thrivespace @320 havelock rd
design journal
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limited space; unaffordability Singapore is a small country with available land decreasing everyday. With more number of young adults entering the workforce everyday, the demand for housing in Singapore remains extremely competitive. For most of these young adults, to buy their own houses is too expensive of an option, while for others it is a matter of competition with the rest. There is an opportunity to explore the idea of temporary accommodation solutions, as well as shared living space to maximise space usage.
For most Singaporeans, public housing remains the most affordable housing option. Private housing is incredibly expensive… it’s really hard to get public housing if you are not married and under 35 years old. It doesn’t help that many Millennials are delaying marriage and/or parenthood, which directly delays their eligibility for public housing. (TheNewSavvy, 2017, Can Singapore Millennials afford to buy a home?, para. 1)
A recent survey conducted by Apartment List found that Millennials looking to buy their first home may face up to two or more decades of saving up just for the down payment. (StackedHomes, 2017,Here’s how long a millennial will take to save for a down payment of a condo in Singapore, para. 1)
A recent survey by CBRE found that almost two-thirds of Asia-Pacific millennials are still living with their parents and 18 per cent have no plans to move out, with unaffordable real estate cited as the common factor. (The Straits Times, 2017, Can Singapore Millennials afford to buy a home?, para. 1
design intent
co-living meets co-working To design a co-living and co-working space that is targeted towards young working adults seeking temporary accommodation.
site analysis
why choose 320 havelock road?
robertson quay subzone demographics 430
0-9 years
future generation that will enter the workforce
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10-19 years
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20-29 years
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30-39 years
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40-49 years site
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50-59 years 180
60-69 years 70-79 70- years
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80-89 years
Majority of the community that resides around the site are in the workforce currently. creating a co-working space aims to target this large group. while there may be a lower number of young working adults in the area at the moment, those schooling will eventually join the workforce which will boost the numbers. these future milennials are the target audience to justify creating a co-living space. •
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early conceptual sketches allocation of spaces The initial idea was to have communal spaces being surrounded by the individual and private spaces, and that they would be connected through “break-out” spaces. “Break-out” spaces are just smaller arrangement of seatings to allow of small group conversations and general lounging as well.
level 2
co-living communal garden
level 1 co-working break-out communal kitchen relax / lounge
In this initial zoning diagram, i allocated the co-living units to be all on the second floor for more privacy. They would then share a communal reading and garden space (which was removed after further development) where they can socialise with fellow tenants.
early conceptual sketches rough isometric sketches
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design development my thought process throughout The following is a compilation of sketches done throughout this project to further refine the spatial planning of the design.
Initial isometric sketch of zoning diagram with blocks
Initial rough sketch of zoning diagram with site context
design development my thought process throughout
From these sketches the design developed into using one 1/3 bays of the site with the design extending a littlle bit through both sides.
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first review my scheme for the first ideation crit With the same design concept and strategy for the spatial planning, the first review of the design uses the idea of levels to seperate the co-living and co-working spaces. On the first floor is the communal co-living space and above it is the more private co-living units.
Initial rough sketch of zoning diagram with site context
Proposed first floor plan drawn to scale for the first crit
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zoning diagram with site context level 1
zoning diagram with site context
sketchup model of design
design development post crit + feedback development After the first review, there was a major change in the layout of the design. I decided to use 2/3 bays instead of just 1, which would allow me to split the co-living and co-working function into a bay each, This way, it opens up more freedom to play with the levels as they are no longer seperated that way. Additionally, the idea of seperate bays housing seperate functions means that both spaces can function individually.
design development co-living units Inspired by the concept of micro-housing and its advantages, the living units were designed to be uniform and self-contained. Each unit was designed to range from 30-35sqm and houses everything a typical flat would have - living room, bedroom, kitchen and toilet.
second review my scheme for second crit In terms of spatial planning, the design was near its final outcome by the second crit review. The two bays are seperated by a glass wall in the middle to have some transparency while still providing the privacy for the co-living side.
co-working
co-living
Proposed floor plans drawn roughly to scale
Isometric sketch of proposed design
Concept sketch of co-living units
final outcome thrivespace comes alive
Compilation of all renders and final proposed floor plans
first floor plan final outcome
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reception 1 hotdesking 2 cafe 3 toilet 4 shared kitchen 5 laundry area 6 units 7
second floor plan final outcome
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hotdesking 8 formal meeting rooms 9 computer station 10 casual meeting rooms 11 units 12
view of co-working space from entrance
view of co-living space from level 2
view of co-working space from entrance