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The central premise of USER-CENTERED DESIGN is that the best designed products and services result from understanding the needs of the people who will use them —Design Council
USER-CENTERED DESIGN AS A KEY FOR (RE)DEVELOPMENT p1 presentation 02 | 04 | 2014
explore lab 18 Tsveta Ruseva 4257537
research and design site East Europe Bulgaria Sofia City centre Site location
research proposal
problem statement
The researched area was built in the beginning of the last century a period of poverty and housing shortage.
Refugees have taken residence in the neighbourhood and build their own houses.
The lack of any urban planning and decent building technology skills have resulted in poor quality buildings and a lack of communal spaces.
problem statement
poor maintenance and obvious neglection potentially dangerous buildings people are moving out abandoning the property vacant or already demolished buildings squatters bad reputation
problem statement
BUT the area has a top location being part of the city centre
+ well developed public transport infrastructure
+ large range of educational services. From a kindergarten to a university.
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commercial points – big shopping centre, big supermarket, everyday market and petrol station
research question
How do policy goals and dweller’s preferences overlap? How this can be used as base to define a strategy for redevelopment of a neglected city centre neighbourhood?
research sub-question
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What are the living preferences of the city centre dweller? What are people’s motivations behind choosing to live in the city centre?
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How much are people willing to pay – price-quality relationship? Can affordability be a key to urban regeneration?
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How does the Housing Market in Sofia answer to the needs and lifestyle of the people?
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What are the municipality of Sofia’s plans for the city centre?
city centre as residential environment
diversity of employment opportunities
high level of entertainment facilities - cultural, culinary, shopping etc.
proximity of friends - social life
research project goal
Insight in the living preferences of the city centre dweller, the municipality policy goals for future urban development and the housing market in Sofia Understanding of the changing needs and lifestyle of the people Development of an urban and architectural strategy for redevelopment of a neglected city centre neighbourhood
research methodology
research question
How do policy goals and dweller’s preferences overlap? How this can be use as base to define a strategy for redevelopment of a neglected city centre neighbourhood?
municipality policy goals
dweller’s living preferences
housing market in Sofia
• past city centre urban concepts
• general meaning of home
• general characteristics
• future urban ideas
• preferences for the city centre as a residential environment
• demand for city properties
• building laws and regulations
• living preferences
• price range
• affordability price-quality relationship
research methodology
research goal
literature study
literature study
literature study
interviews with experts
interviews with dwellers
interviews with experts
Paper on dweller’s housing preferences based on relevant literature and interview analyses which results in conclusions on the meaning of these preferences for a residential architectural design.
research methodology
Literature Study • collect and analyse articles, books and publications Theoretical knowedge about the users living preferences, the housing market and the likely development of the city
Interviews • qualitative research - conduct interviews with dwellers whose preference for residential environment is the city centre - conduct interviews with experts in different fields with interest in the researched city location
design proposal
design goal
To define a theoretical basis for an architectural design of a residential building located in the city centre To design various dwelling types based on the preferences of future inhabitants and the way they wish to express their identities with their homes. The design should be developed consistent with the current building regulations
site location East Europe Bulgaria Sofia City centre Site location
Sofia
population 16.4 %
Sofia
1.3 million = 100000 people
education
housing stock
age
37 %
43 %
university degree
high-school graduate
9%
10 %
primary school diploma
never finished primary school
0.4 %
13 %
0 - 14 15 - 64
70 %
> 64
17 %
= 100000 units
607473 dwellings which are 15.6 % of the whole housing stock
40 % of the dwellings are located in mass housing blocks
illiterate
ethnic groups
employment 72 %
2.6 people per dwelling
66 %
8%
96 %
1.5 %
0.6 %
1.9 %
63 %
96.6 % 97.1 %
economically active people
employment rate
unemployment rate
of the Sofia residents define themselves as Bulgarians
of the Sofia residents define themselves as Roma
of the Sofia residents define themselves as Turkish
of the Sofia residents define themselves as others
of the dwellings have toilet inside
of the dwellings have bathroom inside
industry 16.7 %
* all data is from the census in 2011 by National statistical institute Bulgaria
of the dwellings have computer & internet connection
of the country industry is located in Sofia
infrastructure of the site
Bus Tram Trolleybus Train track Train stop Metro line Metro stop Site location
surroundings
Site location 1. High school with intensive study of herbrew
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2. Orthodox church “Sveti Nikolay Sofijski"
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3. High school with intensive study of asian languages
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4. Sofia synagogue
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5. Banya Bashi Mosque Sofia
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6. Shopping centre CUM in a building of an architectural value 7. Shopping centre Halite - old refurbished building 8. Sofia Catholic Cathedral 9. The first modern shopping Mall in Sofia built 2000
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photos of the site
Silhouette street view -1-
Silhouette street view -2-
current sutiation
empty plot empty building single family house apartment building auxiliary building
new urban ideas (promoted by the municipality)
residential commercial office
urban design concept transition from traditional closed block to open block system - difference in height - divers and integrated types of forms - no facade conformity - avoidance of standardisation - no rigid street plan - highlighted block corners - green zones - squares
reference project Atelier Christian de Portzamparc | Quartier Massena
AGE 1
AGE 2
Portzamparc sketches of an open-block theory
Impressions from the neighbourhood
OPEN BLOCK Urban plan
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mentors 1. Design mentor, 1st mentor • Robert Nottrot 2. Research mentor, 2nd mentor • Andre Mulder 3. Building technology mentor, 3rd mentor • To be determined
travel plans A trip to Bulgaria is required to gather the relevant literature and conduct interviews with the people from the researched target group and selected experts . A visit to the local municipality and the location itself will be useful to elaborate an accurate site analysis and to collect the basic building regulation data. The trip will be around 2-3 weeks in the end of April beginning of May.
bibliography 1. Articles about the Housing market in Sofia (in Bulgarian) 2. Stephen Finlay, Isabella Pereira, Ella Fryer-Smith, Anne Charlton, Rebecca Roberts-Hughes, The way we live now: what people need and expect of their homes (Ipsos MORI & RIBA, London 2013) 3. Paul A. Bell, Thomas Greene, Jeffrey Fisher and Andrew S. Baum: Environmental Psychology, Taylor & Francis, 2005 4. Ch.Alexander, S.Ishikawa, M.Silverstein: A pattern Language, Towns Buildings Construction, New York, Oxford University Press, 1977 5. Janine Meesters: The meaning of activities in the dwelling and residential environment, A structural approach in people-environment relations, IOS Press BV, 2009 6. Irene Cieraad: At Home, An Anthropology of Domestic Space, Syracuse University Press, 1999 7. Julienne Hanson: Decoding Homes and Houses, Cambridge University press, 1998 8. Kevin Lynch: The Image of the City, The MIT Press, 1992 9. Stappers, Pieter, Szita, Jane: Designing for, with, and from user experience, StudioLab Press, 2010
Sources of the images: Silhouette street view -1- : https://www.google.com/maps Silhouette street view -2- : https://www.google.com/maps 1. High school with intensive study of herbrew: https://www.google.com/maps/@42.701496,23.308551,3a,50.9y,326.71h,94.79t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1syLsROAJl24dNL8DsToab5A!2e0 2. Orthodox church “Sveti Nikolay Sofijski": http://4coolpics.com/pics/0405/232770405948.jpg 3. High school with intensive study of asian languages: http://i.frognews.bg/images/18_sou.jpg 4. Sofia synagogue: http://www.faktor.bg/uploads/images/Sofia-sinegoga.jpg 5. Banya Bashi Mosque Sofia: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Banya_Bashi_Mosque_Sofia.jpg 6. Shopping centre CUM: http://www.prodes.bg/_upload/sgrada1.jpg 7. Shopping centre Halite: http://www.andrey-andreev.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/64.jpg - halite 8. Sofia Catholic Cathedral: http://api.ning.com/files/QhSpIHPIrnlVGmxiZxa4h2kH1ZH8i2RT9tbgmN9yl6Fu9dGQx9AGUYQjTLZg5n0p9ochDhctyhQO54V4sU0lSw-GxNLM24*y/file.. jpg?width=721 9. The first modern shopping Mall in Sofia: http://www.mirela.bg/dynamic/i/articles/php/622/26622/3_3.jpg Portzamparc sketches of an open-block theory: http://www.arthitectural.com/atelier-christian-de-portzamparc-quartier-massena/ Urban plan Atelier Christian de Portzamparc | Quartier Massena: http://www.arthitectural.com/atelier-christian-de-portzamparc-quartier-massena/ Impressions from the neighbourhood: http://www.arthitectural.com/atelier-christian-de-portzamparc-quartier-massena/
thank you
explore lab 18 | 02.04.2014 Tsveta Ruseva 4257537