COLLECTION NAME:
Graduate Thesis Collection
Record
Title:
0 E 24 H Social
Creator:
Riefkohl, Lily M.
Subject:
Thesis (M.Arch.) -- Architecture
Subject:
Savannah College of Art and Design -- Department of Architecture
Rights:
Copyright is retained by the authors or artists of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Abstract:
Rises in energy rates, global economic crisis, global warming, apprehension for the
planet and our future generations are vast concerns for general population. Puerto Rico
suffers from all of the previous issues mentioned, but also lacks the sustainability and the
spread of this knowledge in the population; which could minimize some of the impacts
of the crisis the world and specifically the island is going through. A lot of spaces designated
for the interaction of people have been closed or removed, affecting the cultural
aspect of socialization. Working with these issues while implementing architecture, design
and sustainability into a cultural and social building that becomes a teaching tool by
the interaction of environment and user is what is intended to be achieved in this project.
A solution to a sustainable concern in the island of Puerto Rico is introduced through
architecture in a multi-functional building that responds to site and public interests,
it also serves as a device for learning about technological possibilities by implementing
not only solar, tidal and wind power but also interactive sustainable features that
are functional and serve to enhance education though social interaction. Achieving a
zero energy building is difficult but not impossible. The amount of sources required
to produce the energy the building would consume are really high, especially because
the building will be working throughout 24 hours. The energy needed to achieve functionality
of the building is high enough as to be impossible to apply technologies
only in the infrastructure of the building. Additional energy generating technologies
were implemented in the site and surroundings in order to meet energy requirements.
planet and our future generations are vast concerns for general population. Puerto Rico
suffers from all of the previous issues mentioned, but also lacks the sustainability and the
spread of this knowledge in the population; which could minimize some of the impacts
of the crisis the world and specifically the island is going through. A lot of spaces designated
for the interaction of people have been closed or removed, affecting the cultural
aspect of socialization. Working with these issues while implementing architecture, design
and sustainability into a cultural and social building that becomes a teaching tool by
the interaction of environment and user is what is intended to be achieved in this project.
A solution to a sustainable concern in the island of Puerto Rico is introduced through
architecture in a multi-functional building that responds to site and public interests,
it also serves as a device for learning about technological possibilities by implementing
not only solar, tidal and wind power but also interactive sustainable features that
are functional and serve to enhance education though social interaction. Achieving a
zero energy building is difficult but not impossible. The amount of sources required
to produce the energy the building would consume are really high, especially because
the building will be working throughout 24 hours. The energy needed to achieve functionality
of the building is high enough as to be impossible to apply technologies
only in the infrastructure of the building. Additional energy generating technologies
were implemented in the site and surroundings in order to meet energy requirements.
Publisher:
Savannah, Georgia : Savannah College of Art and Design
Date:
2012-05
Format:
PDF : 210 p. : ill