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Name: Yan He Student number: 980426 Studio 15 Studio leader: Nancy Ji

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Use at least four different line weights in the whole drawings.

Focus on the central garden areas.

Could use some hatches to differenciate some important landscape designs.

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Ground Floor Plan

BIGyard by Zanderroth Architekten

The access of the front row of apartments is not clear.

I started to draw the ground floor plan of this project.

The concept of this project is living with a garden in the middle of the city of Berlin. A green courtyard garden was the main picture of the program.

The two-row apartment building closed up and formed a central courtyard garden. It consists of 45 residential units of different apartment types, each with single-family home characteristics.

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I found this useful diagram from the website. I traced it to show the surrounding context and the building typology accordingly. I think it could show the relationship of different typologies in section.

WEEK01 PRECEDENT SECTION STUDY

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UNIT LAYOUT STUDY Here is the unit layout of townhouse. That plan gives me better understand of the interior layout.

I found it quite helpful for my future own design, which is also long and slender linear layout.

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I added a small diagram to explain the definition

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of penthouse.

Advice: Building Typology Ananlysis Diagram The property is surrounded by 22 m high walls on two and a half sides. The street façade faces north and a church on the other side. Responding to the difficult conditions, there are three different typologies. The street-side townhouse construction is only 4 storeys high, to prevent overshadowing the garden houses, penthouse and garden.

-To add the number of floors onto the diagram to make it clear.

-Use color palette making the colors look more harmonious -List numbers and sizes of units -Change the word ‘apartment’ -Show it clear where this block in relation to the whole development.

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SITE PLAN Scale 1:500@A1

Week2 tutorial1 A rough plan with building forms

Week2 tutorial2 Add roof structure and hatches of river & landscape

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Week2 After tutorial Try different kinds of hatches and keep changing the line weights

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Site Analysis Study There could be combining elements into one site analysis drawing. They can use one same site plan as their background and change the keys on it. Can use simple keys such as hatches, arrows, labels and icons to show the context. The north arrow and scale bar is also important for the site analysis.

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WEEK03 Diagrams

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WEEK03 Site Plan Study Berlin-based architects Baumschlager-Eberle the design competition Allianz Real Estate Germany organized for the property’s redevelopment in cooperation with the city of Frankfurt.

I love the light color and texture at the background. It makes the plan looks good and does not affect the protrusion of the main plan at the same time.

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I added much more details onto the diagram and highlighted some important information. This diagram shows the layout of housing unit and numbers of units.

I used this color palette to make colors work together.

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I use this section to show how it organizes inside of the building and the function of each room.

Both Town houses and garden houses have split-level organization. Garden houses have large room areas and heights with balconies.

Penthouss they have direct access to roof terraces with city views from visually shielded patios.

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Garden Courtyard house -different orientations around the courtyard -introverted orientation versus extroverted orientations on different floors -the courtyard forms a buffer zone towards the street space -all rooms on the first floor are accessed via the hallway adjoining the courtyard

Residential Buildings : A Typology

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More Residential Building Typology L-shaped House -The ground floor accommodates the living space and a personal room -The first floor comprises two more personal rooms and a bathroom -This house type receives adequate daylight via the openings towards the courtyard

Patio House three storeys (north-south orientation) -Elongated patio house, the ground floor with two patios cut into the floor plan is introverted.

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-The extensive openness of the first floor compensates for the low exposure to light on the ground floor

Standard room size -That standard, which was introduced in 2002, set a minimum of 50 square metres for a one-bedroom apartment; 70 square metres for a two-bedroom apartment and 95 square metres for a three-bedroom unit.

-The new standard sets the size of a one-bedroom unit at 58 square metres; a two-bed unit at 91 square metres and a three-bedroom apartment at 148 square metres.

Relevant Researches

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Modern Office Cohouse Calgary, Alberta, Canada Here is a good example showing housing typology of co-housing project.

There are different kinds of group within co-housing project.

It is really clear for me to understand how and where those typologies are designed and arranged.

Housing Typology Diagram Study

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WEEK04 Working Process I refer to my precedent study concept of BIGyard and residential building typology which is garden courtyard house.

I use the plan of units from that project to get a sense of how big is the room on site.

I put the courtyard at the corner of high street and walker street. I make the apartments around the courtyard. The public courtyard garden at that corner is the buffer zone towards the street space. It differentiates the community and outside world. It also reduce the impacts of noises from streets.

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I also apply the idea of “desire lines” which design pathways for each unit, let them have their private and direct access to the garden.

The pathway of the outer row of apartments is beneath another row of apartments. Different levels let all the units have both river view and street view.

For next week Pathways to the communal courtyard garden

-add informations of iterations such as height -have 3 pros and cons for each design, beside the plan of iterations.

-3 schemes showing development of thinking process.

It shows how you arrived, what changes you have taken. This helps explaninig the design process.

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In order to increase the number of residents. I try to add more floors onto the plan that I developed last week.

WEEK05 Iterations

The height of building works with the terrain.

The line of sight will not be blocked.

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According to the precedent study, I am thinking about develop the typology, Garden Courtyard house.

Because each unit is around the whole site. So the orientation of each unit are slightly different. The angle of sights would be different.

The greenery areas intersperse each row of buildings. This kind of arrangement ensure that residents have a decent view of the greenery area. The arrangement of greenery spaces in that ways that put people physically closer together.

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Curved corridors connecting the building. There are some interesting and flexible creating by the pathway.

WEEK05 PRECEDENT STUDIES

-The rooftop platform was fully utilized.

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The boundary wall of the site uses a white aluminum grille to form a simple and complete interface while satisfying the air flow.

-Two crossed steel structure overpasses are set up above the inner courtyard.

The Second Kindergarten of Guangxi Government by Guangxi Zhongsheng Architectural Design

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Iran-Zamin Office Building by Awe Office

-Free flow of communication and work in concept design of the new office by using an extra staircase connecting hot spots -Pure geometry -The main structure of the building is reinforced concrete and steel frame for façade details

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Advice for next week: -Decide what typology/typologies -For those space underneath, think about the following questions what kinds of spaces? will it be attractive? How people would use it?

-Think about the empty spaces and try to make it useful -include the Floor area ratio -Shadow study and View study to support your design

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I kept the buildings in a row along the boundary, making the whole public area more compact in the middle.

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To solve problems that buildings are too closed and to improve the ventilation. I separate them into units.

I used the idea of L shaped house.

The floors are push back forming the Roof terrace to enrich the function and circulation of the area on the roof. It’s a transition.

I tried to add different kinds of platforms to give different units connections.

WEEK06 Iterations Developement

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For the platforms, I designed some curved platforms at different levels. These platforms connect different separate buildings. Different levels of common areas are provided above the ground garden. It also forms interesting circulations.

Circulation Plan of Iteration

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MULTI LEVEL GREENERY SYSTEM

Analysis Perspective Diagrams

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Perspectives View from streets into the central courtyard garden.

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I found this zoning map and index on the vic gov website. The site is currently included within a Neighbourhood Residential Zone. This map helps us to understand the site information and the site context. We could have different strategies to get better performances.

Zoning Map

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Group work by The Freaks Studio Feya, Tianyu, Yan

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WEEK07 DESIGN INTENT Spaces of diversity

-Spaces are multi-functional, which are suitable for different people.

Collective and Individual

-There are connections (physical, spiritual, visual connections).

-Besides, people could feel the inclusiveness and they have privacy at the same time.

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City and Community

-Bring the outside world into the site, people could still have a complete system of life without going out, which means there are all necessary facilities.

Greenery

-Greenery spaces are built along with the circulation.

Feedback The idea is too general. The complete system – “mini city” is an interesting start point.

Think about what a complete system of life is beyond living and working.

Linking different typologies to different groups people (family/individual & children/ parents) Choosing specific profile and then thinking about more specific idea of home.

Draw some parti diagrams explaining the concepts and precents study.

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WEEK07 Selected portion

I draw some diagrams try to explain my design intent through a more simple way.

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I have done some researches try to find out the relationship between the community and urban context.

This transformation proposal for the Kortepohja Student Village they try to improve the overall social cohesion in urban areas.

The infrastructures, plants, cycle tracks, trails, create better living quality for student community and enrich the functions and increase the usages

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He was inspired by his own experience of shopping in supermarkets, groceries. He came up with the concept of ‘Hyperlocal Micromarket’.

It can be quickly and cheaply assembled in public squares, allowing people to shop local and let community achieve self-sufficiency.

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The Parkroyal on Pickerinig It is a hotel in Singapore completed in 2013.

It is famous for its thickly forested terraces. The surface of building contain more green space than a park.

I think it is cool to bring the park and plants into the building. There are multiple levels of green space, which is forming a greenery system.

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In between the two contrary façades, the building’s plan undergoes a gradual transformation, from compartmentalized in the North, to open-plan and structured with free-form elements towards the South.

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A room or space within a building must have sufficient height suitable for the intended function of that room or space.

According to BCA Vol 2 part 3.8.2, for the requirement to be satisfied, the ceiling height must not be less than: • in a habitable room excluding a kitchen - 2.4 m and • in a kitchen, laundry or the like - 2.1m and • in a corridor or passageway or the like - 2.1m and • in a bathroom, shower room, laundry, sanitary compartment, pantry, storeroom, garage, car parking area etc - 2.1m and • in an attic, room with a sloping ceiling or projection below ceiling line or non-habitable room or similar - a height that does not unduly interfere with the proper functioning of the room or space. More than 50% of the ceiling space should be on average a minimum height.

• in a stairway - 2.0m measured vertically above the nosing line.

Here is some researches that I have done when I did the modeling part.

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The interior space of each suite also has a unique design with the creative use of forms, materials, colors and details.

They proposed a setback of 6 meters to give space for a landscaped courtyard with big trees and outdoor furniture.

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I design the greenery space spreading throughout the building to the surroundings and let the pathway be curved. This is to give more experience to the residents rather than walk straight into their units.

Week09 Ground Floor Plan

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I used the layout from my preious precedent studies trying to understand how big this spaces is. I started to put stairs into the unit.

Week09 Floor Plan

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One of my design intent is to having flexible spaces. I would like people to walk freely both in communal and private spaces. Here are a diagram showing the circulation.

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Week09 Hand-drawn Section According to the researches and studies, I combine my own design intent together. And then I draw this section roughly and try to have an initial idea of how the building looks like and how the spaces are used.

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The ground floor, instead of closing itself off from the public, makes use of the possibility of direct ground access.

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LinGang New City Community Shopping Center

by Shanghai ZF Architectural Design Designed based on the concept of “Market”, a series of space close to human scale are created to attract and gather traffic to both banks of the river, providing a unique shopping experience that is close to nature.

I think it is cool to bring the park and plants into the building. There are multiple levels of green space, which is forming a greenery system.

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Week10 Iiteration Development Diagram

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Feedback:

-Not opening up the balcony north maybe chances of lossing direct sunlight -How to deal with the relationship between the unit facing to south and the communal balcony -There are still empty spaces on the ground floor, try to think about how people would use this space specifically -The floor should start from the ground floor -A precedent could look at: Kitagata apartment building -The green spaces are curvy shape which is different from the building. The design of the green space should be more rational

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I try to fit the yirp into the floor plan.

Feedback: One of the main part on the floor plan is the balcony, however, there are little activity within this area. Could make the residents more clear point to the specific unit.

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According the previous questionnaire, I have noticed that people in the community has different spatial needs and also special skills that they can teach and share with others. The central spaces are community center for residents which consists of several puzzle-piece-like small tables, which can be taken apart and rearranged as desired.

WEEK09 SECTION I tried to make a section from rhino to test the view. Because it is row house, I decided to have a short section instead of a long one, which coud show more activities.

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Baltic Station Market / KOKO architects

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Elsa has two children, When her children grow up, she can easily change the use of the house. She can also turn the balcony into a private space or invite others in by easily switching the sliding walls.

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Don wants a guest room in case his son is going to visit him. Most of time When they don’t need guest bedroom, they can use it as a living room.

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FUKOSHA Apartment Building

by SUEP The aims of this project is to be an environmentally symbiotic building that utilize the surrounding natural energy at the maximum. I am interested in the form which is designed by sunlight and wind.

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Analysis Diagrams I think that is a good example of analysis the form generation by sunlight and wind. I am inspired by their sun light and wind studies and analysis. The information is very detailed and clear through diagrams and text.

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Week09 Perspective I’ve done the rough modeling and I started to test the perspective view. This is a view from walker street to the building. There are also terrian, central garden, road and surrounding building included. I may choose to use this view for the final render.

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Week09 Elevation I am thinking about having different materials onto different units, which is also responding to the different interior design. However, this view is from north to south. I decided to open up the north interface. There are also problems which the elevation is too flat. It may need some textures and shadow onto it.

Elevation

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Design Intent This project aims to bring a complete living and working system from the outside world into the community, including all necessary facilities and promote a more local lifestyle.

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The community could achieve self-sufficient.

Residents are able to communicate and learn from each other.

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Under this idea, the internal space flows freely, forming multi-functional units without having strict boundaries that can be easily adjusted by residents according to needs.

The attractive and functional greenery space moves along with circulation of residents and in harmony with the units, which works towards integrating the elements of balance between the built environment and nature.

Lifting up helps ventilation and view

Replace units with balcony

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Create interesting space and circulation on the ground

Iterations Development

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cleaning tool room

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

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

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.

Interesting facts

Dorothea Jones

Nina Caspersen

Leopold Ryder

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

-Most people grow ingredients by themselves.

-Some kills people want to learn are other residents’ expertise.

-Some residents need storages not only for the necessities of life, but also special collections.

3 Bedroom Loft

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Two Bedroom Unit (Multigenerition)

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Leopold Ryder

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Architect’s name: Yan He

Architect’s diagram/drawing/sketch/perspective

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Resident’s name: 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?

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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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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?

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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?

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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?

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This L-shaped Wing designed by architect Kazuyo Sejima sits on the south-east part of the site. The idea for the overall layout was to run the buildings around the perimeter. The stair is outside on the surface of the building. This connection of levels are quite interesting.

I have also looked at their diagrams which shows the layout and program simplely and clearly.

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21cake Baoshan Store by Atelier FCJZ I really how they design the tatble. This flexible central space consists of several puzzle-piece-like small tables, which can be taken apart and rearranged as desired.

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Week10 Design progress According to the feedback that I have received from A3a, I went back to my floor plans and started to rethink the overall arrangement. Here are some quick sketches of thinking process.

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“Double Side” Shimigiah Residential Apartment

by Ashari Architects The unique interface of this project attracts me.

They consider the variety of effective factors on the elevations and also the inconsistency of two facades. As a result, each side is determined to have a unique but consistent design. The plants integrate into the window. I also like their elevation. I think they use simple line work and shadows to show the elevation clearly.

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Carabanchel Building Phase II by RLA The layout of this project is neat with double orientation. It is a good example of how to draw the floor plan for me. The facade of this building is clean and simple. The materials works really well with the facade design and the light.

Week10 Concept Board Progress I start to put my work onto the concept board and test the layout of the panel.

The concept board is to let people know your work by seeing those diagrams.

Advice: choose the best work because sometimes the less is more.

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Week10 Section progress I decided to include stair and elevator into the section so that I moved the section line a little bitto the east. I am still working on the ground floor layout and testing the section view.

Feedback: Try to include the road showing the relationship between the site context and the building. Better not include all the stair, draw the activity of interior unit instead.

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Week10 PRECEDENT STUDY A New Masterplan for Wolfsburg, Germany by Henning Larsen I really like the render of this project.

Light colored wood and glass works really well with soft light. There are different level of greenery on the building interface. The top image shows rich activities within the building.

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Residential Complex Schmollerplatz by Zanderroth Architekten To enrich the activity and increase the usage of the balcony, I have done some researches and precedent studies. This project has staggered arrangement of balconies. Some of them seems like an extention of the rooms.

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WEEK11 Render I started to test the render view from this week. I tried enscape and vray.

Here are some capture views from it. I found it is a little bit hard to make the light and texture looks good.

WEEK11 Section Progress I keep the old section cut line and view.

I decided to include one sectional perspective in my final drawings. I also include the surrounding building and the terrian. It better explain the relationship between the project building and the environment.

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Week12 Conceptboard I updated my concept board and put new diagrams that I have done onto it. The section is in progress.

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Think about the style of section. Would it be line work or the same style of the perspective?

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WEEK12 Rendering Progress After testing different softwares and styles. I decided to use the collage style using the render view as the base and add texture and enviroment using photoshop.

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Week12 Render Capture Here is a capture view of my section. I used this image as base and edit it using photoshop later on.

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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.

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Row House + Central Garden Courtyard

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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

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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

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Leopold Ryder

Don Mclean

2 bedrooms (one for guests)

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2 children

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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

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Teach Knowledge of Music Composition

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Architect’s name: Yan He

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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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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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?

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Architect’s name: Yan He

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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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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: 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.

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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: 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.

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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: I don’t have problem with overall planning.

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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?

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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?

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: 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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?

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?

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?

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Architect’s name: Yan He

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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 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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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: 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.

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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?

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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.

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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: 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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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?

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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.

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Architect’s name: Yan He

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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’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.

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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.

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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: 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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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?

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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?

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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?

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Resident’s name: Lasley Zheng

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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.

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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.

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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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Architect’s diagram/drawing/sketch/perspective

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.

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