- Elliot Bourne
Environmental Consideration
Strategies and qualities of space
Winter
In Winter the greenhouse creates a double skin insulating the main building further from the colt temperatures. gain allows the greenhouse to retain that even when it's very cold
The structural wall on the west side also acts as thermal mass, keeping temperatures more constant overnight from the solar gain from the evening sun
The structural wall on the west side also acts as thermal mass, keeping temperatures more constant overnight from the solar gain from the evening sun
Summer
In summer, operable windows in the greenhouse allow a convection current to form, pulling warms tale air out of the space. plants on the roof garden also aid with evaporative cooling
In Sumer the stair structure has Hydragea's which flower and shade the wall. The grating also acts a security measure to allow the windows to be open to ventilate the mass at night even when no one is around. Trees break the wind direction and make this natural ventilation possible
Active
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The hall will be kitted with a photovoltaic array facing south, 30 degrees up. The building provides a new rainwater collection system and gutter. A CHP unit reduces the consumption of fossil fuels
Land
Land extracted from the site will be replaced after the building is constructed. Bricks and other usable materials will go to to state funded school
Lighting
Using revit I was able to analyse the quality of light in spaces in the building at different times of day. Most notably the greenhouse space, where different qualities of light create different environments for different plants.
Winter
Summer Morning
Summer evening
As you can see the restaurant gets decent quality of light through the day with not too much glare as hoped and expected.
Top floor summer
Middle floor summer
Middle floor winter
Base level
The constant direct sunlight of the top floor is an ideal place to grow Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, peas, beans, corn and squash
Carrots, radishes, beets and other root vegetables require at least half a day of sun to thrive, so would be great on the middle level
The base level isn't really where plants are meant to be but the plants on the pull system again inconsistent sunlight
Plant Pulley system
long flat herb planters are attached to a track on swivel fixings, these allow the planters to rotate as the track moves, a heavy flat weight along the base of each planter ensures they're always level.
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A concealed motor moves the track, switches are placed at the bottom of each system in the kitchen for easy control