SOLAR SURFACE SUSTAINABILITY DIAGRAM

MAKE IT RIGHT: duplex schemeWhile it is now required that we build at an increased distance from the ground, this duplex proposal attempts to maintain the familiar connection between the home and neighborhood. One unit of the strategy is reduced in area and maintained at a closer proximity to the ground, while the second unit is developed with increased area and is raised at a higher elevation in anticipation of the threat of flood. While a reduced portion of the dwelling is put at risk attempting to maintain a link to the social network of the street, a larger portion of the dwelling is elevated to provide an added sense of security and permanence. If the city is again devastated by flood, the lower / reduced portion of the structure may need repair, but the upper compo-nents of the home are preserved.

The efficiency unit may be utilized as a rentable apartment to aid in the financing of the entire duplex, or as a unit for an ailing family member. It may also be used as a future extension of the primary 3 bedroom unit. In fact, a young family could initially live upstairs and rent out the lower portion of the structure; as the family grows, it could expand into the entire structure by simply removing the party wall and converting the duplex into a single family residence. This is already a common condition of New Orleans. The familiar ‘double shotgun’ house type of the region is often passed down from generation to generation and altered to accommodate fluctuations in changing family lifestyles.

GROUND LEVEL

LEVELS 1 + 1.5

LEVEL 2

LONGITUDINAL SECTION

1. FRONT STOOP2. LIVING, DINING AND KITCHEN3. BEDROOM4. COVERED DINING PORCH5. LIVING ROOM6. DINING7. KITCHEN8. DRESSING AREA9. MASTER BEDROOM10. BEDROOM11. LAUNDRY12. CLOTHES DRYING PORCH13. BEDROOM

MASSING

The underside of the scheme’s larger raised component acts primarily as the upper unit’s side entry portal as well as a location for vehicles; however, it may also be used as a site for the semipublic activities of the home such as ‘play area’ for kids, and shelter for community engagements. In support of the shared urban activities of commu-nity, priority is given to the visible site of side yard activities rather than the concealed site of rear yard activities.

In addition, upper level components of the proposal are equally developed with connection to the outdoors. The street face of the primary unit houses a second level porch so that occupants of that home also have a public presence. The rear garden is viewed from a second level Master Bedroom suite and the third level is provided with a balcony to be used in connection with the laundry room and upper bedrooms. The lower roof of the efficiency unit houses the solar energy system, and is easily accessible and serviceable via a second level window.

Building with dependence upon an unreliable ground is an oxymoron in New Orleans, but it is a familiar condition. Many of the city’s vernacular types have evolved in response to the limitations of climate and a very specific neighborhood culture, a social culture of the street and garden that is dependent upon an intimate relationship with the ground. It ‘s important to remember that we are not simply being asked to rebuild homes; rather, we are being asked to rebuild neighborhoods.

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solar pv wall

solar pv roof

combined solar surfaces

+ solar chimney

water permeable driveway surface

sliding solar shade/ hurricaneshutters @ E+W glazing

high albedo roof + south facingwalls

solar chimney

native planting

rainwater collectioncisterns (under house)

low-e double pane operable windows for natural ventialtion

pv panels @ 30 deg.

solar shade screenor thin film pv @ south balcony

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EL = 9' -2"

EL = 19' - 4"

EL = 29' - 5"

VARIES

EL = 19 '- 3"

WOOD FRAMING

GALVALUME ROOFINGOVER ICE AND WATER SHIELD

OPTION 1: CORRUGATED /PERFORATED GALVALUMESHADE SCREEN

OPTION 2: THIN FILM SOLARLAMINATE PANELS

PAINTED PLYWOOD SOFFIT

6-1/4" CEMENTITIOUS FIBERBOARD CLAPBOARD OVERMOSTURE BARRIER ANDWOOD PANEL SHEATHING

CEMENTITIOUS FIBERBOARD PANEL OVERMOISTURE BARRIER ANDWOOD PANEL SHEATHING

OPTION 1: VERTICAL TREATEDWOOD FRAMING

OPTION 2: METAL FRAME SUBSTRATETO SUPPORT SOLAR FILM

METAL BRACING AS REQUIRED

TREATED WOOD DECK BOARDSOVER TREATED WOOD FRAMING

TJI FLOOR / CEILINGJOISTS TYPICAL

INTERIOR WALLS ANDCEILINGS TO BE PAINTED

1/2" GYPSUM BOARD(TYPICAL)

GALVALUME ROOFING (BEYOND)OVER ICE AND WATER SHIELD

INSULATION SYSTEM TO BESPECIFIED BY THE

MAKE IT RIGHT TEAM

SMOOTH CARPORT SOFFITTO SATISFY THE REQUIRED

FIRE RATINGS OF THE LOCALCITY ORDINANCE

STRUCTURAL LVL SIZED ANDCONNECTED AS REQUIRED

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ENTRY TO3 BEDROOM UNIT

BEDROOMEGRESSDOOR BETWEEN LAUNDRY

ROOM AND CLOTHESDRYING BALCONY

SOLAR CHIMNEY /ATTIC TO BE

COORDINATED WITHBUILDING'S PASSIVE

VENTILATIONSYSTEM

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INTERIOR PERSPECTIVES INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE3 bedroom toward street efficiency toward rear

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