionsformaximum
occupantcomfort

Summary:Keypassivedesignstrategiesused

NaturalVentilation

Daylighting

Orientation

InternalOrganization

Secondaryareas

Primaryareas