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Rooftop 4: The Fifth Facade Lot size: N/A Building size: N/A Seattle, Washington Conceptual
Project title: A research and design process for Rooftop 4: The Fifth Façade
6. We will establish an ecological framework in the city which integrates social needs and environmental necessities. 7. As a tool to elicit dialog, critique, and problem solving, Description: Unexpectedly, our firm was asked to design a we created a large format charcoal drawing that acted as a public rooftop park atop a large, new building in Eujeungbu, provocation for conversations with others. Taking advantage Korea. This project led to two other rooftop projects and of charcoal as a medium that is both additive and subtractive, suddenly, without planning to do so, we found ourselves the drawing has become a living document that visually actively engaged in a new typology. Rooftop 4 is a conceptual tracks the conversations and critique from members of our project looking to expand the design thinking within our studio community and our firm. for a project typology that was entirely new to us. 8. We will share conclusions, research and design ideas publicly as they are developed through a broadsheet that will Design Precepts: be published in print and online. 1. We want to examine the full potential for the top layer (the fifth façade) of cities to stimulate critical discussion for The Idea: Rooftop 4: The Fifth Façade imagines an both social and ecological advancements. interconnected series of public spaces intended to transform 2. We will integrate research on the history of rooftop a landscape currently comprised of HVAC equipment, design precedents, starting with depictions of the Hanging ductwork, “dead” water towers and elevator machine rooms. Gardens of Babylon, through to the contemporary era. We We want this new landscape to conform to the needs of were interested in utopian ideas and built projects. the future – energy production, urban agriculture and food 3. We will research and promote existing movements and production, playgrounds, new types of convening and revised integrate components that could thrive on the Fifth Façade notions about “public” and “private”. into a single composition. We will invite others to use and build on this work. 4. We will use our neighborhood in Seattle’s Pioneer Square as the location for this conceptual intervention. 5. Our design studies should not be limited by actual feasibility. We believe the model, or its components, could be translated to other aspects, regions and building project types.
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The Fifth Façade
The upper layer of cities in its current state creates vast amounts of under-utilized space
Previously completed rooftop gardens in Seoul, South Korea became a prototype for how cities might grow in the future, turning the tops of buildings into public spaces and parks
JUNGLE MOUSE PLAN
A series of conversations were held with invited community members: artists, sustainability consultants, urban planners and historians. The charcoal drawing became a living document, visually tracking the research and dialogues that take place.
Right panel vignettes from top: 1) Building accessible vertical farming and sun shading 2) Vertical farming machines retrofitted on to existing infrastructure 3) Grand entry stair
INTERVENTION TYPOLOGY
SOCIAL
ENERGY HARVESTING
ECOLOGICAL
HYDROLOGICAL
Operable building skylight Rain water collection into defunct water towers
Public right of way
Rotating vertical farming machine
Roof top farming
Vertical and rooftop farming is integrated into existing buildings utilizing the future potential of urban agriculture.
Level change pathway between buildings of different sizes
Pedestrian bridges
Public park
Pedestrian bridge
Rooftop parks and gardens enliven what was once a waste land of ducts, elevator mechanical rooms and mechanical equipment space.
Pedestrian bridge
Play ground
Water collection Grade change mitigation between buildings of different sizes
Retrofitted water collection units revive defunct water-towers and provide rain water collection and storage for irrigation Public playgrounds and parks provide an invigorating, healthy, safe, and educational space for children
Occidental Square Park Pedestrian bridge
Pedestrian bridge
Pedestrian bridge
Occidental Avenue South
Bridges are used to connect rooftop rain water storage and irrigation systems Green bridges create new micro habitats for insects and birds Rooftop 4 is a new automobile-free pedestrian landscape connected by bridges which challenge the notions of public and private space
Pedestrian bridge
Community pea patch gardens
Roof top public gathering space Grand stairway
Roof top forums provide an new venue and typology for public gathering.
Helium blimp with electric turbine
Tethering carries electric to transformer station
Barge Farms Urban farms on existing docks Solar array
Modularized barge desalination machines and farms provide a mobile and reliable platform for urban food production Lofted generators afford a highly efficient, reliable, and unobtrusive renewable wind energy source. High efficiency rooftop solar arrays play an important role in energy production
Research, design ideas, and conclusions will be shared publicly through a broadsheet that will be published in print and online
Project title: A research and design process for Rooftop 4: The Fifth Façade
6. We will establish an ecological framework in the city which integrates social needs and environmental necessities. 7. As a tool to elicit dialog, critique, and problem solving, Description: Unexpectedly, our firm was asked to design a we created a large format charcoal drawing that acted as a public rooftop park atop a large, new building in Eujeungbu, provocation for conversations with others. Taking advantage Korea. This project led to two other rooftop projects and of charcoal as a medium that is both additive and subtractive, suddenly, without planning to do so, we found ourselves the drawing has become a living document that visually actively engaged in a new typology. Rooftop 4 is a conceptual tracks the conversations and critique from members of our project looking to expand the design thinking within our studio community and our firm. for a project typology that was entirely new to us. 8. We will share conclusions, research and design ideas publicly as they are developed through a broadsheet that will Design Precepts: be published in print and online. 1. We want to examine the full potential for the top layer (the fifth façade) of cities to stimulate critical discussion for The Idea: Rooftop 4: The Fifth Façade imagines an both social and ecological advancements. interconnected series of public spaces intended to transform 2. We will integrate research on the history of rooftop a landscape currently comprised of HVAC equipment, design precedents, starting with depictions of the Hanging ductwork, “dead” water towers and elevator machine rooms. Gardens of Babylon, through to the contemporary era. We We want this new landscape to conform to the needs of were interested in utopian ideas and built projects. the future – energy production, urban agriculture and food 3. We will research and promote existing movements and production, playgrounds, new types of convening and revised integrate components that could thrive on the Fifth Façade notions about “public” and “private”. into a single composition. We will invite others to use and build on this work. 4. We will use our neighborhood in Seattle’s Pioneer Square as the location for this conceptual intervention. 5. Our design studies should not be limited by actual feasibility. We believe the model, or its components, could be translated to other aspects, regions and building project types.
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4
3
1
2
The Fifth Façade
The upper layer of cities in its current state creates vast amounts of under-utilized space
Previously completed rooftop gardens in Seoul, South Korea became a prototype for how cities might grow in the future, turning the tops of buildings into public spaces and parks
JUNGLE MOUSE PLAN
A series of conversations were held with invited community members: artists, sustainability consultants, urban planners and historians. The charcoal drawing became a living document, visually tracking the research and dialogues that take place.
Right panel vignettes from top: 1) Building accessible vertical farming and sun shading 2) Vertical farming machines retrofitted on to existing infrastructure 3) Grand entry stair
INTERVENTION TYPOLOGY
SOCIAL
ENERGY HARVESTING
ECOLOGICAL
HYDROLOGICAL
Operable building skylight Rain water collection into defunct water towers
Public right of way
Rotating vertical farming machine
Roof top farming
Vertical and rooftop farming is integrated into existing buildings utilizing the future potential of urban agriculture.
Level change pathway between buildings of different sizes
Pedestrian bridges
Public park
Pedestrian bridge
Rooftop parks and gardens enliven what was once a waste land of ducts, elevator mechanical rooms and mechanical equipment space.
Pedestrian bridge
Play ground
Water collection Grade change mitigation between buildings of different sizes
Retrofitted water collection units revive defunct water-towers and provide rain water collection and storage for irrigation Public playgrounds and parks provide an invigorating, healthy, safe, and educational space for children
Occidental Square Park Pedestrian bridge
Pedestrian bridge
Pedestrian bridge
Occidental Avenue South
Bridges are used to connect rooftop rain water storage and irrigation systems Green bridges create new micro habitats for insects and birds Rooftop 4 is a new automobile-free pedestrian landscape connected by bridges which challenge the notions of public and private space
Pedestrian bridge
Community pea patch gardens
Roof top public gathering space Grand stairway
Roof top forums provide an new venue and typology for public gathering.
Helium blimp with electric turbine
Tethering carries electric to transformer station
Barge Farms Urban farms on existing docks Solar array
Modularized barge desalination machines and farms provide a mobile and reliable platform for urban food production Lofted generators afford a highly efficient, reliable, and unobtrusive renewable wind energy source. High efficiency rooftop solar arrays play an important role in energy production
Research, design ideas, and conclusions will be shared publicly through a broadsheet that will be published in print and online
