Syracuse University, School of Architecture
Comprehensive Studio, Spring 2018
Instructor: Amber Bartosh
Collaborator: Ziyao Zhang
Site location: 400 South Salina St, Syracuse, New York
Our project divides an existing building into two separate masses to allow for more sunlight into the building while creating a commercial promenade. The building is recladded with iridescent tinted glass fins to diffuse and refract glare on top of double-paned glass panels. From our glare studies, the use of tinted glass decreases glare by 6 percent. On the east-west faces, the fins are oriented at 45-degree angles to allow daylighting and views while refracting glares. Additionally, eddy protrusions are created on the facades facing the promenade to diffuse strong winds and to create threshold conditions.