[ZONING CODE]
The zoning code for our current site is set for
CB-2. Central Busniess District
[LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS]
90% of required front yard should be landscaped
10% hard surface is allowed in front yard
All landscaping shall be visible from public right
of way
123’
Interior courtyard landscaping shall not be
Site
13th Street
Avenue K
Avenue L
An automatic underground irrigation system is
preferred.
116’
Design Intent: One of the major issues of this project is the large space needed on an Cladding: The building is composed of stone and glass. The cladding
extremely small site. In this design proposal, I tried to tackle this problem by going vertical. is arranged so that the east and west facades have a minimul amount
I also wanted to place a garden/patio area 5 floors up to create a unique restuarant environ- of glass. This is the orientation that created the most efficient building.
ment for this area. There is also a relatively large area left for parking spaces and landscap-
ing. Service Core: In this building there is two service cores for conve-
nience and speed of circulation throughout the building. The place-
ment also helps block some of the intense west sun light.
Parking: Due to the footprint of the building this is not the best choice
of the three for parking
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Building Cores
DESIGN ANALYSIS [3] Building Elements: This proposed design is a 11, story steel frame building, with a
concentration on the amount of green space created. The shifting of the floor slabs
creates outdoor space to help minimize the carbon footprint created by the building.
Design Intent: One of our main group concerns for our site was parking. This design is an attempt to minimize Cladding: The main cladding of the building consists of light weight recycled aluminium
the building footprint and allow for some on site parking. Another concern with the site is the lack of green space panels and a curtain wall system who's glass has a high r value. The arrangement of the
in downtown Lubbock. Through this design, we tried to reduce the buildings carbon footprint and add some cladding is to defer away from the “typical” Lubbock building which a block and grid system.
sustainable features to the building. Service Core: The core is located in the far south east corner of the building. The location
allows for security to and from the core and service entrances away from the general public.
The core does not become the main structural element of the building, where as the column
grid is the focus.
Adjacent Buildings
Parking: There will be a required amount of 91 parking spaces. The concentration
On open space will allow for more parking on the ground level. If needed, parking
Building Footprint Will be accessible underground, connecting to the core.
Energy Analysis Summary:
Core The energy cost of a 15 year period will be
$432,000. This cost is reflected in the bar
graph to the right. The months of June, July,
and August will require mazimum cooling
costs and during the cooler moths the building
will require an average hearting cost. The cost
of the required energy reduced when I
Possible Parking removed the amount of curtain walls or
covered glass with a perforated panel system.
The initial savings by implementing these
changes did not produce enough savings for
the bulding through energy cost or building
supplies to make the changes feasible.
Building Perspective
Core
Green Space
Office Space
Restaurant Monthly Energy Consumption:
Lobby Since weather is extreme in both the winter
and summer months in Lubbock, the costs
results are much higher. One way to cut cost
to the owener is to install some sustainable
features like solar panels or using new tech-
nolgy to capture wind energy. Another option
for the building owner is to make sure all
mechanical equipment is Energy Star rated.
Interior breakdown
Traffic Flow
Adjacent Building
[main entrance]
05
[lobby area]
[reception desk]
07
06
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
10
11
5
9
04
02
01
07 12” 8’2”
06
05
07
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
10
11
7’5” 7’ 06
7
5
9
6
04
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
10
11
5
9
04
02
02
03
2’6” 2’4”
01
[handrails]
106’
[outdoor seating]
[office space]
[lobby and indoor seating]
50’ 50’
[office space]
[kitchen]
Analysis Roof
Railing
10 Floor
-Structural System & Construction Type
In our design proposal we used a Rigid Frame steel structure with an irregular grid pattern. The Building utilizes post and beam type
construction.
The the floors are constructed of composite steel deck slabs that have no greater spans than 15 feet. The approximate depth of the
slabs is 8-12 inches. 9th Floor
Piloti be attached to individual base plates on the roof slab of the third floor.
14'-0"
1'-0"
-Estimated Size of Members
The size of the members that we used are 17” x 13” columns and 8” deep beams. We found that the 17” x 13” columns were 8th Floor
the average sized columns for a building of similar comparison. The 8” deep beams are plausible because of the relatively short
12'-0"
spans, 15’ and 12’6. Although for the drive through area a 26” deep beam was needed for the 43’ span.
1'-0"
Column
Fire Escapes: 2 located on 1st floor - The main entrance and one located by the core. Fire stairs are both smoke proof an has two hour 7th Floor
4'-1 1/2"
walls and 1 hour doors.
Fire Extinguishers - Drystand Pipes will be installed with in the fire stair to be accessed by the fire department. Each floor will be
equipped with a sprinkler system.
All structural members will be equipped with a fire rating of two hours.
4'-0"
6th Floor
3'-10 1/2"
Curtain
Wall 5th Floor
138'-11"
4th Floor
Restaurant Area
3rd Floor
8'-1 1/2"
3'-10 1/2"
25'-0"
2nd Floor
2'-2"
Steel Beam
1st Floor
STRUCTURE + MEP
Building MEP Analysis
-Zoning Design Decisions
We have uniform zoning throughout the whole building except for the second and third floors because of the side piloti building. Those
two floors though are zoned the same.
Electrical Conduit
Reinforced
Concrete Slab
Elevator
Shaft
Gypson
Drop-Down Ceiling
Steel Beam
Bathrooms
ECOTECT ANALYSIS ArchiCAD Educational version, not for resale. Courtesy of Graphisoft.
Key Values
Energy Consumption
Carbon Footprint
Hot water
400000
300000 Mechanical ventilation
200000 Infiltration
100000
Transmission
0
[kBtu] Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
0
Solar gain
100000
200000 Green energy
300000 Human heat gain
400000
Electricity