Student Projects
POLY CANYON STRUCTURE
A full scale demonstration of several roof pond variations was designed
as an Architecture Department senior project to be constructed at a
future date in Poly Canyon, home to many CAED experimental structures over
the years. The student design (by Patrick Bartlett, class of 2000) represents
three versions of the roof pond concept -- the original Skytherm model (for
a temperate climate), a 100% cooling-mode roof pond model (for a hot arid
climate), and a sloped roof model (suitable to climate with snow loads).
When built, the structure will allow students and faculty to conduct experiments
and experience firsthand the benefits of radiant cooling and passive solar
heating.
LANDSCAPES
In 1999, Landscape Architecture Professors Astrid Reeves and Lise Burcher
conducted a design studio which concentrated on exterior improvements to
the original Skytherm House. Students were encouraged to develop site plans
that would enhance accessibility to both the house interior and rooftop
as well as develop water-efficient landscape features. The site design Ð
a renovated landscape for the Atascadero HouseÐ will be implemented
after building improvements are complete.
FURNITURE
During Winter Quarter 2000, a class of upper division architecture students
designed furniture for the interior of the Skytherm
House in Atascadero, CA. The class was taught by Prof. Laura Joines-Novotny
with assistance from (now retired) Prof. John Cotton.
THERMAL BOXES
In Architecture classes
such as Environmental Control Systems I, second year architecture students
learn firsthand about the role materials-- such as masonry, insulation and
water -- play in heat transfer and building energy loads. Inexpensive electronic
data recording devices placed in the boxes allow students to compare interior
and exterior temperatures as they change daily, weekly, and monthly. Computer
spreadsheets are used to create charts and graphs to interpret data and
the implications for building design. See Faculty
Projects for related research.
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