An Urban Quaker Meetinghouse
Site Plan and Context
e_Site contextual representation
Site Plan
Conceptual Idea
Parti Diagram. The meeting space is embedded with in the volume and also underground to remove it as much as possible from exterior elements.
Preliminary Process Sketch. The image shows the relationship between the two enviornments and how a person would travel from one to the other. A single openign allowing light through guides people through the architecture.
Floor Plan Axons
Main Floor Plan (Basement)
Ground Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Sections and Elevations
Sectional Perspective
North D.C. Meeting House_North Elevation Sectioner
D.C. Meeting House_West Elevation Section
D.C. Meetinghouse_Longitudinal Section-01
D.C. Meetinghouse_Longitudinal Section-02
D.C. Meetinghouse_ Entry_"The Guiding Light"
D.C. Meetinghouse_"The Meeting Room"_serves also as a utliity/ambiguous space for the surrounding communities when the space is not being used for the intended purpose of spiritual worship, thereby "cementing" the design to the needs of the entire community in which the building is situated.
Design Technology and Details
D.C. Meetinghouse_Detail_[Performance] Wall Sectionvcvcvc
D.C.Meetinghouse_Diagrams_Performance Wall_Light and View Analysis
D.C.Meetinghouse_Diagrams_Performance Wall_Acoustic Analysis
D.C. Meetinghouse_Diagram_Daylighting Strategy
D.C. Meetinghouse_Diagram_Water Management Building Network
Diagram_Rainwater Catchment and Management system