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-The site is located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York-Three major bridges run from Man�hattan into the city-Buildings on the site are both vacant and in use for indus trial purposes- The site overlooks the East River to the West and directly faces the Manhattan skyline Manufactoring Zoning M1-2

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For many years cities have been built upon many layers. With a new area brings a new layer, a new layer devel�ops a typology and a new technology allows for change. This project aims at developing a new urban ty�pology to the brooklyn Wa�terfront and investigating ways in which shipping con�tainers can be a ef�cient and useful solutions.

Tamara wilsonthesissPRING 2011

2Schemaa single shipping container unit is approximately 600 sq ft. There are a total of 5 different space con�gurations that can be used for both residential and commercial use.

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the pathways are made out of metal grating to allow for more light on the interior path areas and to the containers that back into the exist�ing building.

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CirculationRooftop garden on the roof of the new development

Path connecting the new devel�opment to the rooftop of exist�ing building

new Rooftop garden on top of existing building

The circulation of the new constructure di�rectly connects with the rooftops of the ex�isting buildings.

The path of the new construction is de�ned by the actual layout of the shipping contain�ers. By staggering the shipping containers it allows for different types of nodes on each �oor.

The vertical relationships through the site are based on the circulation. there are 3 vertical points of egress located on kent street, n. 9th street and whythe street. the points of entry at n. 9th street and whythe give public access to the rooftop space.

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each container is stag�gered and stacked one on top of each to allow for different nodes in the path and variation on the facade. the resi�dential units that face east river state park and manhattan step back on each level to allow for outdoor patio space and a view.

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Site

A2: physical contextthe physical condition of the site and surrounding a very high pedestrian foot traf�c area. the site is within walking distance from two subway stops and a bus linepart of the site will be built up as in�ll and spread to the rooftop of existing buildings

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live + work + play:

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the program that i chose for this sit is in response to several different things. �rst, my interest in adaptive reuse/in�ll projects and secondly, my curiousity with different ways of using raw materials such as shipping containers. I wanted to see if bringing together these two interest could create a new urban typology. while i was visiting this site last summer, i noticed that the site was located in a part of williamsburg, brooklyn that at one point was a booming industrial area. but in recent times with rezoning the area, it has rapidly been built up with high rise condos that damage the aesthetic of the area.

choosing each of these three major programs was in response to my inerest, but also a different response to the neighborhood and how i could development a new typology while keepiing the existing aesthetic.

residential :

one bedroom single container15'x40' = 600 sq. ft

two bedroom double container 15'x40' (2) = 1200 sq. ft.

two bedroom + den triple container15'x40' (3) = 1800 sq. ft

shared rooftop space3,00 sq. ft.

retail:

single unit15'x40' = 600 sq. ft.

double unit15'x40' = 1200 sq. ft.

rooftop space5,000 sq. ft.

exhibition:

single unit 15'x40' = 600 sq. ft.

double unit 15'x40' = 1200 sq. ft.

combined rooftop space w/ retail5,000 sq. ft.

total: 110 units10,800 sq. ft

total: 14, units13,400 sq ft.

total: 15 units12,000 sq. ft.

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total: 36, 200 sq. ft.

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shipping containers have the ability to be heated and cooled by through a few different sustainable resources. these resources include solar insulated panels, radiant �oor heating, east- west building orientation and operable windows.

solar insulated panels: in recent times solar insulated panels have become the alternative to traditional insulation. The bene�ts to using solar insulated panels are the ease of use and the performance of the material solar insulated panels are made of two thins sheets of plywood sandwiched in between an r-value 22. this eliminates the time of construction to almost half.

radiant �oor heating:: radient heat�ing systems provide a heat to a building directly from the �oors surface. one of the bene�ts to radi�ant �oor heating is that the systems is the direct transfer of heat from �oor and allows for a more ef��cient system. for this building type hydronic radiant �oors are the most cost ef�cient.

steel structural reinforcement and green roof: shipping containers rigidness make them an extremely strong material, especially when stacked straight up. although taking away some of the exterior materials can also take away some of their rigidness. in order to reinforce them it is important to add steel beam to both sides of the con�tainers to avoid any type of buckling. since the majority of the roof structure are green roofs and �oating above existing buildings, reinforced steel trusses were used.

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