Farewell Ex-Neighborhood Neighborhood Block as a Living Hub Pohan Chu
CH.1 COVID 1-1 shifts & changes
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1-2 Issues & Prediction
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1-3 Neighborhood as a living unit
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1-4 The Site
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CH.2 Exploration Ver.1- Self Adapt 2-1 Eco-Fiction V.1
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2-2 Repurposing the use
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2-3 Design Iteration
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CH.3 Exploration Ver.2- Retrofit 3-1Building& Sunshade Study
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3-1-1 Building Study 3-1-2 Sunshade Study
3-2 A Socio-Resilient Hub
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3-3 Design
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3-4 Strategies
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3-4-1 S1+S2 3-4-2 S2-2 3-4-3 S3
3-5 Eco-fiction V.2
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Reference List
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Since the outbreak of COVID-19 and the increasing scale of the infection, citizens have been forced to shift their daily living patterns and to live in their limited scaled and less dimensional neighborhoods. Many services, entertainment, a n d s o c i a l v e n u e s a r e n o l o n g e r a c h i e va b l e . S o c i a l Distancing even leads shopping in high streets in a suburb to be daunting. What if these changes become long-term or permanent? Current neighborhood unit proposed by Clarence is being contested.
It’s an opportunity to encourage people to explore and to adapt new living patterns and spaces through citizen’s closest public space-a Neighborhood Block. I proposed a concept of socio-resilient hub, Neighborhood block as a Living Unit, to build up a more mix-used block development that brings more diverse experiences, services and multidimensional living space back to neighbors.
CH.1 COVID 1-1 shifts & changes 1-2 Issues & Prediction 1-3 Neighborhood as a Living Unit 1-4 The Site 1-5 In-Between Space Study
1-1 shifts & changes Since the outbreak of Covid, the policies for controlling the spread of the disease have drastically changed people’s daily life patterns, including work, consumption behavior, learning/studying, social interaction, and other major aspects, which in turn affect people’s physical and psychological conditions.
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Major Prediction have been by experts. The population structure, severity of gentrification and types of building in a city (ie.officetower) may change and urbanization may slow down. New shifting of daily life pattern and urban planning scheme needs to be reviewed in the need of preparing for the next unexpected pandemic (FP Insider Access, 2020). The relationship between neighborhoods may become stronger. I suggest that community living units may play an important role in future cities even become a hub which satisfies citizens' daily life, work and needs of entertainment.
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1-3 Neighborhood as a Living Unit
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Home
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Home Office
Park
Major Prediction have been by experts. The population structure, severity of gentrification and types of building in a city (ie.officetower) may change and urbanization may slow down. New shifting of daily life pattern and urban planning scheme needs to be reviewed in the need of preparing for the next unexpected pandemic (FP Insider Access, 2020). The relationship between neighborhoods may become stronger. I suggest that community living units may play an important role in future cities even become a hub which satisfies citizens' daily life, work and needs of entertainment.
1-4 THE Site Storeys of Building/Elevation/Existing Trees and lawns
Legend 2F 1F GF
17.5m
17.0m
16.5m
16.0m
Types of Building
Building Ages(Years)
150> 100> 50>
>150 >100 >50
Early Victorian
1840-60
Mid-Victorian
1860-75
Late Victorian
1875-1901
Queen Anne
1895-1910
Edwardian
1901-WWI
Bungalow
1910-30
Inter-war
1918-39
Post-war
1945-65
Modern
1945-70
Richmond is an old inner suburb which riches in housing typology & dynamic in-between spaces between properties. Its physical location is profoundly close to CBD where neighbors used to start their daily life pattern. The site has been chosen because of the potentiality of restructuring a messy nighborgood block into a new hub for neighbors to create their new normal daily life pattern under COVID context.
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1-4 THE Site In-between Spaces Exploration Types of Spaces
Intimacy of Spaces
Legend
Legend
Shared Terrace
Private
Private Terrace
Public
Private Yard (hard ground) Laneways Alleys Private Yards (covered with Grass)
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Material Concrete
Level of Utilization
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Material Concrete
Timber
Brick
Level of Utilization
(Passive
Aggressive)
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Asphalt
Level of Utilization
(Passive
Aggressive)
Material Soil
Soil
Level of Utilization
(Passive
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Aggressive)
Concrete
Hardground
Level of Utilization (Passive
Hardground
Level of Utilization
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Material
Material Vegetation
Level of Utilization
(Passive
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Asphalt
Aggressive)
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Soil
Vegetation
Level of Utilization
(Passive
Aggressive)
1-5 In-Between Spaces Study
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P1- Arcadia in the Back Alley (JFAA, 2011) (Temporal Installation) Illegal (Architecture) - just like the frosting and chocolate rice on the cake, which are far more delicious and attractive than the original cake
strategy - Provocation / Redefine Designer - Hsieh Ying-Chun The Architect challenged the public notion toward illegal architecture with this temporal architectural / exterior installation. He revisited the in-between space within a typical neighborhood block in Taipei city. Through this exhibition, he revealed how the contradictory existence of illegal buildings also reflects the actual needs of the residents but cannot be satisfied under the current framework. He tried to start a conversation of 1 . the inter-relationship of exterior and interior spaces 2. how does temporal intervention can effect to people’s daily life 3. How a controversial space can be transformed through bottom-up process
Relation to my framework A. Challenging the existing notion of how a neighborhood should be constructed. B. Build up a novel connection between exterior / interior spaces to start a conersation of exploring opportunities. C.Respect the value of the existing and Find Opportunities through the in-between spaces by adding up values upon them.
Architecture Scale
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1-5 In-Between Spaces Study
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(Arch-Land.arch)
P1.1 - Table Top Apartments (Kwong Von Glinow, 2018) / (modular building system) investigates a modular building system based on the shapes of dining tables, designed to help tackle loneliness in cities.
strategy - Maximising
Relation to my framework Potential visual contact and substantial space sharing may increase the possibility of neighbors to meet each other.
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1-5 In-Between Spaces Study
(Arch-Land.arch)
P1.2 - Vertical Village IBA (MVRDV, 2013) (Conceptual Model) strategy - Reconceptualisation The Vertical Village exhibition offers an alternative to the ‘Block Attack’ – a three-dimensional community that brings personal freedom, diversity, flexibility and neighbourhood life back into East Asian cities.
(Test site:Taipei's ZhongShan District.)
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The design depict a compile architecture series which add more diversity, programmatic richness and flexibility to our cities. Futhermore, it may allow for more individual and collective initiatives and creative development models.
P2- TRAUMHAUS FUNARI (MVRDV, 2015) (New form of a Suburban Community) It aims to transform the modern idea of village life with segregated households, into a richly diverse community where individuality and quality of life are paramount.
strategy - Aggregating Boundaries disappear between the surrounding park and the fully pedestrianised ‘village’. The green spaces dissipate into a network of paths through and around the site, which opens out into sports parks or themed eco-environments such as fruit alleys or butterfly gardens. Each household also has a unique private garden whose typologies vary much in the same way as the houses, handpicked by the residents to provide the outdoor living that suits them; whether it be for the children to run around or for growing vegetables. These gardens though are really just an extension of the park which permeates through the site.
Relation to my framework A. The design increases the scope of function which a neighborhood could provide. In a way, it sort of increase the walkability of a neighborhood and decrease the chance of car-driving. B. It addresses personal garden as a shared landscape which further contribute to construct the notion of a park. C. The design integrates spaces, in-between houses, which allows diversify activities to happen. Furthermore, these sharing spaces help to increase the interaction between neighbors.
Neighborhood Scale 17
1-5 In-Between Spaces Study
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(Arch-Land.arch)
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CH.2 Exploration Ver.1 - Self Adapt 2-1 Eco-Fiction V.1 2-2 Repurposing the use 2-3 Design Iteration
2-1 Eco-fiction V.1
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2-2 Repurposing the Use Site Potential Building to Demolish Area to Excavate Unique Buildings Lowest Area Potential Mix-used Zone Potential Commercial Zone Potential Rooftop Share Space Potential Neighborhood Center
By merging underutilized backyards, back lanes, and unused voids to break the restrictions of land boundaries to create a more diverse and multidimensional public living space within a neighborhood.
Potential Uses Natural
Services -oriented
Social
Rezoning the Use
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Commercial
Office / Business
2-3 Design Iteration Intervention Toolbox
Perspective
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Lesson from Exploration V.1-Adapt - Need to find a strategy to run & maintain the system i.e. Who is going to pay? - Need to find a strategy to convince neighbors to open their backyards i.e. Private land has to be respected - What to give back? - What is the bigger agenda for these installation?
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“Create an approachable safety Zone to Bred a New Normal Daily Life Pattern & A place to have Social interaction.�
CH.3 Exploration Ver.2 - Retrofit 3-1 Building &Sunshade Study 3-2 A Socio-Resilient Hub 3-3 Design 3-4 Design Strategies 3-5 Eco-fiction V.2
3-1 Building & Sunshade Study 3-1-1 Building Study Demolition Area
Simulate the floor area ratio and building cover age r atio of the original building to ensure that it will not create an overly obtrusive building, and create a variety of spaces in it to increase the diversity of the space and the possibility of activities. Then discuss the d e s i g n o f i n - b e t w e e n s pa c e s and the light transparency of buildings.
P r e c e d e n t
The Rebel The combination of architecture and l andscape d e s i g n i n this urban renewal case maximizes the t r a n s pa r e n c y of sunlight and creates multiple levels of open space in it, thereby shaping d i f f e r e n t degrees of privacy space
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3-1-2 Sunshade Study
Through repeated tests and mass reconstruction of the building, I hope to create a shaded outdoor space in the open space adjacent to the south side of the building to increase the possibility of outdoor stay. And extend the distance between the buildings to ensure that the retarding basin can get a certain amount of sunlight so that the grass can grow healthily, and the longest shadow of the new building (Winter) will not affect the backyard space of the existing home. Although the duration of sunshine in the middle of the base is relatively short, indirect sunshine can still make up for the brightness of the space.
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3-2 A Socio-Resilient Hub S1-Anchoring Tenant
S2-From Force to Invite S3-Maximise the use & the collaboration between Landscape & Archtecture
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Strategy 2- From Force to Invite Send Invitation Diversified In-between Spaces Creation
Strategy 3- Maximise the use & the collaboration between Landscape & Archtecture On-Site Water Treatment Systems
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3-3 Design
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3-4 Strategies 3-4-1 S1+S2 Strategy 1- Anchoring Tenant Retail/Office/Catering Leasing Business Pattern is changing, it’s a great opportunity to invite big corporate to invest. This allows the site to have constantly income to maintain the system. Set up Mix-use services to MEET NEIGHBORS’ DAILY NEEDS, CREATING JOBS (i.e. Commerce use will target on Catering & Retail)
PRECEDENTS Parramatta Square, Sydney Circular Quay, Sydney Federation Square, Melbourne QV Melbourne, Melbourne
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Property NSW (Service Office) Deloitte (Service Office) Apple (Shop) Woolworth/BigW/ Officework(Shop/ Supermarket)
Strategy 2- From Force to Invite 2-1 Send Invitation!! Open up the opportunity & advertise the scene to neighbors & intrigue their motivitation
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3-4 Strategies Fence Detail for S2-1 Fence Types & Pattern “I want Privacy!!”
“I want to peek!!”
1.8m
“Later!!Not now!”
Type A Open!!
Type B Privacy!!
(20-40%PERFORATED)
(18%PERFORATED)
"Type A" Details Flippable Desk & Chairs -Allow Neighbors to Bring the view into their personal yard without losing their privacy
1.8m
MATERIAL: FENCE FRAME-STEEL SEATING/TABLE-TIMBER
0.9m 0.45m
0.8m
1.2m
JOINT DETAIL HINGES BETWEEN TIMBER & FENCE FRAME
HINGES BETWEEN SEATING& FOOTING
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3-4 Strategies 3-4-2 3-3-2 S2-2 S2-2 Strategy 2- From Force to Invite 2-2 Diversified In-between Spaces Creation Develop various spatial experience and activities through different sensory stimuli, such as sound, touch, vision, etc. And use different storeys of the building, the timber grille and the waterfall to distinguish open and hidden public spaces
Floating Mesh
Neighbor’s Outdoor Lounge
Coffee Grounds from Cafe to Plant
Stair Terraces
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Floating Mesh
Semi-Open Rest Space
using net weaving to enlarge the space & increase the variability of in-between space Design. It forms an unique & private space for people to relax and find their personal space in a relatively noisy environment.
Use the sound of waterfalls to help users settle their moods & provide a variety of sensory stimulation in a limited space.
Roof Planting Garden
Semi- open Rest Space
Semi- open Teaching Space
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Neighbors' Outdoor Lounge In this square space, the setting of tables & chairs potentially sets the distance of human activities & provides a certain degree of privacy. at the same time keeps a certain amount of shared space. The Recycled brick placed on the bottom of the waterscape comes from the demolished building to echo the historical memory of the site. Furthermore, it allows the pool can be used in dry or wet scenes.
3-4 Strategies 3-4-3 S3 Strategy 3- Maximise the use & thecollaboration between Landscape & Archtecture On-Site Water Treatment Systems
Bioretention System Retarding Basin Roof Water System
Bioretention System
Grey Water From every house within the block Primary Treatment Tank Reed Tank Bed Bioretention Area Grey Water Reuse Cistern Irrigation Use & House Use
Laundry
Mopping
Flushing Irrigation Use
Primary Treatment Tank
Grey Water Reuse Cistern
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Bioretention
Precedent- Sidwell Friends School (Washington, The landscape and building function as a single integr ated system that is designed to capture, clean, and re-use wastewater from t h e s c h o o l . D i r t y w at e r and sewage flows from the kitchen and bathrooms into settling tanks, where solids are removed, before being released underground in the constructed wetl and. The wat e r c i r c u l at e s t h r o u g h the landscape for three t o f i v e d ay s b e f o r e i t i s re-used in the building’s toilets and cooling tower ( Margolis & Robinson, 2007)
Area
Reed Bed Tank- for purifing Grey Water
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D.C., U.S.A.)
3-4 Strategies Retarding Basin Different Levels of terraces & stairs reflecting the water level as a reminder
Retarding Basin System Reflection Pool
Rainwater Grey Water Reuse Citern or Overflow to bypass Join Bioretention System Back to Rooftop / to Grey Water Reuse Citern
Roof Water outlet +0 cm
Retarding Basin -50 cm Overflow to Grey Water Reuse Citern
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Roof Water System
Roof Water System Roof Water/Rainwater Empharmarl Pool Pebbles Filter Tank Rainwater Cistern Reflection Pool Join Bioretention System or Pump back to Rooftop
Semi-open Rest Space
Semi-open Class Space Pebbles Mesh Bioretention Area
Rainwater Cistern
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3-5 Eco-fiction V.2 Context: Melburnians have been constrained to live under the stage4 policy for a whole year......
Fri 08:00am (Nov/13)
Character: Pohan/ His kid Scene: Retarding Basin/ Semi-open Learning Space Activities: Drop Kid to School/ Buy cafe/ Work
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Fri 12:00pm (Nov/13)
Character: Pohan/ His Colleague Scene: Floating Mesh Activity: Work/ Office Chitchatting
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3-5 Eco-fiction V.2
Fri 17:00am (Nov/13) after Raining
Character: Pohan/ His Neighbor Scene: Neibors' outdoor lounge/ Supermarket(Woolworth Express) Activity: Relaxing/ Buying Daily Necessities
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Fri 21:00pm (Nov/13)
Character: Pohan Scene: Pohan's Backyard Activity: Relaxing
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