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T
he inception of residential multifamily developments are
Extrovert and introvert zoning of the plan translate to a
mostly governed by their saleability. This project
prominent reflection on building aesthetic. The slender
approaches this standard by questioning the
proportion of the built form evolves as two definitive shells, one
development norms of such residences. Effort was made to
being a glass box at the north—holding the public and
motivate the developer to introduce some apparently
entertainment zone in a generous bath of natural light—and the
unorthodox ideas—which were rather appreciated—and to
other, a screened box in the south that holds the private zone.
show that the given standards for functional planning and material inventory are (somehow) devoid of innovation. The design strove to break the mold of the prevailing patterns for such developments, as well as introduce cutting-edge technology incorporated with novel functional planning. The resulting architecture is essentially modern in approach, comprising clearly defined public spaces with contrasting private zones.
Long façades with reduced depth and very narrow façades with elongated stretch create challenging scenarios in achieving standard solutions for designing spaces and services. Both the functional arrangements of typical floors and vehicular and pedestrian movement at the ground are solved in unique modality. Through a simple solution of dividing the spaces into two to three zones, arranged along the circulations, a layered hierarchy of spaces is achieved instead of having segmented hierarchy.
