Expanding Greenery: A New Way of Living

Social Housing

Washington DC

Located within a multifaceted and heterogeneous community environment, our architectural design commences by addressing the restoration of community relationships and presenting a novel, sustainable housing system that is harmoniously integrated with the surrounding community. Given the intricate distribution of local populations and the scarcity of grocery stores in the area, we hypothesized incorporating a self-supporting plant cultivation system into each housing unit. In this architectural concept, every residential unit benefits from window illumination originating from both the north and south sides of the building.

In addition, we have installed an aeroponic system on the northern side of the housing units, giving each resident the autonomy to choose whether or not to utilize this façade for personal gardening purposes. Furthermore, our aim is for this plant cultivation system to satisfy not only the needs of individual inhabitants but also the broader community’s demands. Thus, we have included numerous commercial and training spaces that support the entire aeroponic system. exposure to summer sunlight while ensuring adequate winter illumination.

Carnegie Mellon University Praxis II Studio
Instructor
Matthew Huber, Azadeh Sawyer, Jeffrey Davis
Collaborator
Steven Huo, Marcus Valdez, Jiahua Wu

My role in group:
Design the housing system including drawing plan and design HVAC system
Lead the design concept development and planning strategy
Make post-production on rendering images ,section, and elevation
Make 3D models and Climate Studio to test the solar radiation and heating system

Relevant Works
Structure Report
Neutralizing Envelope Report

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