Mt. Airy Case Studies

mt airy forest park case study analysis katie miller, alex lohbeck, ryan dorsey

SITE PLAN AND DESIGN FALL SEMESTER 2013-2014

INSTRUCTOR: FARNAZ PAKDEL, PhD

çamlica residences location | istanbul, turkey designer | aytaç architects designed (start) | june 2012 program | housing developed land |7.32 acres project area |166,658 ft²

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details of the project | Each building is composed of modular bars that have been bent along the contour lines of the site’s topography and folded and deformed in section. the result is a variety of complex interior and exterior spaces for social interaction among the residents. terraced landscaping allows the buildings to integrate into their site like jigsaw puzzle pieces while providing ample parking below ground. the terraced design also takes advantage of the expansive water front views and the european side of istanbul with the galata tower and sultanahmet. the variety of forms and combinations of the modules for these multilevel houses create a social village in a dynamic urban landscape suitable for wide range of family types and users.

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citylife milano location | milan, italy designer | zaha hadid designed (start) | 2007 program | residential # dwelling units | 370 apartments developed land |3.39 acres project area |213,255 ft² office| 82,021 ft² retail planning/designing principles | density, diversity and mix, transit supportive, accessibility, complementary mixed uses

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details of the project | The project involves three skyscrapers: Torre Isozaki (Il Dritto, The Straight One), Torre Hadid (Lo Storto, The Twisted One) and Torre Libeskind (Il Curvo, The Curved One). In addition, more than 50% of the available area, will be devoted to landscape. A Museum of Contemporary Art is also part of the project. The Hadid Residences have been designed by Zaha Hadid and are composed by seven buildings. The Libeskind Residences are designed by Daniel Liebeskind. They are composed by eight buildings situated in the south-west part of the area. They will both feature prestigious apartments overlooking the park.

These residences will beneďŹ t of all the facilities of the futuristic urban planning system. critical appraisal of the project | won the international tender for the redevelopment of the historic neighborhood

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habitat ‘67 location | montreal, canada designer | moshe safdie built | 1967 program | housing # dwelling units | 146 developed land |3.39 acres planning/designing principles | made up of 354 identical concrete forms arranged in various combinations | the tallest point of the building reaches 12 stories|each residence is connected to at least one private terrace

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details of the project | The development was designed to integrate the benefits of suburban homes, namely gardens, fresh air, privacy, and multilevelled environments, with the economics and density of a modern urban apartment building.[1] It was believed to illustrate the new lifestyle people would live in increasingly crowded cities around the world.[8] Safdie’s goal for the project to be affordable housing largely failed: demand for the building’s units has made them more expensive than originally envisioned. critical appraisal of the project | In March 2012, Habitat 67 won an online Lego Architecture poll and is a candidate to be added to the list of famous buildings that inspire a special replica Lego set. As one of the major symbols of Expo 67, which was attended by over 50 million people during the year it was open, Habitat 67 gained world-wide acclaim as a “fantastic experiment” and “architectural wonder”. This experiment was and is regarded as both a success and failure—it “redefined urban living” and has since become “a very successful co-op”, but at the same time ultimately failed to revolutionize affordable housing or launch a wave of prefabricated, modular development as Safdie had envisioned.

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çamlica residences

shows effective design on a topography-intensive site | includes different types of housing in one development has not been built | no information in realistic context

citylife milano

includes everything a resident would need in one area | effective use of green space designed for an urban environment | only inclusive of apartment dwellings

habitat ‘67

housing has survived for a long time | creative use of space lack of topography in design | only one type of dwelling

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