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Buildings are almost always designed and built as isolated, individual entities. The adverse effects on neighboring buildings and the community at large are rarely considered outside of the legally mandated setback requirements.
LIGHT
Buildings Interacting
VIEWS
WIND
The shadow cast by the iconic Empire State on its neighboring buildings.
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SOLAR
SIZE
PLAZA
I.M. Peis Hancock Tower is skewed to have a minimal impact on Bostons historic Copley Square
Kevin Roches proposed elevated building allowing for open public plaza below
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Altering buildings to interact as a retrofit condition involves prohibitve initial costs when considered in isolation
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
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Change FAR requirements to allow for a FAR market exchange with explicit monetary rewards.
FAR Marketplace
NEW FAR CREATION: If you retrofit your building and it improves energy performance by 30%, you are given an FAR bonus that you can sell.
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Build as Individual
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Invoking new FAR exception, will the value of the FAR created by cutting out the courtyard sell at a high enough price to cover the cost of cutting out the courtyard?
No
Yes
Original Condition
Tower Addition
FAR Marketplace
FAR CAVEAT: Bought to be developed, the extra FAR will inevitably affect its neighbors. Therefore, another condition for using the extra FAR is that the developer must coordinate with the community to mitigate any adverse effects on neighboring buildings.
Tower Addition
Utility / monetary compensation Neighbor chooses Payoff $$ Program Access Energy Aesthetics Veto
Condition
Optimize Tower Addition to Consider E ects Mitigate Adverse E ects on Neighbor on Neighbor
Condition
Optimize Tower Addition to Consider E ects Mitigate Adverse E ects on Neighbor on Neighbor
MAXIMIZE:
Light Air
Light Air Square footage Southern exposure Construction costs Adverse effects on neighbor
Neighbor approval
Neighbors blocked lighting Neighbors bad views Rotate Formal changes Output from towers solar collector View of towers green wall Community program
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Parametric Changes
- Void Strategy
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Women
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Element Strategy
- Jm3544 Element
Parametric Changes
- Void Strategy
Input Parameter
Input parameter - Length of Void : 70 feet Output parameter - Void Area : 2767 square feet - Core Area : 2981 square feet
Output parameter - Void Area : 3275square feet - Core Area : 2981 square feet
Output parameter - Void Area : 4833 square feet - Core Area : 2981 square feet
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Massing Redesign
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Feature Request for Michelles Armature: -Replace tube with panel -Include 4 output points Feature Request for Dolores Paver: -Base paver on 4 input points -->Paver will be built into armature UDF to create green wall