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A Center pole of Art InstallationB Bathrooms - ShowersC CaféD Exhibit - Event SpaceE Lodging PV ArrayF Art Installation Viewing PlatformG Pedestrian Tunnel EntranceH Car Parking PV ArrayI Truck Parking

The Salt Lake Desert Place and Rest Center takes its form from the adjacent art installation and the flat expanse of salt desert that it is situated in. The center is situated where the two opposing directions of the art installation meet. The force of this meeting is reflected in the radial forms of the buildings and hardscape. Emerging from the pedestrian tunnel, the visitors immediately find themselves at the center of this radius. 12 feet below grade, the visitors move gently upward, toward the desert. With each stage of progress, the visitors reach a different service. The buildings are thick with earthen walls, as if pushed directly out of the ground. As the visitors move outward, the desert starts to reach back in towards the center. Eventually the visitors find themselves on grade, at the desert edge. The hardscape has bled away, leaving the visitors out in the white expanse.

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FormThe art installation, two 17-mile stretches of poles increasing in frequency, builds momentum for those passing along the freeway. The center pole, where directions change, becomes the focal point for the rest center. The impact between these two opposing directions radiates outwards, forming buildings and hardscape, until it eventually dissipates into the open desert.

Form & Materials - EarthThe rest area digs down into the earth in order to help maintain the clean horizon of the desert that gives stage to the accompanying art installation. This displaced earth shifts over to become the raw materials for the buildings themselves. Thick, rammed earth construction creates a strong tie between the site and the buildings as well as creates super insulative walls to protect against the extreme temperatures of the climate.

Program – TimeServices are divided up and placed based on concentric circles of time used. These scales of time from minutes to hour to day, radiate outwards. The bathroom and quick eat counter are closest to the center and are used for minutes, while a visitor might inhabit the lodging or exhibit/event space for half a day or so. This structuring of program allows the visitor to naturally find the services and spaces they seek based on how long they plan on staying.

WATER STRATEGIES

The thick rammed earth walls are washed with light from the edge skylights along the side and rear walls. At night, the effect is repeated by florescent lights recessed into the edge of the ceiling.

Reduce: Low Flow fixtures are used throughout the complex.

Harvest: Extensive Rain Catchment System

Site design creates excellent surface for the collection of rainwater to be used by the buildings’ water closets. Hardscapes are designed to direct water to edge channels that deliver water to catchment drains.

Buildings & Hardscape: Approx: 49,000 sq.ft. horizontal area Parking Lots Approx: 84,000 sq.ft. horizontal area

Wendover UT Annual Rain Fall : 5 in/year

Rainwater Yield: 100 kiloliters per 10,000 sq.ft.(Green Studio Handbook pg. 245)

Rainwater Yield: 100 kiloliters per 10,000 sq.ft.

1,330 Kiloliters or 351,350 gallons rain yield per year.

Providing Approx. 219, 500 flushes a year or 600 flushes a day

(Standard Low Flow Toilet = 1.6 gpf)

BATHROOMS - SHOWERS

scale 1/16” = 1’0”

Reduce: Low Flow fixtures are used throughout the complex.

Harvest: Extensive Rain Catchment System

Site design creates excellent surface for the collection of rainwater to be used by the buildings’ water closets. Hardscapes are designed to direct water to edge channels that deliver water to catchment drains.

Buildings & Hardscape: Approx: 49,000 sq.ft. horizontal area Parking Lots Approx: 84,000 sq.ft. horizontal area

Wendover UT Annual Rain Fall : 5 in/year

Rainwater Yield: 100 kiloliters per 10,000 sq.ft.(Green Studio Handbook pg. 245)

Rainwater Yield: 100 kiloliters per 10,000 sq.ft.

1,330 Kiloliters or 351,350 gallons rain yield per year.

Providing Approx. 219, 500 flushes a year or 600 flushes a day

(Standard Low Flow Toilet = 1.6 gpf)

CAFÉ

scale 1/16” = 1’0”

The café serves as a key social space for the rest center. A variety of seating configurations allow for different size groups. Depending on the weather, outdoor seating is available both shaded and exposed to the southern sun.The café is also equipped to handle catering for the event

ENERGY STRATEGIES

Reduce: EnergyStar Appliances and Electronics CFL light bulbs with motion/daylight sensors Heating and Cooling loads will be reduced through the use of heavy mass, super insulated rammed earth walls.

Harvest: Photovoltaic Array The design incorporates two separate PV arrays to harvest the abundant solar resources of the site. One PV array shades the souther exposure of the lodging units. These arrays help to decrease the amount of heat these units receive in the summer time. A second array acts as a sheltered walk in the car parking lot. Heating and cooling will be provided by a high efficiency ground source heat pump. Four parking spots are reserved as electric vehicle charging stations, powered from the reserves of the PV arrays.

Lodging 600 m² of PV Panels @ 45˚ tilt - 4.7˚ W of S Avg 3180 kwh/day - 1,132,080 kwh/year

Parking Lot 557 m² of PV Panels @ 25˚ tilt - due south Avg 2,970 kwh/day - 1,084,050 kwh/year Total Annual Generated: 2,216,130 kwh or 200 homes 2008 Avg Home Electricity Annual Usage :11,040 kWh

(http://www.eia.doe.gov/ask/electricity_faqs)

EXHIBIT - EVENT

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Above: The space is also used for events Below: Interior - View through the building

The complex also includes an exhibit - event space. On the northern edge of the site, the building includes impressive views out to the desert and back to the center of the site. The long building is divided into three spaces by a central service core.

Reduce: EnergyStar Appliances and Electronics CFL light bulbs with motion/daylight sensors Heating and Cooling loads will be reduced through the use of heavy mass, super insulated rammed earth walls.

Harvest: Photovoltaic Array The design incorporates two separate PV arrays to harvest the abundant solar resources of the site. One PV array shades the souther exposure of the lodging units. These arrays help to decrease the amount of heat these units receive in the summer time. A second array acts as a sheltered walk in the car parking lot. Heating and cooling will be provided by a high efficiency ground source heat pump. Four parking spots are reserved as electric vehicle charging stations, powered from the reserves of the PV arrays.

Lodging 600 m² of PV Panels @ 45˚ tilt - 4.7˚ W of S Avg 3180 kwh/day - 1,132,080 kwh/year

Parking Lot 557 m² of PV Panels @ 25˚ tilt - due south Avg 2,970 kwh/day - 1,084,050 kwh/year Total Annual Generated: 2,216,130 kwh or 200 homes 2008 Avg Home Electricity Annual Usage :11,040 kWh

(http://www.eia.doe.gov/ask/electricity_faqs)

LODGING

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Single Rooms

Double Rooms

Below: Single Room Far Below: Double Room Below: Exterior Corridor

The Lodging is designed with both short term and longer term in mind. For those travelling the highway alone, the singles provide an affordable, well contained option.The double rooms provide the space needed for either a single queen bed and couch or two queen beds.