THE GREEN EDGE THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL LOCATION: MANHATTAN (NEW YORK CITY) The United Nations Environmental Council is will be situated in Manhattan (New York) at the United Nations site. The site is located Eastside of the Midtown district. Although on American territory, the buildings and surrounding area are property of the United Nations and its members. Midtown district, also known as district 6 is New York s largest business district with more than 700,000 commuters working in its offices, hotels, and retail establishments. For those who live and work in this district, there s less than a square meter per person. With 51,5 million domestic and international visitors per year, Downtown and Midtown Manhattan can be considered as hectic areas which can be the cause of stress among most people. For those people and also for a better environment in this neighbourhood there we must consider to use the UN plot as starting point for a greener Manhattan. On this plot a new building will arise. This new building will be the United Nations Environmental Council. The United Nations want to coordinate the global developments on sustainability from a central point. The UNEC will be that central organisation. The building must be a billboard for sustainabilty in its architecture and technology. The UNEC will collects, produces, propagates and exchanges information on sustainability worldwide, concerning ecological, social and economical sustainability issues. EXCISTING URBAN CONDITIONS United Nations Missing link Filling the gap of the green belt (By the NYC 2020 greenbelt plan) Missing connection from to the waterside and a securityrisk because of the FDR-tunnel Lack of excisting public and green spaces STRATEGIES FOR NEW URBAN SITUATION Proposal 1st avenue zone Connect neighbourhood & waterfront Extend waterfront and move FDR tunnel Infrastructure 1st avenue and FDR tunnel CONCEPT FOR NEW URBAN SITUATION 01. DESIGN LOCATION 02. CONNECT CITY TO THE WATERFRONT Create new pedestrian routes to the waterfront 03. USE GREEN AXIS TO DIVIDE PLOT Extend the axis of the Dag Hammarskjold plaza over the plot to divide the plot 04. USE HIGHT DIFFERENCE Drop down the plot to connect 1st avenue with waterfront with a slope URBAN DESIGN
CONCEPT FOR NEW URBAN SITUATION 05. PEDESTRIAN ROUTE 47TH STREET Create new route along 1st avenue and creating a bufferzone between city and UN plot 06. CREATING PUBLIC SPACES Making public patios inside the boundary of the building 06. USE OF WATER Creating water elements to connect patios with square and park 06. USE OF GREEN Creating new green zones on the plot and waterfront 02. Entrance square and patio - Entrance for the existing and new buidling - Open square with water and bridges - 01. 1st Avenue - Bufferzone between city and UN plot - Zone with a mix of tructural green and sitting spots - Business character 01 02 03 04 04. Waterside park - Part of the green belt around manhattan - A pedestrian area with an open view over the East river. - An informal place with 03. Tower park and patio - A mix with green and water - Relaxing area out of city and into the green - The water, the green and the buidling forms an interesting place URBAN DESIGN
URBAN PLAN WITH CHARACTERS 01 02 07 09 05 04 08 MASTERPLAN OF THE LOCATION SCALE 1:1000 06 03 01. Route along the 1st avenue 02. Overview over entrance square 03. View over East river to the plot 04. Waterside park (green belt) 05. View along the facade of the UNEC to the Dag Hammarskjold Plaza 06. Birdview over the UN plot URBAN DESIGN
07. Route along the 1st avenue 08. View on water element in park 09. View on tower and patio MODEL STUDY,S CREATING PARK OF ROOF BUIDLING WITH PATIOS AND SPECIAL ELEMENTS CREATE BUILDING ON CORNER SPREAD DOWN BUIDLING ALL OVER THE PLOT PLACING BUILDING ON NORTH SIDE OF THE PLOT AND USING AXIS OUT OF THE CITY EXTEND EXISTING BUILDING EXTEND EXISTING BUILDING AND CRATING A LANDMARK ON CORNER OF THE PLOT BUILDING CONCEPT 01. DESIGN LOCATION Create new route along 1st avenue and creating a bufferzone between city and UN plot 02. USING CITY AXIS Creating facade of of building in order to strengthen the axis of the Dag Hammarskjold plaza 03. KEEPING STRONG BOUNDARY Using plot to create the other facades to keep a strong base 04. BUIDLING ON END OF THE PLOT Create a plinth on end of the plot and create a square between existing and new building 05. PATIOS Creating public patios to link the building to the public area 06. SPECIAL ELEMENT Create a special element as a centre of the building 07. TOWER Creating a tower on corner of the building as a landmark 08. CREATING GREEN Creating recognizable sustainable elements DEVIDING THE PROGRAM Entrance area: Collect: 930 m2 NVO (67% of BVO) 1395 m2 BVO 1765 m2 NVO (67% of BVO) 2650 m2 BVO Entrance hall Library area 965 m2 Entrance area 480 m2 465 m2 885 m2 Entrance hall Library area 965 m2 Entrance area 480 m2 Exposition space 550 m2 Auditoria 2x200 Productspace 550 m2 Workshop unit 300 m2 Workshop unit 120 m2 Bar 70 m2 VISITORS 24% TOTAL: 3885 m2 NVO Produce: Propagate: 1240 m2 NVO (67% of BVO) 1860 m2 BVO 3545 m2 NVO (67% of BVO) 5320 m2 BVO brainst. rooms 240 m2 Exposition space 550 m2 Productspace 550 m2 620 m2 Auditoria 2x80 160 m2 Press Rooms 390 m2 Auditoria 2x200 450 persons 600 m2 300 persons 1775 m2 brainst. rooms 240 m2 Restaurant and kitchen 500 m2 Meeting rooms 2x200 Storage 200 m2 Video conf. 3x40 120 m2 Canteen 50 tables 500 m2 Press Rooms 390 m2 Meeting rooms 6x70 420 m2 Storage 80 m2 EMPLOYEES 43% Exchange: 3330 m2 NVO (67% of BVO) 4995 m2 BVO Lobby 1200 m2 Council chamber 600 persons 1200 m2 1665 m2 Archive 700 m2 TOTAL: 6850 m2 NVO Facilities: 2680 m2 NVO (67% of BVO) 4020 m2 BVO 2790 m2 NVO (67% of BVO) 4185 m2 BVO Workshop unit 300 m2 Bar 70 m2 Workshop unit 120 m2 Restaurant and kitchen 500 m2 Meeting rooms 2x200 Storage 200 m2 Meeting rooms 6x70 420 m2 Canteen 50 tables 500 m2 Video conf. 3x40 120 m2 Storage 80 m2 Archive 700 m2 Cleaning - Facility management - ICT - Expedition 1000 m2 Delegate Lounge 500 m2 1340 m2 1395 m2 Lobby 1200 m2 Auditoria 2x80 160 m2 Cleaning - Facility management - ICT - Expedition 1000 m2 Council chamber 600 persons 1200 m2 Delegate Lounge 500 m2 450 persons 600 m2 300 persons DELEGATES 33% TOTAL: 5390 m2 NVO + 16280 m2 NVO (67% of BVO) 24420 m2 BVO Program of requirements Division of the program ifor different users Program divided into groups Division of the program in 3D-view (security level)
IMPRESSIONS View along the south facade to the plot View on east facade Birdview over urban and building design Own identity facade in entrance patio South facade with acceptions in facade View on corridor Conference hall View to presenter council chamber Corridor zone with meeting zone on the patio facades
BUILDING ELEMENTS Plinth as a border of the plot Creating patios Entrance, pecial element and tower in the patios 01. Plinth - Two story high vertical element on the Divining the northern border of the UN plot 02. Functions - Entrance - s - Exposition area - Auditoria - Hallway around the patio`s 03. Structure - Steel column and beamstructure with concrete slimline floorsystem 04. Facade - Vertical shading fins - Horizontal bands - Vegetation on roof B A 01. Cone - Column and beamstructure with concrete slimline floorsystem 02. Functions A - Council chamber B - Large auditorium 03. Structure - Steel column and beamstructure 04. Facade - Coper faced - PV-cells on roof 01. Tower - Vertical 22 story high element 02. Functions - Library - Kitchen/ storage - s - Roof terrace 03. Structure - Concrete column and beamstructure with concrete slimline floorsystem 04. Facade - Second skin facade with Colored panels
East facade 1:400 South facade 1:400 West facade 1:400
PLANS OF THE BASEMENT LEVELS North facade 1:400 SUN ON SOUTH AND EAST FACADE WITH HORIZINTAL BANDS 70 SUN ON VERTICAL FINS ON SOUTH FACADE 70 ZOMER E D C B A A = EERSTE ZONLICHT VIA LAMELLEN B = EERSTE ZONLICHT LANGS LAMELLEN C = ZONLICHT HAAKS OP GEVEL D = LAATSTE ZONLICHT LANGS LAMELLEN E = LAATSTE ZONLICHT VIA LAMELLEN ZOMER 49 LENTE/HERFST 49 LENTE/HERFST 25 WINTER WINTER A: B: C: D: E: 25 WINTER LENTE/HERST ZOMER 09:15 09:15 12:00 10:30 12:30 10:30 14:30 13:30 13:30 X X 16:00 X 18:00 X Terrace Installations Terrace Restaurant 500p Storage Kitchen Reading room Library Council chamber 600p Entrance/lobby Library Installations Section 1:400 Exposition space
PLANS OF THE PLINTH Restaurant Kitchen Installationspace /ICT Council Chamber Entrance Shop Installationspace /Maintenange Workshop area Exposition Translators room Translators room Installationspace /Maintenange Level 0 1:400 Presentation room Wardrobe Wardrobe Kitchen Level 1 1:400
PLANS OF THE BASEMENT PLANS OF TOWER (OFFICES) Library Council chamber LEGEND: - space - Horizontal transport - Vertical transport (elevators and staircases) - Installation space - Space between two facades as outsidespace Level -2 1:400 FLEXIBLE FLOORPLANS Library reading room Council chamber Level -1 1:400
INSTALLATIONS Heating in floor system Heating in floor system in ceiling Ventilation in summer period Ventilation in winter period LEGEND: - AIR FLOW - INSTALLATION SPACE - NATURAL VENTILATION COMBINED WITH LOW H20-HEATING SYSTEM - MECHANICAL VENTILATION COMBINED WITH FLOOR-HEATING SYSTEM - COMPLETE AIR SYSTEM COMBINED WITH AIR-HEATING SYSTEM Installation scheme (section) Installation scheme (level 0) Installation scheme (level 1) BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
FACADE FRAGMENT PLINTH Detail 1 Detail 2 Detail 3 Fragment section 1:25 Fragment facade 1:25 Detail 4 Fragment plan 1:25 Interior Exterior BUILDING TECHNOLOGY
FACADE FRAGMENT TOWER Detail 6 Detail 7 Detail 8 Fragment facade 1:25 Fragment section 1:25 Detail 5 Fragment plan 1:25 View on inner facade The inner facade Second skin facade (total) BUILDING TECHNOLOGY Second skin facade