Changeable 1
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?
ALLOWING USERS TO CHANGE THE FACADE
CHANGING THE MIX BY MERGABLE FLATS
Slab Spanning Across Vertical Extrusion on Plinth (Final Mass)
Modelling Foam Modelling, Massing
Diagrams, Adobe Indesign
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SketchUp, Twinmotion, Adobe Photoshop Skills:
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.
Rhino 7, Grasshopper, SketchUp, Twinmotion, Adobe Creative Suite
SketchUp, Adobe Photoshop SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite
Internal Courtyard
Rhino 7, Grasshopper, Twinmotion
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Chun Rui Huang 2024