Location: Knoxville, Tennessee; Bearden Village

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Designer: Breanna Williams

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Design Year: Fall 2016

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Coding design is a live /work unit for a tech based company moving their business to Knoxville, Tennessee. The structure is a steel and concrete hybrid expressing the idea of coding on the facade. The heavy stereotomic frame is housing a light steel tectonic structure inside.. The wood louvers are placed on the east facade to help with high rays of sun in the morning hours. Large louvers are also placed on the east end of the open circulation to prevent winter winds from entering the central courtyard. The south opening is open the sun and summer winds. The units range from studio style to two bedroom units. This design was allowed me to explore material, structure, and climate control.

Reflection

The live/work unit project allowed for me to examine structure and strengthen my Autocad skills. The plan and
organization of program was the focus of this design and allowed me to understand how spaces interact. The faults
in this design were in the expression of the inner structure compared to the outer concrete structure. By placing a
small air gap around the steel structure this would create a frame for the life of the building.