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A L O N E . TO G E T H E R reconfiguration of tower typology Nasim Sadeghi Nejad
University of Manitoba | Faculty of Architecture | Department of Architecture | Advisor: Neil Minuk | October 2019
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Copyright Š 2019 Nasim Sadeghi Nejad All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author. Published in the United States by Blurb.
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ACK N O WL E D G M E N T S I dedicate this book to my wonderful parents, who have never failed to support me in my pursuit of all my dreams both in architecture and life. Thank you so much for your unconditional love and support. I can’t even describe my appreciation and gratitude for having you two by my side, through thick and thin, all throughout my life. Also to my brother for his support and encouragement. I would also like to give special thanks to my thesis advisor, Neil Minuk, for his guidance and support along my thesis journey. My Special thanks extends to my technology advisor, Carlos Rueda, as well whose kind words and tech guidance helped me in my thesis. To my dear friend Tessa, without her I couldn’t go through all the challenges that I faced and I’m so grateful that I found her in this journey. Additionally, I’d like to thank my friends that I’ve made at University of Manitoba. Thanks for the good times, coffee runs, lunch breaks, and laughter. Also to my friends back in Iran for their continuous support and encouragements. Arash alleyari Kataun Habashi Amanda Nguyen Elnaz Heshmati Matt McQuire Vahid farbod Melanie Yau Faeza Hasan
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ABSTRACT As proven in psychological and emotional research people’s natural urge is to be part of a community but podium tower typology which is the result of modernism, ignoring our needs of communication and connection and it has changed the boundaries to satisfy the needs of density and industrialization. But now that we are facing the growing epidemic of isolation, it is the time to reconfigure our tower typology in a way that helps to reduce isolation. As the modernist architects took detached single family homes (private zone) and transformed them into a vertical manner (towers) to get more density in smaller portions of land; They did not take into account the public and semipublic spaces around each house which is one of the reasons why we are facing the challenge of isolation. As Winston Churchill said, “we shape our building thereafter they shape us�. What I want to explore in my thesis is how architecture can have an influence on reducing isolation ? How can we allow and encourage more people to connect? What are key elements in built space that can encourage people to communicate? An architecture that provides both private space to satisfy the need for solitude, as well as public spaces to satisfy the natural urge to be part of community.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Chapter one -isolation studies growing epidemic towers home Residence Jail Chapter two - site [west georgia Street] site views city anaysis walking distance program analysis model Chapter three - design phase1 concept diagram-vertical city program diagram public+semipublic+private Chapter four- design phase2 Section Axonometric light studies stairfacade north east elevation Chapter Five -the final phase un it plans un its and communal spaces Tower design Diagram Program Diagram Structure diagram site plan floor plans north east Elevation South west elevation Sections Vangether tower Renders model pictures Last word References
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Social isolation, a growing epidemic Is a state of complete or near-complete lack of contact between an individual and society.
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WE SHAPE OUR BUILDINGS; THEREAFTER THEY SHAPE US
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Residence Vs. Jail
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SITE [WEST GEORGIA] The proposed site resides on West Georgia and Richards Street in Vancouver, BC. The site is located in an important and vibrant area currently transforming into a precinct of cultural, arts, business, and residential and new large scale developments. These factors are important to support my concepts surrounding communication and connection between people. Some of these important buildings include the public library, Art gallery and BC place. Also, downtown has all the amenities and needs of an immigrant who is unfamiliar with the environment of their new city. It also offers the benefit of a short walking distance to both Grandville Street and Robeson Street and connects with west Georgia St. which are main transportation streets in Vancouver’s downtown. There is a superior infrastructure of transit including pedestrian walkways, bicycle paths, car transit, bus and sky train, which gives carless commuters the advantage of easy access to the site and its surrounding amenities.
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View from public library
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Land Use Analysis
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Zoning Analysis
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Building Age Analysis
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Age of household Analysis
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Walking Distance
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Program analysis
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DESIGN PHASE 1 The thesis proposal explores the concept of vertical city and how it can help to connect people together. As the modernist architects took detached single family homes (private zone) and transformed them into a vertical manner (towers) to get more density in smaller portions of land; They did not take into account the public and semipublic spaces around each house which is one of the reasons why we are facing the challenge of isolation. In my design phase 1, I was exploring how can we bring back the sense of communal integrity of the public realm around the detached houses in the context of a tower?
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concept diagram-vertical city
Tower typology after modernism
Focusing on private zones to increase desnity Taking detached single home and put them together in a tower with minimum use of land
Re-Configuration of tower typology
Focusing on public and semi-public zones to increase connection between people Taking detached single home and their surroundings and put them together in a tower
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Program Diagram
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public+semipublic+private-Courtyard view
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DESIGN PHASE 2 Communal spaces are the focus of my project and I want that to be the structure of my tower. One of the factors that can help with this process is the faรงade of the building which plays an important role for both people in the street and for the residents inside of the tower. The faรงade will affect the people outside the building and may encouraging them to enter the building and interact. This supports my concept of increasing the possibility for connection and communication between resident and nonresidents through architecture. I think the issue of how architecture can be encouraging in this matter can be developed through the faรงade design of the building.
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Section Axonometric
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THE FINAL PHASE The final phase incorporates moving the stairs from facade of the building to the center of the project to create a better integration between the private and communal spaces. As the stairs connect the communal spaces, the vertical void that’s been created at the center of the building can be seen from different levels of the building and can be a factor to encourage people to communicate more. This change creates a courtyard area at the center of the building which is a sheltered exterior space for people to communicate also. This helps bring nature inside of the building. The courtyard can be accessed from the street and is surrounded with restaurants and cafes help in bringing the people together.
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Unit plans
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Type A
No Kitchen
No Living room
No Kitchen-Living room Small Kitchen-Living room
Type B
No Kitchen
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No Kitchen-Living room Small Kitchen-Living room
Type C
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No Kitchen-Living room Small Kitchen-Living room
Type D
No Kitchen
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communal spaces have 45 percent of the floor area
units and communal spaces The purpose of my thesis is to design a tower focusing on communal spaces. After my research and analyzing the lack of communal spaces, I figured how it evolved in increasing the sense of isolation. So I was trying to make a balance between private and shared spaces in the building. Units have 55 percent of the floor area and communal spaces have 45 percent of the floor area . The Percentages are different from a typical residential tower but that is what the design was intended to evoke.
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Private spaces have 55 percent of the floor area
tower design diagram
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North East Elevation North East Elevation is located at west Georgia street and this side of building is open to the non residence who can look towards the communal spaces, the gardens and the court yard with all the restaurants and cafes which can help the community to be more inviting and encouraging for people to come inside the vangether tower and communicate
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Section This Section is showing the communal spaces and how they are connected together with stairs. There are three zones in each level, Private houses(private space), communal spaces in the middle(public space) and terraces which some of them are public some are semi public. There are sliding glass windows on south east and north west elevation of the building which give the opportunity of better ventilation inside with chance to enjoy the exterior terrace on the other side.
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Last Word Since I started my master of architecture at University of Manitoba, I was challenging my self with different aspects in both architecture and life. This year was personally very inspirational for me, and I am grateful to have successfully completed my ďŹ nal student design project. This year has taught me so much about who I am as a person and as a designer, and I am so very ready to close this chapter and say hello to a new one. Thank you to all who have helped me get to where I am today, I sincerely couldn’t have done it without your amazing support. 97
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Koolhaas, Rem, and Madelon Vriesendorp. “Rem Koolhaas, Madelon Vriesendorp. The City of the Captive Globe Project, New York, New York, Axonometric. 1972 | MoMA.” The Museum of Modern Art. Accessed Dec 10, 2018. https://www.moma.org/collection/works/104696. 6 “Surrealist Architecture / Filip Dujardin.” The Superslice. January 11, 2013. Accessed Dec 20, 2018. http://thesuperslice.com/2013/01/11/ surrealist-architecture-filip-dujardin/. 18-19 Google Earth. Accessed Nov 23, 2018. https://earth. google.com/. 20-23 “MountainMath Software and Analytics.” MountainMath. Accessed Oct 25, 2018. https://mountainmath.ca/.
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