2022 Sem 2 Studio 35 - Reflective Journal by hoiyulo

2022 semester 1 studio 35 - reflective journal no. 86 - 88 summerhill road, reservoir, vic 3073

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Reading

WEEK 01

Exploring innovation in housing typologies

Decoding Homes and Houses

http://openresearch.ocadu.ca/id/eprint/2664/1/Bowes_ExploringInnovationinHousing_2018.pdf

New Models of Living

Micro-Living Co-live & Co-work Co-housing and Communal Living Intergenerational Living

Adaptive and Flexible Design Sustainable Design Open Building Pre-fabrication

Floorplan Manual Housing

REFLECTION:

Decoding Homes and House and The Floorplan Manual Housing have exhibited the traditional layout of housing, they are practical and successful in space formation, and the spatial relationships are clearly depicted in order to maximize the bonding between the architecture and the residents. Housing is essentially about people, and we must also recognize the changing and needs of our city’s residents under emerging social, technological, environmental, economic, and political climate. Is there a new housing typology that fits current society? Hoi Yu Lo 869341

Reimagine Communities

Alternative Construction and Design

Alternative Intensification Strategies Innovative Partnerships Mixed-use Hybrid Diverse Cultural Communities Participatory Design

Non-profit Housing Cooperatives Community Land Trusts Equity-based Housing Cooperatives

New Notions of Affordability

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Inspirations from Precedents

WEEK 02

Oxford Street Park, Collingwood

Diagoon, Netherlands

Oxford Street Park is created out of surplus land between Langridge Street and Derby Street in Collingwood, Melbourne. The park is away from the main commercial area along Smith Street and surrounded by residential blocks and industrial warehouses in Collingwood.

Concepts: Connectivity: Abolish the tradition of individual living and encouraging collective living by using semi-floor.

It has two garden beds of Rosemary and Feijia (Figure 7) to promote community engagement. The idea of gardening in a communal space brings positive ageing benefits such as social engagement and sustenance to the aged group.

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Concept Sketch

WEEK 03

Housing Type: Collective Houing Target user: Lone people, Couple, Family Parking: Provided at the rear side or underground Aim: Enhance sense of community and living within the neighbourhood

Semi-floor for residents

Concept sketch (roof top communal space) -> View towards the CBD

for general public

Garden Bed

Practicality? -> Access to each unit? Reflection: The concept of visual and physical connections canScanned be strengthen! with CamScanner Whos the target users? How to access?

Concept sketch

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Research

WEEK 03

CURRENT ISSUE : AGEING POPULATION According to World Health Organization, the number and proportion of people aged 60 years and older in the population is increasing. In 2019, the number of people aged 60 years and older was 1 billion. This number will increase to 1.4 billion by 2030 and 2.1 billion by 2050. This increase is occurring at an unprecedented pace and will accelerate in coming decades, particularly in developing countries. Every country is concerned about the situation of ageing. In Australia, one in every six Australians is above the age of 65, and the number of the elderly is likely to grow in the future years. Can a high number of aged care facilities deal with the issue of aging in accomodate a large number of senior citizens? Yes, additional aged care facilities can accommodate more old, but according to studies, a substantial percentage of elderly are unwilling to relocate to aged care facilities. There is a lot of fear driving the older person when they contemplate life in aged care, including: -

Loss of independence Loss of identity Fear of the loss of control when communal living starts Fear of mistreatment Fear of living with people with dementia

What type of housing beside aged care facilities can respond to ageing issue? That ensure the elderly can live ageing in place with some level of independence and continue actively participate in the community?

Multi-generational housing: solving housing affordability and aged care in one https://www.bentarchitecture.com.au/articles/2019/multi-generationalhousing-solving-housing-affordability-and-aged-care-in-one Intergenerational learning. The multigenerational house model. https://epale.ec.europa.eu/en/blog/intergenerational-learningmultigenerational-house-model Ageing-in-place guide for Australian baby boomers https://www.comparethemarket.com.au/health-insurance/guides/ageingplace-guide-australian-baby-boomers/ The Many Benefits of Community Gardens https://greenleafcommunities.org/the-many-benefits-of-communitygardens/ Community gardens, street gardens and compost hubs https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/residents/home-neighbourhood/ gardens-and-green-spaces/Pages/community-gardens-compost-hubs.aspx

The Fear of Moving into Aged Care https://hellocare.com.au/fear-moving-aged-care/

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Assignment 1 - Draft Massing

Assignment 1 - Groupwork

WEEK 03

(Groupwork with Joyce Leung, Tiffany Chan and Simrat Metha) Site Information

Demographic - Dwelling Structure & Household

Demographic & Transportation

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Roof Form

Material

Hipped and gabled roof

Mixed brick, timber and concrete

Building Shape

Position on site

“L” shape with a projecting room

Setbacks are 5 to 7 metres, side setbacks between 1 to 3 metres

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SITE ANALYSIS

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Lone Person

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Couples with Children Summerhill

Road

Summerhill Shopping Centre

Couples without Children

SITE

Tiffany Chan, Joyce Leung, Elsa Lo, Simrat Mehta

Main Road Bus Route

Albert Street

Great Melbourne

Group

Tram 86 Route Bike Route Potential Future Connection

Rest of Victoria

Distance to Activity Centres (km) 0-0.2 0.2-0.5

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0.5-0.8

Source: https://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/-/media/Council/Files/Planning-and-building/Planning-and-development/Planning-scheme-and-strategic-planning/DarebinNeighbourhoo dCharacterStudyPrecinctsMappdf.ashx

Climate

Source: https://www.domain.com.au/research/addressing-the-shortage-of-medium-density-housing-in-australia-885162/ https://profile.id.com.au/darebin?COIID=3120&Denominator=0&BMACOIID=10&WebID=210

Source: https://forecast.id.com.au/darebin,https://profile.id.com.au/darebin?COIID=3120&Denominator=0&BMACOIID=10&WebID=210

Zoning Ghetto of Melbourne Reservoir East Primary School 0.69km

(verb) put in or restrict to an isolated or segregated area or group.

2k m

Reservoir High School 0.48km

Winter Sun

La Trobe University 2km

COUNCIL RECOMMENDATIONS & KEY ASPECTS

SITE Summer Sun

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The climate is relatively mild

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It rains throughout the year

Holy Name Primary School 0.86km

Preston North East Primary School 0.84km

→ opportunity: rainwater catchment system ●

Due to poor urban planning and developer led projects, the City of Darebin has become a hub of poor housing. The current and new developments make up a chunk of the ageing dwelling stock and do not respond to the current urban context that they sit in.

Stronger wind mainly comes from the north

Sun + Wind

Land Use

Source: http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=086351&p_prim_element_index=35&p_display_type=statGraph&period_of_avg=ALL&normals_years=allYearO fData&staticPage= http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/cvg/av?p_stn_num=086351&p_prim_element_index=18&p_display_type=statGraph&period_of_avg=ALL&normals_years=allYearO fData&staticPage=

Developments are prioritising cars over people, quantity over quality, placeless architecture over regional responsive architecture.

Residential

Recreational

Commercial

Educational

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The site is located in an educational precinct

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Primary, secondary and tertiary education facilities are in 2km radius Source: Image, Simone Rollason

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02513625.2021.2026646?scroll=top&needAccess=true

Developments are prioritising cars over people, quantity over quality, placeless architecture over regional responsive architecture.

Setbacks and Requirements Question 1: How can we make our site more versatile and flexible? Question 2: How to make our site more socially permeable and increase site surveillance? Question 3: How to activate the street frontage? Question 4: How can we design an efficient floor plate for a dense housing arrangement with shared access to green amenities and encourage community living?

Lot - consolidation and densification of domestic arrangement

Garden Typology

Diverse Housing

Social spaces

Ground permeability and passive surveillance

Polyvalence of spaces

Sense of Pride Source - Residential Built Form Guidelines September_2014

Question: How can we make our site more versatile and ﬂexible?

Question: How to make our site more socially permeable and increase site surveillance? Precedent 2: Maison New Farm Multi-Residential Complex

Precedent 1: Diagoon House Location: Delft, Netherlands

Location: New Farm, Australia

Completion Year: 1976

Completion Year: 2021

Architect: Herman Hertzberger

Architect: Graya, Joe Adsett Architects

Building Type: Row House (2 to 3 stories)

Area : 2100 m²

Concepts: 1. 2.

Versatility: The ability of spaces to be interpreted in multiple ways with different functions. “Incomplete”: The architect gave the house as a half-product, that inspire the inhabitants to adapt their houses with their personalities Connectivity: Abolish the tradition of individual living and encouraging collective living by using half-story.

To be further explained in the individual presentation… Green

Connectivity Source: https://www.ahh.nl/index.php/en/projects2/14-woningbouw/79-diagoon-experimental-housing https://www.hertzberger.nl/images/nieuws/DiagoonHousingDelft2016.pdf https://krmlks.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/diagoon-houses/

Source: https://www.archdaily.com/977875/maison-new-farm-multi-residential-complex-graya-plus-joe-adsett-architects?ad_source=search&ad_medium=projects_tab

Social Permeability

Precedent 3: Mariposa1038

The private open spaces (balconies) are sort of away from the street which gives less surveillance to the surroundings

KEY CONCEPT: -

Location: Los Angeles, United States

2. BASE OF THE BUILDING IS CARVED BY THE PODIUM DECK TO PROVIDE ENTRANCES

Architect: Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects

orienting to the streets to enhance the

Gross floor area: 68000 ft²

sense of safety, which is a desirable arrangement Passive Surveillance

3. MASS GETS SQUEEZED, OPENINGS AND COURTYARD STRETCHED

Seperate resident and car access -> Safety Central green space (community garden) ->sustenance for the elderly Ground floor mainly for the elderly -> Consider their convenience Green spaces at the front ->Promote engagement within neighbourhood Two blocks facing each other -> Passive surveillance (visual connection)

Source: https://www.archdaily.com/884265/mariposa1038-lorcan-oherlihy-architects?ad_source=search&ad_medium=projects_tab

New Pocket Green Space

Precedent 4: Belapur housing Location: Navi Mumbai, Navi Mumbai

5. ACTIVE FRONTAGE

Lot Consolidation

Completion Year: 1989 Architect: Charles Correa Building Type: Dense Housing

Typical Apartment Level Floor Plan

Type C Unit Plan

2. 3.

Passive Surveillance

7 units are grouped together to form a cluster around an intimate 8x8m courtyard.

Concepts:

Source: https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/mariposa1038_o

4. BALCONIES ARE EXTRUDED INTO THE VOID CREATED BY THE SQUEEZE

Source: http://loharchitects.com/work/mariposa1038

Conclusion

Question: How can we design an eﬃcient ﬂoor plate for a dense housing arrangement with shared access to green amenities and encourage community living?

GF Plan

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1. MAXIMUM VOLUME BUILDING PLACED ON SITE

Completion Year: 2017

However, the building has habitable rooms

Dense housing Plan: There are five types of dwellings designed according to plot size, the smallest being just a single room with a toilet, and the most elaborate a two-storeyed tenement. Access to green amenities: Each housing cluster opens up to a small 8x8m green courtyard shared by all units Integrated community character: incrementality, open-to-sky spaces, equity and a strong sense of community.

Future Adaptation

Each cluster of 7 units are then arranged in a sequence, creating a 12 x 12m medium sized green space https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/case-studies/a3735-belapur-housing-by-ch arles-correa-a-sense-of-home-and-community/

Conclusion

Each site, the main structure of the house has two clear edges, which allows for an open spaces within each unit with respect to the neighbours. No windows are allowed in these walls, hence the privacy is maintained.

Active Front Footage

Potentiality of Uses

https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/case-studies/a3735-belapur-housing-by-charles-correa-a-sense-of-home-and-community/

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Assignment 1 - Personal Statement

Research

(Individual Work)

EBD Journal 1: Aged Care

WEEK 04

http://ebdjournal.com/journals/aged-care

CURRENT ISSUE: AGEING 1 in 6 Australians are aged 65 or above (ABS2020).

At 30 June 2020, there were an estimated 4.2 million older Australians (aged 65 and over) with older people comprising 16% of the total Australian population (ABS 2020).

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The number and percentage of older Australians is expected to continue to grow. By 2066, it is projected that older people in Australia will make up between 21% and 23% of the total population (ABS 2018).

Personal Statement Lo Hoi Yu (869341)

Young Generation

Elderly (>65)

Benefits Significant improvement in physical and psychological health

Orientation

Reduce of loniless and increase of socialisation

Multi-generational Living

Another option besides aged care facilities

Enhance communication skills and empathy Foster sense of community

Increase housing affordability

Improve intergenerational ties

https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/older-people/older-australians/contents/demographic-profile#Australia%E2%80%99s%20older%20population

PRECEDENT

AGEING IN PLACE

2 En 1 : Intergenerational House

“Ageing in Place” is defined remaining living in the community, with some level of independence and connection to social, rather than in aged care.

Location: France

“Home is a nice place to retire”

“Home is a safety net”

Architect: TICA architecture

“Home could fund their retirement”

Year: 2012 Live actively and healthily with improved physical and mental wellbeing.

Area: 260m. sq.

stay connected and contribute to their communities.

Seperation of privacy (G/F for Elderly, 1/Ffor younger generation)

Health

Independence

Social Ageing in Place Simple Circulation

Outdoor Garden

Environment A safer neighbourhood with passive surveillance

https://www.archdaily.com/583125/2-en-1-intergenerational-house-tica-architecture https://inhabitat.com/four-generations-live-under-an-energy-efficient-and-bioclimatic-roof-in-france/2-in-1-intergenerational-house-by-tica-architecture-5/

https://seniors.lovetoknow.com/Ideas_for_Fun_Activities_for_the_Elderly https://academic.oup.com/gerontologist/article/52/3/357/580905 https://eldergym.com/leg-exercises/

COMMUNITY GARDEN

CONCEPT

“During the consultation, local residents asked us for some food plants in the park and so now we have a garden bed full of herbs and fruit trees. Take a bit of Rosemary home for your pasta sauce!” (Oxford Street Park, Collingwood)

With an ageing society, it is becoming increasingly important to consider how we care for our senior citizens and ageing in place. Simultaneously, younger generations are facing housing affordability challenges in the property market. As a result, multi-generational housing could be a solution to two problems. The shared resources and collective living encourage both age groups actively interact, support and learn from one another. The suburb of Reservoir is introducing a multi-generational housing, targeted at old and young people. A community centre, green spaces, and a community garden are proposed to promote the exchange of knowledge and experience between residents, with the goal of reviving the idea of interaction and mutual support between the young and elderly. Two residential blocks face each other, with varying sizes of units accessible on three floors, promoting resident dialogue and accomplishing passive surveillance to create a safer neighbourhood.

Relaxation

Gathering

The ground floor is intended primarily for the elderly, with convenience and easy circulation in consideration. With the introduction of a community centre and garden, the elderly is encouraged to participate in community activities and gardening. Furthermore, younger generations may benefit while also having a good impact on society overall, fostering a sense of community, strengthening multi-generational ties, and increasing social capital.

Sustenance

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Social

Residential Communal Space Carpark

Community Garden Sustainable Farming

Learn and Play

Improve Well-being

Section

https://www.knowsleynews.co.uk/help-grow-community-garden/ https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/factsheets/pocket-parks/9437150

Access

Ground Floor

Top View

FEEDBACK:

REFLECTION:

There are lots of concerns when the senior citizens are involve. This article gives insight, guideline and inspiration on spatial deisgn which are based on actual case studies, considerations such as orientation, independence, social, stimulation and safety.

Too early to consider the build form Not practical of spaces with narrow depth (bottom left) Consider entrances from the Summerhill Road if the center is for the public Does not look like residential building, more like commercial Carpark can go underground

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Stimulation

Safety

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Spacial Configuration

Feedback

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Collective Housing Precedents

WEEK 04

Gifu Kitagata Apartment Building Architects : SANAA Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa Location: Kitagata, Japan Construction year: 2000

Tokyo Apartment Architects : Sou Fujimoto Architects Location: Kitagata, Japan Construction year: 2010

REFLECTION: The Tokyo Apartment’s building form is playful and responsive to its surroundings. The use of a pitched roof is indicative of a traditional house, which provides a sense of warmth and home. https://collectivehousingatlas.net/2013/07/12/gifu-kitagata-apartment-building-by-sanaa/ https://arquitecturaviva.com/works/edificio-de-apartamentos-gifu-kitagata-gifu-3

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Informal Pin up

WEEK 05

There is a walkway wrapping around from the community center (G/F) to the outdoor communal space (1/F), the reason of this concept its to connect floors, spaces and residents together.

Concept

View SE

sky light walkway

View SW

Stimulation

Orientation

View NE

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Draft Floor Plans

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One to two lifts are enough in residential project Not enough carpark spaces for 50 residents (unless there are reasons to support) -> elderly might not have a car? Start to put in furniture into the units Community center might only for the residents? Accessible for the general public? How to make it more welcoming? Idea of 1/F outdoor communal space is good -> How to make it more interesting?

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First Draft Plans

WEEK 06

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Bigger columns (around 300x800mm) Furniture could be lay out in a better way A bit weird to have staircase at the courtyard -> Might be a better way to connect floors Could be more welcoming for the general public

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Pitched Roof Design Inspiration

WEEK 06

VH6 House/ Idee Architects

REFLECTION: In modern housing, pitched roofs are typically paired with timber. It is clean and warm, which gives warmth to the occupants and the surrounding environment. The steel cladding on the roofs of the preceding precedents reinforces the lines of the pitched roof and hide box gutter. The example on the right inspires me to consider the possibility of connecting people through a staircase.

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Spatial Arrangement

WEEK 06

spatial arrangement private/quiet units

outdoor space

central courtyard

community garden

underground carpark community center community cafe

public/load

Residents and the community are forcing to go to the cafe through the community center, this enhance unneccessary interactions and communication between parties. The folding doors are for flexible open up and close depends on the activities hold by the community center. Besides physical connections, there are visual connections within the site, which is another opportunity for communications and connection to the green spaces.

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entrance (summerhill road)

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Second Draft Plans

WEEK 06

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There are still a lot of improvements on the floor plans and design. What I would like to work on til the final is how to bing interactions between the young and the old. Can I bring in communicating doors between units to give share spaces and private spaces? Besides, the programme at the front is still blurry, which the arguement can be stronger. Such as why there is a cafe? what is the purpose? Entrance through community center? Forcing people to come inside the center?

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Section and Elevation

WEEK 06

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REFLECTION: Sections are essential for displaying the construction components. I added transfer beams to allow loading to be transferred from the upper floors to the ground. Because there is a cantilever corridor on the second floor, I am considering thickening the beams at a later stage. Columns are also installed on the underground, ground, and first floors, which can be seen on the underground. Second floor is unnecessary because there are no above levels to support. A concern about the lift part is whether there are lift pits on the top. But, this will have an impact on the aesthetics of the roof.

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Elevation & Sketch

WEEK 06

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Initially, boxes are stacked together to form a structure, but I was thinking about how to mix the building with the surroundings. Based on my study and analysis of neighborhood characteristics, I discovered that hipped roofs and gabled roofs are widespread in the setting. As a result, I’m aiming to employ the same roof on the top to match the neighborhood’s aesthetic! However, I should consider the building’s materiality! I’d want to combine timber and concrete into the project, but I need more time to decide on the appearance.

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Elderly-Friendly Home

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1. Side lamp: place side lamp within reach of the bed to avoid the walk to and from the light switch. 2. Grab bars: install grab bars that provide extra support when moving. Scanned with CamScanner

3. No partitions and doors: the removal of partition walls and doors enhance movability around the unit. 4. Furniture: arrange furniture so there are plenty of space to walk around freely.

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REFLECTION: I was thinking about design strategies for elderly-friendly homes because one of the target users is elderly. I had done study on the design specialized for the elderly and the technique to achieve active ageing from one of my previous subjects that I had studied. To be comprehensive, it requires the planning of the entire city or site! I was considering extending this successful project to another lot in the future, so that the entire context can actively age and benefit the community.

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Mid-semester Presenation Feedback

Built Form Research

WEEK 07

VH6 House/ Idee Architects

Gable House/ Nine Muses Design Hoi Yu Lo 869341

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Facade Concept Draft

Draft Floor Plans & New Concept

WEEK 09

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REFLECTION: Inspired by the Gable House/Nine Muses Design, I intended to use an outdoor staircase to connect the cafe and the 1/F communal space, as well as to extend the size of the café to accommodate both the general public and residents. Under a pitched roof, this might bring out the concept of home and interaction. Furthermore, the entrance would be pushed slightly into the building form to create a canopy. entrance canopy Hoi Yu Lo 869341

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Pitched roof Box Gutter

Material

WEEK 09

REFLECTION: There are box gutter that collect rainwater and transfer to the nearest drainage. This week I have considered to work on a box gutter detail.

board concrete

green black steel

concrete timber

REFLECTION: Timber and concrete are the most often used materials, according to timber research and analysis of numerous predecessors. Furthermore, these materials are easily found in the Reservoir area. I’ll use these materials to integrate in with the surroundings. The use of board concrete provides the texture of wood as well as structural strength. Black steel is used to contrast with the light colors and to frame the shape of the pitched roof, which has a visual impact.

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Modified Floor Plans

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There are also few changes on the underground and ground floor. 1m turning spaces and storage spaces are provided, but the storage could be bigger.

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Front Elevation

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The light court in unit 3 might be not effecive -> need to imprive the layout - How the gardening works? Might consider a detail on it! - There should be fences surround the site - Rethink the concept of the project -> what is the highlight of the project? Is the walkway neccessary if there is a external staircase for connection 43

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Research

Community Garden Detail

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Community Garden Planting Box Detail 1:20@A3

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REFLECTION:

FEEDBACK:

This week, I spent most of my time researching planter boxes and their construction details, which are similar to the rainwater garden. I’ve learned a lot about drainage, waterproofing, levelling, and other. I’ve never worked with this level of landscaping detail before, but I’d like to learn more because gardening is one of my project concepts. I also attempt to locate planter boxes on the layout, which will eventually lead to the partial community garden pan.

- Looks like a rainwater garden instead a place for gardening - Consider it for collecting rainwater only (not accessible) -> but I would like to make it accessible since gardening is my active ageing strategy - Or shrink it -> place it at the back and place planter boxes on top - could make a partial plan to show where the planter box locate - detail should reflect the concept -> pick one more maybe at the 1/F outdoor communal space

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I have tested the layout of planter boxes and made it more interesting by combining it with seatings. The original layout is individual boxes where people can walk around it, but later I combine seatings and create a bigger planter box which encourage interactions and communications at the community garden. There are total 26 units and 13 planter boxes, two units will share half of the planter box. The aim of gardening is to encourage visit on daily basic especially the elderly which comply with active ageing stratrgy.

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1/F Layout

Facade Timber Strips Testing (Side)

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without timber strips

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week 12 REFLECTION: Since week 10, I’ve taken a step back and rethought my approach to creating a more sociable and connective place. The main difference is that the wrapping walking has been eliminated, and the staircase has become more innovative. I also add one additional unit, which reduces the space available in the 1/F common space. I believe I made the right choice since I am satisfied with the outcome, in which the staircase not only connects the ground level café and first floor common area, but also creates alternative gathering place that enriches the frontage.

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Facade Timber Strips Testing (Back) without timber strips

Board concrete Testing

WEEK 12

same direction of boards

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perpendicular of boards

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Without timber strips, concrete is quite dominant. I’m going with the timber strips approach since it brings warmth and harmony to the project. It also highlights the merging of three pitched roof houses, which represents the connecting of generations and households.

In the project, front (south) and back (north) are going with perpendicular approach while side (east and west) are going with same direction approach. It is more interesting when the general public walking along the summerhill road and the road at the shopping center while the side views are more subtle and clean.

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* four elevations can be found in the presentation slide. 51

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Presentation Sequence

Drawings and Illustration

WEEK 12

REFLECTION: I have sketched some diagrams in addition to technical drawings such as plans and sections. I learnt graphical representation at a previous studio, therefore I included illustrations to my presentation to support my research and design proposal. Not only does it draw the audience’s attention, but it also includes information without using a lot of words.

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Conclusion

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programme & key moment

Since all activities are scattered over the site, I’ve struggled a lot with how to illustrate all of the key moments in my presentation. Then I learned way to depict partially using isometric and small bubble diagrams. These nine diagrams all show my concept and intention. It is noticed that the activities held by the community center may change over time, and because there is a storage, equipment could be stored and changed from time to time. I only included yoga and table tennis to demonstrate regular activities in the community area, indicating that there are conversations taking place.

central gathering space gardening

regular activities

welcoming frontage

connection to nature & lightcourt

outdoor working space

cafe

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connection between floors

It’s interesting that there’s an outdoor working place at the frontage’s corner. It contrasts from what I had hoped to achieve at the beginning. However, when one element changes, the others do so as well. This is my first time working on a residential project and I have learnt a lot, the most challeging part is to design along with the council guideline which all moves have to be reasonable and practical. It is also fun at the same time as the concept keeps evolving and there were lots of thinking involved. Thank you to my tutor Ming and everyone who gave insightful comments that helped me during the semester.

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