FINAL STAGE
“The youth house in 2035”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Site analysis 2. Concept 3. Principles 4. Implementation 5. Proposal
TASK
Design “the youth house of 2035” for
1. Improve the rentability of large units in Lehtovuorenkatu 6 & 4 2. Create design that enhances the participation of the residents in the community 3. Improve the living conditions of the residents 4. Visualize how youngsters want to live in 2035
URBAN PLAN LOCATION
KONALA located in the northwest corner of Helsinki
covers area of 2,32 km2
4,860 inhabitants
4,500 jobs
average age of residents is 39yr.
URBAN ANALYSIS
Location in the urban site
Main and secondary roads
Parks and outdoor sport ground
Pedestrian and cycle roads
Services and distances from the site
SITE ANALYSIS
Outdoor spaces
Pedestrian flows
SITE OPPORTUNITIES
BUILDING ANALYSIS Storage Sauna Laundry
Storage Sauna Laundry
Storage Drying room
Building 4
Drying room
Drying room
WC Storage
Common areas Means of vertical transportation Hallway Two rooms apartment Studio
Storage Laundry
Building 6
Two bedrooms apartment
SITE CONCLUSIONS
Site
Optimistic
Gloomy
Location, nature
Forgotten land feeling
Services
Lack of common spaces
Daylight conditions
Cold atmosphere
Building
Flat
USER
Atte, 31 years old Espoo Unemployed Single Homeless since age 17 Knows mechanical engineering because of his dad.
Atte did not attend college, has been working temporarily in different service industry jobs. No social health care. Lives in shelters or with grandma. He believes the system excludes him and doesn’t know how to put himself back.
Maria, 23 years old Vantaa Master student in economics Lives in student housing Always in need to find a nice spot to do home assignments after corona.
The Lehto’s Helsinki Full-time employed Married since 2015 In search for a rental They dream to live far away from the city to raise little Anna in a peaceful place
Maria is from Germany, loves the student culture in Finland. Now she struggles with lack of human interaction. She has a slight interest on interior design since she worked part time at Marimekko last year.
Linda and Jakko are a multicultural family that just had their first child. They needed to expand their home and now are looking for affordable flats in new developed areas outside Helsinki.
Maria wants to develop a startup in fashion technology next to her best friend.
A non negotiable for them is to have a big garden so Linda can do her most beloved hobby; gardening.
REFERENCE & W O R K S H O P CONCLUSIONS
In 2035 the world is even more complex than today because of…..
This means that people think they are...
climate change
doing more work from home
technical revolution
instead of owning and consuming stuff the focus is on quality
immigration ageing of population automatization of services globalization
services are even more important than today
What people need and want from their living environment
garden where residents can get connection to nature social areas that invite to connect with others private areas that are extension of the unit but can be reserved for private use
“The world is more and more digitalized but at the same time values of nature and humanity are increasing” -comment from workshop-
CONCEPT
THE
SANCTUARY
THAT SEEKS FOR THE
PRESERVATION OF THE WAY OF LIFE
PROBLEM MODERN WORLD COMPLEXITY
PROBLEM EFFECTS
Feeling of exclusion
Collective loneliness
Uncertainty
SOLUTION
SANCTUARY
A place that acts as a shelter, to evoke inner introspective and healing transformation. Formed by simple shapes and materials.
PRINCIPLES
1. Enhance the service that housing companies offer.
3. Develop sustainable, long-term solutions for specific location.
2. Improve the design standards in Finland.
4. Make sustainable buildings that are enduring, resilient and adaptive.
IMPLEMENTATION
Resident’s guidance, personalized assistance Company’s marketing and image in the buildings
1. Social Housing System Local community future needs
2. SITE
Landscape improvement.
Common / Rentable spaces New services in the buildings
3. BUILDING
4. UNIT 75m2 Peaceful and calming interiors Responsive environments
PROPOSAL
1. S O C I A L H O U S I N G S Y S T E M
Maria, 23 years old
Journey
1
2 Searching for home
3
Warm welcome by a company
4 Soft integration into the community
Touchpoints
NAL Website
5
Reconnection to Joanna’s inner world, and the world outside
Joanna’s enhanced experience of healing social housing
Sanctuary way-finding
APP
Apartment Outdoors environment
New common spaces
Nal guidance and site’s approachable navigation
Easy access to information, events, bookings
Intimate space for self, interaction with sculptures and nature
Diverse variety of community involvement by new services
Key elements User-friendly interface and guidance
NEW SERVICES
Recreational Shared
Social spaces Shared Rentable
Sport facilities Shared
Work spaces Shared Rentable
2. S I T E
MASTER PLAN
FORMATION
2.0
Land incline
0.0
noise sun exposure
stream
Boundary conditions
partly enclosed
open
seclude d
semisocial
quiet
Areas characteristics and functions distribution social
social
quiet
STORY MAP
Gathering
Parking
BB
Q
nce
tra En
SOCIAL - interactions/bonding
Garde
n
d
n rou g y Pla
Installation
SEMI-SOCIAL - interaction/contemplating Gat
her
ing
QUIET - observing/contemplating
3. B U I L D I N G
COMMON AREAS y Communit sauna
Gym
ity n u m oom m r Co ing liv y Communit kitchen
SPACE DISTRIBUTION ATMOSPHERE
Private
Public Building 4
Building 6
Section allocation
BUILDING 4 COMMON AREAS
Rentable sauna
Unit
Office
Unit
Community living room
BUILDING 6 COMMON AREAS & HALLWAY
Office
Lounge
Lounge
Community sauna
Gym
Community kitchen
OUTDOORS EXPERIENCE OF SOCIAL & SEMI-SOCIAl AREAS
Community garden
4 elements sculpture Earth - rough material of the statue Water - flowing stream Air - open air conditions FIre - most sunlit spot
BBQ
Playground
HALLWAYS & STAIRCASES IMPROVEMENT OF EXPERIENCE & WAYFINDING SYSTEM
PUBLIC SAUNA
A’
SHARED / RENTABLE
A
BATHING
Sauna Plan 1:100
Sauna Section AA’ 1:100
SAUNA
4. 75 m2 UNIT
UNIT TYPOLOGIES
1
STUDIO
2
STUDIO A / B
/
3
FAMILY FLAT
3 “TOWNHOUSE”
SITE AXONOMETRIC
SITE 1ST LEVEL
STUDIOS
Studio 43m2 + Common lounge
TERRACE
WORK STATION
WARDROBE
KITCHEN WC
ENTRANCE
Studio 43m2 + Studio 27m2
Studio 43m2 + Common lounge
STUDIOS
TERRACE
Studio 43m2 + Studio 27m2
WARDROBE
KITCHEN
WORK STATION WC
ENTRANCE
KITCHEN WORK STATION
BATHROOM
FLATS Family flat 55m2 + common work space
TERRACE
LIVING
H1
KITCHEN WC
ENTRANCE
H2
“Townhouse” - 1st level 43m2 + rentable office
“Townhouse” - 2nd level 43m2 + rentable office
FLATS Family flat 55m2 + common work space
“Townhouse” - 1st level 43m2 + rentable office
TERRACE
LIVING KITCHEN
WC
ENTRANCE
“Townhouse” - 2nd level 43m2 + rentable office
FLATS Family flat 55m2 + common work space
“Townhouse” - 1st level 43m2 + rentable office
“Townhouse” - 2nd level 43m2 + rentable office
TERRACE H1
H2 WC
TYPICAL UNI T STUDIO 43 m2 + Common space
A’
TERRACE
WARDROBE
WORK STATION
BEDROOM
KITCHEN BATHROOM B
B’
ENTRANCE
COMMON LOUNGE
A
UNIT Axonometric view
UNIT Sections SectIon B-B’
SectIon A-A’
COMMON LOUNGE
ENTRANCE
KITCHEN
LIVING / WORK STATION
UNIT Interior elevations
UNIT Interior Elevations
MODULAR FURNITURE
Wardrobe.
Modular custom made furniture.
MODULAR SETTING FOR BEDROOM
CONCLUSIONS
As individuals understanding from vulnerability how life is affected by many factors, including the physical environment, we conclude that the softest expression of humankind becomes a seed to decode human complexity. In the contemporary world full of challenges, staying human, embracing core values and nourishing them, is essential to preserve life. Housing founded in human values can be a crucial and responsive axe to the dissipated world. “The Sanctuary” acts as the place to embrace the deepest part of you, to embrace the forgotten humankind... It invites you to reconnect to your inner self, to people around.