+ Instructors Tricia Stuth + Ted Shelton
+ Additional members - Abby VanFossen + Simone Horner
+ Proposal for a mixed use development at a site in Midtown Atlanta GA
+ This project utilizes type 4B construction, and features a market, community
gymnasium + three apartment buildings.
Site Plans
+ Contributors - Simone Horner + Dena Baker
+ Pedestrian circulation & bike paths were a priority.
+ Bus routes are able to pass through the site, while vehicular traffic cannot. This was to emphasize walkability.
+ Landscaping efforts in the immediate exterior spaces encourage moments of rest and social unity.
+ Existing sidewalks were utilized and integrated.
Residential unit floor plans
Construction Detail
+ Louvered Curtain Wall & Foundation on Southern end of gymnasium.
+ This elaborate louver system, wrapping around the entirety of the curved curtain wall, was implemented as a shading effort since part of the gym is South-facing.
+ As the wall curves towards the West, the louvers twist clockwise to shade more appropriately for Eastern sun.
+ Contributors: Dena Baker + Simone Horner + Abby Van Fossen
Interior Gym
+ Louver shading system performance.
Reflected Ceiling Plans
Process
Initial iterative form massing attempts. Our goals were:
+ Max out Floor Area Ratio
+ Place mid rise buildings with respect to sunlight from Southern angles, as opposed to East and West. Shading and sunlight access was taken into consideration.
+ Provide efficient and enjoyable circulation between site and High Museum of Art across the street to the East, and employee commute the majority of which comes from the South, as informed by an interview with a member of the Midtown Atlanta community.
