DIDE261_Assignment2_hill_sarah.pdf

Assignment 2: Residential Case Study DIDE261 (23W-O-B) - Products & Materials: Residential Sarah Hill Professor: Susan Hall February 14, 2023

Table of Contents Introduction 3 Location 4 Site Orientation & Daylight Exposure 5 Building Structure 6 Master Bedroom 7 Living Room 8 Kitchen 9 Dining Area 10 Bathroom 11 Sustainable Features 12-13 Unsustainable Features 14 Rating System: The Living Building Challenge 15-16 Modifications 16-17 References 18 2

Introduction The residence I have chosen for DIDE261 assignment 2 is my own residential space in Toronto, Ontario.This residential case study seeks to determine both the sustainable and unsustainable features in my home. By going through each room and critically analyzing the space’s materials and products, I am hoping to figure out if environmental consciousness was at the forefront of any potential decisions. Using the Passive Haus rating system will provide further guidelines to analyze my: bedroom, living room, kitchen dining area, and bathroom. This knowledge will hopefully provide further insight into the complexity of selecting the correct and sustainable options for residential design. 3

Location This residential home is located in the heart of Little Italy in Toronto, Ontario. This is a very central neighborhood on streets famed for their boutiques and foot traffic like College St. The specific home is near the corner of College St. & Clinton St. making it a walking distance from the College St. streetcar, as well as the main subway lines at Christie Pitts station. In terms of the home, it’s a three story and three unit home. There is the basement floor unit, main level unit, as well as a second/third floor level unit. There is a two-car garage in the backyard with two parking spots to be shared between the main and top floor units. 4

Site Orientation & Daylight Exposure The front of this Little Italy home has a South-West site exposure and the back is North-East. Therefore, in the morning when the sun comes up in the east the back area of the home will get a lot more sun. Then, throughout the day and towards the end, the south-western front will enjoy strong daylight. Overall, the home receives an abundance of natural light during the day due to the large, airy windows and less mature trees that don’t block the light from coming in. The space has strong daylighting capacities and natural light has always been a large benefit to this home. 5

Building Structure - green = sustainable Although it is not entirely clear what year this residential structure was first built, it was highly renovated and refurbished in 2020/2021 with the utmost thoughtfulness and care. Within Little Italy, many of the homes are Victorian-style and sport its original character. While my home has been refurbished, it still has a traditional red brick exterior with black window paning.A True Victorian Legal Triplex In The Heart Of Little Italy. The building structure consists mainly of: concrete , brick , stucco , glass , and metal . 6

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