Spring Street Natatorium

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Spring Street Natatorium

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Hospitality + Sport › Sports Center
Government + Health › Community Center

The space of my pool is defined by exposing the long span roof
structure and bounded by the mass of the perimeter privacy wall, which
continuously wraps the other program, becoming loadbearing. I
sensitively organized program, separating it with atrium's and light
wells, in which the perimeter wall serves not only as its structure, but
as a visual continuity to show it is part of a larger
system. Conceptally, there is a play with the juxtaposition of wall and
roof, heavy and light respectfully, making it important that the two
systems never touch. The skin of the roof is perforated metal to
minimize solar gain, which is hung on the tension cables above the roof
girders which support the overhang, adding to the roofs "lightness".
While the concrete wall is tinted in color and site cast in vertical
form work, to maximize its aesthetic function as if rising from the
ground.

In parti, the open expense of my pool space is contrasted with
contained spaces, which seperates the unique enviornment of each space.
Not only in function but in heating and cooling. The pool space serves
as the main passage to the contained space. With East/West circulation
occruing within the "v" created by the columns and Vertical circulation
occuring in the atriums, which overlook the pool. Passively, the pool
space serves as a thermal barrier for the contained spaces, protecting
these spaces from outside, unconditioned air.

My active system is embedded within the depth of my structure in
both my pool and program space. In the pool I take advantage of the
vastness of the space, as well as the angle of my roof and deploy an
in-floor supply plenum as well as a canvas roof plenum. My roof shape
was molded by the sun and wind, dropping in the west to block sun while
allowing in the summer wind through operable windows for stack
ventilation through my atriums. The return air from my program space is
also vented I to the atrium's and is collected for use with a heat
exchanger which takes filtered grey water and heats it for reuse in the
building. The shape of my roof also allows for rain water collection
which supply outdoor water features before collecting in a tank with
grey water.

During summer, operable windows along the South facade allow for
cross ventilation, pulling out the hot air rising from my pool and
atriums. While active systems provide cooling as needed in both the pool
and program spaces.

In winter months, the South wall acts as a thermal mass, collecting
heat throughout the day and releasing it in the evening. While active
systems heat the pool space as needed, and due tothe pool space acting
as a buffer, program spaces will be cooled as needed, they gain there
heat from the constant temperature of the pool space.

DATA: Rainwater: 448,351 Gal/Yr or 37,363 Gal/MonthTank Size: 38,000 Gal = 5,000 Cubic Ft = 800sqft at 7' tallGray Water Use: Wet Program: 1.3 Million Gal/YrDry Program: 53,400 Gal/YrTotal: 1,438,900 Gal/Yr

Rainwater Collected vs Needed: 31%Energy Use: 13 kWh x 8,640hrs/yr = 112,320kW/YrAverage Lighting: .96W/sqft x 38,400sqft = 36,864W/YrPassive Active Systems:Summer: 200mBtu for Occupants offset by -120 for Window Shade and Natural Ventilation = 80mBtu needed from active system.

Winter: 100mBtu for Heating offset by 25mBtu for occupants + 55mBtu for Solar Gain = 20mBtu needed from active system.

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Spring Street Natatorium

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