long island city
housing for all
queens, ny

academic project
by

Sujon ishaq
&
Hanna Bergstrom

















The building is a housing project. The architectural gestalt has developed to act as a thermal machine for living. The form enhances natural ventilation through air buoyancy, shields from strong sunlight during summer, while also allowing gentle sunlight into the units during winter for environmental purposes in order to achieve an experience of thermal comfort. The architecture is for the city, for the individual, to connect the individual to the city, to connect human to materiality, to connect human to space, to give space by using space, to provide a view while being viewed. Private space meets public space, letting private units and public hallways make up space within the loose fit sleeve of the thermal machine, making up green buffer zones and microclimates. The architecture experiences through forest bathing – an architectural promenade crossing greenery and various microclimates of inner and outer space. 




site
long island city
queens


east river

containing water
embracing water
welcoming water
breathing water




form studies









east                  
west


south
north


ground floor plan




typical floor plan (third floor)





public/private





vegetation






eastern section cut revealing
occupancy of vegetation and buffer zones





base units
lofts at different orientation



thermal performance

summer day
shading



spring day
natural ventilation



summer and
spring night
natural ventilation



winter day
passive heating



winter night



base units
thermal performance

summer 
shading

spring and fall
natural ventilation
winter
passive heating






visuals























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