long island city
housing for all
queens, ny
academic projectby
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.
long island city
queens
containing water
embracing water
welcoming water
breathing water
form studies
west
north
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
passive heating
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