MICRO HOUSING COMMUNITY addressing homelessness
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Who?
Dwelling Equipment Part B is dedicated to providing a possible solution to address and support people transitioning out of homelessness. project rear elevation
What?
A community of 12 micro dwellings with shared community facilities. Rear acces via Albert Lane CBC School opposite Park opposite N/E Channel 10 studios adjacent CBC School
Where?
Among the calm nature of Adelaide, my Micro Housing Community is situated at 331 Wakefield Street, a long narrow city block.
How?
333 Wakefield Street: two storey bluestone house CARPORT ON SHARED BOUNDARY FRUIT TREES ON SHARED BOUNDARY
This project will exploit the vast possibilities of prefabrication in order to act as example for other similar projects.
329 Wakefield Street: single storey bluestone house (state heritage listed) rear red brick second storey addition double carport at rear accessed via albert lane
My dwellings aim to create a pleasant connection between the interior and exterior provided by window placement and dwelling layout. The dwelling encourages interaction with others as well as interaction with the dwelling itself; ladder and reclining net.
2 Albert lane: single storey built against shared boundary
South side of Albert Lane: two storey brick dwellings brush fence
Provided within the dwelling is a bed, lockable bed side drawers, built in desk and single chair. Each dwelling has a w/c and basin with shower cubicals and laundry facilities povided in the community buildings. The commons building provides cooking, dining and lounge facilities and the community has a fruit and vegetable garden to be maintained to used extensively by the site’s occupants.
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Frontage: 14.75m Site Are: 901sqm
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331 Wakefield Street
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Box gutter Steel roof sheeting
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Concrete parapet (class 4)
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150mm concrete ceiling (class 3)
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Timber framed window 180mm walls (class 4)
Timber framed sliding window
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Provided single bed
Inbuilt timber desk
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150mm concrete first floor (class 3)
Seating net void
Black timber ladder Timber door frame Timber door
Timber framed window
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180mm walls (class 4) Timber framed windows
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Timber framed window 90mm Timber wall
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Ground floor slab (extended as porch) (clas 3)
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