UA DESIGN BUILD
ROW HOUSES
ROW HOUSE NO. 1
2019-2020
Project Architect and General Contractor:
Mary Hardin
Graduate Teaching Assistant:
Maryam Moradnejad
Description:
Stadium Rowhouse #1 is the first in a series of five rowhouses on the southern edge of the University of Arizona campus, meant to serve as a visual buffer between the Rincon Heights neighborhood to the south and the UA parking garage to the north. This residence houses the UA Emergency Medical Services team (medical students who serve as the campus first responders).
Continuing the research agenda of previous DDBC residences, this project has thermal sensors embedded in the west wall assembly to measure the thermal transfer through a unique layering of exterior air cavity and insulation. One full year of data will be collected and analyzed to understand the efficacy of this energy conservation strategy.
HOUSES 1-7
SENTINEL HOUSE (NO. 7)
2016-2017
Project Architect and General Contractor:
Mary Hardin
Assistant Instructor:
Michael Esser
Three-bedroom, two-bath residence of 1200 square feet in area.
The main building features include scoria (pumice stone) walls that serve as thermal masses to control indoor comfort, two courtyards that allow natural light and ventilation to reach all habitable spaces, insulated framed walls sheathed with fiber cement panels or galvanized metal panels, and cisterns for harvesting and storage of roof water runoff.
