Competition 2025
Threaded Commons
Continuity, Trust, and Belonging
Affordability is often measured in numbers — but numbers can't hold the meaning of home.
In Sun Valley, Threaded Commons begins with people, not metrics. Here, affordability becomes time: the ability to stay, grow roots, and pass something on. It becomes trust: built in shared gardens, kitchens, and workshops where neighbors live together.
And it becomes belonging: homes that open inward to community and outward to the city. What sustains it isn't just concrete or structure, but time, trust, and a quiet sense of belonging.
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
SITE PLAN
ISOMETRIC
SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability Strategies
- 01Renewable energy from Denver's high solar exposure offsets daytime electricity use.
- 02Roof runoff is harvested to irrigate landscape zones, street trees, and clean toilets — reducing reliance on municipal water.
- 03A perforated folding facade filters sunlight, reduces glare, and lets residents adjust shade and ventilation seasonally.
- 04Operable windows enable cross-ventilation and passive cooling, reducing mechanical demand year-round.
- 05Tree canopy and ground planting cool the microclimate and absorb stormwater runoff.
- 06Native, drought-resistant species minimize irrigation and strengthen local resilience.
- 07Locally fabricated, prefabricated, and recyclable materials minimize construction waste.
FLOOR PLANS
Ground floor — 01 Parking 02 Water Treatment 03 Yoga / Wellness 04 Bike Repair 05 Movie Lounge 06 Wood Working 07 Coffee Shop 08 Grocery 11 Retail 12 Plaza
Typical housing floor — 01 Family Units 02 Double Bed 03 Single Bed
FACADE
FACADE + ASSEMBLY
- 01Roof finish (protective layer)
- 02Roof waterproof membrane
- 03Rigid roof insulation board
- 04Vapour barrier
- 05Modular unit floor finish
- 06Corrugated steel deck
- 07Acoustic and fire separation layer
- 08Steel I-beam
- 09Gypsum ceiling board
- 10Aluminum facade sill track
- 11Aluminum facade head track
- 12Folding facade roller assembly
- 13Perforated aluminum folding facade panel
- 14Post-tensioned concrete podium slab
- 15Structural column
- 16Secondary steel beam
- 17Intensive green layer (soil + vegetation)
- 18Root barrier membrane
- 19Waterproof protection board
- 20Thermal insulation board
SECTION
VISUALISATIONS
