1.2.2 Design Charrette Architecture A-Day Period 1

1.2.2 Design Charrette Architecture A-Day Period 1 By: Leo C., Eric Z., David E., Michaell B., Zarif C., Austin D., William H., Kevin H.

Problem A historical society has purchased an 18th century farm house on ten acres of forested land that was designed, built, and owned by a former United States President. The structure has undergone many renovations; some were well done and others were not. The structure is deteriorating quickly and may be lost if some action is not taken

Stakeholders • Leo - Leader/ Co-Landscape Engineer • Eric - Environmental Engineer • David - Cost Estimator • Michaell - Energy Consultant • Zarif - Time Manager/ Civil Engineer • Austin - Landscape Engineer • Kevin - Health and Safety Engineer/ Interior Decorator • William - Note Taker/ Structural Engineer

Leo Choodnovskiy - Leader/ Co-Landscape Engineer • I am the leader of the project I make sure that everyone is working together to create the project and the house. I also work as the Co-Landscape Engineer with my partner Austin. Him and I worked out where everything will be and what the unoccupied land will have on it. We created a 10 square acre area surrounding the house and making organizing things like parking lot other building site space and the 8 acre garden that we were planning to build around the Eisenhower house.

David Ekstrom - Cost Estimator • The nature of my work is to Estimate/Predict the total cost of the project, each part of the project, and the monthly cost once it's completed. • This includes the cost of the electric bill, the cost of each material, cost of plants, and the cost of the land. • I also focus on what the building is worth after we build it.

Zarif Choudhury - Time Manager/ Civil Engineer • As the Civil Engineer/ Site Planner I will be expected to determine the feasibility of plans, especially regarding financial costs and safety concerns. • I will : • Analyze survey reports, maps, and other data to plan projects • Consider construction costs, government regulations, potential environmental hazards, and other factors in planning stages • Test building materials, such as concrete, asphalt, or steel, for use in this project

Eric Zhao - Environmental Engineer Environmental Engineer • As the Environmental Engineer, my job is to find out whether or not our development on the land will affect the environment negatively • I will also help with the optimization of resources and help the energy consultant look for ways to get renewable energy at a cheap cost • I look at the environmental policies in the country and make sure our building coincides with them

Michaell Batista- Energy Consultant • As the Energy consult is must make sure that all the electrical outputs are up to the industrial standard and can not harm anybody. • I also advise the team on the best energy source for the museum for the long term. • I manage the energy costs and maintenance of the solar panels and the electrical appliances. • As the energy consultant I also maximize the energy efficiency and constantly improve our electrical system for the best efficiency.

Kevin Han - Interior Designer • My job includes making the interior aesthetically pleasing for all viewers to enjoy. • Allow for adequate spacing and organization of materials. • In charge of safety and function of the interior. • Also organize the flooring and meet with client to discuss design. • Organize furniture and the artwork of museum. • Negotiate prices.

William Harrison - Note Taker/ Structural Engineer • As the Note Taker and the Structural Engineer I figured out through research whether or not the structure could support all it must sustain. • I must see that the materials at each level can withstand pressure of multiple people being on them. • I must also manage the beams in order to create strong support to keep the building standing. • As structural engineer I must see that all parts of this structure such as shape and design can be strong enough that it will last a great amount of time, and be as safe as possible.

Austin Davis- Landscape The nature of my work is to use plants and structures to create open spaces that complement the building. My areas of expertise is plant life, animal life, and storm control. The landscape architect modifies the land and makes it function properly and aesthetically beautiful. -How the house would affect the environment -What organisms live near the house -The native plants and where they should be planted -If the house would be healthy to the organisms around -How the land will respond to storm water -The land needs to be drained effectively -How the plants look in different seasons -What plants spread and how

History on the Building • House is located in Pennsylvania • In 1950, Eisenhower bought the house from Allen Redding, who owned it since 1921 • Bought the house for around $400,000 and renovated it with 2 million dollars • Was used to have meetings with world leaders • Eisenhower came to the house as a retreat from the pressures of the white house

Changes Made to the Land • We added a museum in front of the house, which is commemorated to the life of Dwight D. Eisenhower • Outside of the museum we plan to make a really large garden to look aesthetically pleasing and to contrast with the modern museum • We also plan to add a parking lot so people will be more inclined to come to the house and museum • We added self sufficient land posts and plan on doing some interior decorating to make it more modern

Museum Inspiration

Museum Topic • The Museum will dedicated to the life of Eisenhower • How he created Nasa

Materials Used • Asphalt 9425 ft sq (Cost $37,700) • LED Lights 100 (cost $1,100) • Solar LED Pathway and Street Light 12W (Cost $6,642) • Bricks (Cost $1,985) • Stucco (Cost $31,200) • High performance windows (Cost $2,692.08) • 39 Solar Panels ($8,190)

Pictures of Materials High Performance Windows LED Street Lamps Solar Powered Energy from the roofing of the walkways

Pennsylvania Building Codes 2012 Building Code • Chapter 11 is adopted and requires that buildings and facilities also comply with the accessibility requirements found in other chapters of the International Building Code 2012 and in the ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities standard. • Appendix E (Supplementary Accessibility Requirements) is adopted. 2009 Building Code • Chapter 27 (Electrical) requires that all electrical components, equipment and systems in buildings and structures covered by the IBC comply with the requirements of NFPA 70-2008, National Electric Code. Clean Air Act- The CAA also sets goals for the concentration of various pollutants in the ambient (surrounding) air. These goals are set so that the health risk from the various pollutants is essentially zero. The ambient air pollutants are CO, NOx, SOx and particulates. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act/Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments- Objective - manage the generation, storage, transport, treatment and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes from operating facilities, and minimize waste disposal to land

Energy Efficiency • LED Lights - Use solar panels to generate energy in the day, and the energy will be used to power the street lamps at night. • We have solar panels in our garden and on our roofs to maximize the efficiency of the solar panels. These panels will not be able to pay off all of our expenses but after a while they will pay themselves off. • Another feature to the building that we added was a no-water water heater that heats up water as needed with electricity (like a toaster but with water) and this preserves energy by not constantly heating up water as the day goes.

Landscape and Floor Plan

Conclusion 1- Why is it important to recognize challenges and barriers during the charrette and then identify solutions? - It is important to recognize challenges quickly and then identify the solution, so that the problems do not hinder the charrette later on. 2- Among the ideas or thoughts that you prepared for the charrette, were there any that were disregarded by the group? Why? Do you think it was the right decision? - There were no ideas that were disagreed upon, due to knowledge of how much land we had and everyone agreeing on the ideas presented. I think it was the right decision, because we don’t want to use up time on ideas that wouldn’t plan out.

Conclusion Questions Cont. 3-What is the value of using a charrette to investigate the feasibility and development of a building project? Describe specific advantages over a traditional approach in which the client meets with an architect and the architect develops the plan. - using a charrette to investigate our project proved to be very useful because we are able to get more quality work done quickly. The Charrette has the advantage of using the expertise of many different people to work out all the little problems with the design. The Charrette also allows for the client to talk with a specialist about a certain aspect of the building and that specialist can fix it.. 4- Identify and explain a potential drawback of the plan your team drafted. - A potential drawback is that the renovations will cost a lot, due to the team designing more. Also the renovations are being done in an area with very little commercial business, so getting revenue will be difficult.

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1.2.2 Design Charrette Architecture A-Day Period 1