Group 9 Stage 1 Report Valeria Guajardo group by peter willsmore

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Survey Results Does Co-Living Make us Happier? Precedents Group Brief Individual Concept Models

3/5 agreed new house mem-

3/5 said they wante

bers were voted in via the

co-living environme

current residents

the suburbs

Differing responses to best number of inhabitants however general consensus

Group Analysis

Survey

is under 100 people All agreed: People should be

4/5 said they wouldn't need a

from different walks of life

kitchen with a communal one

2/5 said they loved

2/5 said they would prefer

3/5 said they would

pets so were more

modular flexible spaces

boundaries for priva

than willing

based on needs

communual spaces

3/5 said no pets should be

Various answers however it was generally

All agreed tha

allowed in the house

agreed either community experts or de-

housemate we

signers should design the building

ation, clean, ha

All agreed: Energy expenses

All Agreed: Multiple

4/5 said to have communal area

based on individual use

locations allowing

while leaving private areas for t

nomadic living

responsibility

3/5 thought people don't need to

2/5 agree it

4/5 said they would pay

All Agree

have co-living experience before

does matter

extra for services and

the bigge

moving into the community

facility maintenance

ed their

ent to be in

General public's Survey Results:

*All group members in Agreeance*

Want house members from different walks of life*

All Agreed: Private quarters are

Would rather have set private and communal spaces with clear boundaries

off limits

think being neat and tidy, honest and being considerate are the most important qualities in a house member*

All Agreed: Biggest pros of Co-living were more community and ways to socialize (3/5); and splitting costs so that its better value for money (2/5)

are most comfortable sharing internet, a self-sustainable garden and workspaces* don't need their own private kitchen and would use the communal kitchen so they can have more flexible private space want to make sure their private room is off limits when they're not home*

a private

e provided

3/5 agreed talking pri-

would love any kind of pet in the house

vately was best solution

think 4-10 is the right amount of people for a community

for in house issues

want new house-members to be selected by a consensus vote

It was agreed daily dinners, kitchen, work-

would prefer to pay energy costs based on the amount of energy used per person*

ate and

spaces, cleaning, garden, utilities, internet

worry most about the potential lack of privacy*

and cars would all be shared resources

d prefer clear

think the two biggest pros of living with others is having more ways to socialize and splitting costs for more bang for your buck*

at the best qualities of a

ere honesty, consider-

would prefer couples, single women and single men in their community

andy, and personable

eas furnished

the individuals

are happier with access to multiple homes they could easily move between*

Various expectations: however 2/5 agreed housing ownership was equal for residents

ed: Potential lack of privacy was

est Con to Co-living

would settle conflicts by talking to that person privately

4/5 agreed all age brackets and family types are welcome, with one prefering single males/females

prefer to live in the city think people with a design background would be the best at designing a co-living community don't think it matters if the people who design their community have experienced co-living themselves prefer members to share equal ownership of the house would pay extra for a service layer to manage all house related items* only want the common areas to come furnished and furnish their own space themselves*

Research

How Co-Housing can make us happier

TED Talk by Architect, Grace Kim Grace Kim is an award winning architect who has a keen focus on building community and social equity. In April 2017 she volunteered to do a TED talk on how co-living can make us happier (and live longer). At the beginning of her speech, she talked about loneliness. Everyone experiences loneliness at some point in their lives and loneliness is not a fiction of being alone, but rather a fiction of how socially connected you are, to those around you. She states, loneliness can be attributed to many things, and believes it can be a result of our built environments, to the very homes we choose to live in. In 2015, Brigham Young University completed a study that showed a significant increase risk of premature death, in those who were living in isolation. And The US Surgeon General has declared isolation to be a public health epidemic, which includes all around the world. Co-housing could actually save lives.

"Loneliness is not a fiction of being alone, but rather a fiction of how socially connected you are, to those around you." False Sense of Connection Grace then talks about a false sense of connection. Living in neighbourhoods is an example of this. Some people may know their neighbours but majority don’t. Social Media also contributes to this false sense of connection, Grace finds it incredibly isolating when everyone is on their phones in any social environment. Grace introduces an antidote of isolation concept, co-housing. Co-housing is an intentional neighbourhood where people get to know each other and look after each other. Cohousing includes having your own home, whilst sharing significant spaces indoor and/or outdoor.

Intention

Next is intention. Co-housing starts with shared intention to live collaboratively. Intention is the single most important characteristic that differentiates co-housing from any other housing model. Not everything is positive in co-housing and you’re not best friends with every single person in the community. There are differences and conflicts. But living in co-housing means your intentional about the relationships and motivated to resolve the differences.

"Social Media contributes to this false sense of connection, Grace finds it incredibly isolating when everyone is on their phones." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mguvTfAw4wk https://www.schemataworkshop.com/passions-cohousing

Grace Kim's Co-Living Design Grace’s 5.6 million dollar investment design; Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing, also known as CHUC, is a 5-story, mixed-use building in Seattle’s thriving Capitol Hill neighbourhood. Although its physical appearance may be of a typical, urban infill, mixed-used project, the innovation lies in the development process that brought it into life. The ultimate, collective goal for the building, as determined by the future residents, was the construction of a community that will nurture both the individual and the family. The outside looks like another small apartment building. Inside the homes are fairly conventional, all have living rooms and kitchens, bedrooms and baths. And there are 9 of these homes around a central courtyard. A thing that makes the building uniquely co-housing,

are not the homes but rather the social interactions that happen in and around the central courtyard. Grace loves looking out her windows and seeing her neighbours and kids and grownups in various combinations, playing and hanging out with each other. Grace believes the common house in her building is the secret sauce of co-housing, because it’s the place where the social interactions and community life begin, and from there it radiates throughout the rest of the community. The common house has a large dinning room to seat all 28 of them and their guests, where they dine at least 3 times a week. And in support of those meals, they have a large kitchen that they can take turns and cook for each other in teams of 3. In conclusion, Cohousing increases social connections.

Research

How Co-Housing can make us happier

The Good Home Project Report A Study conducted by the Happiness Research Institute, surveyed 10 European countries to identify what makes people happy in a home and how we can live happier in the future. Successful co-housing models will aim to achieve these emotions througharchitectural spaces and communitydriven design. Is successful co-living exclusive to wealthy countries and western societies?

Case Study 1: Rocinha Favela A mass case of co-housing

Rocinha Favela aerial, Rio de Janeiro https://rocinhafavela.weebly.com

Characterised by: Low-rise, high-density developments Mixed-use buildings, usually combining public commercial spaces and private multi-family living spaces Organic architecture that adapts and grows with the needs of the community

Five core emotions, The Good Home Project

‘Happiness with our home is almost 3 times as important to our overall happiness than our income’

Conceptual spread of Rocinha Favela (Ballinger and Wilke, 2015)

Rocinha Favela A resilient community

Rocinha Favela Are They Happy?

Favelas are off-grid, informal communities that little recognistion and government support . They rely on each other for all infrastructure services from construction to access to electricity, food, running water and technology. Community kitchens and social events such as Samba and Carnival are common ways to bring families together

The Data Popular Institute conducted 2 studies in 2013 and 2014, across 63 favelas to find out how residents felt about their living situation

Shared private space

Private living space (single or multi-family)

Public commercial space

Conceptual spread of Rocinha Favela (Ballinger and Wilke, 2015)

85%

like the place where they live

80%

are proud of where they live would continue to live in their community even if their income doubled

70% 66% 94%

would not prefer to live somewhere else said they were happy

What can we learn? Favelas, in their own way achieve the 5 core emotions: Residents are proud of where they live. Communities are self-reliant and protective, creating a sense of control and safety. Lack of financial inequality reduces the sense of competition ever –present in wealthier societies and creates comfort and identity

‘Even if we live in poor conditions or don’t feel particularly proud of our homes, we may still feel quite happy as long as we don’t have substantially less than those around us.’

Research

How Co-Housing can make us happier

Nordic Co-living A cultural DNA approach to co-living Nordic countries are consistently ranked near the top of the Human Development Index, and also the world happiness rankings. This ranking consists of: Life expectancy, education, income and standard of living. Co-living can be a conducive environment for a person to achieve or be considered happy.

https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2020/the-nordic-exceptionalism-what-explains-why-the-nordic-countries-are-constantly-among-the-happiest-in-theworld/

Cultural DNA - Vikings Family including extended family and household members all shared one central living space. Campfire camaraderie, living around center fireplace/ hearth. Security and social connection conduced. Sense of purpose for all in running the household.

https://www.focus-education.co.uk/

Cultural DNA in a Modern Context K9 Housing Repurposed old hotel, into a co-living facility that currently holds 50 residents. Increases peoples access, while decreasing their space footprint. Connection through activities and encouraged engagement by residents organizing events. Diversity of social enrichment and connection. www.k9coliving.com

Usually not affordable spaces such as a green and Zen room

Multiple shared kitchens throughout the building

High ceiling and personalized private rooms

Community events where life-long friendships have been formed

Case Study 3: The Magpie Nest Program

Effects of poorly designed social housing

It Takes a Village to Raise a Child

Research

How Co-Housing can make us happier

“It takes a village to raise a child.”

Eddie McGuire, Collingwood F.C. CEO and Major Brendan Nottle, Salvation Army - Project 614 CEO

The Magpie Nest program was established by the Salvation Army, with the support of Collingwood Football Club to tackle homelessness in Melbourne with a holistic approach capable of delivering a network of services and long-term, safe, affordable accommodation and case management support. • • • •

Housing exit reasons

Num

Movedtoothernon-YCHHousing Evicted.RentArrears HousingUnsuitableForNeeds LeavingMelbourne OfferofPublicHousing Unknown/Missing* Abandoned.Noknownreason Evicted.AntiSocialBehaviour Vacated.RentArrears HousingNotAffordable *Deceased TemporaryHousingOnly ConflictWithNeighbours Unsatisfiedwithstandard Incarcerated Vacated.Antisocialbehaviour Re-incarcerated NoticetoVacate–NoSpecifiedReason

128 85 72 63 43 40 33 26 23 22 19 16 14 14 9 7 6 5

20.5 13.6 11.5 10.1 6.9 6.4 5.3 4.2 3.7 3.5 3 2.6 2.2 2.2 1.4 1.1 1 .8

TOTAL

625

100

https://www.vaada.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Who-StaysWho-Leaves-and-Why.pdf

3x 4-bedroom houses. Each house comprised of 3 homeless/at-risk participants and a social worker one year employment Cooking, cleaning and maintenance responsibilities were shared by the participants Cohesion of the group and co-living responsibilities managed by a "live-in" social worker

https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/news/447145/collingwood-honoured-atbrw-award

Newer Magpie Nest House

Shared Kitchen

https://www.abc.net.au/religion/watch/compass/eddie-mcguire-and-magpie-ne

est/10142338

Did this type of co-living lead to happiness?

Eddie McGuire's childhood home donated for Magpie Nest Housing

Yes and No Positives • Some participants were able to break their cycle of poverty • Access to stable accommodation and employment • New support network of friends Negatives • Lack of security and privacy • Mental health issues exacerbated by the behaviour of others • Lapses of many forms of prior abuse – substance and violence A stable supportive community should have a positive influence on each individual contributing to positive mental health outcomes. Members with pre-existing mental health issues or that have been socially disadvantaged will have an effect upon the co-living community.

Typical Magpie Nest Housing

If co-living is the way of the future careful consideration needs to be taken when meeting the needs of the most vulnerable in our communities.

Case Study 4: Indigenous Australia

Research

How Co-Housing can make us happier

Connection to Land and Culture

tude and experience because ed to each oundings."

Difficult social problems and lack of education and finance Regular laughter and song throughout the night Shared food, clothes, blankets, utensils, even shoes Their world is full of rich stories, of songs, of music, of dance. Rather than relying on their equipment, they rely on one another They express the stories told by their parents and grandparents through canvasses and music They continue to be resourceful in crafts to enhance their skillsets They maintain a deep connection to country and to one another

"They maintain a gratitude and joy unlike anything we experience in the western culture because they are well connected to each other and to their surroundings.

Western Society and Loneliness

Doomsday Preppers

We have lost sight of our deep need to be valued and to be safe amongst our peers

'Cohousing is the antidote to loneliness' 'Living in isolation increases premature death by 32%' Grace Kim- Architect

Sustainably produce over a long period Protecting what they have produced More people=more hands Happiness is not based on this security alone Need to be valued and to value How can we create spaces that encourage this connection?

Happiness stems more from how the co-living community interacts, rather than being in control of your natural wellbeing

Design Principles for Happiness

Biophilic design

Think outside the Box Biophilic design involves the use of natural materials, natural light and plants to create a more pleasing and effective built environment.

Airbnb for larger groups

happiness is related to an immersion of nature Community conferences, workshops and festivals

within co-housing there is a tendency to create spaces such as community gardens

Grace Kim's Coliving design, highlighting the community courtyard and living area

Sense of connection Sharing all they have Creative expression Security in one another

'in an average living space, five medium-sized plants can increase air quality by around 75% and mental health by 60%'

Biologist Edward O. Wilson stated: “For more than 99 percent of human history, people have lived in hunter-gatherer bands totally and intimately involved with other organ-

To achieve such things is greatly complex when met with a range of differing cultures, personalities, and preferences.

The building blocks of a successful co-living “[Biophilic design] results in faster healing time in hospi"Allow the architecture to be the canvas environment appears to be through comtals, increased productivity in workplaces, and better guest for their expression" munity centered living arrangements. experiences in hospitality.” – Bill Browning, founder of Terrapin Bright Green

The project is a conceptual multi-generational community of approximately 26 homes seeded in a 2.4-acre site in the banks of the Hood River in Oregon designed by Schemata Worshop, based in Seattle. They define Co-Housing as an intentional mode of living where residents actively create and share in a community. At the centre of this, a sustainable design approach that considers the synergy between the built and natural environments, and the community it supports. Gorge is a collabrative, site responsive project that aims to create a community through the direct preservation and celebration of its natural context.

Valeria

Precedents

Gorge CoHousing (Schemata Workshop)

Co-Housing Model

Site Responsive Design

Multi-Generational Communi- Sustainability

Programs such as tree preservation, food cultivation and shared recreational spaces are proposed as a way to take advantage of the steep banks of the creek.

The Gorge model proposes multiple levels of housing that can accomodate for singles, couples and families, with a vision to 'create a community made to support and encourage all'.

The Gorge model was carefully designed in harmony to its natural context. The 26 homes are located along a central pedestrian community street, which culminate in a common house that celebrates the view of Mt. Adam and the Columbia River.

Through all their co-housing projects, Schemata Workshop highly considers the diversity and resilience of its residents by understanding the value of private space and communal space.

Gorge responds to issues of social, environmental and economic sustainability. This is achieved through user-focused design that is expressive and vernacular in its process of sourcing and production of materials and construction. The separation of pedestrian and vehicular zones also help in preserving the natrual environment as well as the wellbeing of its residents. https://www.schemataworkshop.com/gorge-cohousing

The Treehouse apartment block is in Seoul, in the upscale and modern center district of Gangnam-nu, a convenient location where residential apartments are generally expensive, or very small. Bo-Daa Architects have implemented a scheme where 72 micro-studios have been fit into a small building with a large interior garden atrium. The building provides residents with their own small customizable studio with loft beds and customizable living space. These can be kept so small because things which are able

Peter

Precedents

Treehouse Coliving Apartments (Bo-Daa)

Urban Convenience

Community Living Spaces

to be shared are, such as work areas, lounge areas, kitchens and laundries. Rooms are all given a slice of sky and connection to the atrium aiming to avoid the feeling of being boxed in as the spaces are small. Residents are all able to access quality amenities in such a good urban location, while saving so much space. As everything is not all needed to be condensed in each self-contained apartment, rather utilized for communal access.

Communal Kitchen

Communal Bathrooms https://www.archdaily.com/932735/treehouse-apartment-building-bo-daa

Community Scheme "The Community cannot exist without the on this. But aims to gently persuade residents individual, and the individual is anchored by to engage with the community aspect with the community." (Bo-Daa Architects) the design of the shared work and living spaces. Also, with the way amenities such as Residents are given multiple views to the green the laundry and kitchen are designed, with it atrium as they go to their rooms as they pass being hard to not bump into other residents through the ground floor and the entrance to whilst preparing meals or doing laundry. By their room. The scheme does not aim to force giving residents their own self-contained its residents to socialize constantly, as the room, a level of security is achieved as it does community aspect of the co-living does rely not fully rely on a trust system like some

schemes do, but instead allows people to engage to the level that they are comfortable with. Singles and couple rooms are available, the ability to live as a family in this complex may not be impossible but would not be ideal, just due to the lack of space for multiple people to engage in private spaces at a time.

https://www.archdaily.com/932735/treehouse-apartment-building-bo-daa

Monks held to the belief of being set on God without distractions and therefore created spaces specific for such. They also explored their skillsets and innovation, serenity and silence, and an appreciation for community and nature, all in one way or another are the elements we as society seek.

Bailey

Koningshoeven Abbey

Precedents

The 150-year-old monastery Koningshoeven Abbey, originally a sanctuary for northern French monks was finished in 1880. Although originally the architecture was built for beauty and usability, it appears outdated to the more modern outlooks of co-living environments. With this said, the core values and principles found in the monastery are very relevant and the facility was designed to meet those principles.

What can we learn from the monks? Maybe we don’t have this all together, in a world of many choices and people becoming busier, maybe there needs to be the consideration of creating quiet, it’s the place of silence that we consider more than what’s immediately in front of us at any moment and maybe that’s just what we need as a society to break many of the cycles people are trapped in. Particularly in a co-living environment, where there is the assumption that with more people comes more noise. Is there a way to create spaces that allow for the serenity that people desperately need? Monks recognized that the noise in our life is only noise and silenced it as much as possible to focus on finding truth. For monks there is Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8P9x8AB0Bw&ab_channel=ExpozaTravel

Serenity

a mutual cultural respect of honouring one’s silence with God, appreciating the nature around them, isolating within their individual rooms with thick soundproof walls; while also sharing in fellowship with communal meals and while they work on their crafts and skillsets. At this monastery they produce organic cheese, jam, chocolate and bread; as well as hosting a brewery as well.

Innovation

The monks have also used practices of the modern world. The facility continues to innovate doing their best to bring positive change to the environment around them, utilizing solar panels for all power, and constructing a biological water treatment plant to reuse every drop through micro-organisms and tropical plants, which is cycled throughout the monk’s brewery and abbey.

United Community

We can learn from monks that to live together effectively there must be a uniting factor, belief for us to connect, while also space for people to be themselves and explore the things that they desire to do. This becomes easier with similar interests as for example with the monks, the common interest in God makes great use of the chapel space and meditation areas while also maintaining the overall quiet of the abbey. http://www.koningshoeven.nl/

"The vision of this place was to create community," explained Dornier, "a model of a micro society where people find their own space for privacy, as well as places of gathering, exchange, movement and education.” Apartment Rooms

Victoria

Roam Bali - Coliving Expeince by Alexis

Precedents

Architect Alexis Dornier, created a contemporary urban space called Roam based on the traditional Balinese community in 2015. Roam came to life within an existing structure found tucked away in the hills of Penestanan Village in Ubud. Prior to its makeover, the structure already had the spatial configuration and main facilities required for a co-living project. Dornier encourages merging co-living and co-working with the goal of creating a micro-society, where people can find their own dimension in shared and community spaces as well as private areas.

Communal Rooftop Space

Communal Kitchen

Cafe

The 1500m2 space, contains 24 rooms and offers rooftop lounge spaces, a swimming pool, a cafe for public access also, a large communal kitchen and a barbecue garden.

Inside communal living areas and resources. Most communal areas are located on the open air roof space, sheltered beneath a newly installed canopy. These include a sunbathing deck, a cafe, a wine bar, a restaurant, a lounge and a yoga area. The ground and first floors of the building now contain a series of bedrooms, each with their own private bathrooms and patios.

Dornier aimed to create a project that follows the standard model of co-living complexes, which function like a cross between student housing and hotels. Occupants rent serviced rooms, which are accompanied by

https://alexisdornier.com/projects/roam/

An eco-village is an intentional, traditional or urban community that is consciously designed by participants to address four dimensions of sustainability - social, culture, ecology and economy. In a way that restores social and natural environments. The Deco-Village has been designed for a range of ages and family groupings. It's purpose is to combat urban loneliness by creating an environment of social cohesion.

The village strikes a balance between private space and common areas. Residents are able to share meals in large gatherings from the locally maintained garden. The buildings have 9 star energy ratings that utilise passive solar design, rooftop solar PV, rainwater and grey water systems, ornamental and productive gardens including orchards.

2 Bedroom Unit

David

Precedents

Denmark DecoHousing | Salvation Army

Denmark DecoHousing

Site in Denmark, WA

Common Area https://decohousingdenmark.wixsite.com/home ©Deco Living Pty Ltd, Donald Clarke

Salvation Army Training College The Salvation Army Training College was originally a hotel acquired in 1974 for the purpose of training ministers of religion, which created a specific culture that is demonstrated through communal living. Depending on enrolments, the community consisted around 70 people including single adults, couples with no children and large families.

Meeting the various needs of a large group from different background brought challenges. However, the overarching purpose is what galvanised the community making it a success in communal living.

Shared facilities included teacher's offices, classrooms, canteen, laundry, library, gym, kindergarten, church, auditorium, music studio, formal dining and industrial kitchen.

Optional catered meals were provided to Each student had a bedroom, bathroom and relieve students of that task. Students were study. Those with families had a kitchenette assigned cleaning duties to maintain the appartment and bedroom per child. common areas. Maintenance staff were employed for the building and IT. https://www.hayball.com.au/projects/royal-parade-student-accommodation/

Survival Condo

This bunker serves as a haven for a number of like-minded individuals who have the facilities to afford a place as a part of this potential post-apocalyptic community. These people are prepared for a large number of different potential events

leading to a ripple effect which leads to the need to be prepared to not rely on society as we know it to survive, but to live within a self-sustainable and protected community, until there is the possibility of spreading back into the changed world. The Condo has a capacity of 75 people. Reaching 174 feet below ground level, allows all its spaces to be protected from the elements and potential hazardous external conditions. The survival condo can be described as a re-purposed cold war era missile silo, which has been converted into

a multi-level self-sustaining private bunker. The technology utilized in the silo means that inhabitants do not have to rely on external sources of power, food, oxygen, and society, but instead live in a close quarters co-living environment, which supports a post-apocalyptic community. The use of multiple stories allows the building to have an open floor-plan while only taking up a small area as it is vertical and underground.

Peter

Survival Condo

Precedents

The Survival Condo is a bunker created in preparation for the potential of an apocalyptic event, looking at a way to live through these events and come out on the other side. Looking at living for a point of renewal rather than a full closure of the world’s human life.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7151311/

Architecture of Dread

Architecture built in response to the dread of the apocalyptic ripple effect that would follow a mid-level to high-level event. The attitude of people who build in preparation for these events (refer to VIVOS), unifies people to spend enormous amounts of money on creating shelters which most would deem unnecessary.

An Accident Brewing

Like minded individuals who believe that society as we know it is living in a way that lends itself to a apocalyptic event of some nature not just being a possibility, but an inevitability. Co-living designs for them as communities is therefore deemed as an essential area of research for when the time comes.

Building for Resurrection

Building to live through the events, and survive in the changed world that would follow, having tactics in place to tackle these different scenarios. An optimistic outlook in an otherwise extremely negative time for the society they once knew.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7151311/

Who Are Doomsday Preppers? Prepping is the practice of anticipating and adapting to impeding conditions of disaster. These episodes range from low-level crises, such as moderate weather events to extinction-level events, like anarhcy, social collapse and war. Preppers have one objective - survive. In a world where access to food and basic utilities are unavailable, preppers rely on themselves and their community for their survival. They aim to secure nutrition, shelter, security, hygiene and medicine for enough time to endure the ranging levels of crises. Through our research we found that prepper groups can range from single families storing basic goods, all the way to large self-sustaining communities that share common values.

This project will aim to provide shelter for

low - mid level events Such as

environmental disasters & disease outbreaks Through the use of

Brief

Community Profile

Doomsday Architypes

Survival shelters cover a wide range of sizes, capabilities and luxury. Most preppers will have a modest family bunker, usually in a hidden location, where they can retrieve to at any moment when required and survuve in for months or up to a year. On the other side of the spectrum there are communities such as the aforementioned Survival Condo. A luxury, completely self-sustained structure that can house up to 70 people for 5 years. These examples however, are temporary homes, most of which are probably not used in a lifetime. Our project aims to propose a model for a survivalist community that is permanent. A self-sustaining environment that utilises the present qualities of the site and thrives off a community united by strong ideologies. Our model will act as both an everyday home, and a survival shelter when required.

multi-functional & modular spaces in a community that is completely

self-sustaining

Community Identity

14 Students

Adults no kids

Adults Single parent 1 kid

Family 2 parent 1 or 2 kids

4 Elderly

A week in the life of the community

Community Events Social events including meals together twice a week and meeting once a week to discuss doomsday prepping

Work/Study

Includes personal jobs & University studies.

Community Work On-site chores including farming, maintenance, storage & emergency plan preparation.

Relaxation/ Recreation Includes personal activities on site

Community Events Social events including meals together twice a week and meeting once a week to discuss doomsday prepping

Work/Study

Includes personal jobs & University studies.

Community Work On-site chores including farming, maintenance, storage & emergency plan preparation.

Doomsday Life

Normal Life

Relaxation/ Recreation Includes personal activities on site & off site

Membership legislation All resources are community acquired and managed

Resources will be shared with the broader community when in excess

Residents must be skilled and able to work to contribute to the community

Brief

Social Program

A democratic leadership group will be in charge of managing the community and its operations

The community is always united by its common goal live and survive

Respect the community, its residents and the environment it occupies

Spatial Requirements Spaces in a building can be organized into patterns so that they relate to one another in a specific way. Spatial relationships between forms help define their interaction and some common spatial relationships used in architecture include, space within a space. Considering that our project aims to propose a model for a survivalist community that is permanent and a self-sustaining environment that utilises the present qualities

of the site.It would be ideal that the model has multiple bedrooms and bathrooms that have composting commodes. Maximize space in the bedrooms as much as possible by putting two sets of bunk beds and/or a queen bed and bunk beds in family rooms. Use under the beds for clothing storage and shelving units on the walls to house other personal items.

Private

sleep

bathroom

lounge

kitchen

laundry

food storage

Semi-Private

work

learn

protection

play

support groups

exercise

first aid

Public

comms

power

Spaces Linked by a Common Space

water

Space within Space

food

outdoor

Security

tools

kitchen

food storage

In addition to security, investing in low-voltage closed circuit security cameras, trail cameras, and solarpowered motion detector lights, among all other off grid preppers security traps you can create to alert you to an unwanted visitor, to scare off intruders and warn others on the prepper compound of approaching danger.

Having basements in most of the rooms, would increase the storgae by stockpile clothing, shoes, and outerwear in a variety of sizes for babies and children, for everyone in a survival group. Adjacent Spaces

Interlocking Spaces

Basement for Storage

Stacking of modular volumes will reduce footprint space. L'DRY STORE

Multi-use spaces will be utilised to increase the effectiveness of areas and to encourage colaboration within the community. BED 1

BATH

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TYPE B

Share studio apartment 65 sqm

LIVING

L'DRY STORE

BED 1

KITCHEN

BED 1

LIVING

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KIT

KIT BATH ENTRY

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TYPE A

Studio Apartment 25 sqm

Type A Studio unit 25 sqm

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TYPE C

1 bed apartment 45 sqm

Private living

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TYPE B

Type B Share studio unit 65 sqm

Share studio apartment 65 sqm

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Share studio apartment Share studio apartment 65 sqm 65 sqm

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TYPE C

1 bed apartment 45 sqm

Type C 1 bed unit 45 sqm FLOOR PLAN TYPOLOGIES FLOOR PLAN TYPOLOGIES SCALE 1:100

SCALE 1:100

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Spatial Program

Brief

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TYPE A

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Studio Apartment 25 sqm

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Studio Apartment 25 sqm

Residential Module Typologies

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Garden spaces will be utilised along horizontal and vertical spaces. Green walls and Rooftops will also aid in cooling the space from the harsh

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TYPE D

2 bed family apartment 65 sqm

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Type D 2 bed family unit 65 sqm

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TYPE D

2 Family Share 120 sqm

Type E Share family unit 125 sqm

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Accessibility Accessibility

Spatial Arrangement Spatial Arrangement

Yellow building Yellowsleeping buildin Single Single2 sleeping 2440m 2440m2

Possible Spatial Programming on Site

Massing on site Massing on site Plan and Section/Axo Plan and Section/Axo Living Area Students & Singles Type A/B/C modules

Living Area Families Type D/E modules

Red building Red building Communal area 2 Communal are 2360m 2360m2 Blue Building Blue Building Family sleeping Family sleepin area area 2 2950m 2950m2 Green area Green area Gardens 2 Gardens 4600m 4600m2

Communal Areas Outdoor/Gardening Areas

Using Car Lifts to Solve the Issue of Parking on Site Features a hydraulic driven and chain balance system with two stage dual-cylinder lifting. Automatic lock & electric Lock release. Anti-falling mechanical locks (8 holes) at different heights to ensure safety. Operation control box (UP, DOWN & Emergency). High polymer polyethylene slide blocks, wear-resistance. Suitable and space saving for our design. 16 car parks including 2 disabled parks with a shared zone for pedestrians and disabled access. Steel parts are sandblasted then anti-corrosion primer painted and top finish color coated.

7 Car Park Lifts (14 cars total)

2 Disabled Car Parks Large Double Laned Space for Easier Access Into the 90

Emergency Parking

Car Park Plan

Pedestrian Crossing

Power and Water Production

Brief

A self-sustainable community

As there is little to no access to the outside world, having an abundance of food is necessary to live in a shelter for an extended period of time. This means resources must be stored beforehand or systems need to be created to produce food and energy. The site's natural resources such as nearby sea water and hilly terrain with fresh water run off can be utilised to meet these needs. A combination of solar and hydro electric power can be used for energy requirements. Wave powered desalination plants can be used to filtrate the sea water for human, animal and plant consumption. Power system Solar panels are placed facing north to achieve maximum capacity. This power runs the desalination plant and pumps the sea water to the top of the hill. The fresh water created flows downhill through a turbine to the site's lake and the waste water (Brine) runs down the hill through another turbine back to the sea.

The water that flows through the turbines creates hydro electricity. All electricity created from the solar farm and hydro generator is stored in the battery.

Clean water production

A series of paddles are moved forwards and back by the waves and the resulting energy is then harnessed to filter seawater.

Pressurized seawater is piped ashore to directly drive a seawater reverse osmosis desalination system.

Food production "Poop" Meat Animals are an important source of food, however it is difficult to farm large animals in confined spaces. "Poop-meat" is created by extracting the basic elements of food — protein, carbohydrates and fats from wastewater and recombining them. The meat is made from 63% protein, 25% carbohydrates, 3% lipids and 9% minerals. Soy protein is added to the mix to increase the flavor, and food coloring is used to make the product appear red.

Deep farms A “deep farm” is a vertical farm built from refurbished underground tunnels or abandoned mine shafts. As temperature and humidity underground are generally temperate and constant, deep farms require less energy for heating. Deep farms can also use nearby groundwater to reduce the cost of water supply. Despite low costs, a deep farm can produce 7 to 9 times more food

than a conventional farm above ground on the same area of land Grow Light is an artificial light source, generally an electric light, designed to stimulate plant growth by emitting a light appropriate for photosynthesis. Grow lights are used in applications where there is either no naturally occurring light, or where supplemental light is required.

Sources https://www.energy.gov/eere/water/types-hydropower-plants#:~:text=The%20most%20common%20 type%20of,a%20generator%20to%20produce%20electricity. https://www.aquatechtrade.com/news/desalination/desalination-wave-powered/ https://globuswarwick.com/2018/04/17/vertical-farming-the-next-big-thing/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical_farming https://www.livescience.com/14669-poop-meat-safety.html https://inhabitat.com/poop-burger-japanese-researcher-creates-artificial-meat-from-human-feces/mitsuyuki-ikeda-shit-burger/

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Main Access point & Parking

Battery power storage

Centralised Design Spatial Relationships Community Public vs Private gardening To promote community To promote community SpacesNorth-facing begin to be defined along engagement and security engagement and security as well as circulation and hill through physical and visual through physical and visual access points

Conceptual Favela Sketch

Wave energy converter

Conceptual Spatial arrangement

connections

Centralised design concept is maintained but adapted to the site conditions and

Conceptual Master PlanFresh water 1:2500 storage & supply

requirements

VE RD. THE CO

Valeria Guajardo

Model 01

Main Access point & Parking

Battery power storage

Community gardening along North-facing hill

ConceptualPlan Master Plan Master 1:2500

Semi-Private Public

Community reservoir for fresh water supply De-salination plant powered by hydraulic energy

Private

Private Semi-Private Public

Site Usage

Emphasis on the preservation of surrounding trees. This provides privacy for the community and increases their connection to nature, expecially suring times of isolation.

Gardening area located along the north-facing hill to maximise sunlight.

Living spaces for elderly residents are located nearest to the main entrance & car park for ease of accessibility

Similar to favelas, the high-density, low-rise architecture clusters the modular spaces in a way that creates interesting means of opportunities for social connection

Main access point via The Cove Rd

Car park comprises of 7 car lifts (14 car parks total) as well as 2 disability spaces. 2 Cars are communal and will be mainly used to carpool to the train station

Kitchen and Health Clinic located next to each other as the most important public spaces for the community. Kitchen is also located close to the garden for ease of access to food.

The low-rise archietcture organically utilises the slope of the hill. This symbiotic relationship between the architecture and its natural context.

The fresh water reservior is nested by the existing hill basin. It is pumped by the de-salination system as seen in the Master Plan above.

Isometric - Use of Site

Rooftop areas can become courtyard areas for gathering, gardening and also solar farms.

Isometric - Program Distribution

All spaces are interconnected so in times of isolation the community can still remain connected.

The circular and centralised design emphasises the sense of community and safety by providing opportunities for both physical and visual connections, even when in isolation.

Isometric - Access and Circulation

SITE BOUNDARY

Sloping architecture provides varying lines of vision to the landscape

Rooftopos and courtyards act as outdoor semi-private spaces for gathering, gardening and wellbeing

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Valeria Guajardo

Model 01

Conceptual Section

Cut into site to allow for underground storage spaces

Open circulation throughout site keeps the community connected

90m

60m

30m

East - West Section 1:400

EXPLODED DESIGN ISO (NW)

Outdoor Sitting + Dining Area

REMAINING LARGE TREES

Type A Residential Unit ACCESS ACROSS SITE Stage 1 + 2

Stage 1 Access Stage 1+2 Access

Main Community Building

Type A

Peter Willsmore

Model 02

Type B Type C Indoor Garden Clinic

Outdoor Meeting + Eating + Study Space Type B Residential Unit

Community Kitchen Study Space

PUBLIC SPACE Massing

Remaining Large Trees

PRIVATE SPACE Types A + B + C

Recreational Space Well Being/Gym Space Laundry Car Park (Stacked)

Type C Residential Unit Expanded Site Boundary Stage 1 Community Garden + Park Car Park

Master Plan

PROPOSED CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

FORM EXPLORATION SKETCHES

ELECTRICITY + WATER ISO (NW)

Form concept derived from Cocoon rib caged structure

Site Boundary

Water Piped to Community Garden and Park

Electricity Transfer Underground Fresh Water Reservoir Wave Powered Distillation Plant Water Transfer by Electric Turbines Brine Water Waste Wave Energy Converter

North Section

3D EXTERIOR FORM EXPERIMENTATION

Green Net improves Bio-footprint (hides community)

Form Process

Mass Modelling on Site

Bailey Austin

Model 03

Platform provides community garden

Buildings cut to shape of site lowering profile

Biophilic Design To ensure a higher level of wellbeing for residentsit is necessary to be within an immersion of nature. Known as biophilic design, this technique is paramount to this design not only for food production purposes within limited space, but also for the overall happiness of the occupants. Biologist Edward O. Wilson stated: “For more than 99 percent of human history, people have lived in hunter-gatherer bands totally and intimately involved with other organisms,” which is like what we see in native indigenous communities.

The concept is simple, hide as much as possible without removing ground cover, and what you can’t hide, you provide a dual purpose for the surrounding community. The property is split into 3 zones from the public’s perspective: the community garden, the community kitchen and clinic, and the solar research facility. The visible parts of the building appear to be solar panels of various shapes from afar, but are actually a variation of windows and solar for the residents within the coliving community to utilize. All these facades disguise this co-living community for the benefit of the residents.

Small Profile allows for more nature on site

Site originally is for flood water

Community hidden Private and Public by three covers access

Site Plan Scale 1:5000

S1 Community Garden

Community Kitchen Solar Research facility

Site Sketch

Initial Concept

Community facilities and garden/ Solar Research facility

Section S1 Scale 1:2000

Exploded Axonometric

Platform provides a safe community garden soace with plenty of room for residential units below for the student housing The model allows for the lease amount of use of space necessary while still allowing for a flowing community setting. Residents can only access the property via the main Rd and therefore most community based areas are located nearby to encourage more interaction. And the building’s maintain a low profile so that those in the surrounding community are unaware of the prepper capabilities.

Green net between buildings raised 2.5 meters allows plenty of space below for residents while appearing as an atttempt to benefit footprint on the solar research site.

Carparking and shop front gives a seemless look to the complex from the street view

Site Location Map with Key Features

Spatial Connections 3

3 2 Adjacent Spaces

1 4 5

Victoria Smart

Model 04

Spaces Linked by a Common Space

Site Location Sketch 1

Linear

Radial

Settlement in Hallet Cove, SA, dates from the late 1930s when the land was mainly used for farming and quarrying. Today, the location has reasonable flora diversity and good biodiversity. The site is located amongst the conservational and coastal landscapes, surrounded by dense vegetation (as seen in 2,3, and

5). The coastal view (3 and 4) and the forms of the landscape will be an important aspect when considering a design amongst the site itself. Shown in 1 is a weathered footbridge that connects the walking trail shown in 5. The site also has many residential and private neighbours.

Space Within Space

Cluster

Whole building curves around the landscape with big windows and open spaces for coastal view.

OutdoorOptions rooftop space

Space Organisation

Outdoor carpark on the East side, near the traﬃc for easy access in and out.

building curves around the cape with big windows and spaces for coastal view.

Idea 1

Total Space

he traﬃc for easy access in 1250m2 or rooftop space

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on the East side, or easy access in

Isometric Site Diagram

Idea 3

Spaces 2

Idea 1

urves aroundrooftop the space

Outdoor big windows and or carpark on the East side, coastal view.

Idea 1

Idea 2

Idea 3

Idea 2

The Site’s Slope

Steep, cliff-like coastal front and the topography rises onto land with dips for the valley within.

Site Location Map

Site and Ground Plan Scale 1:1500

Access Conservation Cliff/Coast Ocean Residential

North

Spatial Perspective NorthEast

SouthWest

Wind Analysis The wind across the site blows mostly in the North-East and the South-West directions. Other times it’s North and South directions.

South

Section Scale 1:1500

David Ebsary

Model 05

Laundry 25m2 Garden Areas 25m2 Kitchen & Dining 100m2 Recreation 150m2 Gym 30m2 Total Area (Private and Public) 2466m2 Site Location

type E type D

Storage 260m2

Floor Layout

Level 4

type A

type E

type C

Communal Spatial Area Study 55m2 Clinic 46m2

Perspective View

Level 3

type A

Proposed Building and Lake type B Level 2 type B Level 1

Western Section 1:200

Southern Section 1:200