ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO THUZAR THEIN
CITY OF KELOWNA INFILL DESIGN CHALLENGE 2021
THE NEXUS
THIS FOUR-UNITS MULTI-FAMILY COURTYARD HOUSING IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE URBAN AND SUBURBAN LIVING STYLES. WITH A BACKYARD FARM THAT REUSES RAINWATER AND THE OUTDOOR EXERCISE AREA AT THE FRONT STRENGTHENS THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND COHESION WITH THE NEIGHBOURS. AS WELL AS THE SIDE BIKE LANE MAKES IT EASIER TO COMMUTE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED CONSIDERING COMMUNITY, NATURE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
PUBLIC SHARED SPACE STREET WORKOUT AREA
SHARED SPACE BETWEEN HOUSEHOLDS BACKYARD FARM
FACADE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
BASIC MASSING
SHIFTING VOLUMES
CREATING DEPTH AS TO PROVIDE SHADING ALTERNATING REPETITION CREATES RYHTHM
CREATING PICTURE FRAME
SCREEN WALL PROVIDES PRIVACY AS WELL AS PROVIDE CONNECTION TO THE STREET
THE NEXUS HOUSE FLOOR PLAN DEVELOPMENT THIS FOUR UNITS GROUND-ORIENTED MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING IS DESIGNED WITH A SHARED COURTYARD.. EACH UNIT HAS ONE AND A HALF STOREY VOLUME WITH DOUBLE HEIGHT SPACE ALL FOUR UNITS ARE INTERLOCKED WITH EACH OTHER TO ENHACE SOCIAL INTERACTION CROSS SECTION A-A
CROSS SECTION B-B
CROSS SECTION C-C C
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SOCIAL COHESION
LESS PRIVATE PLACE SUCH AS LIVING ROOM, DINNING ROOM AND KITCHEN SHARE THE COURTYARD SPACE. THE INNER COURTYARD PROVIDES A GREAT PLACE TO SOCIALIZE AND SERVES AS A HUB FOR ALL RESIDENTS.
STO R MWAT E R M A N AG E M E N T
P O R O U S S I D EWA L K
U N D E R G R O U N D WAT E R STO R AG E TA N K CO L L E CT R A I NWAT E R R U N O F F F R O M T H E R O O F S
D I S T R I B U T I N G WAT E R I N T O T H E B A C KYA R D FA R M F R O M WAT E R STO R AG E TA N K
TOWARDS A MORE ENGAGING COMMUNITY....