Design Journal Entry - Module 1

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Van Marcke, Albertine
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Module 1 - Design Inspirations & Big Feature Ideas
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Jan 17, 2024 4:06 AM
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Albertine Van Marcke

I realize that sustainability is climate specific. Therefore, I looked for examples in Northern California. Two inspirational buildings and museums in San Francisco are The Exploratorium and The California Academy of Science. Each one is sustainable in a different way.

  1. Exploratorium

Energy efficiency

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The Exploratorium is the largest Net Zero Energy museum in the US.
Sustainability at the Exploratorium
Sustainability at the Exploratorium

Adaptive reuse

Part of this project included the renovation and preservation of a historic building at San Francisco’s Pier 15, using recycled materials. Parts of the interior are also adaptively reused, keeping the open exhibition spaces and exposing the structure.

Preservation of pier 15
Preservation of pier 15
Reuse of interior
Reuse of interior
  1. California Academy of Sciences

Materials

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Embodied carbon is a significant part of construction emissions, and is highly depend on the used materials. The California Academy of Sciences uses sustainable materials.

Green

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One of the key features of the California Academy of Sciences is the green roof. As discussed in the previous assignment, my favorite museum, the Chichu museum, uses the same principle of green roofs, but in an even more extreme way by construction the building underground. Green roofs have a plethora of advantages:
Chichu Art museum in Japan
Chichu Art museum in Japan
California Academy of Science
California Academy of Science

Education

This museum combines education, awareness-raising of environmental issues and scientific research. Wander Woods, a hands-on, nature play and exploration space, is a part of the museum. This outdoor space is constructed from locally sourced materials like salvaged tree trunks, Wander Woods features accessible spaces that give visitors an immersive way to explore nature.

Wander Woods
Wander Woods

Sustainability is not always lots of green, solar panels etc., sustainability can be simply different from what we imagined. When we take a look at the global sustainable development goals, some can seem less obvious for the design of an exhibition space, but many are applicable and will be kept in mind while designing this project. For example, the goals 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15 can be found in the projects above.