Sergey Dunaev is an Architectural designer with three years of experience in architecture, interior design, construction administration and field inspections in Illinois and New-York. Sergey is currently working for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Chicago.
GENERATIVE DESIGN. Energy iterations. Two large scale skyscrapers (7”x24” in the middle) made via CNC: Yellow colored model represents parametric optimized shape for receiving maximum amount of sun. Wind tunnel generated for producing maximum possible amount of energy based on existing weather data. Black/yellow colored model represents skyscraper with rotated floor plates for particular site in Chicago. Shape of the building generated to increase wind speed around skyscraper. Yellow color represents superstructure (four columns with integrated 200 small wind turbines). External superstructure allows to receive open floors – free from any structural elements. Four small scale models made out of sandstone and color-coded according to the local parameters of the sun (6”x12” from left to right): Chicago, IL; Evanston, IL; Sydney, Australia; Beijing, China.
FLUID DESIGN. Complex geometry Two white color models represents structural optimized energy autonomous and resilient skyscrapers for Chicago area (7”x22”). Black color model represents section through proposed Presidential Library optimized by using Ladybug plugin and computational wind tunnel (24”x12”). Three small white color models (4”x7”) represents crown studies in computational wind tunnel for proposed Presidential library. All six models are made out of mdf via CNC.
SUPERTALL TYPOLOGY. Social sustainability vs Resilience. Four models (7”x24”) represents parametric optimization of skyscraper shape with variable parameters. From left to right: 1. Social sustainability (more public spaces); 2. Resilience (all areas interconnected and ventilated); 3. Tower shaped to collect maximum possible amount of water on each level; 4. Structure optimized to produce maximum possible amount of energy out of wind. Building shaped by three airfoil shapes.
GENERATIVE ITERATION. Resilient loop. Physical model in progress (48”x48”). First iteration of supertall skyscrapers which includes social infrastructure, parks, food production and energy generation to support existing communities. White painted part of the model represents existing Chicago situation and made out of mdf. Unfinished part of structures made out of plywood represents test proposal based on computational design methodology and plugged parameters (set of rules and limits). All parts of model made via CNC MultiCAM. I identified seven existing communities in Chicago Loop using GIS and based on walkability score. According to my project each community will have all necessary social infrastructure and will be energy autonomous with food production and water collection modules on top of each tower. All communities connected to each other.
PRAIRIE BOULEVARD. Chicago Southside. This is part of the concept that represents smart growth development. It allows a wide range of uses to support people living, working, playing, learning and shopping in the neighborhood. Represented program allows a larger portion of the site to be activated and mostly created by using generative design and parametric environmental studies. We can see modular, portable, prefabricated housing system that can be combined in many different ways. This program creates a huge variety of buildings that can be used as studios, offices, apartments, single family homes or combined in larger ways to create multi-family housing or even shelters. Concept provides a place to grow food and a safe space for community buildings; Creating large green farming landscapes with ADA accessible paths shaped and arranged to match the roads and blocks.
