Dopo Scoula, Document 3 - Politecnico di Milano

DOPO SCUOLA

LAB. 22-23

FRIEDRICH // HERKOMMER // JONES.

SCUOLA COLLETTIVITÀ.

ROLE

The work of the group BZGC reflects the architecture and design of Italo Modern in Northern Italy. In this so-called second classical modernism, in the midst of a period of economic and cultural boom in Italy, the buildings express an architectural formability of the future as well as of society.

This sense of architectural freedom and formability is expressed by the BZGC group (and by the individual architects in their respective projects) with the approach of continuous experimentation in the design process: In each architectural scenario come other contradictions, which can not be answered with intellect in writing and methodology, but with practical approach and changeability. "... the most important point is certainly the experimental character of our projects: continuous experimentation, from case to case, arising from our awareness of the contradictions in our work" (Casabella 361, Eclettismo di Gruppo, Milan, 1972).

A poem by Bartolo Cattati expresses this aversion to analysis and method:

METHODOLOGY

No use dragging it out

Turning it over and over again

On the spit and the angry fork

Of careful observation

All that analysis and synthesis

All that "Discourse on Method"

We'd die of boredom

There is a way of tackling the question:

With a knife.

But how does the group produce sequences of experiments in their architecture? What set of rules do they follow in order to decide and create anew, free of methodology, in each architectural contradiction? In the following, some important guidelines of the group BZGC are described, always in reference to practicing contemporaries of the second Italian modernism. This referencing should make possible the subsequent embedding of BZGC's work as a valuable architectural monument.

1. Rule on shape:

Traditional form and basic geometries (square, circle and triangle) are related to prefabrication in reinforced concrete.

"Unscrupulous use of traditional types such as porches, galleries, stairs, ramps, etc." (Controspazio 10/11, Architetture dello studio Barbero-CiagàGambirasio-Zenoni, Edizioni Dedalo, Bari, 1971).

The architects use traditional types in architecture, without ornamentation and organic forms, to implement a system of form finding. This type of traditional form is: strict geometric, modular, ordered and hierarchical. These traditional forms can be easily translated and prefabricated into reinforced concrete material. Certainly, in the choice of materials and in the form finding, one can draw the reference to Angelo Mangirotti and Bruno Morassutti (among others with the minimalist building "Chiesa Mater Misericordiae"). The form of the group BZGC is about the reinvention of the material reinforced concrete in the second half of the 20th century and the possibility of industrial prefabrication of components. The prefabricated reinforced concrete parts, in turn, give certain rhythms and modularities, see Magirotti's buildings.

2. Rule on constructive elements: Visibility of function in constructive elements.

The highlighting and clarification of constructive elements and structures is well recognizable in works by BZGC, in detail as well as on a large, urban scale. Similar, for example, to the Torre Velasca of the group CIAM, the tectonics of the structure offers the type "strong skin" the antithesis to the maxims of the Mies-van- der-Rohe school (construction autonomous, shell separated from it, dematerialized as a curtain, tendency isotopic). Changes in rhythm are created, the distribution of window openings is slightly irregular, the functions of the interior spaces can already be read from the building envelope.

The building services (pipes for water or electricity, ventilation pipes) are also visible in the interior and exterior. Pipes run openly along the walls and ventilation pipes stand openly in the exterior space or on the roof.

3. Spatial rule:

Space is situationally based on topography and urban space. Experimental interior and exterior spaces are created

"... Hence the insistence on experimenting with spatial organisms at the urban level (i.e., whose individual experience is marginal), inserted almost by smuggling into absolutely obvious typological systems" (Controspazio 10/11, Architetture dello studio Barbero-Ciagà-Gambirasio-Zenoni, Edizioni Dedalo, Bari, 1971).

Through this attitude, reinventions in architectural space are created. Through situational adaptation to the urban space, topography or concepts of use, empty spaces and fields of tension, passageways and squares are created. The architecture adapts to the space situationally-spontaneously, it plays with the environment and thus inserts new typological systems.

For example, in the cubature of Giuseppe Gambirasio's residential building (Casa Allumnio), a peculiar empty space for a children's playground is created on the third floor, or under the Ex Scola in Calolziocorte, an area rededicated to use is created through the interplay of hard, clear cubature and topographical conditions. An extreme example from the related Italian modernism is the summer house of Vittorio Giorgini, the house rears above the topography, opening under itself an indeterminate open space that reflects a situational-experimental thought of the architect.

4. Social-political rule:

Architecture is humane and democratic. The belief in a social turnaround through architecture is clear.

“Architecture as a means to study social reality, to overcome the crisis associated with a narrow conception of professional discipline”. From a humanitarian and politically leftist attitude, a democratic architecture developed in Italian modernism. Architecture was now able to influence Italian school policies, attitudes toward the church, car-friendly cities, or life-work balance. In the Torre Velasca of the CIAM group, the apartments are at the top of the tower, where there is more space, open space and light. Marcello D’Olivo’s Villaggio del Fancuiullo school is flooded with light, offering children unobstructed views to the outside and allowing free movement inside, through column-free interiors and central access.

1 ARCHITECT’S ROLE. Intervention Rules.

1 ARCHITECT’S ROLE. Intervention Rules.

03.1.2 INTERVENTION RULES

Rule book.

Rule book.

8. Rules for the building

1.

intervention in the existing structure

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8. Rules for the building After

1. Minimally invasive intervention on the existing structure

5.

Minimally invasive intervention in the existing structure

1. Minimally invasive intervention in the existing structure

6. Recycling of materials in the building

2. Preservation of the natural structure of the hill uninsulated room: living room is uninsulated

2. Preservation of the natural structure of the hill

2. Presevation of the natural structure of the hill

2. Preservation of the natural structure of the hill

3. Preservation of free circulation and free spaces.

3. Preservation of free circulation and free spaces.

3. Preservation of free circulation and free spaces.

3. Preservation of free circulation and free spaces.

4. Preservation and expansion of the existing structure such as electrical wiring, building structure and staircase

4.

4. Preservation and expansion of the existing structure such as the electrical wiring, building structure and staircase.

4. Preservation and expansion of the existing structure such as electrical wiring, building structure and staircase

Preservation and expansion of the existing structure such as electrical wiring, building structure and staircase

Difference in insulated and uninsulated room: living room is insulated, traffic rooms are uninsulated

5. Differentiating between insulated and non insulated rooms, living rooms are insulated and circulation spaces are not.

5. Difference in insulated and uninsulated room: living room is insulated, traffic rooms are uninsulated

6. Recycling of materials in the building

6. Recycling materials of the building where possible

6. Recycling of materials in the building

7. Entrances and exits from the rooms depart from the main circulation axis

7.

8.

7. Entrances and exits from the rooms depart from the main circulation axis.

8. Preservation of the iconic shape of the building, especially the east facade

7. Entrances and exits from the rooms depart from the main circulation axis

Entrances and exits from the rooms depart from the main circulation axis

Preservation of the iconic shape of the building, especially the east facade

8. Preservation of the iconic shape of the building, especially the east facade

8. Preservation of the iconic shape of the building, especially the East Facade.

After School // Doppo Scuola Group 11 5

After School // Doppo Scuola Group 11 5

Doppo Scuola Group 11

CONCEPT + RHYTHM

Rhythm and Organisation

1. Ca fe Quattro

2. Individual s taircase to 1-2 residential units

3 Fir st floor corridor as community sp ace

4 Community out door spaces

5. R ound Ramp to the 1. Floor

Zones

8. Win ter garden

7. Bedroom

6. Living

5. Ba throom

4. B ox Walls / Nucleus

4. Balcon y

3. R ound Ramp to the 1. Floor

2. Out door spaces outdoor

1. Community sp aces indoor

03.1.4 DEMOLITION + INTERVENTION PLANS

Architect’s Intervention

3. R esidents adaptation

2. Architects Intervention

1. Demolition

03.2.1 BOX CONSTRUCTION RULES

The boxes are built to dimensions which are available precut in hardware stores.

The boxes are easy to assemble and can be built by hand by the residents.

The boxes are built from affordable yet sustainable material that is readily available to the residents.

The boxes are adaptive to different uses and can be disassembled and reassembled and re purposed.

RULE 1 RULE 2

RULE 3 RULE 4 RULE 5

The boxes are built through a prefabrication process and ergonomic to move about the site.

DISSECTING THE BOX

Dissecting the Box

The box walls are prefabricated, lightweight and moveable, recyclable and adaptable. The adaptability of the box and its myriad of uses derives from the dissection of the box as whole into a construction of its key elements. These key elements can be added or taken away to change the box’s form and function.

The box represents the entire element but is rarely used simply as its hollow self instead it is broken down into components which are combined to form storage/ furniture walls to divide the units.

The frame is used as foundational element to then either be ‘boxed in’, or partially so to allow it to take on a secondary function for storage or furniture. The frame is also used to construction bases and elements of simple furniture which can be added to the units by the residents to supplement their own possessions.

The divider represents the vertical ‘walls’ of the box which can be taken away to create wider internal spaces within the frame to serve as larger furniture or storage pieces.

The insert serves a similar purpose, instead of expanding the space it is used to divide the frame into shelves, draws, cupboards or to insulate.

Box. Frame.

Divider. Insert.

Frames

DISSECTING THE BOX

Inserts

Main wall construction, divided with insulation inserts, shelves, draws and panels.

Slim wall construction used in walls facing beds/ seating. Bases use 300 x 600 x [300] frame variation.

Kitchen wall construction divided with insultation inserts, draws, shelves and doors, in some cases fitted with oven and sink. Lower cabinets 600 depth, upper 450 depth

Upper wall construction to account for varying ceiling heights between the second, first and ground floors.

Cupboard Door

To house wardrobe, store and kitchen storage,

Insulating Insert

80mm rigid insulation sandwiched between 2no. x 20mm plywood panels. Used to all walls in varying positions within the frame.

Draw

Used for kitchen, bedroom and general storage.

Shelves

Varying depths to store and display varying items such as books, possessions or storage boxes. Also used in larger dimensions to house TV units or a desk.

Frame A: 600 x 1200 x [600]

Frame B: 600 x 1200 x [300]

Frame C: 600 x 900 x [Varies]

Frame D: 600 x Varies x [600]

THE BOX

Rebate joint with wooden dowels and wood glue reinforcement

The wooden boxes use minimal joints to make the process simple and easy to constuct and take apart. Small wooden rebates joints with simple wooden dowels remove the need for metal screws and brackets. The wood on wood construction means the boxes can be recycled and repurposed much more easily and creates a clean and visually seamless joint without adding too much complication and skill to the process.

The box construction will be carried out in the workshop space with experts and architects aiding in the first stage, the residents will accquire the skill and ability to produce them which they can then continue into the future and teach next generations of residents.

2.5Dmm x 15mm wooden dowel

Rebate joint

2.5Dmm pre-drilled holes

20mm Birch Faced Plywood

Metal stud framing mounted on all four sides of the box-construction walls to the west. Use to attach the walls with minimal intervention - only using small metal fixings Slim profile means less area without insulation which maximises the effect of the insulation shell.

Potential use of colour to highlight the construction elements

Box to Wall Joints

Existing concrete wall

Aluminium mounting frame

Stainless steel screws

Box construction

03.2.3 JOINTS + DETAIL

Simple Insulated Wall

60X120 X10cm Depth

56x116x2cm Plywood Panel

56x116x8cm Acoustic Insulation

56x116x2cm Plywood Panel

Within a 120x60x10cm Plywood Shell

Full Depth WallWardrobe

60X120 X60cm Depth

56x116x2cm Plywood Panel

56x116x8cm Acoustic Insulation

56x116x2cm Plywood Panel

48cm Depth Wardrobe

56x116x2cm Plywood Doors

Within a 120x60x60cm Plywood Shell

Key

Wall Construction

Acoustic Insulation

Drainage

Fresh Water Pipes

Full Depth WallDual Storage

60X120 X60cm Depth

25cm Depth Open Shelves

56x116x2cm Plywood Panel

56x116x8cm Acoustic Insulation

56x116x2cm Plywood Panel

25cm Depth Open Shelves

Within a 120x60x60cm Plywood Shell

Full Depth WallHidden Pipes// Drainage (potential option)

60X120 X60cm Depth

30cm Depth Open Shelves

56x116x2cm Plywood Panel

56x116x8cm Acoustic Insulation

56x116x2cm Plywood Panel

16cm Depth Drainage Gap

56x116x2cm Plywood Panel

Within a 120x60x60cm Plywood Shell

03.3.1 CONNECTIVITY MASTERPLAN 1:1000

Landscape strategy

1. Ca fe Quattro

2. Pla yground

3. P ark for recreation and exercise

4 Urb an Gardening: Fruits + Vegetables

5. R ound Ramp to the 1. Floor

CREATING A LANDMARK

Residents adaptation and use

Design of living space in developed “Box-systematic”

Architect’s Intervention

Design of a warm internal box

Ensure lighting with parasitic windows + sliding walls

Existing

Take out of demolished windows + frames

Landscape

Round blue ramp to the first floor

Community gardens on terraces

Public cafe terrace covered by the building

DIVERSITY AND AUTONOMY - ROOM CATALOGUE.

R0.1 - Angelo + Guilia 40sqm // 1B // 2P // DDA

R0.2- Francesco 30sqm // 1B // 1P // DDA

R1.1 - Luca 30sqm // 0B // 1P

R1.2 - Valerie, Veronica, Emily 125sqm // 0B // 3P

Accessible unit for a couple Larger bedroom than living as they like to spend time outside

Accessible unit for single person Larger living space with TV space

Student studio room

Small kitchen as they will use the communal kitchen mostly Flexible space to study

Student studio room

Small kitchen as they will use the communal kitchen Space to relax and watch films

R2.1 - Capelli Family 80sqm // 3B // 3P

R2.2 - Marianne 40sqm // 1B // 1P

R2.3 - Marco + Sara 40sqm // 1B // 2P

R2.4 - Alessandro + Gio 40sqm // 1.5B // 2P

Family unit Large open plan living space Space for a dining table Flexible space for visitors

Larger kitchen to cook produce from the garden Space to host Private ensuite bathroom

Flexible spaces that can be closed off to give privacy Space to work from home Smaller kitchen

Lots of storage

Open plan - flexible walls to transform the space into a painting studio

R2.5 -Tao 40sqm // 1B // 1P

R2.6 - Nish + Amir 40sqm // 1.5B // 2P

R2.7 - Lea 40sqm // 1B // 1P

R2.8 - Davide + Ingrid 80sqm // 2B // 2P

Large bedroom Flexible space to use as a study// at home lab

Living Bathroom Bedroom Box Walls Winter garden Open balcony

Flexible space for family and guests when visiting Living space facing into terrace - indoor//outdoor living

Large bedroom

Large bathroom Space to read and work

Playroom space

Space for the family to grow and change

Flexible space for visitors

GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1:200

Section

Section

TIMELINE + OCCUPATION

Main construction and restoration works

Ramp and insulation boxes remain as a legacy of the building intervention, furniture can be removed or reused to suit the new programme

Potential re-use as a community centre, school, refuge shelter e.t.c

Different users move in (children, elderly people)

Re-use of the building with a new users

TIMELINE + OCCUPATION

PHASE 1: PLANNING PHASE 2: RENOVATION

May 2023

March 2024

PHASE 3: BUILDING

January 2025

PHASE 4: USE AND CONVERSION FUTURE REUSE???

2026 - ??

20??

Living Situation:

Residents are camping within the building, initially without water/ electricity

Site office and communal kitchen is established at the ground floor. The ground floor bathrooms are used in the meantime.

Living Situation:

Once the insulative boxes are built the residents can move into these spaces to continue the works, initially without dividing walls.

The communal kitchen and bathroom continue to operate. The meeting space is constructed in polycarbonate, a garden kitchen is established to feed the residents, rainwater is harvested for irrigation of the garden and in construction work.

Living Situation:

Once the insulative boxes are built the residents can move into these spaces to continue the works, initially without dividing walls.

The communal kitchen and bathroom continue to operate. The meeting space is constructed in polycarbonate, a garden kitchen is established to feed the residents, rainwater is harvested for irrigation of the garden and in construction work.

Living Situation:

Residents continue to live within the units, most residents remain, some residents may move on move on or move into larger units within the school.

New residents move in and communal spaces are utilised by all. Communal activities continue in the maintenance of the garden space and restoration and maintenance works needed for the building.

(NON) Living Situation:

Residents move out of the building and the school is no longer used for private living. Having been restored and conserved over the years by maintenance works and continued occupation the building is in good condition to be repurposed by the municipality.

The ramp remains as a visible landmark to recent intervention and the insulated boxes remain so the spaces are still habitable

GROUND FLOOR 1:20

Coffee is served from the former technic room, which continues to serve as the central systems room but has accquired the secondary function as a cafe tabaccheria for the residents and local community. The long table is where the residents and locals meet, take a coffee and discuss the ongoing project, upcoming events and general small talk of everyday life.

The long table informs a communal spirit and is a space for all generations to gather and engage with the project and the community.

The Coffee Morning

The former corridoor and entryway is maintained and links the first floor residences and mezanine common spaces. The new landmark ramp brings residents into the northern entrance allowing the full length of the corridoor to be utilised and appreciated, giving a sense of arrival specific to the upper floors. The corridoor space was formerly utilised as a entryway like space to hang the childrens coats and bags.

The circulation space takes on a new semi communal programme, using the existing niches to zone activies such as reading, playing chess or studying. Privacy increases as you go up the floors and this first floor zone is intended to be semi-private and is a semi-cold space with no heating.

The foyer provides additional occasional living space for the smaller studio units, extending their usable space in the mid-season and allowing them to meet and spend time with their neighbours, especially important for the older and retired residents.

Francesco Marco + Sara

Foyer

The upper floor is characterised by modular and repeated ‘shells’, provided by the architects at the initial stage of the project. These insulated and heated boxes sit centrally within the former classrooms with varying balcony and terrace spaces. In some units a larger balcony is provided to the north, while in others the lower floor mezanine terrace is left open air creating shady outdoor space to retreat through the hot summers.

Within the units the residents shape and divide their space using modular box elements which form wall segements housing the storage, kitchen and wardrobes for the homes. These box walls serve as nucleus for the home allowing free plan in the surrounding spaces divided only by sliding doors or light curtains to give privacy where needed, maximising the use of the small units.

Marco + Sara Alessandro + Gio Marianne

Shell + Nucleus

TECHNICAL DRAWINGS

The project follows three key stages, firstly demolition and renovation works to the existing building, uncovering and reconnecting the electrical and pipework systems and removing material and old finishes.

The architect’s intervention then follows creating an insulated habitable box within the units using a shell of glazing and plywood within the central zone of the unit, prescribing terrace and balconies on either elevation. Underfloor heating is added to these insulated boxes and electrical points and pipes are connected to the previous wiring and plumbing.

Lastly the residents inhabitance, using the modular box system residents build their interior walls, dividing and arranging spaces freely within the shell. They are then able to connect the plumbing wiring and vent to the existing systems through rudimentary systems of exposed copper pipes. The modular boxes hold all of the main functions of the home and serves as a nucleus of the space.

Existing structure with removal works ie. window frames

Red steel glazed walls

Terrazzo floor finish to outdoor spaces and drainage works

Underfloor heating system

Linoleum indoor floor finish

Connection to existing electrical points

Thermal insulation and Plywood panel finish Steel hand rail added at height of previous window frame

Modular Plywood box system with acoustic insulation

Plywood inserts to provide box function

Exposed pipework connecting to existing plumbing

A

DETAILS 1:10

Glazed wall to ground

200x130mm mild steel extruded joist attached with steel screws

35x125mm mild steel frame with 100mm aluminium sill

2x6mm insulated glazing in mild steel framing on a sliding mechanism

B

15mm floor finish: linoleum sheet with 300x300mm tile indent

20mm underfloor heating pipes with levelling material

1mm reflective membrane

250mm reinforced concrete slab

Glazed wall to ceiling

C

2mm bitumen waterproofing

10mm waterproofing membrane

25mm rigid insulation

100mm insulation

215mm reinforced concrete

135x35mm mild steel track with 35x125mm mild steel frame attached by steel screws

2x6mm insulated glazing in mild steel framing fixed

2x6mm insulated glazing in mild steel framing on a sliding mechanism

Terrace floor

D

15mm Terrazzo Tile flooring using recycled concrete from demolition works and local stone

20mm cement leveling screed with 2% slope for drainage

275mm concrete slab

E

25mm diameter stainless steel rainwater drain pipe

Parasitic window to wall

F

2x6mm insulated glazing in mild steel framing on a sliding mechanism

2x6mm insulated glazing in mild steel framing fixed

130x25mm mild steel rail attached with steel screws

250mm reinforced concrete wall

G

DETAILS 1:10

Translucent window

2x6mm insulated glazing with translucent finish in mild steel framing fixed 35x125mm mild steel frame attached with steel screws

Skylight

H

2x6mm insulated glazing in mild steel framing on a sliding mechanism

I

2x6mm insulated glazing in mild steel framing fixed 100mm mild steel casement

200x130mm mild steel bracket attached with steel screws

J

10mm depth extruded mild steel ‘beam’ to support upper skylight window

Exposed pipework

L 25mm diameter copper pipework with copper connections and brackets 25mm diameter hole drilled through existing wall to pass through pipework in order to reach existing plumbing

Inner Insulation

M

200x130mm mild steel bracket attached with steel screws

35x125mm mild steel frame with 100mm stainless steel sill

2x6mm insulated glazing in mild steel framing on a sliding mechanism

NOT CUT IN SECTION

20mm [560x1160mm] plywood panel

80mm [560x1160mm] rigid insulation

1mm Damp proof membrane

Self-Standing Glazed Wall

Existing concrete wall

Red mild steel framing

Red mild steel window frame Double Glazed Window

Parasitic Mounted Glazing

Existing concrete wall Red mild steel mounting frame

Stainless steel screws Red mild steel window frame Double Glazed Window

MATERIALITY + GRAPHICS

EXISTING BUILDING SURVEY. Existing Material Palette - Exterior.

PROPOSED MATERIAL CATALOGUE

Main external walls.

Main external walls.

Pre cast concrete walls with plaster finish A

Painted in a Vermillion Red, potentially inspired by Le Corbusier Couleurs no. 32090 (Rouge Vermillion). RESTORED AND REPAINTED TO ORIGINAL COLOUR.

Material EX.A

Concrete wall cast in form work A

Painted in Vermillion Red colour. Not sand-blasted or finished and mould of form work planks still visible as well as aeration in the concrete.

RESTORED AND REPAINTED TO ORIGINAL COLOUR.

Material EX.B

Pre cast concrete wall with plaster finish B

Thicker plaster coverage Painted in Red Vermillion colour. RESTORED AND REPAINTED TO ORIGINAL COLOUR.

Material EX.C

Concrete wall unfinished.

Concrete wall with no plaster finish and painted in Red Vermillion colour.

RESTORED AND REPAINTED TO ORIGINAL COLOUR.

Material EX.D

Exterior Elements.

Other wall materials.

Poured concrete foundations.

Poured concrete infill foundation to ground floor at north end. Unfinished and untreated with exposed concrete texture and form work marks visible.

Material EX.E

Cast concrete wall in form work B

Cast concrete walls previously covered in plaster and paint. CHIPS AND DAMAGE RESTORED

Material EX.F

Blue Permeable Tartan Ramp

Cut into the landscape and finished with Cobalt blue tartan which is permeable to allow drainage. Where encased in a concrete supporting wall the wall is painted in the same blue colour.

Transparent Skylight and Glazing

Used in replacement windows and skylights, double glazed and encased in a red mild steel frame. In some areas glazing is operable to allow natural ventilation.

Metalwork.

Further materials.

Interiors. Further materials.

White glazed wall tile.

Roughly 100x100mm glazed ceramic tile in white colour. Repurposed from former bathrooms to be used to new kitchen countertops and as bathroom tiling.

Birch Faced Plywood.

Birch faced 2mm plywood with un-tinted treatment

Material K

Pistachio Green Linoleum Floor.

Pistachio Green ‘Forbo Marble’ Linoleum flooring sheets with 300x300mm tile indents to mirror the original linoleum tile flooring of the Scuola.

Terrazzo Tiles 600x600mm.

Terrazzo tiles produced using waste concrete recovered from the building demolition and locally sourced stone. Use to ground floor terraces and walkways.

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Terrazzo Tile 300x300mm.

Terrazzo tiles produced using waste concrete recovered from the building demolition and locally sourced stone. Used to terraces and balconies.

Mild steel framing with burnt red power-coated finish to mirror the original red steel railings.

Mild Steel Window Frame. Exposed Copper Pipework.

Exposed copper piping for both water, drainage and electricity pipes and wires. With copper fixtures.

Polycarbonate Window

Translucent Polycarbonate sheeting used to windows to first floor studio rooms to allow light through the space whilst maintaining privacy.

Unit 2.3 belongs to Alessandro + Gio, a couple who are both practising artists and writers. They use the lower open air terrace as an atelier space for painting during the mid season and summer months.

The box units are used as central nucleus housing the bathroom and dividing the space into kitchen, dining, dressing and bedroom. The bedroom faces south with access to balcony garden. The box nucleus allows free plan, and all main furniture is oriented along the box walls allowing the main walls to be free for painting and hanging artwork.

The shell - consisting of the red glazed walls, insulated inner walls and flooring makes up the architect’s intervention and is designed and fixed.

The interior space is free to be changed and adapted as the households change or grow.

1:50 Maquette.

1:200 Maquette.

Inside the second floor apartment. The box furniture.

The morning coffee near the bus stop. Inside the first floor apartment.

DOPO SCUOLA

LAB. 22-23

FRIEDRICH // HERKOMMER // JONES.