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2 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY AND CONCEPT

3.2.1 DESIGN PHILOSOPHY PRINCIPLE OF RELATIVITY The relatedness of things to each other ill !a"e the! f#nction as one. H#!an$ nat#re$ and %#ilding correlation is a !#st. Nat#re and %#ilding sho#ld esta%lish a connection to #sers so that the& !a& feel that the& are a 'art of a %igger co!!#nit& and not (#st a single indi)id#al !o)ing in an e!'t& s'ace.

3.2.2 DESIGN *ON*EPT INVITING NATURE BACK IN THE CITY *onnecting the occ#'ants ith nat#re ith ill 'ro)ide their needs for an ell !aintained )egetation that

en)iron!ent that tr#l& enhance life and 'oll#tants. , 'lace This

i!'ro)e +#alit& of life and act as 'h&sical filters hel'ing to red#ce air here can hel' 'eo'le to relief their stress thro#gh ith nat#re %& al"ing thro#gh a 'ar" or si!'l& or" and this ill connecting the! %ac" to nat#re and thro#gh different recreational acti)ities. ill engage 'eo'le ha)ing a )ie of greeneries fro! one-s ho!e or 'lace of

transfor! !#ndane setting into sti!#lating en)iron!ent.

3.2.3 .,/,DE *ON*EPT The fa0ade conce't ill %e conce't#all& design in a s&!!etrical ants to con)e& hich is

%alance !anner to create a se'arate acti)it&. In the fa0ade$ it ill %e o%)io#sl& seen %& the 'eo'le the !ain conce't that the 'ro(ect to 'ro)ide the! a rela1ing and en(o&a%le en)iron!ent %& a''l&ing green architect#re and in(ecting colors of nat#re that is a''ro'riate to the 'ro(ect. Thro#gh the fa0ade conce't$ it ill !a"e the 'ro(ect #ni+#e and )er& in)iting 'ar" and recreation to #r%ani2ed 'eo'le fro! an #r%an co!!#nit&.

3.2.3 .O45 *ON*EPT RICE TERRACES The design of the for! ill %e conce't#all& ins'ired %& the rice ill gi)e the #sers an hich is one of ith terraces of the Phili''ines. ,da'ting the for! of rice terraces gi)e #ni+#eness and character in the 'ro(ect. ,lso %& a''l&ing it$ it o''ort#nit& to ha)e a )ie nat#re. of greeneries in an& 'oint of )ie

the o%(ecti)es of the 'ro(ect and that is to connect #r%ani2ed 'eo'le

3.2.6 PL,NNING *ON*EPT The !aster 'lan ill %e conce't#all& design in a 78sha'e li"e for! that ill !a"e a '#%lic s'ace in the center of the de)elo'!ent. ,cti)e gro#nd floor #ses$ incl#ding resta#rants$ cafes and retail #ses. Gro#nd le)el sho#ld a''ear 9'#%lic: rather than 9'ri)ate: so the #sers ill feel that the& are in a %igger co!!#nit& and s'aces on-t li!it the!.

3.2.; ST47*T74,L *ON*EPT <ased on the t&'e of geo!or'hologic characteristic of the selected site$ the designer identified the ideal str#ct#ral s&ste! to %e incor'orated design s#ch as follo s= Convent on!" Co"#$n Foot n% The site-s soil hich is a g#adal#'e soil can carr& !edi#! rise a& of constr#ction a footing$ the ith the

str#ct#res$ hich is good for the 'ro'osed 'ro(ect. Ha)ing said the general soil of the site$ the co!!on and traditional isolated footing load s#''ort. ill %e #sed since it is not a high rise %#ilding. Since the

terrain of the soil is relati)el& flat$ it is a''lica%le to '#t indi)id#al footing for

Laying of Column Footing Reinforcement

H %& Pe'(o'$!n)e Con)'ete !n* Stee" E+o,-e"eton S.,te$ This str#ct#ral s&ste! is a co!%ination of a con)entional ith

)ertical and hori2ontal %racing >reinforced concrete col#!n and %ea!s?

the i!'ro)ed o#tside )ertical %racing s&ste! located o#tside the face of the %#ilding fra!ing. This e1terior fra!ing s&ste! is se'arated fro! the fra!ing s#''ort inside the %#ilding and #sing this as the all of the %#ilding itself$ it ill con)e& the ill create a cross )entilation thro#gho#t the %#ilding that

o'enness of the 'ro(ect. Thro#gh this$ the E1os"eleton S&ste! red#ces the

n#!%er of col#!ns re+#ired to s#''ort the floor and gi)es a highl& fle1i%le and ado'ta%le indoor floor area.

Example of Concrete and Exoskeleton System

The o#tside )ertical %racing s&ste! has e1cellent d#ctilit& ind and !oderate seis!ic forces? d#e to the

#nder elastic load re)ersals >i.e.

elastic hinges de)elo'ed %et een the o#tside %racing and %#ilding fra!ing.

Another development make used the Exoskeleton System whereas the designer take advantage the exterior framing not only as structural support but also as architectural element of the design

Co"#$n St "t, This ill %e #se in the gro#nd floor areas of the de)elo'!ent. ill !ini!i2e the %#ilding foot'rint of the hich ill %e a ill !a"e the gro#nd area !ore '#%lic <& this str#ct#ral conce't$ it str#ct#res and this sociali2e area for the occ#'ants.

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In practice[edit]
Water coming from domestic equipment other than toilets (e.g., bathtubs, showers, sinks, washing machines) is called greywater and it is preferred to be kept separate from blackwater (which comes from toilets) to reduce the amount of water that gets heavily polluted. Separation of blackwater and greywater nowadays happens with all ecological buildings. Especially in autonomous buildings, the separation is always present. t is also commonly used onrecreational vehicles which feature a greywater holding tank and a blackwater holding tank.

Processing[edit]
!lackwater contains pathogens that must decompose before they can be released safely into the environment. t is difficult to process blackwater if it contains a large quantity of e"cess water, or if it must be processed quickly, because of the high concentrations of organic material. #owever, if blackwater does not contain e"cess water, or if it receives primary treatment to de$water, then it is easily processed through composting. %he heat produced by naturally occurring thermophilic microorganisms, will heat the compost to over &' degrees (, and destroy potential pathogens. %hecompost is eventually reduced to safe fertili)er after about * year. +,-

Elimination[edit]
!lackwater can be avoided by making use of composting toilets and vermicomposting toilets. n certain autonomous buildings, such as earthships, this is almost always present and allows the water requirements of the building (which, with earthships, are self$generated) to be heavily reduced. !esides saving water, composting toilets allow the user to reuse the nutrients found therein (e.g., for growing crops.trees).

2.2 Pumped Up-feed Distribution utilizes pumps to supply the additional pressure required: 2.2.1 Water must first be collected in low-level storage tanks because direct connection of pumps to the water main is illegal in !amaica"# 2.2.2 $umped up-feed systems are primarily used in medium-rise buildings# 2.2.% &ack-up generators must be provided to allow distribution of water during a power outage. Down-feed distribution involves the pumping of water to upper level storage tanks which gravity feed to plumbing fi'tures: 2.%.1 Static Pressure is the pressure e'erted by a column of water by virtue of its depth below its stationary head# 2.%.2 (anks shall be elevated in order to provide the static pressure needed on the floor immediately below# 2.%

With insufficient head) tanks can be pneumatically charged with an air compressor to attain the required pressure: 2.%.%.1 Air-charged pneumatic pumping systems result in greater levels of dissolved air which may result in an undesirable *fizz+ on discharge# 2.%.%.2 ,issolved o'ygen increases corrosiveness of the water supply. 2.%.- Water distribution for high-rise buildings should be divided into zones up to -. m 1./ ft." high: 2.%.-.1 0tatic pressure beyond this height can damage plumbing fi'tures# 2.%.-.2 1ach zone must be served by independent distribution systems and plumbing.

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