NATHAN SAVIDGE PETERS WORK SAMPLES

OSOA 1

1/8” : 1’

MICRO / 21 UNITS

CORNER / 5 UNITSLOFT 1 LOFT 2LOFT 3

OSOA

The title of the project, OSOA, is an acronym for “Open Source Operated Architecture”. When a resident leaves their apartment, the unit switches into a passive mode, and the energy use of the unit is controlled centrally to reduce energy use of the building as a whole. “Open-source” refers to the idea that the code that controls each unit is available to residents that are interested in altering the automated behavior of the apartment. Other tenants can then replace their unit’s source code with other profiles.The facade is designed with electrochromic smart glass, and each pane can be switched between trans-parent and opaque through the use of a smartphone app. This creates the opportunity for responsive shad-ing and energy savings through the reduction of solar gain.

Site: 42 Crosby Street, NYC

NATHAN SAVIDGE PETERS WORK SAMPLES

SHIFT

This project was developed over a period of 4 weeks during a sustainability focused summer studio in Berlin. Students were encouraged to find new ways to design carbon neural live-work units that could adapt to the changing climate of Berlin. The design of our project used Vasari and DIVA to analyze the thermal properties of the site, and then tailored the courtyard-facing units to maximize heat gain the winter and decrease it in the summer.

Site: Koepenicker Strasse, Berlin

Top: Time based energy diagramsMiddle Left: 3D printed modelMiddle Right: Exploded axon of structureBottom: Renders and unit layout diagrams