This design aligns with the principles of a typical office plan to incorporate methods of sustainability and outdoor gathering spaces. This project focuses on creating space for two tenants and We-Work open desk area that circulates throughout the building. The shape was developed from a generic blocking that was skewed adjacent to the 4085 Vine St. site in Riverside, CA. The site lacks gathering space and an opportunity to both work and appreciate the surrounding context. With an odd, shaped site to work on, the building reached its approach of shifting floor plates over to provide viewpoints towards downtown riverside, the metro station, and California’s 91 freeway. The concept of interconnection has the idea of giving access on all floors to amenity spaces for tenants and public workspaces. All while providing outdoor green spaces to utilize sun shading and water collection opportunities.
Chevron wood baffle ceilings encased on each floor give a sense of well-being as this project focuses on that AIA framework through all phases of design. Wood louvers provide sun shading techniques to limit energy use for HVAC and electrical and give a sense of well-being. Wood is mirrored in the Baffle ceiling throughout the space to supply noise reduction and aesthetics for office spaces. Roof photo-voltaic systems engage solar access to lower energy usage for interior office spaces. Operable curtain doors and windows allow natural ventilation for cool air. The utilization of greenery areas gives an outdoor connection to nature as the office provides communal access to all tenants.
When working towards the AIA Framework, approaches focused on three main design factors: Design for Well-Being, Design for Energy, and Design for Ecosystems. For the first design approach, The City of Riverside does an excellent job displaying empty areas of community-based designs. With 4085 Vine St., the amount of public gathering spaces or mind-clearing estates is tough to recognize for visitors or people who commute. The Inter-connection at Vine St allows the energy efficiency rating upon Riverside to drop in scale as energy use, especially in Southern California, is very high today. The glass panes along sun shading devices lower these numbers for this particular site to decrease these numbers. While still allowing the development of gathering space in natural light settings. The inter-connection still maintains that desired approach of bringing different backgrounds or cultures together in a safer/newer design. The amount of greenery usage for energy-efficient green roofs proves lower energy usage and cost for specific spaces in the architectural world. However, this space shows plenty of circulation spaces, both interior, and exterior, for efficiency to be accurate; that will benefit both the tenants and the surrounding environment.