Chicago Modular

Chicago, Illinois

2012

In collaboration with SOM Chicago, the Virginia Tech team explored the multifaceted nature of modular construction, how it can be optimized and the various systems that could be integrated into the process. Building upon the success of the LumenHAUS, a single family residence, the team wanted to see how this could be developed in a more dense urban context, looking into specific Chicago typologies like the row house and more general multifamly construction. Research is still ongoing at Virginia Tech.

Role: Graduate Research Assistant
Entity: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Type: Residential

  • Image of townhouse made from a modular system lit up at night with the chicago skyline in the background.

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  • Image of propposed plan of modular townhouse system

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  • Rendering of a modular apartment block with towers on each end and solar panels

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  • Image of proposded plan of of modular apartment complex

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  • Rendering of interior a modular living space with white panels, green walls, plants, and modern furniture

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  • Diagram of the proposed systems in modular apartment block that includes solar panels, smart building systems, energy recovery, passive energy reclamation, water reclamation, natrual ventilation, green roofs, and public transportation

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  • Image of the level 01 plan of a demonstration of a single module

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  • Image of the loft plan of a demonstration of a single module

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