Symbiotic Community By Rolf Huijgen 4091507
Experiences
Knowledge
Space Heat
Share
Study materials Rent
Home grown food Transportation Labor
Local produced energy Meals
Friends Study time
Target Group - Students Common characteristics
Partyer- extrovert - unhealthy
oo Huge variety in students and their habits ЄЄ Chaotic study hours ЄЄ Sports ЄЄ Hobbies ЄЄ Eating meals on different time periods ЄЄ Social or non-social ЄЄ Healthy/unhealthy
Nerd-introvert-unhealthy
oo Relatively short stay (3-10 years) oo Relatively long amounts of time away from home (traveling, minor, weekends with the parents, association activities, etc). oo Adapt to circumstances oo Low income either loan, parental funding or job oo Huge fluctuations in expenditure (partying, holidays, new hobbies, books, etc).
Common co-habitation characteristic Positives oo Relatively low rent, sharing expensive functions ЄЄ Higher function/m2 ratio if ЄЄ Affordable shared luxury functions oo Lower expenses on food consumption - Buying in bulk oo Sharing labor (cleaning, urban farming, cooking, etc) oo More shared experiences - strengthen relationships oo More shared knowledge oo Ability to share secondary necessities (bicycles, car, books, tools, etc)
Negatives oo Cooperation / making comprises is required for a healthy living environment. oo Hard to focus/sleep due to noise problems oo The lack privacy can results in personal conflict
Core design aspects Separating study from relaxing
Community between housing
oo Reduces personal conflict
oo Share knowledge or experiences oo Divide labor; growing, cooking, building etc.
Relax
or
oo Be part of something bigger than yourself!
Study
Give more control on privacy
More control on expenditure
oo Multiple common areas oo Ability to expand or shrink private rooms
oo Give space to grow their own food/spices oo Make rent a variable oo Negate materialistic point of view
oo Control on visual privacy from outside
Sharing space Between Private rooms - negotiation process
Between Private and shared space - Real time
Reconfiguring spaces results in oo oo oo oo
Dilemma lower rent vs. more stuff More control on privacy. Less clutter = Less distractions = More time to spend on things that matter. The design ‘trains’ students to become cleaner and less materialistic
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Reconfigurable environments
oo Private walls require a modular build to make it personal. oo Should still act as an acoustic barrier (diagram).
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oo Can be integrated with different functionalities such as: kitchen, table, benches, bed, desk, storage, etc.
Storage
oo Should be easy to use both manually and robotically!
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oo Allows for compact living - with high amount of privacy.
Integrated
Storage
Constraints reconfigurable environments
Modular
Space reconfiguration techniques
Easy reconfigurations
multi-functional Interior Rietveld - Sliding walls
PKMN Architects - Sliding Walls
PKMN architectures - Rotating wall
Yo Home - Raising floor
Pop-up apartment
Compact building Naked House - Rolling interior
URHouse - Pushable walls
MIMA house - Modular Wall grid
Privacy
Reconfiguration techniques Rotating Walls
Sliding Walls
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Both robotic & manually Easy to Use Constraint to pivot point Able to move from pivot point to pivot point
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Both robotic & manually operated Easy to use Constraint to track on the ceiling Can be combined with a rotating wall
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Rising / lowering platforms
Rolling interior
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Both robotic & manually operated Constraint to a single location Can completely disappear Suspension is a necessity
Manually operated Constraint to a floor level Allows for quick changes Not suitable for big objects
Reconfigurable space layout Radial
- Unpractical spaces no corners + Better views - Max 2 possible neighbors + Ideal for sliding - Walls need to stretch
Hexagonal
- Non practical spaces - 120 degree corners + Max 6 possible neighbors + Ideal for sliding
Linear
+ Practical spaces 90 degree corners - Max sharing of 2 neighbors + Ideal for sliding - Perpendicular walls need to stretch / slide out
Orthogonal
+ Practical spaces - 90 degree corners + Max 4 possible neighbors + Ideal for sliding and rotating
Sliding + Rotating
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Practical space Can be manually & robotically moved Easy to use NO COLUMNS!!!!
Sliding + Rotating = Endless configurations!
Modular Interior
Compact living references
Modular Interior requirements
Rotating & sliding wall
Table
Desk
Storage
oo Reading oo (Studying) oo Gaming
oo Watching oo Storing oo Un(dressing)
Bed
Kitchen
oo Sleeping oo Sex oo (Lounging)
oo Cooking oo Storing food
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Meeting Eating Playing Reading
400
100
Wall construction requirements oo oo oo oo
Acoustic barrier - no noise complaints Light weight - easy to push As slim as possible - more functional space Easy soundproof connection between walls
Single private unit Murphy bed
Private unit - 5,3 m2 floor Modular wall (2.5 m3) oo Storage oo oo Desk oo oo TV
25
Chairs Couch
250 common function
100 isolation 250
140
Neighbor
Utilization area
200
2300
800
2300
400 100 isolation
Activity private room
1 UNIT -5.3 m2 floor Sleeping, sex, lounging
Working, gaming, lounging
Lounging, watching TV, etc.
2300 2300
2 UNITS 10.6 m2 floor Working together, lounging, workout, etc.
Special units
2500
oo Either entrance, stairs or both oo 1 unit per floor oo Static
Dinner table - 1 unit 2500
2500
Entrance / Stairs 1 unit
2000
Kitchen - 1 or 2 units
Bathroom - 1 unit 2500
2500
oo 2 showers, 2 toilets oo 1 unit per 6-8 students oo Static
oo Foldable, can dissapear oo 1 unit per 8 students oo 1 unit per 6-8 students oo Can reconfigure oo Requires daylight
2500
2500
2500
oo Requires daylight oo 1 kitchen per 6-8 students oo Reconfigurable
Example floorplan
S Common area 15.9 m2
Dinner table
Lounging
Entrance / stairs
Terrace Bathroom
Kitchen
Working, gaming, etc.
Sleeping
Activity scenario
S Wake up - prepare meal - eat at dinner table - leave house
Common area 31.8m2
Relax in common area - room disappears Start studying - increase room size
Common area 26.5 m2
Party
Common area 47.7 m2
Stop studying - prepare for dinner and party
Common area 26.5 m2
Common area 10.6 m2
Future Developments oo oo oo oo
Urban strategy: multiple towers inbetween space is collective area Scripting urban plan Collective community area - How much freedom do I give the users? Solar shading - mostly passive, partly active
Thank You
Different configurations