Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
A plan for a children's museum focusing on sustainable energy. The client required that the building be designed to demonstrate the principles of sustainable energy use and be an example of ecological design.
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Site Analysis includes solar access studies, biological inventory, water flow and other data required for restoration and selecting the optimal building site.	A complete site analysis is required to determine the environmental constraints that may impact the building form.	Conceptual ideas are developed for the form of the building.
Images of the impact of alternative materials and structures are created and analyzed for ecological impact.	Visioning of the sense of the spaces within the building are required as the forms develop.	The building form and site development continue together to blend both into a cohesive whole.
The final plans are a synthesis of early sustainable techniques and approaches with the clients program.	A detailed model is constructed for presentation to the client along with drawings.	This model demonstrates some of the ecological strategies for making this project climate sensitive.
Shading, natural cooling, high levels of natural light, wetland water treatment, photovoltaic energy generation and many other strategies are incorporated.	A tensile translucent roof gives high quality daylight. The solar prisms use sunlight to create a changing quality of light.	Sketches showing the interior spaces assist the client in understanding the concept.