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Case Study Residence / Arkifex Studios

• Curated by Paula Pintos
• Architects: Arkifex Studios
• Area Area of this architecture project Area:  6200 ft²
• Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2017
• Photographs Photographs: Aaron Kimberlin
• Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers:   Lutron , Miele , AutoCAD , Bulthaup , Dorken Delta , HE Williams , Lumen Pulse , Manko Window Systems , Mitsubishi Electric , Trimble Navigation , Unreal Engine
• Lead Architects: Michael Hampton
• Landscape : Grant Williams
• Design Team:  Arkifex Studios
• Clients:  Anonymous Architects
• Engineering Mep:  Interpres Building Solutions/ Structural: J&M Engineering
• City:  Springfield
• Country:  United States
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Text description provided by the architects. A case study on Ozark Modernism. The Case Study Residence harkens back to the post-WWII Case Study Houses project sponsored by Arts and Architecture magazine. Just as the original project was experimentation in modern American residential architecture, the Case Study Residence seeks to define and embody “Ozark Modernism” is an example of single-family residential architecture. For the firm, Case Study Residence is an opportunity to test a hypothesis, develop a specific regional vocabulary within our practice, and to reaffirm our mission statement.

Principal features of the project include: • biophilic design • context sensitive design • an underlying geometric formal logic

• Miesian horizontal symmetry • an emphasis on the haptic modality and visceral experience • a simplified and naturalistic materiality

• passive solar considerations to siting • minimal removal of trees on site • Use of reclaimed walnut, sustainably harvested siding, and locally quarried stone • consideration of archaeoastronomy in the design

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A checklist for architectural case studies

A case study is a process of researching into a project and documenting through writings, sketches , diagrams, and photos. To understand the various aspects of designing and constructing a building one must consider learning from other people’s mistakes. As Albert Einstein quoted, “Learn from yesterday, live for today, and hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.” 

A case study can be a starting point of any project or it can also serve as a link or reference which can help in explaining the project with ease. It is not necessary that the building we choose for our case study should be the true representation of our project. The main purpose is to research and understand the concepts that an architect has used while designing that project and how it worked, and our aim should be to learn from its perfections as well as from its mistakes too while adding our creativity.

• Primarily, talk to people and never stop questioning, read books, and dedicate your time to researching famous projects . Try to gather information on all famous projects because it is essential for a successful case study and easily available too. Also before starting the case study do a complete literature study on a particular subject, it gives a vague idea about the requirements of the project.
• Study different case studies that other people have done earlier on the projects which you would choose for your own just to get a vague idea about the project, before actually diving into it.
• Do case studies of similar projects with different requirements. For example, while doing a case study of a residential building, you should choose 3 residential buildings, one with the minimum, average, and maximum amenities. It helps in comparing between different design approaches.
• If possible, visit the building and do a live case study, a lot of information can be gathered by looking at the building first hand and you will get a much deeper insight and meaningful understanding of the subject and will also be able to feel the emotion which the building radiates.
• While doing the case study if you come across certain requirements that are missing but went through it while doing the literature study, they should try to implement those requirements in the design.

Certain points should be kept in mind while preparing the questionnaire, they are as follows,

Style of architecture

• The regional context is prevalent in the design or not.
• Special features.

Linkage / Connectivity diagrams

• From all the plans gather the linkage diagram.

Site plan analysis

• Size of the site.
• Site and building ratio.
• The orientation of the building.
• Geology, soil typology, vegetation, hydrography

Construction technologies and materials

• Related to the project.
• Materials easily available in that region and mostly used.
• Technologies used in that region. Search for local technologies that are known among the local laborers.

Environment and micro-climate

• Try to document a building situated in a region that is somewhat similar to the region in which the project will be designed.
• Important climatic factors- sun path, rainfall, and wind direction.

Requirements and used behaviors

• Areas required that will suffice the efficiency of the work to be done in that space.
• Keeping in mind the requirements, age-group, gender, and other factors while designing.

Form and function

• The form is incomplete without function. To define a large space or form it is necessary to follow the function.
• To analyze the reason behind the formation of a certain building and how it merges with the surroundings or why it stands out and does not merge with the surroundings.
• Why the architect of the building adopted either of the philosophies, “form follows function” or “function follows form”.

Circulation- Horizontal and Vertical

• Size and area of corridor and lobbies.
• Placement of staircases, ramps, elevators, etc.

Structure- Column, beam, etc.

• Analyzing the structure detail.
• Types of beams, columns, and trusses used, for example, I- section beam, C- section beam.

Building services or systems

• Analyzing the space requirement of HVAC, fire alarm system, water supply system, etc.

Consideration of Barrier-free environment in design detailing

• Designing keeping the requirements of disabled people, children, pregnant women, etc. in mind.

Access and approach

• Entry and exit locations into the site as well as into the building.
• Several entries and exit points.

Doing a case study and documenting information gives you various ideas and lets you peek into the minds of various architects who used their years of experience and dedicated their time to creating such fine structures. It is also fun as you get to meet different people, do lots of traveling, and have fun. 

She is a budding architect hailing from the city of joy, Kolkata. With dreams in her eyes and determination in her will, she is all set to tell stories about buildings, cultures, and people through her point of view. She hopes you all enjoy her writings. Much love.

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A case study of a high end residential condominium building acoustical design and field performance testing.

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Erik J. Ryerson , Tom Rafferty; A case study of a high end residential condominium building acoustical design and field performance testing. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 1 October 2014; 136 (4_Supplement): 2151. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4899774

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A high end multi-owner condominium building complex consists of 314 units configured in a central tower with a 39-story central core, as well as 21 and 30 story side towers. A series of project specific acoustical design considerations related to condominium unit horizontal and vertical acoustical separation as well as background noise control for building HVAC systems were developed for the project construction documents and later field tested to confirm conformance with the acoustical design criteria. This paper presents the results of these building wide field tests as well as a discussion of pitfalls encountered during design, construction, and post-construction.

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A case study of foundation failure of a residential building: From diagnosis to reparation

2021, Journal of Building Materials

The pathology that appears in reinforced concrete structures, old and new, is inevitable and involves all stakeholders at all levels of responsibility, from the technician to the decision maker at the highest level. It also concerns engineers from design offices and experts from offices responsible for diagnosing existing structures, as well as engineers from repair companies. Like all countries in the world, the study of the pathology and safety of civil engineering buildings is one of the big problems encountered in the field of construction in Algeria. The foundations are among of the structural elements of the buildings most affected by this damage, these constitute the link between the structure and the soil, they allow the transmission of loads from the structure to the soil. If these structural elements are damaged, they affect the general stability of the building. Depending on the severity of the damage, it can cause the building collapse. The main objective of this paper i...

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Foundation is a critical part of any structure. It is responsible for taking the load of the complete structure and then transferring it to the ground. All the load of the building ultimately falls upon the foundation of the strutter. Without a sound foundation of the buildings, the chances of the damages and structural collapse incase significantly. There are various reasons for the failure of any foundation. This case study deals with a virtual structure, with a foundation that has failed. The reason for the failure and the various methods that could be employed to avoid such an incident will be discussed in the case study. Identify the Problem The main reason for the settlement of the foundation of our stature is due to the settlement in the soil. The soil was responsible for providing adequate support to the structure. When the soil under the foundation collapsed, it made the support foundation collapse too. The soil under one of the supports settled. As a result of the settlement, the support pillar starts to skid down. This helped the stature become unbalanced. The load was shifted to the side where the support started to settle. As a result, the significant part of the load of the building was applied to the column. The unevenness of the supports also caused the building to tilt to the settled support. It became the reason for various cracks across the walls and columns of the stature. There were various reasons for the structural failure. One of them was the soil could not take the load of the stature. The reason for that maybe at the time of the foundation pouring, there was moisture in the soil. This moisture introduced an abnormal behavior in the soil that led to becoming a cohesion less material. As it is known the, cohesionless materials are not good for taking high loads.

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An issue more and more important in construction science represents the rehabilitation of structures placed on difficult soils. This paper presents the behaviour analysis of an existing structure and summarizes several consolidation solutions at both levels of a severely damaged construction placed on a shrinking and swelling soil, located in Arad County - Romania, situated on 55 Revolutiei Avenue. These types of soils are known in specialty literature as shrinking fields, expansive or active soils, having the property to modify sensitively their entire volume when there are variations of moisture, being spread on a large scale in Romania. After the assessment of seismic safety for a section of the damaged structure, which is characterized by a high risk of collapse from seismic action, reason for which it has been proposed to immediate by consolidate the damaged construction.

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