LIFTED CITY Life on Different Layers
Jose Coba + Rongzhu Gu + Kefan Zhuo
Star Apartments Architect: Michael Maltzan Year: 2015 Program: Social Housing Size: 10555 m2 Description: The Star Apartments near the centre of Los Angeles are not a luxury housing scheme, asthe name might suggest. They are dwellings for people of low income and who formerly belonged to the long-term homeless. Here, 102 dwelling units manufactured in Idaho and transported to the site by truck have been stacked in dynamic fashion up to six storeys in height. This construction is borne by a concrete deck supported by powerful piles that conduct the loads into the ground below. The piles penetrate a single-storey existing structure that the architects built over instead of demolishing. This former commercial structure is used by the new residents as well as people living in the neighbourhood.
Modula Unit low cost living apartments for formerly homeless people
10.00 m
Public Activity Space Provide open space for people living here. Also it becomes a place for the surrounding community.
20.00 m
Renovation from the existing structure, it turned into the lobby and a community health service.
30.00 m
- Street View Characteristics
Window View of outside and function of ventilating and lighting
0.50 m
Resident who find his living place in the downtown of L.A
Plug-in kitchen Manufactured with modular system and satisfying daily use
1.00 m
- Perspectives Inside the Apartment
1.50 m
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Officesin the downtown L.A, 3rd Material CONTEXT The site is located surrounding by sev3rd Structure Elevators Retail eral important social servise centers, wih a very short disSlabs Stairs Parking tance to the financial district and commercial area. Modules Hallways
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Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Motor Vehicles 3rd Material The shape ofOffices this site is a near square with the area of Elevators Retail 1800m2 , and it has two sides facing to the streets, which Stairs Parking provide the different entrances to the building. Hallways
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Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Motor Vehicles Offices of this site is 24 metres, 3rd Material The height limitation which Elevators Retail gives chance to build a six-level apartment. Stairs Parking Hallways
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Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials Volume: The height limitation ofResidential this site is 24 metres, which basically gives chance to build a - Star Apartments Context Footprint Pedestrian Building Systems 1st Material six-level apartment. MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices footprint of concrete 3rd frame Materialin this FOOTPRINT There was a original 3rd Structure Elevators Retail this Slabs Stairswas an exsiting foundation of a unfinished building. Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices is the a two-level concrete 3rd Material 1ST The first structure frame of the 3rd Structure Elevators Retail STRUCTURE existing building, which is preserved to function as the founSlabs Stairs dation of the new building as well. Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Offices the exsiting structure, 3rd Material 2ND InVehicles order to reinforce some 3rd Structure Elevators Retail STRUCTURE umes are inserted into the concrete frame. Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials 2nd Structure: In order to reinforce the exsiting structure, some steel columes are1st inserted into the - Star Apartments Context Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems Material concrete frame. MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3ND Three structural cores are planted into 3rd thisMaterial building. At 3rd Structure Elevators Retail STRUCTURE same time, they also function as the circulation cores. Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Motor Vehicles Material The main slabOffices among these is the upper 3rd one, which functions Elevators Retail as a basic plane for the pre-fabricated units. Stairs Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Officesare directly placed on3rd Material MODULES 102 modular units the concrete plate. 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Each unit is self-stablized with the inner steel structure. Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials Modules: Pedestrian 102 modular units are Residential directly placed on the concreteSystems plate. Each unit is self-stablized - Star Apartments Context Footprint Building 1st Material with the inner steel structure. MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles decksOffices 3rd Material PEDESTRIAN Several connect the units in different levels. 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Parking Modules Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Pedestrain: Several decks connect the units in different levels. Systems - Star Apartments Context Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential 1st Structure Bicycle Communal 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Officeslot MOTOR There is a parking 3rd Structure Elevators Retail VEHICLES from Slabs Stairs the street. Parking Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles 3rd Material ELEVATOR Two elevatorsOffices are placed in the central core. 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Parking Modules Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Elevators:Pedestrian Two elevators are placed in the central core. - Star Apartments Context Footprint Residential Building Systems MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Motor Vehicles Officesstairs are placed in the 3rd opposite Material corners. Two fire escaping Elevators Retail And Stairs there is another Parking outdoor stair connecting the decks. Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials Stairs: Two fire escaping stairs are placed in the opposite corners. And there is1st another outdoor - Star Apartments Context Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems Material stair connecting the decks. MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential 1st Structure Bicycle Communal 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices HALLWAYS The outdoor hallways 3rd Structure Elevators Retail levels. Slabs Stairs Parking Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices RESIDENTIAL 102 Modular residential units, and each 3rd oneMaterial has 32.5 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Residential: 102 Modular residential units, and eachBuilding one has 32.5 m2 - Star Apartments Context Footprint Pedestrian Residential Systems MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Officesis mainly located at the 3rd Material COMMUNAL Communal space ground floor and 3rd Structure Elevators Retail first floor, including the lobby, the community kitchen and dinSlabs Stairs inghall and the gym. Modules Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials Communal: Communal space is Residential mainly located at the ground floor and first floor, - Star Apartments Context Footprint Pedestrian Building Systems 1st including Materialthe lobby, the community kitchen and dininghall and the gym. MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Motor Vehicles Officesand the office of the orginization 3rd Material The leasing office Elevators Retail ing Stairshomeless people are on the ground level. Hallways
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Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials Office: The leasing office and the office of the orginization for Systems housing homeless are on - Star Apartments Context Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building 1stpeople Material the ground floor. MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Officesunits is alligned in the3rd Materialway. BUILDING The system inside vertical 3rd Structure Elevators Retail SYSTEMS Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials Unit Systems: The system inside Residential units is alligned in Building the vertical way. - Star Apartments Context Footprint Pedestrian Systems 1st Material MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Officesin the downtown L.A, 3rd Material UNIT The site is located surrounding by sev3rd Structure Elevators Retail SYSTEMS eral important social servise centers, wih a very short disSlabs Stairs tance to the financial district and commercial area. Modules Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials Context: The site is located in theResidential downtown L.A, surrounding several important servise - Star Apartments Context Footprint Pedestrian BuildingbySystems 1st social Material centers, wih a very short distance to the financial district and commercial area. MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 1st Pre-manufactoryed units. 3rd Structure Elevators Retail MATERIAL Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rdStructure Motor Pre-fabricated windows for the housing units. 3rd Structure Elevators Retail MATERIAL Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems 3rd Material: Pre-fabricated windows for the housing units. Systems - Star Apartments Context Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building MMAMichael Maltzan Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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LINK CITY Urban Fabric as A Connector of Nature & Housing
Jose Coba + Rongzhu Gu + Kefan Zhuo
Interlace Architect: OMA - Buro Ole Schereen Year: 2013 Program: Residential Size: 169600 m2 Description: Housing Dwelling solution for a new demand of units in Singapore. The idea was to forget about the high rise building development as a way of designing high density and to translate the masive blocks from a rectangular spatial grid to a hexagonal matrix that supports each block and potentiates the creation of community spaces in lower and higher levels. This also increases the distances between buildings in order to give users a sense of privacy that other arrangement cannot and social layers in almost every level.
High Squares that merge with the surrounding green areas
5.00 m
The natural features of the Interlace are present on each level. The actual green area of the project is 112% the size of the site
Family activities can be hold in the terraces all over the projects.
10.00 m
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Water and the ability of genereting micro-climates takes an important role in the development of the dwellings.
15.00 m
There is a 3 level interactions: user - user user - green user - city
5.00 m
Visual relationships between users and the city.
Materiality is simple. Concrete, masonry and glass.
10.00 m
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User and the way they use the space is also influenced by the space and the programatic planned interactions with space and people.
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Natural Area in the middle of the encounter of the limits of the city and a residential-industrial development in the outskirts of Singapore (The Port and the Highway)
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Without any development in it, the project tried to extend in a horizontal way as much as possible giving thepeople a sense of a little village.
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The regulations in this particular zone allows projects to be 24 stories high. This can be developed in the 50 % of the site without using the same line as the sidewalk on the street.
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The structure lands in the site in all of the blocks beacuse of the residential units in the base. This is a static grid taht changes in 120 degrees depending on the position.
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1ST The main structure is made of columns in concrete and steel. STRUCTURE This columns represent a central core that contains the cores of elevators and stairs.
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2ND The cores of stairs and elevators are attached to the columns STRUCTURE and create a support in the horizontal axis of the buldings when they bound with the inner structure.
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3ND Each block has a inner structure made of columns and beams STRUCTURE in a regular rectangular gird, with a central axis of structural walls that contains and guides all the services.
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The structure of the slabs is made out of steel and concrete with a modular hexagonal panel and supports the inner structure with a structural main slab.
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31 different blocks are arrange in the complex with variations of 120 degrees in a shape of an hexagon to mantain support and create privacy and big gaps between units.
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PEDESTRIAN The pedestrian circulation in the ground floor allows people to walk around the complex and through the buildings activating all plazas and communal gardens.
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Running and biking became an importante issue for the project. Almost 1.00 km of tracks had been placed all over the complex.
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There is no streets inside the complex. All the cars go to a single underground area with conextions to the elevators and vertical circulation systems to the gardens and plazas.
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3 different types of blocks have different configurations. The elevators go 24 stories up and are arrange in the way that is 1-6 in every core.
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2 different types of stairs. One is the emergency core, and the other the public stair case. Both are used as structure.
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2 circulation spaces that do not work in a longitudinal way. The hallways have cross ventilation with balconies in both ends.
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor VehiclesHousing Offices 3rd Material RESIDENTIAL Social that became luxury units where planned 3rd Structure Elevators Retail 4th Material in the complex. More than 1000 units where built in the 31 Slabs Stairs blocks. Every unit has direct ventilation and sunlight. Modules Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials Social Housing thatResidential became luxury units where planned in the complex. More than - Interlace - Footprint Residential: Context Pedestrian Building Systems 1st Material 1000 units where built in the 31 blocks. Every unit has direct ventilation and sunlight. OMA - Buro Ole Schereen Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Footprint Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rdthe Material COMMUNAL The communal spaces are on the base of blocks. Gyms, 3rd Structure Elevators Retail 4th Material Ballrooms, Sports facilities and coworking spaces are part of Slabs Stairs the daily life of the users. Modules Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials The communal spaces are on the base ofBuilding the blocks.Systems Gyms, Ballrooms, facili- Interlace - Footprint Communal: Context Pedestrian Residential 1st Sports Material ties and coworking spaces are part of the daily life of the users. OMA - Buro Ole Schereen Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Motor Vehicles Offices are for administration3rd Material The offices spaces and personal. They Elevators Retail 4th Material are conected to the ground level and street through the front Stairs boulevard. Hallways
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Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Motor Vehicles 3rdactivates Material the high The boulevardOffices contain a retail front that Elevators Retail 4th Material way Stairs and serve as a font of goods to the almost 3500 people inside the blocks. Hallways
Site Structure Circulation Program Systems Materials boulevard contain aResidential retail front that activates the Systems high way and serve as a font of - Interlace - Footprint Retail: ThePedestrian Context Building 1st Material goods to the almost 3500 people inside the blocks. OMA - Buro Ole Schereen Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Material 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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The main pipes, trash ducts, electrical and ventilation systems runs through the main ducts that work along with the main cores.
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Every housing unit needs an internal system that provides it with electricity, ventilation, water, internet, etc. This duct go up along the stairs and ceilings from gorund to the unit.
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The black facade of each building is made out of glass with a pattern that depends on the inside distribution of the spaces.
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Concrete is the main material in the structure and slabs in the project. Every element are made of steel reinforced concrete in the shapes of hexagons.
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Green roof terraces compliment the communal areas in the ground floor. In total the projects gives the site 12% more green area.
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The main structure is the one responsible of supporting the enormous weight of the terraces and public squares above the blocks.
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4 different programs work inside the building. Each of them are related mostly in the plan, except for the comunal open spaces in the terraces.
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3 systems of ciculation in the floor plan can be connected by the generous open area, but, as shown in the diagram, are totally disconnected.
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The circulation systems connect the terraces and plazas on the roof of the blocks between each other and the plan.
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The main structure is the one responsible of supporting the enormous weight of the terraces and public squares above the blocks.
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PLUGIN CITY Building as A Product
Jose Coba + Rongzhu Gu + Kefan Zhuo
Interlace Architect: OMA - Buro Ole Schereen Year: 2013 Program: Residential Size: 169600 m2 Description: Housing Dwelling solution for a new demand of units in Singapore. The idea was to forget about the high rise building development as a way of designing high density and to translate the masive blocks from a rectangular spatial grid to a hexagonal matrix that supports each block and potentiates the creation of community spaces in lower and higher levels. This also increases the distances between buildings in order to give users a sense of privacy that other arrangement cannot and social layers in almost every level.
Inside of the capsules. The users could custom their furniture.
[Shelf] The bookshelf can swich between storage to bookshelf.
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[Module] Space is up to users. Can be use as office/reading room or a living room.
Inside of the capsules. The users could custom their furniture.
[Light/Wind] The round window can open or close to provide enough light and fresh air in the daytime.
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[Module] Space is up to users. Can be use as office/reading room or a bedroom.
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High Rise - Tokio development in the decades of 1970 - 1980. The need of temporal housing was developed at its extreme with the minumin houing capsules in Nagatin.
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Small site in the middle of a busy district in the center of Tokio. The triangular shape is limited by a by avenue and vuildings in the surrondings.
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VOLUME
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The height of the buildings is 177 feet, making it one of the shortest buildings in the area. The building is now in a dismantle proccess.
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FOOTPRINT
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The main structure in the base is made of columns and beams in a triangular shape that support the tower with the main core and 3 aditional floors.
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1ST The central core of the building is made of steel reinforced STRUCTURE concrete in a hexagonal shape that holds the staircase and elevators.
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2ND Structural Walls are built perpendicular to the core to help STRUCTURE the structure to support the capsules and the steels structure from the outside.
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3ND Concrete columns in the base are configurated as the base STRUCTURE of the building. Beams and columns are attached to the core.
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SLABS
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3 slabs are part of the base. This is where the retail and offices are placed. The inner part of the circulation cores also have small slabs as circulation hallways.
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MODULES
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Self supported capsules are placed in each story. They have a internal steel structure recovered with concrete panels.
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PEDESTRIAN The pedestrian circulation only happens in the floor plan. Every person needs to enter through a single entrance in the side of the street.
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There is no bicycle path in the project.
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There is no programme for cars or other types of motor vehicles in the project.The idea is not to have users that need parking spots.
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The main vertical circulation system is made of 2 cores with one elevator on each. 1for each tower.
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The main vertical circulation system is made of 2 cores with stairs in a square arrangment in each building.
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HALLWAYS
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The main vertical circulation system is made of 2 cores with stairs in a square arrangment in each building.
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RESIDENTIAL There is only one type of residential unit (The Capsule), and is a personal unit compose with a room, bathroom and every machine and kitchen implement a single person need.
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The offices are arranged in the second and third floor above the retail spaces and serve as program for companies and bussiness.
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Pedestrian Residential Building Systems 1st Material Bicycle Communal Unit Systems 2nd Material Motor Vehicles Offices in the bottom with direct 3rd Material Commercial spaces relationship with Elevators Retail 4th Material the street that serves the users of the building but also the Stairs pedestrians. Hallways
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Retail: Commercial spaces in theResidential bottom with directBuilding relationship with the street serves the - Context Nakagin Capsules Footprint Pedestrian Systems 1stthat Material users of the building but also the pedestrians. Kisho Kurukawa Shape 1st Structure Bicycle Communal Volume 2nd Structure Motor Vehicles Offices 3rd Structure Elevators Retail Slabs Stairs Modules Hallways
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Systems located in the inner core of the building.
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Systems located in the inner core of the units.
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Glass facades in the offices that follows the longitudinal path of the building and provides direct ilumination to the spaces.
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Concrete painted in red for the central cores and circultaion systems that stands out from the rest of the building.
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Concrete reinforced slabs for the 3 stories below. They work as the base of the capsules.
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Concrete walls as structure for the arrangement of the capsules. The work with a steel fram to support one side of the units.
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High Density Context like the one in Tokyo make the desicion of using capsules a solution to affordable housing in the center of the city
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3 different types of uses are located in the building. The idea is to mantain a program similar to the context (housing and offices)
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Central core systems of structure meet slabs in the points of conexion. This also are part of the structure as support walls.
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As seen in the diagram, the circulation systems are only for pedestrians. There is no comunication between systems except for the vertical inner staris and elevators.
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The conexions between modules and structure depend on the core and the substructure that is able to attach the units to the building structure.
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CLOUD CITY 2.0 LIFTING,CONNECTING,PLUGING
Jose Coba + Rongzhu Gu + Kefan Zhuo
COMPARISON -CONTEXT
- Nakagin Capsules Kisho Kurokawa Approach to context base on the limitations of space in Tokyo and the need of affordable housing units. Lack of flexibility of user and social spaces for interaction.
- Star Apartments MMA-Michael Maltzan Use of abandoned structures for new infrastructure for the homeless near downtown L.A. There is no possibility of expanding due to the static structure in the platform.
- Interlace OMA - Buro Ole Schereen Ideal separation in between block that gives privacy, ventilation and ilumination to the users. Becuase of the configuration, the structure is extremely expensive.
The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach wi context, volume and conditions. The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach with different strategies depending on size, context, volume and conditions.
COMPARISON -STRUCTURE
- Nakagin Capsules Kisho Kurokawa The slender tower is efficient in density as they grow up with small units This structure only accepts personal housing and can not be used for more in case of need.
- Star Apartments MMA-Michael Maltzan The use of a existing structure helps re-activating abandoned sites. The platform used can only support certain quantity of units, making the project static.
- Interlace OMA - Buro Ole Schereen The structural cores in the sides of the block give them flexibility and separation. The giagantic structure is a budget problem and ca not be apply everywhere.
The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach wi context, volume and conditions. The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach with different strategies depending on size, context, volume and conditions.
COMPARISON -CIRCULATION
- Nakagin Capsules Kisho Kurokawa Free plan for retail and pedestrians. There is only other interaction with users, parking lots, bicycle lines.
- Star Apartments MMA-Michael Maltzan Social filantrophy to give housing to the homeless. The project might become a suburban reality inside a building if other social politics are not implemented.
- Interlace OMA - Buro Ole Schereen Big open spaces for pedestrians and bicycles. The car is not part of the floor plan. There is disconnection between bicycles systems and the street and sidewalk.
The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach wi context, volume and conditions. The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach with different strategies depending on size, context, volume and conditions.
COMPARISON -CIRCULATION
- Nakagin Capsules Kisho Kurokawa Veritical circulation is provided by two cores and several slas, which provide fire escapes and elevator inside. Lack of public or communal space in the circulation.
- Star Apartments MMA-Michael Maltzan The upper floors’ circulation is provided by outdoor terraces, which is good for vandiation and illumination. Lack of the roofs for these hallways.
- Interlace OMA - Buro Ole Schereen High efficience in the vertical circulation, which satisfy the huge need. Lack of the corridors in between these blocks.
The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach wi context, volume and conditions. The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach with different strategies depending on size, context, volume and conditions.
COMPARISON -PROGRAM
- Nakagin Capsules Kisho Kurokawa Housing unit thta responde to the need of places for rest for the local workers in Tokyo. There is only one possible user and the unit is not flexible to new needs.
- Star Apartments MMA-Michael Maltzan Social filantrophy to give housing to the homeless. The project might become a suburban reality inside a building if other social politics are not implemented.
- Interlace OMA - Buro Ole Schereen Almost 1000 new units where added to the offer in Singapore with this project only. Most of the units are luxury apartments that can not be afford by the middle class.
The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach wi context, volume and conditions. The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach with different strategies depending on size, context, volume and conditions.
COMPARISON -MATERIAL
- Nakagin Capsules Kisho Kurokawa Pre-manufactured concrete and steel frame are used for the housing units, which reduced the most air pollution during construction. The units inside is hard to fix some problems.
- Star Apartments MMA-Michael Maltzan Pre-manufactured concrete and steel frame are used for the housing units, which reduced the most air pollution during construction. The units inside is hard to fix some problems.
- Interlace OMA - Buro Ole Schereen The black facade of each building is made out of glass with a pattern that depends on the inside distribution of the spaces. Becuase of the configuration, the building can not be very energy saving.
The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach wi context, volume and conditions. The scale comparisson is neccesary to understand how different sites can be approach with different strategies depending on size, context, volume and conditions.
PROPOSAL -TYPICAL GRID
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Typical - Grid
The pattern in Urban village is a very close grid, each block inside has only 50m by 50m, and the road system has little containing.
The pattern in Urban village is a very close grid, each block inside has only 50m by 50m, and the road system has little containing.
PROPOSAL
-Circulation - Tower
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Circulation - Tower
The worst buildings should be removed which contributes to more open space, and several circulation cores are planted inside for growing system.
The worst buildings should be removed which contributes to more open space, and several circulation cores are planted inside for growing system.
PROPOSAL
-Topography - Platform
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Topography - Platform
All buildings inside urban village almost have the same heights, the sky platforms connect some of the exsiting roofs, whichs function as both potential structure and activity terraces.
As the buildings inside urban village almost have the same heights, the sky platforms connect some of the exsiting roofs, whichs function as both potential structure and activity terraces.
PROPOSAL
-Modules - Townhouse
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Modules - Townhouse
Pre-fabricated residential units are placed on the platforms, which also creates some courtyards and squares on the upper level.
Pre-fabricated residential units are placed on the platforms, which also creates some courtyards and squares on the upper level.
PROPOSAL -Modules - Cells
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Modules - Cells
Single living cells are plugged into the vertical towers, which also provides a way of ultimate growing system for future urban villages.
Single living cells are plugged into the vertical towers, which also provides a way of ultimate growing system for future urban villages.
PROPOSAL -Quality - Removal
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Quality - Removal
Some buildings near the platforms should also be deconstructed in order to gain better vantilation and radiation.
Some buildings near the platforms should also be deconstructed in order to gain better vantilation and radiation.
Urban Village
Actual site. The density in the urban villages is high not being responisble with the users. Crowded spaces are built one against each other in herded between the small and tight grid. Our idea is to create a radical system that re-arrange density and making new centralities, connecting communities and improving uses of space and ground.
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Urban Village
Reimagining Communities
The groun floor on the botton of the urban village is dense but in disorder. As part of the plan we are trying to develop the features of the neighboorhood. New open areas, squares and plazas are going to appear in between this grid to creat public spaces and give an accet to the commercial activities and the interactions in the street, maybe the one and most important public space in the area.
- Urban Village Reimagining Communities
Urban Village
Reimagining Communities
The use of space and ground floor is one of the important issues in the urban village and the relation with the context. In this case, we change the use in order to change the dynamics of the place and re-arrange the use in a vertical axis. The new program is going to be placed in the same space as former housing units, and the units will be placed in the new developments above the platform.
- Urban Village Reimagining Communities
Urban Village
Reimagining Communities
The use of upper salces where the housing units were is going to serve as places for new companies, atart ups and new innovative companies. The idea is that the neighborhood can work as a new centrality, with mixed uses, where the inhabitants can work and live in the same place, taking away the idea of dormitory houses that is typical in industrial cities all over China. The industry will also provide of open areas and spaces with no use.
- Urban Village Reimagining Communities
Urban Village
Reimagining Communities
The new fabric in the city will be the platform over the Urban Villages. This space is going to unify and create community areas above the places taht are to dense to have open areas. The idea is to create a new topography that can help creating more space in order to arrange the hyper density places and to complement them with program and services that they cannot have because of the lack of space.
- Urban Village Reimagining Communities
Urban Village
Reimagining Communities
The finbal idea is to create a new and complementary community above the urban village. Below the commercial areas, new squares, offices and companies will create a dynamic relatio with the streets, above, the housing units relocated in towers, the open spaces, services and infrastructure will be part of the new life style of hyper dense cities in China, a model that can be copied everywhere.
- Urban Village Reimagining Communities