exterior perspective (west face)
interior perspective
In a interdisciplinary team of four students, a concept for a net-zero roof addition to UC-Berkeley’s Wurster Hall is proposed. Using parametric modeling, the team came up with a design that filters and diffuses light through louvers and purlins, the densities of which are determined by both the lighting needs of the spaces and the solar orientation.
plans (floors 4 and 5)
Heavy timber is the primary structural material, and wood columns are attached to existing concrete columns with an exposed, pinned connection, while the west façade uses a ‘weaving’ effect to ease the transition from concrete to wood. The spaces, which range from public to semi-private, are porous and allow for circulation between the previously disconnected north and south towers. In addition, windowless third-floor offices receive borrowed light via glazed floor panels on the fourth floor, coupled with horizontal beams that diffuse the light. I was responsible for developing the program strategy, floor plans and concept renderings.