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Elements
Section
Result
Animals and wildlife have been integrates into the design as a feature and is welcomed among the community. There is real benefit from the site as people have a real witness and connection with the results of what they do and how it affects the animal lives around them.
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5. The building will encourage as much interaction between residents to produce a social community, but also respect people’s privacy.
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Defining the community I’d like to live with a bunch of friends who all ate together and helped look after each other’s children.” - Pete
types of families within the community “I look forward to living in community and hope that others will be inspired by the eco-living side of the project.”- Kathy
Kathy
Huw
Luke
“Living on your own has its attraction, but it is not all it’s cracked up to be!”- Chris
Chris
Fiona “I always thought I’d suffer from ‘empty nest syndrome’ when my daughter left home, so I wanted to have other people around me when that happened”.- Fiona
Pete
Jon
Jan
“I work around the country and often from home - which will be great overlooking the Lune.”- Jan
The Lancaster Co-housing group consists of 75 members, 8 of the directors are introduced here with their own takes on co-housing, and what they think of the community. Each family type consists of different number of people, and ages.
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adults
children visiting offspring
Towards A slow food co-housing Typology NUCLEAR MODEL
VARIED MODEL
SHARED MODEL
SHARED ACTIVITIES
floor area required
1:1000
55m²
12 x 1 bed
65m²
10 x 2 bed 80m² 100m² 360m²
DOCUMENT 3. Use of the space and definition of community. describe your architecture by the description of the significant actions your community (vulnerable and extended) will perform in the spaces you design.
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7 x 3 bed 3 x 3+ bed 1 x communal house
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from single housing to co-housing
massing required for different houses
work
existing mill building
individual houses
Location of different areas of living, and socialising according to activity.
single housing typical of halton
10 x 2 bed
12 x 1 bed
business
1 meeting
domestic communal house
floor area required
existing
55m²
eating
Houses split into private and communal
7 x 3 bed
1 x communal house
2 growing
existing boating and fishing
3 x 3+ bed
1:1000 12 x 1 bed
3 5 RIVER LUNE
65m²
childrens play
10 x 2 bed
4
veg turning
80m²
7 x 3 bed food storage
100m² 360m²
communal house with outdoor shared space
DOCUMENT 2. Location plan and functional program.
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3 x 3+ bed 1 x communal house
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WHOLE COMMUNITY
existing as 1 and 2 storey flats
12
semi-Private
75
people
35
SEMI COMMUNAL
existing as kitchen garden and outside space
PUBLIC COMMUNAL
food providing and storing
other “living� rooms
Hall space- dining & meeting
1-2 river water harvesting cluster
x 1 bed
10
houses
4
3
MINI COMMUNAL EATING
INDIVIDUAL DWELLINGS
Lancaster Co-Housing Group
Private
2
1
4
x 2 bed
growing/gardening 75m2 kitchens
2-3
75
showers 40m2
people
4-7
residents
Heating cluster
3-4
7-10
residents
Min-max number of people
3 bed flat 80m2 3 bed flat 100m2 semi communal space
CLOSING
2 bed flat 65m2
public
x 3 bed
Privacy category
1 bed flat 55m2
semi- Public
3-4
public communal space ultimate common space
rainwater harvesting cluster
7-10
residents
Cooling cluster
4-6
food ripening growing/gardening 75m2
laundry 20m2
food storage 60m2
childcare 30m2 gym 40m2 office space 50m2
residents
Chance to interact with others in area Image: Morphosis- Madrid social housing
Each dwelling will be private and individual but For comfortable sharing eating experience3 flats are clustered to also feel as if it is connected to the wider make as few variations possible to community make it cheaper/easier to build. Also these eating spaces could be combined larger parties i.e for a group. See next column.
Place to meet others intentionally. Image: Rome Piazza Venezia
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guest house 50m2 meeting rooms 60m2
UNITING
3
3
kitchens food ripening
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A joint number of clusters grouped according to program here access to everyone but of more responsibility of the group
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PROVIDING ACCESS
4
x 3 bed
GROUPING
3
7
View out to others yet still at a distance Image: Garden trellis
CLUSTERING
Alone space. Image: Enric Miralles- Scottish parliament
whole community dining and meeting area
3-4
These extra communal spaces will be arranged according to what cluster is appropriate. eg. Energy is needed for running of computers and rainwater is needed for showers.
This space should be easily accessed by everyone as the main space for the whole community to meet once a month. This also doubles as event space.
Towards A slow food co-housing Typology private Public
Public
private Public
1
Public to Private options
Public
private private 2
Public
2
3
3 4
Public to Private with semi private spaces adaptable to suit the needs of inhabitants Legend
Private Bedrooms Zone 1
Semi- private social space Zone 2
Semi- communal social circulation Zone 3
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Ground Floor Plan 1:250
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Commnal social space Zone 4
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6. The workings of building systems will be made obvious to its users in a friendly and understandable way.
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shopping list
sink hole cover
sponges
shower curtain
bamboo
Hand mechanised system to draw control compression of structure
The Shower Cloud - made from everyday materials that will draw water from the River Lune to be used for showering when needed. This system stores water in the sponges, which in turn is squeezed out when the bamboo structure is retracted releasing water needed for showering, watering plants, flushing toilets and the like.
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Water usage
120
rainfall
100 80 60 40 20 0
jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
collected rainwater
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Bio composter vegetable peelings and other wastes composted using microbes and worms which can be used as fertiliser
Bio toilet Waste is flushed plant filtration system that provides waste for biofuel and plants benefit also. Excess water is filtered down
Watering cloud water stored in ‘cloud’ made of recycled plastics and used to water plant beds depending on what areas need it.
120
Plant beds Plant beds raised off and positioned on top of rocks found naturally on site to filter the water clean before it is released back to the river
cooking
rainfall
100
heating
80 60
cleaning
40
washing
20 0
jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec
3 specialist food community clusters
r te
water turned to steam to clean, cook and heat houses, excess steam will be turned back to water and used clean the exterior as it runs down to the ground
fil te r
growing
pr es
By respecting the cycles that the building is housed in- the processes work with the site and its inhabitants whether that is human animal or plant.
meeting
Food is grown in a different way from what is expected. off the ground, with the water being filtered before it is released back to the wild. This is to preserve and work with native species of the site and appreciating the link we have within this environment
storing
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g n at vin wa r e
machine cooking in which the heat from washing machines can power cooking methods such as sous vide.
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Water to be filtered by site material The bank will be used to filter the water by archimedes screw powered by bike and then using the natural rocks on the banks to filter the water for the 1st time. Some water will be filtered by slow sand filtered using a similar system, but with a layer of bacteria
WATER REQUIRED DOMESTICALLY
RAINFALL IN HALTON
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WATER FROM RIVER LUNE Drawn up through pump into a pool that can be used for animals and birds. the reduced number of natural birds has meant a decline in fish over the years so this will help to replenish the health of the local species.
Towards A slow food co-housing Typology Water cools buildings especially areas with excess heat Evaporating water keeps humidity in the air for ripening fruits and vegetables and keeps areas cool without the need mechanical cooling
WATER REQUIRED DOMESTICALLY cooking rock face Angled roof will help with water runoff and also, blend into the environment
buildings becomes rockface to divert water The building itself will resemble a mountain rockface with its own valleys, and water channels carved out of it,
showers anyone entering the site from the Riverside will need to at least wash their shoes to ensure seeds soils are not brought into the building protecting the native species of the site
water walkways educational tool to teach users about how water is obtained from the site and how the process works
Bio and steam energy and cleaning process as explained before on previous page
cooling cleaning showering
3 specialist food community clusters
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Meeting cluster of the scheme is located over the free running water in attempt to use the ground water as a cooling stategy for the rooms that will more likely over heat. These rooms have computer systems and electrics in, or a high proportion of people: the meeting rooms.
Water filtered again before being released back to the river through a series of rocks.
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Roof canopy holds services which is accessible to community additions and acts as a shelter also.
West sides of the building act as the main service risers on the exterior of the building as a visual explanation of the inner workings of the building
Schematic diagram as a result of the service strategy analysis shown on right.
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Jakob + MacFarlane, Docks de Paris.
Roofscape as a second layer of nature in which a variety of programs are set in.
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Services through the building + structure + use
Water will be captured by upsidedown umbrella structures that will collect water into shop bought waterbutts below for use in garden and for toilets.
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vulnerable community member - just moved in
moving in
putting up the walls
being in the new home
water supplied for bathroom use rainwater for other uses
bedrooms communal area for housing cluster to divide or share platforms
entrance
Elemental- monterry housing where bathrooms were built first and residents would build out when they could afford it
views out to the river and to the communal spaces
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30% “lost” as heat
Towards A slow food co-housing Typology ENERGY SOURCE
One single family House within cohousing scheme
ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE WITHIN CO-HOUSING SCHEME
STEAM SYSTEM constant to make it worthwhile
PRODUCTS
BY PRODUCTS
COST
4600 kwH/day needed in electricity
£
organisation of waste for fuel
BY PRODUCTS
Freedom
COST
Money: £1.30/day
Environment
BENEFITS
Speed
Pollutants
Gas and electricity as and when it is needed
reliance of grid
3d view of ultimate access staircase with archimedes
Integrate archimedes into staircases
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Energy to pump water around the building will be generated by the travelling of the water itself. Comparing the energy it takes using carbon fuels and renewables had resulted in the knowledge that even though it may cost more money for renewables at first, it gives the user an amount of freedom to be off-grid.
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COST
Gas and electricity as and when it is needed
Pollutants
reliance of grid
£
ON GRID SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE 4600 kwH/day needed in electricity
BY PRODUCTS
Money: £1.30/day 4600 kwH/day needed in electricity
Maintainance
Environment
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BENEFITS
£
On grid single family house
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Used for heating and cooling
PRODUCTS
PRODUCTS
ON GRID SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE
more sustainable energy
FOSSIL FUELS turned on only when needed to save fuel
more sustainable energy
FOSSIL FUELS turned on only when needed to save fuel
Electricity Cooking Cleaning water and steam and excess energy
30% “lost” as heat
organisation of waste for fuel
BENEFITS
Money: £3.10/day
70% for use as energy
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Used for heating and cooling
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Speed