RainRoof / ShadeStructure

Element Updates 6 April 2012

RainRoof

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Design Drivers

SW 5

1. Green Codes: Stormwater Management

Issue: Modern stormwater control systems incorporate both civil engineering strategies, such as underground detention tanks, and landscapeSW 5 based strategies, such as green roofs and natural landscaping. New York Citys regulations, however, Encourage Innovative impact of do not properly account for the Stormwater strategies. landscape-basedPractices Issue: Recommendation: Modern stormwater control systems incorporate Revise stormwater regulations to account for both civil engineering strategies, such as landscape-based strategies. underground detention tanks, and landscapebased strategies, such as greenCosts and natural roofs Benefits landscaping. New York Citys regulations, however, do not properly account for the impact of landscape-based strategies. Recommendation: Revise stormwater regulations to account for landscape-based strategies. Benefits Costs

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2. Retrofit Opportunities: Re-purpose/adapt neglected outdoor space

SW 6 Maintain Site-Based Stormwater Detention Systems

Issue: Site-based stormwater diversion and detention systems must be properly maintained to be 6 reliable component of the citys stormSW a water infrastructure.
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Maintain Site-Based Recommendation: Stormwater Detention Systems Establish maintenance standards for site-based
stormwater systems, and require property owners to Issue: compliance. verify Site-based stormwater diversion and detention systems must be properly maintained Benefits Costs to be a reliable component of the citys stormwater infrastructure. Savings Recommendation: Health & Safety Establish maintenance standards for site-based stormwater systems, and require property owners to Environment verify compliance. Benefits Savings Health & Safety Environment Costs

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Executive Summary February 2010

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A REPORT TO MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG & SPEAKER CHRISTINE C. QUINN

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RainRoof

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URBAN GREEN

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URBAN GREEN

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Design Intent
Create sheltered, shaded outdoor space Channel rainwater for storage/re-use Self-supporting structure Effective at multiple scales and orientations: roof, courtyard, facade Accommodate irregular sites Provide a range of design options

Design Precedents: Felix Candela - thin shell concrete columns Vinoly - Univ. of Chicago Graduate School of Business Typology: winter gardens

RainRoof

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Original Development

RainRoof

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Design Map
GEOMETRY INPUTS

Point Grid

Roof Panel PARAMETER INPUTS Overall Height Roof Panel Height Column Opening Radius Column Support Radius Column Curvature Column Base Type Funnel/Column GEOMETRY OUTPUTS

PARAMETER OUTPUTS Structural Weight Water Storage Capacity Water Collection Capacity Opening Percent (Opacity) Surface Area

RainRoof

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New Versions: 5 and 5.5

Versions: 1.0 Columns and gridpoints only (UDF) 2.0 Columns + Panels (Powercopy) 3.0 Columns + Panels + Column Bases 4.0 Columns + Panels + Column Bases + Water Collection pipes 5.0 All of the above plus New outputs New base option New input option 5.5 - COMING SOON Instantiate on a new grid system for variability, plus new geometry Each version also includes more sophisticated scripts to assemble the components into the final geometry.

RainRoof

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Request 1: Column Bases for Seating

RainRoof

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Request 1: Column Bases for Seating

GlobalSeatBackHeight = 18 GlobalSeatDepth = 18 GlobalSeatBackThickness = 1 GlobalBaseDepth = 2

RainRoof

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Request 1: Column Bases for Seating

GlobalSeatBackHeight = 18 GlobalSeatDepth = 3 GlobalSeatBackThickness = 1 GlobalBaseDepth = 2

RainRoof

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Request 1: Column Bases for Seating

GlobalSeatBackHeight = 2 GlobalSeatDepth = 3 GlobalSeatBackThickness = 1 GlobalBaseDepth = 2

RainRoof

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Request 1: Column Bases for Seating

GlobalSeatBackHeight = 2 GlobalSeatDepth = 3 GlobalSeatBackThickness = 3 GlobalBaseDepth = 2

RainRoof

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Request 1: Column Bases for Seating

GlobalSeatBackHeight = 2 GlobalSeatDepth = 3 GlobalSeatBackThickness = 3 GlobalBaseDepth = 3

RainRoof

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Request 1: Column Bases for Seating

GlobalSeatBackHeight = 2 GlobalSeatDepth = 3 GlobalSeatBackThickness = 2 GlobalBaseDepth = 3

RainRoof

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Request 1: Column Bases for Seating

GlobalSeatBackHeight = 2 GlobalSeatDepth = 3 GlobalSeatBackThickness = 2 GlobalBaseDepth = 3

RainRoof

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Request 1: Column Bases for Seating

GlobalSeatBackHeight = 2 GlobalSeatDepth = 3 GlobalSeatBackThickness = 3 GlobalBaseDepth = 3

RainRoof

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New Outputs

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RainRoof

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RainRoof

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RainRoof

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But what about...

Embodied energy? Product lifecycle? Materiality? Construction sequence? What about all the aspects of the element that deal with time and not just space? While the RainRoof started to address some metrics of real application (structural and water weight), it focused on adaptability of the element to a wide range of contexts without considering well enough how the element would actually be used in those contexts.

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ShadeStructure: Design Development

All pieces of the new element use standard dimensional lumber or standard plywood sheets.
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8 ft THREE-HINGED ARCHES

The pieces lock together with circular inserts. Optionally, fabric can be stretched across the top for additional shading, or to direct water into tubes that run through the center of the assembled fins.

RainRoof

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ShadeStructure

Fins + Louvers The fins are cut from one 4x8 plywood sheet, while the louvers use standard dimensional lumber. The sizes and lengths of the louvers can be changed, as can certain aspects of the fins. The entire assembly is easy to manufacture, assemble, and dis-assemble; creates shade; and contributes to an interesting outdoor environment.

RainRoof

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ShadeStructure

Fins + Louvers The assembly of fins + louvers can be used in groups of 3, 4, 5, 6, or 8 to form different patterns of shading and walkways. This is the 4-piece assembly.

RainRoof

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ShadeStructure

RainRoof

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ShadeStructure

RainRoof

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ShadeStructure

RainRoof

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ShadeStructure

RainRoof

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ShadeStructure

RainRoof

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ShadeStructure: Next Steps: Grid Development

The goal is to deploy the grouped fin assemblies in grids that adapt to the number of fins chosen - different patterns are required for the different assemblies.

ARCH PATTERNS: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

RainRoof

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