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HIGH WATER AND HOUSING: A SOLUTION FOR URBAN RESILIENCY by Tyler Wild OPPORTUNITY: SAVE COASTAL CITIES FROM HIGH WATER
I am proposing a new form of resilient housing design for high water events in the urban context. I will focus on the relationship between land form, responsive architectures, and the physics of water to inform my design. Through analyzing precedents of several different resiliency strategies, I have deduced that the most effective strategies include constructed green spaces and buoyant construction. These strategies will be deployed on a site on the harbor’s edge in East Boston, an area that is especially prone to the effects of high water events and would benefit from a solution for urban resiliency.
EAST BOSTON BACKGROUND
SEA LEVEL RISE 10 ft
LAND FILL
2100 WATER LEVEL MAPPING
APPROACH: PRECEDENT STUDY OF RESILIENT BUILDING STRATEGIES
My approach was to analyze the different forms of resilient building methods through a precedent study to determine the pros and cons of each method, and ultimately determine which strategy is the most successful. The factors I based my evaluation on were cost, accesibility, its ability to be combined with another strategy, its ecological effects, and its vulnerability to wave damage.
PRECEDENT EXAMPLE: FORMOSA by BACA ARCHITECTS DESIGN INTENT
by 2200
Original Landmass
$
74 %
Back Bay Present
4 ft
EAST BOSTON MAKES UP Back Bay 2200
10%
EAST BOSTON LAND MASS TOTALS
250,000 $ 20 MIL
FILL
Placed in land, preserving its relation to its context when dry
COST
ACCESIBILITY COMBINABILITY
ECOSYSTEM
VULNERABILITY EFFECTIVENESS
TAKES IMPACT
DRY FLOOD PROOFING LAND OR WATER
Hollow foundation to initiate lifting movement
OF BOSTON LAND AREA
FLEXIBLE HEIGHT
ACCESSIBLE
MODERATE LAND NEEDS
CONSTRUCTED GREEN
SHORTCOMINGS
4.7mi
WET FLOOD PROOFING
TRAVEL THROUGH EAST BOSTON DAILY
EAST BOSTON IS HOME TO
Boston Present
$
Posts are disguised in exterior shell of building
OF EAST BOSTON
74%
by 2100
STRATEGY
LOW COST
School
IS CONSTRUCTED
by 2050
ATTRIBUTES
Constructed Fill
26%
1.5 ft
RESILIENCY STRATEGIES: EVALUATION
40,508
Building can rise to accomodate flooding of the River Thames and then submerges back to original location
School
LOAD SYMMETRICALLY
NEW METHOD
GAP IN FOUNDATION
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS?
POSTS LIMIT HEIGHT
POLES CAN BE EYESORE
ELEVATE ON STILTS
1630 Shoreline Present Shoreline (fill)
GENERATED DAILY BY AIRPORT ALONE
2100 SEA LEVEL RISE
The Site
BUOYANT HOUSING worse
better
Boston 2200
DATA/RESULTS: BUOYANT HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
IMPACT:
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
VALUE PROPOSITION:
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
WHAT IT TAKES TO FLOAT
FOUNDATION SECTION
WEIGHT OF HOUSING
VOLUME REQUIREMENTS
DEPTH OF WATER NEEDED
ONE STORY HOUSING
200 lb/ft2
25’
2.75’ DEEP IF 1 FT AROUND
40’
HOUSING
TOTAL WEIGHT=200,000lbs
FRAMEWORK UNDERNEATH
This strategy could be used to save money in the long run, and to preserve the neighborhood fabric in the short run, avoiding the need to build up higher in certain coastal areas. My proposition will limit the amount of damage caused by the effects of sea level rise. This will allow us to utilize valuable real estate to the highest degree, without the risk. With a large portion of our population living in coastal areas as well as these areas being large economic engines, we have the opportunity to inhabit the coastline for longer.
COASTAL POPULATION
BUILDING VOLUME=12,750 ft3 WATER VOLUME=3115.3 ft3
TOP U.S. CITIES IN GDP 446
TWO STORY HOUSING
SUPPORTING JOISTS
NO HIGH WATER EVENT
275 lb/ft
2
25’
3.8’ DEEP IF 1 FT AROUND
40’
TOTAL WEIGHT=275,000lbs
SUPPORTING C-CHANNELS VERTICAL GUIDANCE MEMBERS
BUILDING VOLUME=23,800 ft3 WATER VOLUME=4283.5 ft3
40%
OF
U.S.
/mi2
LIVES IN COASTAL COUNTIES...
THREE STORY HOUSING FLOATS
350 lb/ft2 PRE-CAST SONOTUBE PILE WITH INSERT
40’
25’
TOTAL WEIGHT=350,000lbs
BUILDING VOLUME=34,800 ft3 WATER VOLUME=5451.7 ft3
4.8’ DEEP IF 1 FT AROUND
105 YET, THE SHOURELINE MAKES UP
HIGH WATER EVENT
MECHANICAL SYSTEM DELIVERY BECAUSE A
LIFTING STRATEGY: VERTICAL GUIDANCE POLES
DELIVERY. THEREFORE SYSTEMS SUCH AS WATER, GAS, ELECTRICAL, AND
FLEXIBLE PIPES AND DUCTS
FUNCTION REGARDLESS OF THE ELEVATION OF THE STRUC-
U.S. Average
If you would like additional information and the full scope of my research, you may purchase a book version of the research at:
WITHIN THE MOORING POSTS.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/tyler-wild/high-water-and-housing-a-solution-to-urban-resiliency/paperback/product-22993295.html tyler wild
CONCEPT OF SYSTEM DELIVERY
CONTACT INFORMATION: email: [email protected] phone: (860) 449-2845
AT REST
HIGH WATER EVENT
TOURISM INDUSTRY ATTRACTIVE REAL ESTATE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TURE. A COMMON APPROACH IS TO LOCATE THESE FLEXIBLE MECHANICAL SYSTEM DELIVERIES
PORTS FOR TRADE
CITIES TO U.S. GDP ARE COASTAL CITIES
/mi2
Coastal
FISHING INDUSTRY
This method I am proposing to solve the problem of urban resiliency has not yet been realized on the urban scale. Prototype cases have been produced on the single family unit scale. I have the opportunity to pioneer a solution that could save our coastal cities from the ever increasing threat of sea level rise, and the high water events that come along with it.
POSES A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE FOR TRADITIONAL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
DESIGNED TO
10%
OF OUR LANDMASS
7 10
OF THE TOP CONTRIBUTING
LARGEST URBAN CENTERS
UNIQUE FEATURE:
BUOYANT BUILDING HAS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE HEIGHT, THIS
SEWAGE MUST BE CONNECTED USING
ONLY
NEW YORK CITY LOS ANGELES CHICAGO DALLAS HOUSTON WASHINGTON D.C. SAN FRANSISCO PHILADELPHIA BOSTON ATLANTA
SECTORS OF COASTAL CONTRIBUTION
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
EMAIL:architectural [email protected] portfolio PHONE: (860)449-2845 ADDRESS: 19 Pilgrim Road Quaker Hill, CT 06375
HIGH WATER AND HOUSING: A SOLUTION FOR URBAN RESILIENCY by TYLER WILD
HIG WA H TER
candidate for a master of architecture degree northeastern university
A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF NORTHEASTERN UNVERSITY, BOSTON, MA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE DEGREE
HIGH WATER AND HOUSING: A SOLUTION FOR URBAN RESILIENCY by Tyler Wild OPPORTUNITY: SAVE COASTAL CITIES FROM HIGH WATER
I am proposing a new form of resilient housing design for high water events in the urban context. I will focus on the relationship between land form, responsive architectures, and the physics of water to inform my design. Through analyzing precedents of several different resiliency strategies, I have deduced that the most effective strategies include constructed green spaces and buoyant construction. These strategies will be deployed on a site on the harbor’s edge in East Boston, an area that is especially prone to the effects of high water events and would benefit from a solution for urban resiliency.
EAST BOSTON BACKGROUND
SEA LEVEL RISE 10 ft
LAND FILL
2100 WATER LEVEL MAPPING
APPROACH: PRECEDENT STUDY OF RESILIENT BUILDING STRATEGIES
My approach was to analyze the different forms of resilient building methods through a precedent study to determine the pros and cons of each method, and ultimately determine which strategy is the most successful. The factors I based my evaluation on were cost, accesibility, its ability to be combined with another strategy, its ecological effects, and its vulnerability to wave damage.
PRECEDENT EXAMPLE: FORMOSA by BACA ARCHITECTS DESIGN INTENT
by 2200
Original Landmass
$
74 %
Back Bay Present
4 ft
EAST BOSTON MAKES UP Back Bay 2200
10%
EAST BOSTON LAND MASS TOTALS
250,000 $ 20 MIL
FILL
Placed in land, preserving its relation to its context when dry
COST
ACCESIBILITY COMBINABILITY
ECOSYSTEM
VULNERABILITY EFFECTIVENESS
TAKES IMPACT
DRY FLOOD PROOFING LAND OR WATER
Hollow foundation to initiate lifting movement
OF BOSTON LAND AREA
FLEXIBLE HEIGHT
ACCESSIBLE
MODERATE LAND NEEDS
CONSTRUCTED GREEN
SHORTCOMINGS
4.7mi
WET FLOOD PROOFING
TRAVEL THROUGH EAST BOSTON DAILY
EAST BOSTON IS HOME TO
Boston Present
$
Posts are disguised in exterior shell of building
OF EAST BOSTON
74%
by 2100
STRATEGY
LOW COST
School
IS CONSTRUCTED
by 2050
ATTRIBUTES
Constructed Fill
26%
1.5 ft
RESILIENCY STRATEGIES: EVALUATION
40,508
Building can rise to accomodate flooding of the River Thames and then submerges back to original location
School
LOAD SYMMETRICALLY
NEW METHOD
GAP IN FOUNDATION
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS?
POSTS LIMIT HEIGHT
POLES CAN BE EYESORE
ELEVATE ON STILTS
1630 Shoreline Present Shoreline (fill)
GENERATED DAILY BY AIRPORT ALONE
2100 SEA LEVEL RISE
The Site
BUOYANT HOUSING worse
better
Boston 2200
DATA/RESULTS: BUOYANT HOUSING REQUIREMENTS
IMPACT:
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS
VALUE PROPOSITION:
EXPLODED AXONOMETRIC
WHAT IT TAKES TO FLOAT
FOUNDATION SECTION
WEIGHT OF HOUSING
VOLUME REQUIREMENTS
DEPTH OF WATER NEEDED
ONE STORY HOUSING
200 lb/ft2
25’
2.75’ DEEP IF 1 FT AROUND
40’
HOUSING
TOTAL WEIGHT=200,000lbs
FRAMEWORK UNDERNEATH
This strategy could be used to save money in the long run, and to preserve the neighborhood fabric in the short run, avoiding the need to build up higher in certain coastal areas. My proposition will limit the amount of damage caused by the effects of sea level rise. This will allow us to utilize valuable real estate to the highest degree, without the risk. With a large portion of our population living in coastal areas as well as these areas being large economic engines, we have the opportunity to inhabit the coastline for longer.
COASTAL POPULATION
BUILDING VOLUME=12,750 ft3 WATER VOLUME=3115.3 ft3
TOP U.S. CITIES IN GDP 446
TWO STORY HOUSING
SUPPORTING JOISTS
NO HIGH WATER EVENT
275 lb/ft
2
25’
3.8’ DEEP IF 1 FT AROUND
40’
TOTAL WEIGHT=275,000lbs
SUPPORTING C-CHANNELS VERTICAL GUIDANCE MEMBERS
BUILDING VOLUME=23,800 ft3 WATER VOLUME=4283.5 ft3
40%
OF
U.S.
/mi2
LIVES IN COASTAL COUNTIES...
THREE STORY HOUSING FLOATS
350 lb/ft2 PRE-CAST SONOTUBE PILE WITH INSERT
40’
25’
TOTAL WEIGHT=350,000lbs
BUILDING VOLUME=34,800 ft3 WATER VOLUME=5451.7 ft3
4.8’ DEEP IF 1 FT AROUND
105 YET, THE SHOURELINE MAKES UP
HIGH WATER EVENT
MECHANICAL SYSTEM DELIVERY BECAUSE A
LIFTING STRATEGY: VERTICAL GUIDANCE POLES
DELIVERY. THEREFORE SYSTEMS SUCH AS WATER, GAS, ELECTRICAL, AND
FLEXIBLE PIPES AND DUCTS
FUNCTION REGARDLESS OF THE ELEVATION OF THE STRUC-
U.S. Average
If you would like additional information and the full scope of my research, you may purchase a book version of the research at:
WITHIN THE MOORING POSTS.
http://www.lulu.com/shop/tyler-wild/high-water-and-housing-a-solution-to-urban-resiliency/paperback/product-22993295.html tyler wild
CONCEPT OF SYSTEM DELIVERY
CONTACT INFORMATION: email: [email protected] phone: (860) 449-2845
AT REST
HIGH WATER EVENT
TOURISM INDUSTRY ATTRACTIVE REAL ESTATE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
TURE. A COMMON APPROACH IS TO LOCATE THESE FLEXIBLE MECHANICAL SYSTEM DELIVERIES
PORTS FOR TRADE
CITIES TO U.S. GDP ARE COASTAL CITIES
/mi2
Coastal
FISHING INDUSTRY
This method I am proposing to solve the problem of urban resiliency has not yet been realized on the urban scale. Prototype cases have been produced on the single family unit scale. I have the opportunity to pioneer a solution that could save our coastal cities from the ever increasing threat of sea level rise, and the high water events that come along with it.
POSES A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE FOR TRADITIONAL MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
DESIGNED TO
10%
OF OUR LANDMASS
7 10
OF THE TOP CONTRIBUTING
LARGEST URBAN CENTERS
UNIQUE FEATURE:
BUOYANT BUILDING HAS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE HEIGHT, THIS
SEWAGE MUST BE CONNECTED USING
ONLY
NEW YORK CITY LOS ANGELES CHICAGO DALLAS HOUSTON WASHINGTON D.C. SAN FRANSISCO PHILADELPHIA BOSTON ATLANTA
SECTORS OF COASTAL CONTRIBUTION
INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
EMAIL:architectural [email protected] portfolio PHONE: (860)449-2845 ADDRESS: 19 Pilgrim Road Quaker Hill, CT 06375
HIGH WATER AND HOUSING: A SOLUTION FOR URBAN RESILIENCY by TYLER WILD
HIG WA H TER
candidate for a master of architecture degree northeastern university
A THESIS PRESENTED TO THE FACULTY OF NORTHEASTERN UNVERSITY, BOSTON, MA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE DEGREE
