Housing by CARLOS BARAJA

street view

courtyard view

UNPREDICTABLE CITY CITY UNPREDICTABLE The “Unpredictable City” positions itself as an urban tool to stimulate local culture with economical strategy and an ecological solution. The new housing standards question the existing conditions and provoke a critical look into the current city quality. How can a mid-rise urban block contribute to the uniqueness of the neighborhood with a distance away from the city center? The success of the development cannot solely depend on its connectivity to the urban transportation network alone, the project must also be able to generate activity and productivity within its limit in order to sustain a lively community. The project claims a maximum programmatic diversity within its dense perimeter while its “non-housing” areas are invested on cultural and public programs.

strict repetition of singular building

The recent decision to renew a wide range of decrepit housing districts provides a window of opportunity to reconsider the approach to Russian housing situation. Our ambition is to make a shift from the fast-pace Russian building industry and to a more sensitive development that are flexible in configuration of both public spaces and personal amenities. By introducing timber construction as a standard for collective housing, Russia is prompted to become new world leader in sustainable building in the near future. Using timber as an alternative primary building material will also contribute to the overall increase in housing quality. Being more flexible than concrete, wood-based material allows for easy reconfigurations and is more suitable for making prefabricated elements.

entropy

45° 45°

45°

central access +

45°

45° 45°

90°

45°

+ +

90° 90°

12m

90°

m 90° 90°

90° 45°

45°

12m

90°

gallery access

90° 90°

m 12m

45°

90°

12m

90°

45°

90° urban 90° villa

12m

90°

urban villa

172m

In our proposed arrangement, the defines the entry points of the block with its four free facades. The block’s perimeter is then defined by the succession of central and gallery access sections. Ground level elements will finally enclose the 90° 90° inner courtyards while keeping the controlled connection to the street. Additional central accessed section buildings densify the inner block and sub-divide the courtyard areas to render a human scale green area.

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12m 12m

12m

12m 12m 12 m

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12m

45° 45°

12m

12m 12m

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We are proposing a regulating system that generate quality of spaces that can be unique to each block while still retaining standard underling elements. A rotated grid of 12x12m is the invisible regulator for the new development. 45° ++ 90°90°The urban villa 45° and the gallery accessed section are based on a regular rectangular shape, while the central access section with its 45° angle is the cornerstone of the urban arrangement. Each of the three typologies can be freely positioned on this grid to generate a hierarchy within the urban block.

1 122m m

45° 45°

90°

172m

12X12 GRID

90°

TYPOLOGIES

90°

1. access point

2. define the block

3. establishing courtyards

URBAN BLOCK

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THE UNPREDICTABLE SYSTEM

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weaving ground

north / south oriented site

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ga a st um

kiosk

diagonally oriented

WC 2 м²

4900

BATHROOM 5 м²

3000

3000 3000

3000

4900

6000

BEDROOM SUNROOM SUNROOM 13 м² 2 м² 2 м²

BATHROOM 7 м²

DOUBLE HEIGHT DOUBLE HEIGHT SUNROOM KITCHEN KITCHEN 3 м² 7 м² 7 м²

3000 3000

3000

BEDROOM BEDROOM 12 12 м² м²

KITCHEN KITCHEN 9 м² 9 м²

LIVING ROOM 23 м²

WC 1 м²

BATHROOM BATHROOM 7 м² 7 м²

KITCHEN 7 м²

LIVING ROOM 23 м² LIVING ROOM 23 м²

WC WC 2 м² 2 м²

LIVING LIVING ROOM ROOM 30 30 м² м²

3000

BATHROOM BATHROOM 5 м² 5 м²

HALL 4 м²

SUNROOM SUNROOM 7 м² 7 м²

SUNROOM 9 м²

DOUBLE HEIGHT DOUBLE HEIGHT

6000

LEVEL 2

4 ROOM DUPLEX - LEVEL 1 93m2

LEVEL 2

URBAN VILLA

SCALE 1/100

6000

5900

SCALE 1/100

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2 ROOM 56m2

BEDROOM BEDROOM 10 10 м² м²

HALL HALL 10 10 м² м² WC 1 м²

6000 6000

HALL 4 м²

5900 BEDROOM BEDROOM 10 10 м² м² 3000 3000

BATHROOM BATHROOM 5 м² 5 м² BATHROOM 4 м²

6000

3000 3000

HALL 6 м²

HALL HALL 6 м² 6 м²

BEDROOM 10 м²

3000 3000

3000

WC WC 2 м² 2 м²

6000 6000 6000

SUNROOM 3 м²

BEDROOM BEDROOM BEDROOM 10 м² 12 12 м² м²

LIVING LIVING ROOM ROOM 30 30 м² м²

KITCHEN 5 м²

BEDROOM 13 м²

SUNROOM SUNROOM 9 м² 9 м²

3000 3000

BATHROOM 7 м²

3000

12 м²

BATHROOM 4 м²

6000

4Room 4Room 9494м²м²

SUNROOM 3 м²

5900

WC 1 м²

4900

BEDROOM 8 м²

HALL 15 м²

KITCHEN 9 м²

4000

BATHROOM BATHROOM BATHROOM 5 м² 3 м² 3 м²

ROOM 20 м²

BATHROOM 5 м²

6000

12 м²

SUNROOM 5 м²

BEDROOM DOUBLE HEIGHT DOUBLE HEIGHT 13 м²

3000 3000

3000

3 ROOM 74m2

LIVING ROOM 30 м²

3 ROOM 84m2

HALL 15 м²

BEDROOM 12 м²

BATHROOMBATHROOM 4 м² 4 м² KITCHEN KITCHEN 7 м² 7 м² WC 2 м² HALL 6 м² LIVING ROOM LIVING ROOM 23 м² 23 м²

6000

3000 3000

4000 BEDROOM BEDROOM

BEDROOM

2Room 56 м²

12 12 м² м² BEDROOM 13 м² 6000

3000

BATHROOM 5 м²

3000

3000 3000 3000

4000

STORAGE BATHROOM 3 м² WC 7 м² 2 м² LIVING ROOM 18 м²

BEDROOM 15 м²

HALL 8 м² 4000

3000

5900

5900 5900

4900 3000

6 м²

WC 2 м²

4000

2650

4000

LIVING ROOM BATHROOM 19 м² 4 м²

STUDIO 24m2

LIVING ROOM 17 м²

HALL 6 м²

BEDROOM BEDROOM BEDROOM BEDROOM 10 м² 10 м² 10 м²10 м²

BEDROOM 15 м²

BATHROOM 4 м²

HALL 10 м² HALL

4900

6000

900

BEDROOM 8 м²

3000

4900

1 ROOM 2 45m DUPLEX HALL 8 м² 94 м²

6000

CENTRAL ACCESS

STORAGE 3 м²

1Room 3Room 3Room BEDROOM 50 84 84м²м² 12 м² м²

HALL 15 м²

6000

HALL 6 м²

1 ROOM 50m2

3000

4900

4000 4900

KITCHEN BEDROOM 9 м² 11 м²

3000

2500 2650

BEDROOM WC 2 м² 8 м²

6000

4 ROOM DUPLEX - LEVEL1 88m2

HALL 6 м²

BEDROOM 11 м²

10 м² DOUBLE HEIGHT

2500

BATHROOM 4 м²

STORAGE 3 м²

6000

BEDROOM

LIVING ROOM 17 м²

12 м²

BATHROOM 5 м²

10 м²

2500

BATHROOM 5 м²

4000

HALL 6 м²

BEDROOM

STUDIO 25 м²

KITCHEN 5 м²

WC 1 м²

3000 3000

10 м²

KITCHEN 6000 9 м²

BATHROOMBATHROOM 4 м² 4 м²

KITCHEN 5 м²

DUPLEX 94 м²

SUNROOM 2 м²

SUNROOM 3 м²

BATHROOM 3 м² WC 1 м²

3000

BEDROOM LIVING ROOM AND KITCHEN 32 м² BATHROOM 4 м²

DOUBLE HEIGHT

LIVING ROOM 17 м²

BATHROOMBATHROOM 5 м² 5 м²

4000

3000

13 м²

LIVING ROOM 27 м²

BEDROOM

2650

BEDROOM 14 м²

BEDROOM 12 м²

6000

2 ROOM 58m2

2500

13 м²

DOUBLE HEIGHT

6000 6000

KITCHEN 9 м²

WC 2 м² ROOM 20 м²

DUPLEX 94 м²

2500

BEDROOM

HALL 10 м²

BEDROOM 12 м²

BEDROOM BEDROOM 13 м² 13 м²

BATHROOM 4 м²

ROOM 20 м²

4900

4000

3 Room 2 Room 60 м² 73 м²

2650

3 ROOM 83m2

LIVING ROOM WC 19 м²

2 ROOM 60m2

LIVING ROOM AND KITCHEN 32 м²

13 м²

4000 LIVING ROOM AND KITCHEN 32 м²

BATHROOM 5 м²

6000

LIVING ROOM LIVING ROOM 18 м² 18 м²

3000

1700

BATHROOM 4 м²

2500

3 Room 73 м²

SUNROOM 10 м²

4900

KITCHEN 11 м²

BEDROOM

2650

BEDROOM 13 м²

5900

2500

3 Room 73 м²

BEDROOM 14 м²

KITCHEN 11 м² BATHROOM 5 м²

BATHROOM 4 м²

HALL 10 м²

LIVING ROOM 19 м²

BEDROOM

2500

2650

BEDROOM 12 м²

BEDROOM 14 м²

DUPLEX 88 м²

1 Room 45 м²

BEDROOM 12 м²

LIVING ROOM 16 м² BATHROOM ROOM 5 м² 17 м²

HALL 11 м²

SUNROOM SUNROOM 5 м² 5 м² DOUBLE HEIGHT

12 м²

4000

4900

3Room2Room 2Room 84 м² 56 м² 56 м²

1Room 1Room 50 м² 50 м²

DOUBLE HEIGHT DOUBLEBEDROOM HEIGHT 11 м²

2 м²

4000 4000

5900

1700

DUPLEX 6000 88 м²

BEDROOM 14 м²

BEDROOM

BATHROOM 5 м²

URBAN ROOMS

HALL

5900

HALL 12 м²

6000

1700

BEDROOM BATHROOM13 м² 3 м²

12 м²

BATHROOM BEDROOM BATHROOM 5 м² 14 м² 5 м² LIVING ROOM 16 м²

STUDIO 11 м² 24m2

Studio 23 м²

5900

BEDROOM HALL 11 м² 7 м²

2650

STORAGE LIVING ROOM 2 м² 24 м²

2500

BEDROOM 17 м²

LIVING ROOM 26 м²

BEDROOM 11 м²

4000

DOUBLE HEIGHT BATHROOM 5 м²

KITCHEN 11 м²

DUPLEX 88 м²

LIVING ROOM 27 м²

BEDROOM

2500

SUNROOM 5 м²

2650

2Room 58 м²

1 ROOM 52m2

2500

2650

2500

1Room 3Room STUDIO 52 м² 83 м² 27m2

6000

5900

LIVING ROOM 27 м²

BEDROOM 11 м²

3000

BATHROOM 3 м² BATHROOM

BEDROOM 11 м²

3 м²

ROOM 17 м²

2650

6000

SUNROOM 2 м²

SUNROOM

2500 5900

5900

ROOM 17 м²

5 м²

6000

SUNROOM 2 м²

STUDIOSTUDIO 25 м² 25 м²

BEDROOM 11 м²

5900

BEDROOM 17 м²

HALL 7 м²

2 Room 60 м²

SUNROOM

DOUBLE HEIGHT

LIVING ROOM 24 м²

2650

2500

BATHROOM 4 м²

1 Room 45 м²

5900

SUNROOM 5 м²

2500

2650

ROOM 23 м²

Studio 1 Room 2Room 23 м² 45м² м² 58

Studio 23 м²

1Room 52 м²

2650

STUDIO 27 м²

BLOCK GENERATOR

SCALE 1/500

3000

MASTER PLAN

3000 3000

courtyard buildings

6000 6000

4 ROOM DUPLEX - LEVEL 1 94m2

GALLERY ACCESS

SCALE 1/100

LEVEL 2

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SCALE 1/200

section with central access (left) - urban villa (center) section with gallery access (right) 60

3 Room 83 м²

5900

1 Room 46 м² 3 Room 73 м²

3000

Studio 28 м² 2 Room 56 м²

3 Room 84 м²

1 Room 46 м²

1 Room 50 м²

Duplex 57 м²

2 Room 50 м²

3000

12000

6000

18000

00 51

3000

Duplex 30 м²

1 Room 42 м²

1 Room 52 м²

2 Room 63 м²

3000

2 Room 59 м²

2 Room 58 м²

5900

5100

1 Room 36 м²

6000

Duplex 23 м² 6000

6000

17100

4900

6000

1700

2650

6000

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

SCALE 1/200

section with gallery access : 38219 rub / m2

SCALE 1/200

urban villa : 38991 rub / m2

6000

2 Room 63 м²

2650

6000

4900

22000

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

2500

6000

42000

2500

12000

TYPICAL FLOOR PLAN

SCALE 1/200

section with central access : 37533 rub / m2 +23.00

+23.00

+20.00

+17.00

+14.00

+11.00

+8.00

+5.00

+0.00

-3.00

garden

section with central access

garden

stadium

hill

pond

section with central access

street SCALE 1/200 A

URBAN SECTION A-A

+23.00

+20.00

+17.00

+14.00

+11.00

+8.00

+5.00

+0.00

-3.00

+23.00

street

garden

covered market

hill

section with gallery access

inner street

section with central access

playground SCALE 1/200

URBAN SECTION B-B

+23.00

+20.00

+17.00

+14.00

+11.00

+8.00

+5.00

+0.00

urban villa

section with central access

inner street access

porosity toward the garden

covered market

section with central access

-3.00

EAST ELEVATION

SCALE 1/200

SOUTH FACADE

SCALE 1/200

+23.00

+20.00

+17.00

+14.00

+11.00

+8.00

+5.00

+0.00

-3.00

section with central access

street garden

section with central access

porosity toward the garden

urban villa

009105

inner street access

section with gallery access