Other Problems by Phalhong Mao

Phalhong Mao

1. OTHER House on a Found Site

Walking around one of the highly densed inner suburb of Melbourne, seeking for a potential empty space to be homes for others. A place where others can live selfindependently for a minimum of at least two years. A place where others can have its own private space. I was interested in selecting a site which can be said to be a typical scenario â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;backyard lanewayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; condition found within many old melbourne terrace houses. As speculated, every home has a backyard. Many people tend to lease these backyards out as sheds to temporary people who seek for affordable place to rent. The purpose of this small exercise is to design compact liveable houses for others, especially the homelessness.

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SITE

95 Chapman St North Melbourne VIC 3051

PROGRAM

Extra-home (Homelessness House) Private outdoor space

TEST 1 The intent of this initial test was to strip away the unnecessity while maintaining what to be called as ‘essential’.

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The design has minimised unnecessary partitions for compact ability and flexibility living. In addition to the above, the “mini house” also includes a mini yard and a laundry area.

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The proposal total up would take approximately 26m² of the land yard.

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EXISTING NEIGHBOURING FENCE

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VEGETATION

ELEVATED STORAGE OR ADDITIONAL RESTING AREA

MULTI-PURPOSE STORAGE

SHELVING ABOVE TOILET

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KITCHEN SINK, MINI. FRIDGE & STORAGE

ELEVATED FLOOR LEVEL AND SHELVING TO PROVIDE STORAGE AS WELL AS FLEXIBILITY TO SPATIAL LAYOUT

UNDER FLOOR TANK (OPTIONAL)

MOVEABLE TABLE DINNING / LIVING / SLEEPING

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SITE

95 Chapman St North Melbourne VIC 3051

PROGRAM

Extra-home (Homelessness House) Private outdoor space

TEST 2 The intent of this test was not to design a better mini house, but to provide a slightly more spatious home for any others. The design has minimised unnecessary close up doors for better air flows within each alocated living space. In addition to the above, the cottage-like house also includes a small yard for a BBQ or planting as well as a watertank and a laundry area.

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The proposal total up would take approximately 50mÂ² of the land yard.

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In order to gain access towards the extrahome, there will be a need to go through the laneway. Therefore, the laneway here is counted towards the extra home as an additional footprint. Without the lane, there will not be any access to the extra-home, as a result the extra-home will not exist.

2. Found Site and Predicate of OTHER House

What if... What if the extra-home is the first thing on the site? What if the extra-home has a protection condition like one of those heritage listed building?

SITE

c404 Cranbourne North VIC 3977

PROGRAM

Extra-home (Homelessness House) as a pre-existing condition prior sub-division of farm land for redevelopment

A farm field along the road C404 in cranbourne North has been selected as a site. Based on the size of it, the extra-home from the previous chapter has been placed on site as a pre-existing condition prior the land being sold to the developer. The placed extra-homes will be protected and remain where it is, regardless of how the site to be subdivide and redevelop.

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The image below is a sub division of the selected site in which was inspired by ross racine - digital suburbias. An initial placement of the extra-home from the inner suburb has been placed on site as a pre-existing condition.

During the sub-division of other development plots densely and equally, there are noticible irregular areas which could potential be the sites for many other homes.

Extra-Home within the sub-division

Site Plan

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Future Homes Competition with an OTHER House

The apartment has been located towards North-west of the site in order to prevent over casting shadow on to the adjacent neighbour. Deciduous tree and Ever green trees will be used as a tool to prevent overlooking between neighbours as well as creating a forest-like within the site. For a 2 Lots scheme, there will be a total of 10 apartments (one of 1 bed, 4 of 2 bed and 5 of 3 bed). The apartment design is very compact, with no internal corridor. External staircase will be used as access/ escape routes. Each lift will stop direct at the apartment.The materials for driveway and under croft carpark will be made up of permeable materials to allow the entire site to drain well. Non-comformance conditions for the competition will be used for negeotiation for a potential extra-home on site. Stage 1-01

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Design statement

The apartment has been located towards North-west of the site in order to prevent over casting shadow on to the adjacent neighbour. Deciduous tree and Ever green trees will be used as a tool to prevent over looking between neigbours as well as creating a forest like within the site. For a 2 Lots scheme, the there will be a total of 10 apartments (one of 1 bed, 4 of 2 bed and 5 of 3 bed). The materials for driveway and undercroft carpark will be made up of permeable materials to allow the entire site to drain well. The apartmentis veryHOME compact, with no internal corridor. EXTRA External Staircase will be used as escape route. Each lift will stop direct at the apartment.

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Design Statement

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SITE

Competition Brief 1 Lot 2 Lots Scheme

PROGRAM

Comformance:

SITE 15m x 40m 30 x 40m

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Competition Brief 1 Lot 3 Lots Scheme

PROGRAM

Comformance:

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4. Found Site Predicate Future Apartment and an OTHER House

The brief is to design an apartment building that include an extra home for the homelessness, in conjunction with other mixed use, retails and commercials on a very tight site. As speculated in the society, homelessness can be caused by uncountable issue and they usually do not receive equal value within the society. This design proposal aims to help soften this bias criticism of the homelessness within the community. I am interested in the condition in which what we normally found within the city, which is the ‘laneway’. However, the study of ‘laneway’ condition in this proposal is not as back of house services lane, but in reverse as a place which offers a potential for the neighbourhoods/locals to interact and gather as one.

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Acquire a Site Pre-subdivision Strata Title for Extra-Home

Establish an easement as a shared caveat around extra home as a protection from over build by developer.

Establish a lane overlay as a shared caveat to achieve a precinct effect within the site.

Condition overlay Minimum of 50m2

Condition overlay Allow to re-materialise to suit the development design intent. Materials used to be permeable to avoid flooding to extra home. Potential - allow the developer to see it as an access way.

Condition overlay Developer to provide at least a public access through the site for local community. Developer will have flexibility to locate the lane caveat to suit the desgin intent. The easement around extra home can be considered sa as part of lane canveat within the design if the developer wish to. Potential, all air rise above extra-home easement, lane caveat and extra home itself are avaibale for use based on the condition that the extra home to get access to natural light to its private open space (P.O.S)

SITE

484 Whitehorse Rd Surrey Hills VIC 3127 Site Size Approx. 17 x 45m

PROGRAM

Extra-home (Homelessness House) Garden Retails/Commercial Residential Apartments (29 Units)

The strategy here is to start with a presubdivision to obtain a Strata title for the extra home. Along with this title, there will be a shared easement (a protection to the extra-home) and shared laneway as a caveat on the site. In addition to these caveats, there will also be design overlay to the above presubdivision. The remaining land will be available for the developer to develop the site under the set conditions. Once the condition is met, the developer will be able to gain access to build over the air rise above extra home, lane, and easement. The design proposition has opened the opportunity to investigate a new way for developments within the inner suburb. It has the potential to activate the ground plane by bringing the neighbourhood together, establishing equality within the community. Homelessness is no longer being hidden, disgusted, and look down.

Site

Laneway*

Extra Home Strata Easement*

Development of residential blocks

4 Development of commercial blocks

Services / Carpark

Extra home Street front retail corner block

High density residential building over

Intermediate rooftop garden as a seperation between commercial & residential Meeting point

Different building typologies to establish a mixed-use precinct at street level

Laneway overlay to establish a precinct condition

Easement overlay around extra home as a protection

Site Extra home Strata

Concept Diagrams

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Retail Apartment Lobby Bins Carpark Extra House Communal Access (Open to Public)

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Roof Garden Lobby Chute

Retail Roof Garden (Open to public) Commercial/ Offices/ Multi-purpose Chute

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Apartment 1 (3 Bed) Apartment 2 (3 Bed) Apartment 3 (2 Bed) Apartment 4 (2 Bed) Lobby Chute

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