Page 37 - October 2015 Green Builder Magazine

>>> Functional FORMS

Team: Sang-Oh Jo, Junga Hong and Do Yoon Kim, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
THE DYNAMIC, MUSCULAR form of this design,
created by the team from the University of creating a big volume and conceptually cutting it up so that it
Illinois Urbana-Champaign, illustrates one of the worked. They got the basic physical principles right, while also
competition’s most successful connections with the creating lots of space for a substantial solar array. The entry also
represented high-performance building technologies accurately,

street-level urban fabric. The team clearly understood with thick walls, deep sills and windows pushed back from the

the relationship between building form and energy consumption, building face.

Natural Ventilation. Sun and Rain. The building is
The building volumes sliced facing south to optimize
are punctured to solar energy generation, and the
achieve cross and stack sloped roof guides rainwater
ventilation. Operable collecting efficiently. Solar panels
louvers allow for are located both on the roof and
shading to manage the main façade.
solar heat gains.

Community Spaces.
Common areas for
residents are elevated
off the street, making
it semi-private.
Community spaces
such as a central
garden, theater,
lounge and fitness
room encourage
interactions with
neighbors.