J E C Housing Project type MArch Y1 Project II Academic Level Liverpool - United Kingdom Site Location Nov 2020 – May 2021 Duration Office I Sketchup l AutoCAD l Lumion Software Used

This project is to design spatially and contextually responsive large-scale housing since most of the English cities exhibit the difficulty in succeeding the dense urban housing. The objective is to design a livable, simple, quality environment. As dense urban housings construct and represent a significant amount of our built environment, it is mandatory to create an architectural landmark that has a positive impact on the overall image of the city as well as the community

The Site is located on the east of the Leeds-Liverpool canal with an astonishing view towards the canal next to the Eldonian Way The immediate context of the site consists of a considerable number of residential neighborhoods The site has been already recognized as a potential housing site by Liverpool City Council. Furthermore, the site shows its potential not only due to its own topographical qualities but also it is surrounded by continuous, widely spread, and easily accessible roadways In the design the natural 2- meter slop was used to elevate the whole housing to get the maximum view towards the canal even from the ground floor without any obstructions

The building allocation will create its own recreational spaces while responding to the site forces In the sketch series it was evident how the building placement is responding to the existing road patterns and how the new urban movement will be By responding to the existing infrastructure and creating a public access aligned with the current road the design allows to Pedestrianize the urban flow through the site towards canal

The integrated circulation from different zones in the urban context, public to semi-public, and semi-public to private has been well considered and securely delivered through the design in order to give the sense of secureness and privacy to the occupants while creating a bond of harmony in the housing. To maximize the view, the building front facade is built like a stairway shaped element. The roof gardens were created with this idea.

Block A represent the standard prototype of the building facade, structure and outlook

The materials used were mainly bricks, timber and concrete Apart from the windows in the individual units, Considerable amount of glass were used in the stair-core making it a transparent element to penetrate light through the building towards the public spaces

All the blocks are avoiding the direct morning sunlight As the buildings are oriented towards the canal side, the front units which are the ones with roof terraces creates a pleasant atmosphere for the morning contemplation Below the edge of the pergola the plant rough can be used for growing versatile crops such as tomato, runner beans or lettuce Some can be occupied with herbs or house plants The creepers may run along the pergola of the below unit creating a natural like shading device for each terrace It becomes a vertical garden on its own with time.

An afternoon on a roof terrace is a soothing experience as it decorates with dramatic shadows from the pergolas. Iroko timber pergolas is a lightweight element acting as a sun shading device on the front units. Due to this, the terrace is a very much functional and a livable space throughout the day The plant roughs are allocated in the edge of the terrace provided with a sunny atmosphere The above pergola could be a harvest point for the below occupants as well, creating friendships and a sharing environment among the units.

Evening is more emotional The beautiful sunset can be witness from the roof terraces It is an ideal time to have a cup of tea on the terrace as well as in the dining or in the living room as the inner spaces are oriented towards the view The other units of the blocks also gain an essence of this scenario as they are provided with individual semi-indoor spaces and circulation terraces

The unit that was choose to explore the interior and light study was the front unit facing the canal which is Unit type 01 This unit (or a mirror version) is allocated in every block in a set back pattern in order to provide each one with roof terraces All the other units located towards the roadside is provided with openings on both sides of the unit which provides considerable amount of natural light throughout the year. Providing with roof terraces and shading devices Unit Type 01 reveals a unique interior and a specified natural light setting which is explored in this study The unit manifests a rustic expression with the natural outlook of the materials used Rustic is considered to be warm and inviting In Here, the composition of the materials were done in a balanced manner using light and dark colors and high and a low texture levels

A Precedent Study – Timberyard Social Housing

Importance of a Sketch -

" We use drawing as a means of thinking, and early in projects, different kinds of Thinking are required, says O ' Donnell "The pencil plan sketches made over the site plan are a means of feeling our way into a place. The watercolors allow ideas to be condensed and distilled because of the nature of the medium it isn‘t possible to show detail but it is possible to represent the hierarchy of intention - while the content is reduced to a kind of abstraction Here, watercolors detail ideas for the Timberyard housing scheme” - O’Donnell + Tuomey’s Architects