Architecture & Sustainable Design: Olivia Kleman

"Sustainable architecture is designing and creating buildings that positively impact the environment. This puts the planet first and improves the quality of present-day life. Designers create a vision of the beauty within this planet, while providing a place of comfort and a balance between people’s needs and the environment."

Shamokin, PA

Olivia Kleman

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Restaurant in Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rendering of the front entrance to the Riverside Diner.

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Site plan of the restaurant (white) and surrounding context.

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First floor plan.

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Second floor plan.

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Third floor plan.

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Diagram showing the rainwater collection system. Water is collected off of roof and stored in water tanks on the second floor. Water is then reused.

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Diagram showing natural ventilation throughout the building.

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Exploded axon highlighting the structural elements.

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Top view of the building.

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Hotel and Music Venue

Artistic rendering of the front façade of the hotel.

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Artistic rendering of the entrance to the hotel.

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Interior rendering showing the lobby space.

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Interior rendering of the first floor cocktail lounge.

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Exterior rendering of the rain garden balcony.

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Exterior view of the music studio building from the hotel entrance.

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Floor plan showing the basic hotel room layouts.

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First floor of the main hotel building, showing on the right where the two buildings connect.

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First floor plan of the music studio building, emphasizing that the hotel if accessed from the left.

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Architecture & Sustainable Design Lab Tour

Think you have what it takes to design the future? Meet Professor Dorothy Gerring who will give you a tour of the hands-on studio spaces on the campus of Pennsylvania College of Technology.

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