AE 200 Enclosure Design Studio
March 2023 – April 2023
Created with Ezan Khan, Tommie Luo, and Michelle Vuong
EV1 is an existing building on the University of Waterloo’s main campus. It is a building that services the university’s Environment Faculty. Built in 1966, the building suffers from poor thermal performance and water penetration issues.
We proposed a reclad of this building to modern, high-performing standards. Focusing on a portion of the east facade, we designed our facade section to Canadian LEED standards. Additionally, we employed passive solar design techniques. This led us to create an innovative facade, in which the facade is serrated to face the true north and south directions. The wall facing true north would fit a window, allowing users to reap indirect light. The south-facing wall would be clad in photo-voltaic panels on the second floor, taking advantage of solar gains. Careful consideration was taken to fit the serrations to each room width.
For this serrated design, additional tension members had to be implemented and connected to EV1’s existing superstructure. Slab continuation was also a topic of discussion as our serration meant we had to attach a triangular slab piece to the existing structure. For this, we decided to employ concrete anchor rods, a clevis and a tension rod.