Design Studio : Gamma by mehboob.chatur13

ARCH20002

DESIGN STUDIO : GAMMA

Mehboob Madatali Chatur // 903803 Studio Leader : Viet Pham // Tutorial 19

LIVING HOUSE, LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD Rapid urbanisation is happening globally and therefore require us, as designers, to create innovative ways of intensifying population - especially in inner city areas. In recent decades, rapid population growth and high demand for housing in Melbourne have triggered a large-scale development of two contrasting housing typologies and urban forms. High-rise apartment towers dominate new housing stock in inner-urban locations, resulting in immense pressure on existing urban amenities. On the other end of the spectrum, detached, low-rise single-family houses, with poor access to urban amenities, dominate outer suburban locations and the outward expansion of the metropolitan region. A range of negative social and environmental outcomes have been associated with these two contrasting urban forms, along with their undesirable impacts on the overall quality of urban living in Melbourne.

CONTENTS LIVING HOUSE

green + light house

LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD

co live , co work

4 10

LIVING HOUSE:

TRANSFORM + EXTEND + ADAPT The project focused on preserving the heritage of the Edwardian terrace house, as well as relating it to the general site of Carlton. The design of the house is to be easily adoptable over the next three decades and allow multiple types of people to live in it, such as the elderly, children, work-live individuals, teenagers and parents. The studied site was 4 MacArthur Place N, Carlton. I drew inspiration from Robin Boyd’s Walsh House (South Yarra, Melbourne), Craig Tan’s Stepping Stone House (Armadale, Melbourne) and Austin Maynard’s Mill House (Melbourne). These houses focused on creating multi-use spaces, with some of them working on a similar project of renovating a terrace house whilst preserving their historical elements. For my improvement, I have reconsidered the adaptation of the house over the decades and also shown the process fore the general form of the house - and how that has created private and public spaces.

light + green house

CONCEPTUALISATION + ANALYSIS MATERIAL AND ELEMENTAL STUDY

Continuous flow of external areas

Materials used in the current Edwardian house and other natural materials from around the area were studied, which mainly consist of masonry clay bricks and timber. Other elements of the Edwardian facade that I found fascinating these include, the pitched roof, the use of vertical elements on the roof, the decorative border around the front porch. In order to maintain the heritage facade and characteristic of Carlton, these elements and materials are important to preserve through out the design.

Connectivity of outdoor areas

SUMMER SOLSTICE Consistent sunlight access through out the site, allows for a chance of a small outdoor courtyard at the north of the site. Shading panels and louvers used to protect harsh sunlight conditions.

Total living area

WINTER SOLSTICE Most of site overshadowed by neighboring buildings, especially at noon. However, access to sunlight in the morning and afternoon - open spaces pushed towards eastern and western sides of site.

BUILDABLE AREA

AREA ALLOCATION

A101

SITING + FLOOR PLANS -

B ---

NICHOLLS LANE

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CANNING STREET -

MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH DN

SITING 1

1 A101

A101

ROOF PLAN 6

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

SECTIONS + SPATIAL EXPERIENCES

OVERLOOKING INTERNAL COURTYARD FROM KITCHEN SECTION B

NARROW CORRIDOR AT THE UPPER LEVEL

OPEN PLAN LIVING AREA WITH FLEXIBLE USAGE

SECTION C

SECTION A

ORTHOGRAPHIC SECTION

Northern courtyard which connects to the central courtyard of the house Open space living of the public areas (living room, kitchen and dining) to allow for flexibility in the use of space.

Setback so it preserves the visual dominance of the Edwardian facade.

Narrow corridors full of light used throughput the house to mirror the original Edwardian style.

ADAPTATION SCENARIOS DN

PARENTS, ONE CHILD AND GRANDPARENTS

PARENTS, TWO TEENAGE CHILDREN + WORK-LIVE LIFESTYLE

PARENTS, ONE STAY- IN CHILD AND TENANT

Ground Floor: Grandparents room First Floor: Child room + Parent’s room

Ground Floor: Child room First Floor: Child room + Parent’s room

Ground Floor: Parents room First Floor: Child room + Tenant ‘studio’

Modification: Balcony made into office-space with its own entrance from the north of the site.

Modification: Internal bridge removed separating the house. One side used as rental space and the other side for the initial family.

LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD:

DENSIFY + DIVERSIFY + INTENSIFY The project focused on designing an area that allows for mid-dense living and enhances the sense of community through design and activities that the site allows for. The preservation of the heritage building and echoing it throughout the design was important. Four sites - 65 Elgin Street, 6-10 MacArcthur Pl N, 4 MacArthur Pl N and 2 MacArthur Pl n - were studied, all adjacent to eachother in Carlton. In the project, I specifically focused on 4 MacArthur Pl N and 2 MacArthur Pl N. My design borrowed inspiration from other dense living project worldwide that celebrate the idea of community. I looked at The Commons (Brunswick, Melbourne) by Breathe Architecture, Mini Living (Shanghai, China) by MINI Design and Silodam (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) by MVRDV. For the imporovement, I have shown my progress to developing the form and more conceptual analysis.

colive cowork

CONCEPTUALISATION + ANALYSIS

COMMUNITY

MATERIAL PALETTE

CO-LIVING CO-WORKING CELEBRATING DIVERSITY SHARED SPACES SHARED RESOURCES PUBLIC & PRIVATE INTERACTION SHARED INTERESTS SUSTAINABLE COLLABORATION

SHARED SHARED LIVING ROOFTOP SEMI-PUBLIC INDIVIDUAL COUPLE SPACE LIVING LIVING PUBLIC FAMILY COCOEATERY LIVING LIVING WORKING

DISTRIBUTION OF SPACES AND USES using MVRDVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s model

RETAIL 11

SITING

LA N E

C A N N IN G

STREET

N IC H O LL S

MACARTH

UR PLACE NORTH

PRIVATE 12

SEMI

PUBLIC

MASTER PLAN:

COMMERCIAL STRIP RESTAURANT + KITCHEN

SINGLE / COUPLE

COLIVING AREA

ROOFTOP P R I V A T E AMENITIES

SINGLE / COUPLE

PUBLIC AMENITIES

COWORKING AREA GALLERY SPACE SINGLE / COUPLE

A SMALL FAMILY RESIDENCES

BIG FAMILY RESIDENCE

SMALL FAMILY RESIDENCES

BIG FAMILY RESIDENCE SHARE HOUSE

GROUND FLOOR

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

LOOKING ONTO THE SITE FROM ELGIN STREET 13

MASTER PLAN SECTIONS

SECTION A

SECTION B

SECTION C

EAST

SOUTH EXISTING BUILDINGS ON SITE AROUND THE SITE AND HOW THE PROPOSAL RELATES TO THEM Iconic pitch roof kept through out the site to mirror Edwardian style.

Vertical elements of roof emphasised, even through structural member around building. Wind power energy generated in the south west of site, since there is strong winds from that direction. Also acts as barrier between private and public space.

LOOKING AT THE SITE FROM THE CORNER OF MACARTHUR PLACE NORTH AND CANNING STREET 15

SITE PLANS

D GROUND FLOOR Make the pathway for pedestrians using the nearby paths much wider, thus making the building easier accessible and memorable.

FIRST FLOOR

SECOND FLOOR

Rounded edges to give the building a distinctive look, contrasting the hostile geometry of the roofs.

Make the entrance to the private area narrow as it goes, to emphasise the transition from public to private space and vice versa.

ROOF PLAN

SITE SECTIONS

SECTION D

Rainwater collection system.

Contrast in materials to separate private and public space and modern and old materials.

SECTION E 17

EASTERN ELEVATION

KEY SPATIAL EXPERIENCES

COLIVING AREA

COWORKING AREA

INDIVIDUAL/DUAL LIVING

SHARED LIVING

ENTRANCE TO PRIVATE RESIDENCE

COMMUNAL ROOFTOP GARDEN

ORTHOGRAPHIC SECTION

Shading roof made with photovoltaic cells with micro inverters to produce sustainable energy.

Rooftop area with a range of communal activities, such as a communal BBQ, play area and vegetable patches.

Stained glass roof on coliving area to mirror the Edwardian stain glass style, and also give the space more transparency Common circulation core Coliving area with shared spaces, such as kitchen, laundry, dining and laundry

Coworking area with different seating styles to afford for different kind of usage.