EXISTING CONDITIONS & RETROFIT ANALYSIS

Typical floor plans and typology analysis

Understanding the existing conditions in terms of spatial, environmental and structural performance will be essential is creating an effective retrofit which accommodates the needs of the people and their users.

Some identified problems were orientated around spatial arrangements which lack flexibility due to the structural methods of the building which feature pre-cast wall panels to carry loads. Other difficulties were the large amount of apartments being services by minimal vertical transport as well as the lack of safety and privacy created thought the longer co-corridor units. Diminished floor to floor heights and lack of northern orientation constrain effective daylighting and natural resources. The plans overall of each unit are relatively small, and could be expanded. Breaking up the scale of the building both through circulation vertically and apartment access, as well as through additional light and amenity will become important in creating an effective retrofit for the future.