The Apprenticeshop Co-housing COLLABORATED PROCESS

Connect to Purpose

Recharge

The building is divided into two blocks to establish communal space for share activities and private space for individuals.

Grow in Community

The shift between two blocks creates an outdoor gathering space, strengthens the relationship between the two, and provides the whole vision of the surrounding area.

Schematic Design

Connect to Purpose through senses of material. Recharge through a sense of space. Grow in Community through a sense of place.

Design Development

Bending

Providing protection and establising the relationship.

Subtracting & Adding

Adjusting the design to maximize view and relationship to the site context.

Extruding & Excavating

Defining outdoor-indoor relationship and depicting on-water experience.

Structural Diagrams

Truss Framing Structure

Taking the influence of the traditional boats, the structure of the truss reflects the interaction between keel and ribs; connecting users to their purposes of maintaining traditional boats in Rockland, Maine.

Platform Framing Structure

The building’s platform is supported by concrete columns to further resist salt damage while providing stability. The deck’s platform is supported by wooden columns for flexibility and maintenance. The feature of wood siding allows for better water drainage.

Sleeping Space Configurations