Changeable
Location: City Road, Cardiff
Category: Mid-scale Residential
Located on City Road, Cardiff, the two deck-accessed apartment buildings house a total of 50 homes, reflecting the vibrancy and diversity of their dynamic surroundings. This project draws inspiration from the adaptability of historic terrace houses to the modern era, aiming to allow the building to evolve in tandem with its environment.
To achieve the desirable changeability in the fixed and anonymous apartment typology, the design allows the merging of spaces both vertically and horizontally with its structural framework, enabling flexible arrangements as flats or duplexes. Additionally, the functions of these spaces can be adapted at various scales.
The building’s facade consist of plaster, brick and concrete, responding to its surrounding structures and allows easier user modifications to occur, much like the surrounding buildings, with a significant portion of the facade available for personalization. This approach fosters a colorful, everchanging look that mirrors the character of City Road, bringing the street into the sky.
WHY CAN’T APARTMENT OWNER DESIGN THEIR OWN FACADE?
CHANGING THE MIX BY MERGABLE FLATS
Organisation
Extendable to accommodate more rooms
General Plan Arrangement
Circulation Core
Access Deck
Service Risers
Type A Flats
Service Cupboard Type B Flats
Slab Spanning Across Vertical Extrusion on Plinth (Final Mass)
1:50 South Block Balcony Construction Detail
Testing Facade Appearance with Bay Studies
Chepstow Market Square
Location: Chepstow, Wales
Category: Public/Retail
Located on the high street of Chepstow, The square provide public space and storefronts for the local community. On market days, shopowners would set up their temporary stores in the two-storey structure. The flexibility of the square also allows various community events to be carried out, benefitting local merchant, artist and residents, reconnecting the people in Chepstow.
Interaction between the Public and the Building
Komorebi
Location: Chepstow, Wales
Category: Mid-scale Residential
A work-life scenario created for 22 residents with studio flat, workshop, central atrium and other facilities. Inspired by lights passing through trees, the bridges connecting the two timber structures imitate branches and
Library/ Self-study Space
Vending Machines
Community Hall
Multipurpose Room
Bin Storage
Boiler Room
Management Office
Bike Storage
Toilets
Studio Flats
Internal Courtyard
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