Sustainability Through Adaptation: Reimagining Existing Spaces with Mass Timber Construction

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dc.contributor.advisorKelly, Brianen_US
dc.contributor.authorRobbs, Amberen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-14T05:36:18Z
dc.date.available2020-07-14T05:36:18Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.description.abstractIn a period when it is becoming more and more apparent how we, as humans, have been negatively impacting our planet, it is important for us, as designers, to take a step back and evaluate how new methods of sustainable design can be incorporated into the existing built environment to leave a positive impression on our climate. We have discussed sustainability through design, building typologies, construction materials, and building systems but we can also explore the sustainable method of reusing the existing built environment. This thesis explores how adaptively reusing existing buildings can be a sustainable source of architecture. Buildings that have fallen into neglect and/or ruin can be revitalized through the construction method of mass timber to produce less greenhouse gas emissions during the structure’s life cycle while leaving a larger, healthier impact on our climate. This thesis explores the benefits of mass timber as a sustainable construction method and demonstrates how mass timber can be used as an alternative to steel frame construction on the site of a 1919 US Navy industrial building. The existing masonry and steel-framed structure stands as a neglected building that can be adapted through sustainable methods. By respecting the structure’s heritage and original purpose, this thesis proposes a secondary building and revitalization of the existing structure through reusing existing structures with recycled material, like mass timber. The thesis looks at opening the site to the evolving community of the Washington D.C. Navy Yard. Maintaining the site as a community gathering space, this thesis proposes a food hall program, building off the weekly farmers' markets that take place in the structure’s adjacent plaza, and aims to fill the community's need for a public civic space in the adjoining community library program. The program of this thesis aims to draw people in to explore the built environment of alternative and sustainable construction methods.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/i7w0-ltk0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/26324
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSustainabilityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAdaptive Reuseen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHistoric Preservationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMass Timberen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSustainabilityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWashington Navy Yarden_US
dc.titleSustainability Through Adaptation: Reimagining Existing Spaces with Mass Timber Constructionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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