Building Context & Passive Design

Site Location: Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

• Unique Site Features: hills, natural landscape, trees, shrubs, lakes
• Local Climate Conditions: temperature typically varies from 44°F to 74°F and is rarely below 38°F or above 84°F
• Adjacent Buildings or Public Spaces: limited nearby structures, existing roads/pavement, public hiking trails

Design Option 1:

• Two different L-shaped buildings
• Performed better than the second option in both payback and insolation
• Not my favorite design, but if it proves significantly more practical, may be worth pursuing
• Would be interested to see how angling the building more towards the sun would increase PV Energy Production

Design Option 2:

• Modular buildings with both rectangles and L shapes
• Performed worse than the initial design in terms of payback and insolation
• Want to explore more with buildins at different levels and angles towards the sun - ie stilts like the treehouse image