APPENDIX 3: ROOF AS 5TH ELEVATION

Appendix 3: Roof as a 5th elevation

The roof was further developed to incorporate the design phylosophy of the rest of the proposed retirement community.

ROOF GARDEN PLAN

FIGURE A.7: Roof Garden Plan

Planter boxes were added to the perimeter of the roof garden to act as the balustrade, as well as to give the sensation of being surrounded by nature when experiencing the space

A playground was added to the top of the proposed facility’s fully assisted living unit block. By adding the playground, the children get incorporated into yet another part of the building and allow the elderly residents to watch them, ultimately increasing their safety.

Various forms of seating were added to the roof garden to allow the residents and children multiple places to socialise or pause and reflect. This seating ranges from tables and chairs, wooden benches and seating walls surrounding the planter boxes.

A braai area was added to the roof (the same as the braai area on the ground floor), to allow for another multifunctional social space.

FIGURE A.8: Further Developed Roof Seating

FIGURE 9.x: New Roof Garden Perspective

APPENDICES

ROOFTOP PLAYGROUND

FIGURE A.9: New Roof Garden Playground Area

NEW PROPOSED ROOF GARDEN

FIGURE A.10: Further Developed Roof Garden FIGURE 9.x: New Roof Garden Seating

APPENDICES

SPECIAL THANKS:

“Let me share my screen and just show you, it’s gonna be easier to explain” - The quote of our two post-graduate years.

A very special thanks to the CRYING IS COOL virtual studio. Without your constant motivation and support, I would not have completed my post-graduate studies in a good(ish) mental state. Even though we worked in separate locations, seeing your faces and hearing your voices every day made social isolation a lot less lonely. I will forever be grateful of your virtual company.

Thank you for all the late-night shenanigans, the 3PM games of “Golf with Friends” and “Tower Unite” and all the input and advice you gave (also forcing me to crit).

I’m really going to miss being able to video call anyone of you at any time and always having company.

Good luck with your careers, and may our architecture paths cross again in the future.

This spread shows what it’s like (and how your desktop looks) when doing your post-graduate architecture studies in a global pandemic: