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SITE PLAN
THE SQUEEZE Alya Abourezk, Adela Locsin
Located on Siemenstraße in Oberschöneweide, the Baugruppen we have created aims to become a place to foster a community and a space for the exchange of ideas. Programmed with 6 apartment units that can house 16-21 residents and two cinemas, the site is meant to be shared equally by its residents and those who pass through. SITE Nestled in between two buildings that follow the typical Berlin block strategy, the site is currently being used as a parking lot that is adjacent to the garden of a senior citizens’ home. When we made our first site visit, we noticed that the site was also being used by neighborhood residents as a shortcut in between the dense block structures of the area. We sought to preserve this quality of the site, and anchored our massing strategy around this. It allowed us to split our massing into two volumes to preserve the path, and made for a differentiation of public and private outdoor space. The street-facing public space serves as an urban square that is made to be an extension of the public cinema lobby, and the rear-facing green space is a lush garden that is more secluded. These two spaces are connected by a “squeeze,” similar to the tightly-proportioned Venetian streets in between large squares. PROGRAM The two volumes contain both public and private spaces. The taller, slimmer building, which shares a parti wall with another residential building, holds 4 apartment units, office spaces for the cinema administration, and a large workshop space meant for both the public and residents. Influenced by the cinema elements onsite, the workshop is a lofty space where filmmakers can give presentations and talks to students or media enthusiasts. It is flexible enough to be used for a variety of purposes, ranging from actual film creation to more typical desk usage. The workshop space connects underground to the EXTRUDE SPLIT INTO TWO traditionally proportioned cinema, which liesMASS underneath the square and the other volume. This shorter CURRENTLY: CURRENTLY: VOLUMES building also houses a lobby and café, a more informal dinnerEXTRUDE cinema, a MASS bar, 2 apartment units, and a EXISTING EXISTING PATH PATH EXTRUDE MASS publicly accessible rooftop terrace. Residents also have access to shared program: a media library and a film screening room, which are connected by a glass walkway in between the two buildings. The walkway is occupiable, with a deck for summer, and overlooks the gardens.
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PRESERVE PATHWAY SPLIT INTO TWO SPLIT INTO TWO VOLUMES VOLUMES
SUSTAINABILITY Our sustainability principles center around the ideas of social sustainability in shared spaces, green spaces in our gardens and a green rooftop on the residential building, and sustainable construction methods, with a focus on timber construction. Our façade consists of a window panel system that makes use of wooden fins that extend off the building and provide shading and cooling.
SPLIT INTO TWO VOLUMES
PRESERVE PATHWAY
EXTRUDE EXTRUDE MASS MASS
SHIFT AND ALIGN
SHIFT AND ALIGN PRESERVE PRESERVE PATHWAY PATHWAY
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE: STREET VIEW
FLOOR SLABS
FLOOR SLABS
C E N T R A L C I R C U L AT I O N I N T E R N A L C I R C U L AT I O N WA L K WAY
CIRCULATION DIAGRAM
FLOOR PLATE DIAGRAM
CINEMA OFFICE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE
OFFICES
CO-WORKING SPACE
GROUND FLOOR
SHARED SPACE DIAGRAM
P U B L I C S H A R E D S PA C E
P U B L I C R O O F S PA C E
P R I VAT E S H A R E D S P A C E
P H O T O V O LTA I C P A N E L S
ROOF SPACE DIAGRAM
PROJECTION ROOM
CINEMA OFFICE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY FIRE ESCAPE ROUTE
STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE
STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE
OFFICES
OFFICES
CO-WORKING SPACE
CO-WORKING SPACE
EDITING ROOM
CLASSROOM / WORKSHOP
PLAN -1
PLAN 0
CINEMA OFFICE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE
OFFICES
CO-WORKING SPACE
CINEMA OFFICE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE
OFFICES
CO-WORKING SPACE
SECTION A
STORAGE
RESIDENTS MEDIA LIBRARY
STORAGE
RESIDENTS PROJECTION ROOM
PLAN 1
PLAN 2
CINEMA OFFICE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE
OFFICES
CO-WORKING SPACE
CINEMA OFFICE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE
OFFICES
CO-WORKING SPACE
SECTION B
PLAN 3
PLAN 4
CINEMA OFFICE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE
OFFICES
CO-WORKING SPACE
CINEMA OFFICE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE
OFFICES
SECTION C
CO-WORKING SPACE
PLAN 5
PLAN 6
CINEMA OFFICE
CINEMA OFFICE
RESIDENTIAL LOBBY
RESIDENTIAL LOBBY
STORAGE
STORAGE
CINEMA OFFICE
CINEMA OFFICE
OFFICES
OFFICES
CO-WORKING SPACE
CO-WORKING SPACE
ELEVATION A
ELEVATION B
APARTMENT TYPES TOWER BUILDING
CINEMA BUILDING
3 PERSON APARTMENT
2 PERSON STUDIO
2 PERSON DUPLEX
6 PERSON CLUSTER
1-2 PERSON LOFT
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE: 3-4 PERSON APARTMENT
EXTERIOR PERSPECTIVE: BACK VIEW
P U B L I C S H A R E D S PA C E P R I VAT E S H A R E D S P A C E
SHARED SPACE DIAGRAM
INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE: WORKSHOP
GREEN SPACE DIAGRAM
SUNLIGHT DIAGRAM
sun shading diagram scale = 1:100
NEIGHBORHOOD SHADE DIAGRAM
STRUCTURE DIAGRAM
EXTERIOR WALLS 45 cm thick Timber Skeleton, Insulation, Sheathing board, Gypsum
WOOD FINS
EXTERIOR WALLS
Timber Skeleton, Insulation, Sheathing board, Gypsum 7 cm x 20 cm, spaced4520cmcmthick apart Benefits: provides extra shading thus cools building down
WOOD FINS FULL-PANEL WINDOW 7 cm thick glass
7 cm x 20 cm, spaced 20 cm apart Benefits: provides extra shading thus cools building down
WINDOW FRAME FULL-PANEL WINDOW 5 cm, Steel Frame
FIRE BARRIER
7 cm thick glass
WINDOW FRAME 5 cm, Steel Frame
5 cm Steel Strip
FIRE BARRIER 5 cm Steel Strip
ALTERNATE VARIATIONS:
ALTERNATE VARIATIONS:
WINDOW SYSTEM
FULL-FRAME, COVERED
PANELS, UNCOVERED
HALF-PANEL, UNCOVERED
HALF-PANEL, COVERED
Fixed Frame, Filtered Light
Full frame width, Openable Panels,uncovered, rail with glass to prevent falling
Half panel width, Openable Panels, uncovered, rail with glass to prevent falling
Half panel width, filtered light
FULL-FRAME, COVERED
PANELS, UNCOVERED
HALF-PANEL, UNCOVERED
HALF-PANEL, COVERED
Fixed Frame, Filtered Light
Full frame width, Openable Panels,uncovered, rail with glass to prevent falling
Half panel width, Openable Panels, uncovered, rail with glass to prevent falling
Half panel width, filtered light
Alya Abourezk Adela Locsin Studio Instructor. Bruno Rรถver Northeastern University School of Architecture Berlin Design Studio / Spring 2017