You are more than welcome to walkthrough my design within the coordination view. I put in some special elements that I think are unique, giving an idea and showing what some of the areas can be used for. You can see it within my video and I will place a couple here.
Replace this text with your reflections on your design journey through class from a higher level and share your insights about the entire experience. What were:
I wanted my design to not only be sustainable but livable in the harsh winter environments of Chicago. As such, utilizing the brick wall was critical to retaining the heat during the winter, but during the summer, windows strategically positioned help cool the inside. The goal is to only use heat and A/C as extremely necessary. Living in sweatpants and a sweatshirt is not as bad as you may think during the winter day.
I decided to place EV solar panels on the 2 slanted roofs that absorb the most sunlight throughout the year. This will undoubtably help power the house but will more than likely be able to put energy back into the grid for others to use.
My use and placement of curtain panels is not halfhazardous. I strategically placed them almost exclusively on the Northern side of the house. This area does not get much sunlight and would not drastically heat up the house during the summer. My choice of coating and reflections of the curtian wall panels will not allow much heat transfer between it, helping keep the heat outside during the summer and inside during the winter.
Also, I have always been interested in the layout of piping and HVAC ducts, so I decided to go a little more away from the norm and restricted my ceiling use. I exposed each element to be able to visibly admire their intricasies with one another. It incorporates 1 basement air unit supplying air to the center section of the house, floors 1 and 2; 1 roof air unit supplying air to the west section as it is a quite large space; and another singular roof air unit supplying air to the east section of the house, floors 1 and 2.
My plan was to create a design that was plausible for the users to relax and enjoy their surrounding environment, whether that be the city, park, or lake. I placed some walls as a full length curtain wall to let in as much natural light as I could while providing an unobstructed view of beautiful scenery. No other view is more beautiful than the Chicago’s skyline, which can be seem effortlessly from the observation room I created; not to mention the sunset and sunrise all from the confort of your own home.