Due: Monday, September 30
*Read Roger Sherwood, Modern Housing Prototypes
1. Develop different Unit Plan and Section strategies using 2D diagrams and foam models with the goal to create a tightly packed "slab".
Incorporate single and/or double loaded corridor and vertical circulation systems to create interlocking solid and void assemblages. How do orientation, view and access to shared communal spaces ultimately affect the choice of a unit type and organizational strategy for the block? How do these factors create porosity in the block?
Develop a 12" long x 6" high x 2.5' deep aerated slab out of 2" wide x 4" deep x 1" high wire cut foam cut blocks. This aggregation should have the potential to organize how outdoor patios, communal spaces and circulation are brought into the mass of the building.
2. Draw as follows:
-Longitudinal and Cross sections at 1/8"=1'-0" scale through a minimum of 4 floors of your aggregation.
- A typical floor plan at 1/8"=1'-0" scale including apartment units (show diagrammatic kitchen and bathroom), egress stairs and elevators.
Ok, so the assignment might be a little overwhelming because of the amount of deliverables. I did my best to break up the assignment into parts.
ReplyDeleteThe best way to approach this would be by drawing different diagramatic unit plans and duplicate these in 3D by building or carving them out of foam.
Once you have a collection of different units (2"x4"x1"), the goal is to begin to aggregate them in the best possible way so that they make up a 12"x6"x30" porous block (Thick Slab) with a successful solution for vertical and horizontal circulation.
The last Step would be to draw your plans and sections including doors, stairs, elevators, glazing elements, etc... As the assignment points out, the bathroom and kitchen can stay very diagramatic for now.
Tip: Look through everyone's precedent studies when addressing room dimensions, corridor widths, and circulation conditions.