ARCH30002 Studio EPSILON A3b Final Work by Yan He

3 ASSIGNMENT 3B

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The Resolution Week 10-12

Name: Yan He Student Number: 980426 Studio 15 Studio Leader: Nancy Ji

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Design Intent This project aims to promote a local lifestyle within community. ĞǇŽŶĚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ Studio EPSILON ARCH30002

Residents are able to communicate and learn from each other so that the community could achieve self-sufficiency. The internal space flows freely, forming multi-functional units which can be easily adjusted according to needs. The three-dimensional greenery system moves along with the circulation, optimizing the living environment.

Original Site

Row House + Central Garden Courtyard

Main Entraces

Chosen Segment

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The original arrangements of units

Add Private & Communal balcony at two sides

Change the angle of each unit Different views and reading

High Street

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Site Plan (Entire Site) Scale 1:200@A1 0

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30m

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Ground Floor Plan Scale 1:200@A3

20m

cleaning tool room

storage space

laundry

storage space

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system

storage space

Garden tool room

First Floor Plan Scale 1:200@A3

20m

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Elevator Stair

Access Diagram

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Private Unit Communal Balcony Communal Area

Private & Communal

66-75 years old, from Brisbane A child live with her, no partner retired, grow food and cook everyday 3 cats, no disability, painting & making handcrafts on weekend want to learn younger people’s interests

56-65 years old, American Musician, composer partner-dietician cook everyday, not grow food play cricket, smoke, 1 cat driving to the beach/hiking

18-25 years old, student from Melbourne partner-primary school teacher grow food and cook everyday smoke, have a dog planting and reading books on weekend

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Don Mclean

Elsa Li 18-25 years old, Malaysia 2 children (3-5, 6-10) kindergarden teacher play tennis.

Dorothea Jones

Leopold Ryder

Nina Caspersen 18-25 years old,from Denmark Environmental consultant, play soccers Usually gardening & learning music

YIRP Information

Rent apartment for one to five years

A upper floor unit Own Balcony view

A study space or private studio

Two Bedroom, one for guest

A upper floor unit

Leopold Ryder

Don Mclean

2 bedrooms (one for guests)

Semi-detached

No partner, 3 cats

2 children

More Lifts

3 bedrooms

2 bedrooms (Grandson)

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Elsa Li

Dorothea Jones

Extra Kitchen Space for Large group of people Prefer to have a kitchenette within unit Lower level because of cystic fibrosis 1 bedroom for now, two may for the future Nina Caspersen

Allocation of units

3 Bedroom Loft

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Two Bedroom Unit (Multigenerition)

One Bed Studio

Two Bedroom Unit

Unit Layout

Leopold Ryder

Exchange Design Ideas Nina Caspersen

Teach Gardening

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Don Mclean

Teach Knowledge of Music Composition

Dorothea Jones

Run Art/Craft Session

Communication Center

Music + Classroom

Art & Craft Session

= Community Meeting Room

Master Bedroom

Living Room

Guest Bedroom

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Lounge + with Baby Care

Gym

Large Activity Room

Spatial Adaptability

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Summer Sun

Winter Sun

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Summer Sun Winter Sun Ven�la�on

Sun & Wind Diagram

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Perspective

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Elevation

Scale 1:200@A3

20m

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Micro Local Market

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Greenery system

Architect’s name: Yan He

Architect’s diagram/drawing/sketch/perspective

Question 1:

Resident’s name: Don Mclean Reply 1:

From Q1, most of you have special skills that you can share with others. The middle area is the public space on the ground floor for people to communicate and learn from each other. The space can be easily adjust by moving tables and chairs to accommodate changes in the number of people. Do you think this area is useful? and do you have any concerns?

It is great to sharing skills and learning from each other. The middle space is very flexible and efficient. However, I am concered about the noise and separation issue within the space. For now, it looks all the activities will happen in one space, maybe adding some moveable E to separate the zones. walls

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Question 2: Here is the housing unit layout. Most of the walls use movable screen walls instead of solid partitions, which can be used for different purposes in the future. Do you think such a design will meet your future needs?

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Reply 2:

Circulation

Circulation I like the flexible area within the living space. In the two bedroom unit, the moveable door between the garden the temporary bedroom lacks a bit privacy and security. 3 Bedroom Loft

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Two Bedroom Unit (Multigenerition)

Two Bedroom Unit

One Bed Studio

Unit Layout

Question 3:

According to Q1, in order to meet the residents’ demand of planting and gardening, the balcony can be used for growing your own ingredients and vegetables or having a rest if you don’t want to enjoy the sunlight alone on your own balcony. Meanwhile, it also serves as an important area connecting all the units. How do you think of this area?

Reply 3: cleaning tool room

laundry

storage space

refuse chute

fire-extinguisher system

storage space

Garden tool room

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I like the idea of growing urban farming area within the balcony and circulation space. (better put the farming on north side to access enough sunlight) I am not sure about putting the bedroom with windows on the south balcony, feels like exposure. Maybe just removed the windows.

First Floor Plan Scale 1:200@A3

20m

Question 4:

There are two lifts and two stairs on either side of the building. All the units are facing to north with a private balcony. Residents would access to their unit from the public balcony on the south side. What are your thoughts and suggestions for such an overall plan?

Reply 4: The only suggestion is the same as the previous queation.Overall, I am satisfied with the shared balcony on the south side to enjory the nature view. E

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Question 5:

We proposed a setback to give space for a landscaped courtyard with plants and outdoor furniture. In this way green areas expand and could get more sunlight. Community garden on the ground floor, balcony and the roof garden together to form the three-dimensional greenery system. Do you prefer such free public spaces and greenery areas or do you want more privacy. How do you think the greenery spaces?

Reply 5: The upper floors do have enough sunlight, but I am not sure about the ground floor garden, it might be covered in the shadow. The roof gaarden and balcony works great for me. ĞǇŽŶĚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ Studio EPSILON ARCH30002

Architect’s name: Yan He

Architect’s diagram/drawing/sketch/perspective

Question 1: From Q1, most of you have special skills that you can share with others. The middle area is the public space on the ground floor for people to communicate and learn from each other. The space can be easily adjust by moving tables and chairs to accommodate changes in the number of people. Do you think this area is useful? and do you have any concerns?

Reply 1: I think having a skill exchange centre is interesting and it can be transferred into an attractive space if more rationale is provided. I would be curious about what kind of skills are exchanged? HowEare they exchanged? What kind of spaces are needed to support that exchange?

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Resident’s name: Dorothea Jones

Reply 2: Some of the bedrooms might need bigger spacCirculation es? (e.g. upper floor bedroom in 3 bedroom loft.) Maybe two bathrooms are sufficient for two bedrooms multigenerational unit. Circulation

3 Bedroom Loft

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Two Bedroom Unit (Multigenerition)

Two Bedroom Unit

One Bed Studio

Unit Layout

Question 3:

Reply 3: The idea of having a balcony garden area sounds great, it almost reminds me of a green screen with deciduous vine all over the facade.

cleaning tool room

laundry

storage space

refuse chute

fire-extinguisher system

storage space

Garden tool room

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First Floor Plan Scale 1:200@A3

20m

Question 4:

Reply 4: I don’t have problem with overall planning.

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Question 5:

Reply 5: Public green spaces will be great. I’d love to see more justification on the greenery system and greenery on the drawing. ĞǇŽŶĚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ Studio EPSILON ARCH30002

Architect’s name: Yan He Question 1: From Q1, most of you have special skills that you can share with others. The middle area is the public space on the ground floor for people to communicate and learn from each other. The space can be easily adjust by moving tables and chairs to accommodate changes in the number of people. Do you think this area is useful? and do you have any concerns?

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Resident’s name: Leopold Ryder Reply 1: The adaptability of this space is really fluid and useful to the teaching of skills, however, I do have a concern based on the supply of relevant materials. That is, there may not be suitable facilities in these spaces that are required for the teaching of skills, such as woodworking tools. Should joinery and equipment like these be considered, this space would be amazing Reply 2: I think the use of adaptable partition walls is perfect, the only thing that would need to remain permanent for my needs would be walls around the bathrooms and bedrooms. Apart from this I think this would meet my needs.

Question 3:

Reply 3: I am finding it difficult to understand the question, however from what I have gathered, the garden space is on the south face away fromthe sun. I have a major concern surrounding this as most gardens require sunlight and think this could potentially be an issue. Otherwise I think this space is extremely useful as a rest space or a regular balcony.

Question 4:

Reply 4: This entrance will be fine provided the blacony is enclosed, if the balcony is open without a roof there is an issue of both privacy and weather. I think the idea of providing two stairs and two lifts is suitable for the residents needs.

Question 5:

Reply 5: I think the option of both private and communla greenspaces is beneficial to the development of an internal community within the complex. These spaces should foster community growth and create relationships indicative of co housing.

Architect’s name: Yan He

Architect’s diagram/drawing/sketch/perspective

Reply 1: I would definitely participate in classes and activities held within this space, as I want to be meeting new people all the time. However this seems like quite a large space that could become noisy. In addition to being able to move tables E around I would like for there to be partition walls that create a series of smaller rooms that can be opened up or closed off to accommodate for different activities of different sizes.

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Resident’s name: Nina Caspersen

Reply 2: My future needs mean that I would require additional bedrooms. So I don’t think movCirculation able partitions will accommodate for this alone. I would also need the space to extend onto. Circulation

3 Bedroom Loft

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Two Bedroom Unit (Multigenerition)

Two Bedroom Unit

One Bed Studio

Unit Layout

Question 3:

cleaning tool room

laundry

storage space

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fire-extinguisher system

storage space

Garden tool room

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Reply 3: I think this area is really lovely. I could see myself setting up a picnic table with some neighbours to eat outside together, as long as it is big enough for this. My only concern would be the bedrooms that face this area and might have its privacy disrupted.

First Floor Plan Scale 1:200@A3

20m

Question 4:

Reply 4: I think this sounds like a good set-up. However looking at the plan from question 3, there seems to be a lot of space given over to the foyer areas with the lofts and stairs. Maybe some of this space could be better used?

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Question 5:

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Reply 5: I think this works well. If I want more privacy I can just use my private balcony along the north. My only concern would be that the terracing of the building form makes the outdoor corridor spaces appear as if they are not undercover? I may be reading the drawing incorrectly, but if this is the case it could be an issue if it starts to rain.

Architect’s name: Yan He

Architect’s diagram/drawing/sketch/perspective

Reply 1: I’d like to work with other and share ideas in those spaces. If the space can have sliding doors or other temporary doors can divide the space into smaller ones to work that will be great. if needed then open them to integrate the spaces. E

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Question 2:

Here is the housing unit layout. Most of the walls use movable screen walls instead of solid partitions, which can be used for different purposes in the future. Do you think such a design will meet your future needs?

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Resident’s name: Elsa Li

Reply 2: Yes it meets the future needs. But for myself, I’d like to have solid walls for bedrooms, Circulation so that I can focus on my own, might have movable screen inside the bedroom. Bur overall it’s good. Circulation

3 Bedroom Loft

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Two Bedroom Unit (Multigenerition)

Two Bedroom Unit

One Bed Studio

Unit Layout

Question 3:

Reply 3: Yes I really like that space and want to have iteractions with nrighbours to have better connections without going to other communal spaces like cafe and workshop.

cleaning tool room

laundry

storage space

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fire-extinguisher system

storage space

Garden tool room

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First Floor Plan Scale 1:200@A3

20m

Question 4: There are two lifts and two stairs on either side of the building. All the units are facing to north with a private balcony. Residents would access to their unit from the public balcony on the south side. What are your thoughts and suggestions for such an overall plan?

Reply 4: For now I think it’s all good now. Personnally, if there are some hollow spaces allow permeability in the plan that might be better.

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Question 5: We proposed a setback to give space for a landscaped courtyard with plants and outdoor furniture. In this way green areas expand and could get more sunlight. Community garden on the ground floor, balcony and the roof garden together to form the three-dimensional greenery system. Do you prefer such free public spaces and greenery areas or do you want more privacy. How do you think the greenery spaces?

Reply 5: For me, I prefer my own green space is private enough for my own family. Also wish to join the public greenary spaces. But I like the three-dimensional definition and want you to keep that. ĞǇŽŶĚ ,ŽƵƐŝŶŐ Studio EPSILON ARCH30002

Architect’s name: Eric Gaoxiang Luan (900670) Question 1: Your new home is here. In Q1 we are informed that a large and usable greenary area is essential for you, such as a co-farming area/rooftop terrace. Here we proposed a rooftop garden on one of our floating units. The view to Merri Creek as well as a spatial perception of forest immersion (with poiltis and trees) are emphsis here. Please let us know if this somehow meets your expectation.

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Resident’s name: Lasley Zheng Reply 1: I can imagine this is a very nice place and I definitely want to go there. But I wonder if it is inconvenient for the residents of other floating units. I am wondering if there could be a passageway like skywalk between different buildings so that all residents can easily reach and use the rooftop garden. In addition, I think it would be excellent to add some different scenarios and facilities in this area.

Question 2:

Reply 2: ‘Local communal’ area works for me. I think the overall form is quite interesting and I believe there are different views walking between different buildings on this communal area. So I feel like the middle communal area could have more possibilities to be added with different functions.

Question 3:

Reply 3: I think the layout is adaptable and flexible. I noticed that there is a toilet facing the stairs on the plan. I think it is not particularly convenient for people to come out of their bedroom when they need to use the bathroom. I wonder if it is possible to open another door on the side of the toilet and bedroom to make it more convenient to use?

Question 4:

Reply 4: I really like the concept of not having intentionally zoned communal area, which will make the communal space more effective. Combining circulation with facilities is a good idea. My only question for this perspective is that would people sitting down in this corridor feel disturbed.

Question 5:

Reply 5: The idea of mixing of natural trees and artificial trees is interesting and I like the space to be free. The only thing that worries me is that how people get to the upper floors from the ground if the ground is open. Otherwise the free ground level plan is good.

Responding to your will that besides living a shared life, you still sometimes feel like occupying space alone. One of our primary communal concept is to have ‘local communal’ area where you do not have to share this with a large number of neighbour residents (in most cases with only another one). Please let us know if this propose works for you.

We made sure a portion of our housing units are adaptable and flexible. For instance, with minor internal work, a combination of a bedroom and a shared bathroom could be transformed into a master en-suite. Since you mentioned you do not want to share bathroom with others. One single and one double bedrooms could be combined into a family unit if you are planning to have or live with child.

We are combining circulation with communal facilities. The purpose is to give out the freedom of choosing to stop by or move around. Communal areas are to be used only if residents really want to. It is to avoid having intentionally zoned communal area while people don’t really use them. Please let us know if this propose could improve your perception of an ideal communal area. (The perspective is an ‘wide-corrior communal’ from lift to apartment units)

A large portion of structural elements are free standing structural columns (plotis) to ensure a free ground level plan. It aims to provide residents with a perception of being able to hike around freely as in a forest - a mix of natural trees and artificial trees (plotis). Please let us know if this exterior spatial quality propose could enhance your overall residing perception.

Architect’s name: Question 1: Your new home is here. In Q1 you told us that views and plenty of daylight are essential to you. Did we meet your expectations, and do you have any concerns?

Question 2: Here is the breakdown of communal facilities and amenities. Please comment if this meets your expectations.

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Resident’s name: Lasley Zheng Reply 1: I really like this allocation. It meets my need.

Reply 2: I feel like it is very functional. The types of facilities are complete. I am pleased with the transition from the common areas on the ground floor to the units on the upper floors. There is one thing I worry about is the communal area is quite large comparing to the residents’ units. I hope this part of space can be reasonably allocated.

Question 3:

Reply 3: I think that would work. I am worrying about let our bedrooms face to the communal space. Not only the privacy but also the noises I guess could be a problem. Maybe could add a small transition spaces between the communal and bedroom such as study room or small lobby?

Question 4:

Reply 4: I am glad that you consider our future need. However, I am confused about how we choose those unit layout or we can change our former layout by ourselves?

Question 5:

Reply 5: I like the natural ventilation. If I read the second diagram right, there are solar panels on the roof. I think you’ve achieved sustainable development. That diagram to me is very clear showing your strategy.

We made sure all apartments are cross-ventilated. Here is how. Please let us know if this solution works well and why.

We are introducing several levels of ‘space sharing’ in your building. Please see the drawing and let us know if you think this is a practical and beneficial solution and why.

Access to your unit is provided via an exterior gallery, and your bedroom will be oriented toward that communal space. To address the privacy issue, we propose ‘voids’ to provide a barrier between the gallery and your bedroom window. Are you happy with this, could this be done differently?

Architect’s name:

Resident’s name: Lasley Zheng

Your new home is here. In Q1 you told us that you would like to have a river view or street view (NOTE: river view would be more likely to have bad sunlight access!). With this layout of the plan, there any further concerns on the design of the view?

balcony this aims to blur the boundary between pubic and private. For example, some people like to make private phone call in the public corridor. Is this type of design, which is through the space being created by the balcony, able to achieve your concern of the blury? Is

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Reply 1: I think that is a good loca�on combining both street view and river view. I am sa�sﬁed with the overall layout. The only problem is I feel like the le� over spaces around the building could be used more eﬃciently.

Reply 2: I like the idea of blurry the boundary of private and communal spaces by sharing balconies.

Reply 3: I think the natural ven�onla�on is important so I am ﬁne with this unit layout.

This diagram shows the layour of the units of the apartment. Apart from the shared balcony, there is also public space located at the ground level of the apartment. The level and the level above obly have shared balcony as its

Reply 4: I am alright with the ground ﬂoor communal spaces. I would like to have some ameni�es such as laundry or small mee�ng rooms within the blacony areas on the upper ﬂoors.

3m on the north and south. Wchich type of design do you prefer, same as shown in the diagram, or make both building’s access on the same level and make the height

Reply 5: I would prefer the diﬀerent level of access, which may suitable for the car parking access.

Architect’s name: Question 1: As many of you request for private open space, so there are some in put of balcony for three / four beds apartments.

Resident’s name: Lasley Zheng Reply 1: I think the plan could show more clearly what activities are on the balcony. Another thing I have noticed is that putting the stairs in the middle is a good way to bring people into the middle area, however, I think a more reasonable arrangement could be made in this area.

Question 2:

Reply 2: I like the share communal level linking different building. I can imagine the different heights between the buildings giving a special feeling.

Question 3:

Reply 3: I think the storage space is essential for me. One concern about this communal space is that it may be lack some privacy if people want a quieter environment.

Question 4:

Reply 4: I like the idea of putting people into different groups. I think this arrangement is very reasonable and efficient.

Question 5:

Reply 5: I believe the children’s center would work under the buildings for family. According to this plan, I feel like the ground floor area between each building would have more possibilities of having different activities and functions.

Many of you want a mix building, but still need to keep a stroage sense of privacy. Therefore, rather than put share communal space on the same level of as living space, I have alcoated one entire floor as share communal level also as a linkage between buildings.

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I have introduce garden onto the same level as communal floor as also have input of share stroage space into it.

In order to enable every resident to integrate into this community comfortably, I divided the whole area into 3 different buildings according to the family structure to reduce unnecessary friction. (For example: families with children living in the same building can make it easier for the children to make friends, and also make it easier for families who do not like children to avoid communication with children)

In the last questionnaire survey, many parents mentioned co-partering, so I set up a children’s center on the ground floor of the family building, which allows busy parents to give their children daycare here.