ADMIN / LOUNGE GYM / MED AREA
ENTRANCE
KITCHEN AND DINING
LEVEL RAMP
CARPARK
SECTION AA
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SOUTHWARD
SECTION BB
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ROOF GARDEN ROOM ROOM
NORTHWARD
VITA ETERNIAMARE In Vita Eterniamare (Everlasting Ocean or Sea), our community encourages people of all ages to join and experience the modern lifestyle of co-living within an incredible environment. Surrounded by classic Australian housings, the beach, and the train station on the Marino suburb, the site provides various ideas for outdoor activities for the residents to explore. This includes, swimming, surfing, beach walks, night walks, and even city activities thanks to the direct train route across the Cove Road. With sustainability in mind, each living quarters are designed to allow the maximum capacity of a young couple (such as 2 adults and 1 child) while proving quality living with the separation of private space.
COMMUNAL
100m² 40m² 30m² 5m² 30m² 20m² 10m² 80m² 40m²
OPEN ROOF WALK SPACE / ROOF GARDEN OPEN KITCHEN / DINING ROOM LOUNGE SPACE (COUCHES) UNI-SEX BATHROOMS HUB WORKSPACE ADMIN AREA MED AREA CAR PARK GYM
PRIVATE
5m² 6m² 2m² 1m² 2m² 1m² 1m²
BEDROOM (QUEEN-SIZE) BATHROOM (SHOWER ONLY) KITCHENETTE LAUNDRY STORAGE SMALL STUDY SMALL STORAGE
Male
40%~
Children
10%~
Female
43%~
Elders
07%~
To dampen sound and provide maximum comfort in private spaces / living quarters, each room are built to be seperated with an air gap, whilst, creating an airlock between the bedroom kitchen fusion and the entry. Furthermore, the aluminium that extrudes outwards of the window frame creates natural shading during summer but allows the winter sun in when the angle of the sun is lower. This also applies to the hallway with its large triple glazed windows between the platform and the rooms. Although shared bedrooms and toilets are available, the build on trust within co-living communities will always be difficult to establish which is why each residential area will be provided with all the neccessities one could use fo rsmall indoor living in this modern age.
To design within the site, the group had to provide an overal site analysis to study and understand the topography before the initial step towards creating the design struture. As seen in the site, the contour lines closer to the main road remains spread across the land, providing a near-flat area for large structures. Whereas, the further out contour lines provides a steep dip downwards, meaning any structure will require multiple poles / beam support. The design of the supporting structure was inspired by the flow of the topography as seen in the design experimentation stages, thus creating a free-flowing platforms as layers for the base of the design.
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