Low Rise High Density Housing

Housing Units Designed Sustainably For Refugees And University Of Pittsburgh Students. To Learn About Low-Rise High Density Sustainable Housing. Cultural performance and arts pavilion. Inspired by AIDS NYC memorial, where oculus and triangular structures allow for passive reflection and interaction of arts.

Sustainability Diagram

  • Shading devices on every southern face to minimize solar gain during warm months.

  • Southern Exposure is maximized during cold months.

  • Rooftop greenspace, extensive landscaped greenspace, permeable pavement, bioswales, and retention ponds reduce the risk of flooding

  • Southern exposure is maximized in bedroom/living room spaces in every unit

  • Every unit has cross ventilation with fenestrations on 2 or 3 faces

  • Deciduous trees shade in the summer and lose their leaves in the Winter which provide solar gain

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