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The Reveal
601 Design Studio III - University of Pennsylvania
Fall 2020
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Individual Work
Instructor: Scott Erdy
Site Location: Philadelphia
This project aims to reveal, for a chance of seeing the community, sharing a public common space, and bringing a sense of ownership of the outside. By opening a large space that allows for both vertical and horizontal visual communication, it brings a chance for residents to enjoy public amenities off their doorstep, and more importantly, enjoy them with their neighbors. Ownership of both a private dwelling and the public space is beneficial. The sense of ownership could break through the limitation of walls and height, connects the resident with not only their neighbors, but also the outside world.
A reveal that opens the enclosed; open space that infiltrates from the ground onto the high rise.
Concept Models
Studies of small dwelling units and its public space
Process Drawings
A collective group of people anonymously residing in identical units a few feet from each other, unseen to the outside word, protected. During this time of the pandemic, we sit within our pods of enclosure, sharing our memories through the Internet. We see people miles away from us, but not the ones living next door.
Axonometric Render
A vertical reveal of the interior space not only brings the public from ground to up high, but also opening up a view from the interior to the exterior. The “box” of social housing is no longer enclosed.
Interior Render
Smaller cluster of community space is also created with unite aggregations. The gaps in between serve as private and public balconies Movable aluminum sun shades provides the sense of privacy as indirect sunlight.
The intricate aggregation of the renewed units provides a new, dynamic interior space. In contrast to the existing units, the renovated units allows shared access to the exterior as balconies. The design of duplex units provides a easier differentiation between private and public spaces. The reveal itself then offers many possibilities of occupancy on different levels.
