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A Sustainable Design For The American Commercial Strip Mall, L. Carl Fiocchi, Jr.
A Sustainable Design For The American Commercial Strip Mall, L. Carl Fiocchi, Jr.
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
The purpose of this project is to present an alternative in form, materials, and energy performance to the existing building type that has been the staple used in construction of American Commercial Strip Malls since the latter part of the nineteenth century. The project progresses through two phases. The initial phase is the designing of an energy efficient structure that is the basic unit in a system of modularity. This structure permits joining itself together with similar units to form an assortment of assemblies with different possible geometries that are in turn able to respond to various site geometries and …