SITE CONTEXT + ELEVATIONS
In this comprehensive studio (taught by professor Jianxin Hu) the program for the project was a student athletic center on NCSU’s Northern Campus. The massing of my building was conceived of as a “residential brick” for the dormitories stacked on top of the administrative, dining & gymnasium spaces.
The lower floor spaces are embedded in the earth on the north facade and open to the Cate’s Avenue on the south facade with an open air breezeway cutting through the middle. The dormitory “brick” stacked on top mirrors said breezeway with a double height lounge space in its midsection along with balconies and unrestricted views of the Athletic Fields to the south and the courtyard to the north.
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B
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Cates Avenue
Reynolds
Coliseum
Parking
Deck
Talley
Student
Union
Rec
Buildings
Track Feild
Baseball Feild
FLOORPLANS + CIRCULATION
Thumbnail Sketch
Circulation Parti
Exterior Circulation
Interior Circulation
WALL ASSEMBLY DETAILS
In order to express the sense of a solid mass for the upper two stories of the building it was vital that the terra cotta rainscreen seamlessly wrapped around the soffit conditions. Proper drainage on the 3rd level balcony was very important.
STRUCTURE + SYSTEMS
Columns
Shafts
Brace Bay
Moment Connections in East/West direction
Brace Bays in North/South direction
Cantilever Beams for Balcony overhang
AHU 1
AHU 2
AHU 3
(Gymnasium)
Air-Cooled Chilled Water System in Gymnasium
Water-Cooled Chilled Water System for Main Building
Chiller Located in 1st Level Mechanical Room