PROJECT Calabash Square
LOCATION Baltimore, Maryland, USA
PROJECT COMPLETION DATE 12/16/2018
PROJECT CATEGORY Graduate / Upper Level Design
PROJECT TYPE Studio
ENTRANT Tinashe Kasiyamhuru
TEAM MEMBERS
SCHOOL Morgan State University
FACULTY SPONSOR Ruth Connell, Associate Professor / Architecture
SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT
Program:
It was proposed that the City of Baltimore would facilitate the development of a building with structures to house alternative food production and retail distribution of food and creative products. It was also highlighted that as part of our sustainable design focus, alternative energy sources or systems, and natural ventilation when seasonally feasible, are required for some of the major spaces listed below, specifically:
a. Urban Vertical Farming
b. Intensive Aquaculture
c. Community Demonstration Garden Area.
Objectives:
The focus was on integrated systems design and the Objectives included the understanding of:
• Site analysis & design
• Formal order & circulation
• Sustainability
• Codes: egress planning, ADA access study, construction types, etc.
• Structural system
• Materials
• Environmental controls – natural & HVAC
• Building services
• Detail design
STUDENT'S STATEMENT
Design intent:
To define space in the form of an urban farm that would bring about environmental awareness to the urban public. The idea was to let the site design the building and allow it to express the true nature of the usage of the building through the material palette. Most of the waterfront which includes Fell's point itself has a rustic and repurposed industrial ambiance to it and this was reiterated by this design. From a distance, the observer is well notified of the purpose of the building and when close by, they are engulfed in the intricate activities within.
The saw-tooth roof was a simple yet design solution that helped resolve multiple sustainability features simultaneously.
IMAGE CAPTIONS & CREDITS
IMAGE 1: View of North Facade Credit: Tinashe Kasiyamhuru
IMAGE 2: View of Arcade from North Facade Credit: Tinashe Kasiyamhuru
IMAGE 3: View from North Corner Credit: Tinashe Kasiyamhuru
IMAGE 4: Site Plan Credit: Tinashe Kasiyamhuru
IMAGE 5: View from the water's edge Credit: Tinashe Kasiyamhuru
IMAGE 6: View of Vertical Farm from Thames Street Credit: Tinashe Kasiyamhuru
IMAGE 7:
MEDIA FOR DOWNLOAD
Calabash Square
Category
AIA Maryland Student Design Awards > Graduate > Graduate / Upper Level Design
Winner Status
- AIA Maryland: Graduate / Upper Level Design - JURY CITATION
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