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INTEGRATION HIGHLIGHTS
Open Office
Custom Facade

Subsidium’s recommended floorplan came after considerations from all stakeholders. Careful column placement minimized view interruptions. Knockout slabs and raised floor plenum allowed for maximum flexibility for tenants. Resiliency was also a major design factor in designing the office systems.

 
TLD/CT
To better address resiliency, reliability, and occupant comfort, the team worked in a collaborative and integrative manner to develop the concept of a tuned liquid damper/cooling tower combination. This combined system will allow for an increased comfort factor under everyday loading situations while being operated as a cooling tower in order to reject heat from the mechanical system.
MEP Relocation
The main mechanical room was relocated from the penthouse to the 10th floor through discussions and analysis of the benefits. This change allowed savings in both power and materials for the project. Structurally, the relocation of the mechanical room allowed the column load to decrease. Mechanically, the design change reduced the total distance of air and refrigerant movement needed in the building.

The design of the facade is unique to each directional environment. Materials were chosen and placed where analyzes and iterations proved to be important and beneficial. This enclosure design was based on heavy collaboration among every architecture and engineering discipline. The impact of this design was based not only on one design theme, but all design themes set forward by Subsidium.

INTEGRATION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Click on the following links to view the corresponding submissions from the Subsidium Team to AEI Student Design Competition 2016.

Winner in Overall Building Integration at AEI Student Competition 2016

The Capstone Project Electronic Portfolio (CPEP) is a web-based project and information center. It contains material produced for a year‐long Senior Thesis class. Its purpose, in addition to providing central storage of individual assignments, is to foster communication and collaboration between student, faculty consultant, course instructors, and industry consultants. This website is dedicated to the research and analysis conducted via guidelines provided by the Department of Architectural Engineering. For an explanation of this capstone design course and its requirements click here.

Note: While great efforts have been taken to provide accurate and complete information on the pages of CPEP, please be aware that the information contained herewith is considered a work‐inprogress for this thesis project. Modifications and changes related to the original building designs and construction methodologies for this senior thesis project are solely the interpretation of Subsidium. Changes and discrepancies in no way imply that the original design contained errors or was flawed. Differing assumptions, code references, requirements, and methodologies have been incorporated into this thesis project; therefore, investigation results may vary from the original design. 

This page was last updated on April 27, 2016 by Subsidium and is hosted by the Penn State AE Department ©2016

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