Project History

Site Development

Energy Use

Energy Types

Carlos Vega Park Multiplex

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Holyoke was �rst developed as a industrial sector. Due to the fall of this sector it experienced an economic downturn that has lasted for years which allowed to the cities archi-tecture and infrastructure deteriorate.

In the recent years the city has developed a plan for intensi�cation and revitalization. This competition hosted by the NESEA is one of the projects that looks to students for in-spiration and ideas for how such a turn around can be achieved.

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-over 90% of the site was developed to meet our design objectives

-to encourage pedestrian �ow the parking was placed at the rear of the build-ing.

- this was to reduce the amount tra�c on the facing streets in order to en-courage use of Carlos Vega Park located across the street

-elelctrical systems for all utilities

-photovoltaic system incorporated to supplement electrical use

-roof was designed ofset to the rest of the building to maximize the e�ciency

-thin �lm photovoltaic system was used due to it’s light weight and workability

-entire roof was convered to maximize the area of collection

For this we chose to do the Division 1: Resi-dential New Develop-ment portion of the competition due to our beliefe that where the poeple live plays a large role on how they think and therefore would motivate them to invest in the small town for further development.

Front view of one of the residential blocks

North row of houses o� of Clemente St.

South row of houses o� of South East St.

This image displays the sunpash and the prevail-ing winds

Results from Autodesk Green Building Studio

Esteban Gómez, Marco T. Turribiates, Justin Kyte & Gary Madera

Algonquin CollegeGreen Architecture

Interiror Layout

Material Selection

Cost Breakdown

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Basement Level (1:30)The basement features the utility area and the laundry area.

Level 1(1:30)Bachelor, 1Bedroom and 2 Bed-Room

Level 2 (1:30)Bachelor, 1 Bedroom and 3 BedRoom

Level 3 (1:30)1st �oor 1 bedroom-Bachelor, 1st �oor 2 Bedroom & 3 Bedroom

Level 4 (1:30)2nd �oor 1 bedroom-Bachelor, 2nd �oor 2 Bedroom & 3 Bedroom

- Fly ash cement �oor precast slab (columns)

-Durisol ICF with reinforced �yash concrete

-Recycled wood: balcony & interior �ooring

-Living green wall: exterior

-Intensive green wall

-Alucoldbond: exterior �nish

-Low VOC paint

-Recycled glass countertops

Carlos Vega Park Multiplex

This is a view of the kitchen from the living area of the 2 bedroom appartment

When we were given the opportunity to enter the comptetition, we found that this was a great opportunity to birng together the elements of sustainable design in architecture that we have learned in school, and also the shared ideals that we had in our group that made us become such good friends.

Sustainablity is the science of being able to not only meet environmental needs, but social as well as economic needs.

Design Objectives

With the goal of achieving inten-si�cation in the area we de-signed a number of di�erent units. This way we were able to accomodate for the di�erent income types and encourage a sense of diversity within our community In order to reduce the amount of energy

consumption we chose to abstain from having an elevator.

We believe that great sustainable ar-chitecture should be a�ordable for all those who choose to embrace it and educate those who are unaware of it.

Esteban Gómez, Marco T. Turribiates, Justin Kyte & Gary Madera

Algonquin CollegeGreen Architecture