Altered Generic: Institute of Housing Research - ALTER Design Studio

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ALTERED GENERIC: > A GENERIC RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN REWORKED TO ENABLE THE DISPLAY OF MULTIPLE ARCHITECTURAL IDEAS, WITHIN A GENERIC FRAMEWORK. > RESIDENTIAL UNIT TYPOLOGIES ARE DEVELOPED FROM EXEMPLARY AUSTRALIAN ARCHTECTURAL PROJECTS. UNITS SERVE AS A 1:1 ARCHIVE AND ACT AS A SHOWCASE FOR DIFFERENT APARTMENT TYPES. > THE BUILDING IS A CASE STUDY IN PROVIDING A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT UNIT TYPES, WHICH SUIT DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS, WHILST REMAINING ECONOMICAL. THIS IS ACHIEVED THORUGH MODULAR COMPONENT SYSTEMS, WHICH ALLOW FOR AN ALTERED GENERIC. > THE PUBLIC ZONES ALLOW AN INTEGRATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL TOWER, WITH THE INSTITUTIONAL PODIUM, AND ALLOW FOR THE VIEWING OF ARCHIVED MATERIAL.


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