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Design Studio Pop-Up Shelter UE057.022
Project Description
This design studio is collaborating with the WWTF funded project "Urban pop-up housing environments and their
potential as local innovation systems", that is carried out by BOKU University, Institute of Technology Assessment
(ITA-ÖAW) and alchemia-nova, an institute for closed loop processes (http://popupenvironments.boku.ac.at).
The pop-up housing project focuses on an inter- and transdisciplinary approach to systematically investigate and
evaluate existing temporary housing options and to create holistic, innovative and sustainable models for pop-up
living systems in urban environments. The core objective is to develop a robust interdisciplinary scientific basis for
temporary housing options for diverse scenarios (selected target groups, different temporally unused urban areas,
diverse building densities, etc.) in the Viennese context. To get one step further, temporary housing will be
conceptualized as local innovation systems.
Design Task
The students will form groups with two students each and choose one of the three provided scenarios. Our project
partners require a proposal for all three task, therefore it will be necessary that at least one group works on each
project. However, we will try to distribute the topics according to the participants’ interest.
The task is to create design proposals to one of three suggested models of urban temporary housing
environments, which should take into consideration the outlined specifications of the pop-up housing project.
The result should be a well elaborated design proposal which considers the given requirements for each scenario.
Methods
In addition to our project partners from BOKU (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences) we will be
supported by two lecturers from the HLRS (University of Stuttgart) who are specialists on 3D Visualisation. During
our design studio we will make use of the newly established “Data Visualisation Lab” which provides the possibility
to visualize the proposed models in a 3D virtual space. We will start this studio with a training on the software 3D
Studio Max as it serves as an interface to the Data Visualisation Lab. Our regular meetings/consultations will take
place at this lab, providing the possibility to test the developed models in the virtual space.
At the end of the semester we expect not only an innovative functional and architectural solution but also a well
elaborated 3D model to be presented in the virtual environment. Participants of this design studio are required to
have good knowledge of 3D design (preferably 3DS Max) to successfully pass this course.
Lecturers/Consultants: TU Wien Iris Mach [email protected]
TU Wien Thomas Rief [email protected]
TU Wien Marcus Grundnigg [email protected]
BOKU Doris Österreicher [email protected]
HLRS Uwe Wössner [email protected]
HLRS Fabian Dembski [email protected]
Websites: JASEC, TU Wien https://jasec.tuwien.ac.at
Pop-Up Environments, BOKU http://popupenvironments.boku.ac.at
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Scenario 1 Life on track(s)
The rail network in Austria includes 5,000 km of tracks and connects the country with the European network of
over 200,0001 km of rails, which offers a great opportunity to deliver housing units to any other European city or
area.
‘Life on track(s)’ is a concept in which living space is provided in wagons on tracks. The wagons can be moved
rapidly from one site to another without the organization of additional carriers. Like this, in a short period of time
a large number of temporary housing units can be transported and placed. The residing is thought to take place
at sidetracks that are not used for transit such as rails at former (freight) stations and unused sidetracks. To be
suitable for housing the location has to be safe (no danger from passing trains) and located in an area that fulfills
the resident’s demands. Depending on the trigger and user group, a suitable location has to be selected.
The starting point for the housing environments can be a gutted passenger coach (Personenwagen) or couchette
coaches (Liegewagen) or flat wagons (freight wagons). In/on that, a housing environment should be created. The
possibility of using containers on a flat wagon embracing the opportunity to use the housing units off the tracks
as well can be considered.
A locomotive has to be attached to the carriage used for housing in order to supply energy or collectors
(Stromabnehmer) have to be integrated into the wagons. If the locomotive is not always attached to the wagons,
an engine has to be organized to move the housing environment to another location.
Regarding the water supply and sanitation system, on-site solutions should be considered. An autonomous
innovative system could be applied because there is most likely no network connection and therefore the provision
of potable water might be challenging.
The open spaces surrounding the carriages have to provide secure access to the trains. Foldable, extendable
platforms may be one way to create useable space surrounding the housing environments.
The planned period of residence of the users is from some nights up to several weeks. Potential user groups might
range from homeless people accommodated during unfavorable seasons to visitors of a festival.
Possible areas in Vienna:
Area „Nordwestbahnhof”: Available space: 440.000 m² 2
Area „Westbahnstrecke“ between Westbahnhof and Hütteldorf3; especially along Cumberlandgasse
between Zehetnergasse and Ameisgasse;
70.000 m² at the area along Felberstraße4,
33.000 m² in Hütteldorf (Deutschordensstraße)5
Donauuferbahnhof
Liesing Frachtenbahnhof6
Tracks at Nordbahn Nordwestbahn
1 https://www.statista.com/statistics/451812/length-of-railway-lines-in-use-in-europe-eu-28/ Zugriff: 17.9.2019 2 https://immobilien.oebb.at/de/projekte/projekte-in-planung/wien-nordwestbahnhof Zugriff: 16.9.2019 3https://oegfa.at/programm-1/jahresschwerpunkt3/wiener-klima/sechs-kilometer-stadt-die-westbahn-trasse-in-wien/pressekonferenz-zur-initiative-westbahn-areal-und-memorandum , https://wien.orf.at/stories/3009663/ https://www.meinbezirk.at/neubau/c-lokales/radikale-ideen-fuer-den-westbahnhof-weg-vom-bahnhofsklischee_a1283789#gallery=null Zugriff: 16.9.2019 4 https://immobilien.oebb.at/de/projekte/projekte-in-planung/wien-felberstrasse Zugriff: 16.9.2019 5 https://immobilien.oebb.at/de/projekte/projekte-in-planung/wien-huetteldorf-deutschordenstrasse Zugriff: 16.9.2019 6 47RP+GF Wien
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Figure 1: Area between Westbahnhof and Hütteldorf ÖGFA7
Scenario 2 Shop-hopping box (ShoHoBo)
The city of Vienna faces continuing high vacancy rates for ground floor retail spaces, especially if not situated in
prime shopping streets8. To make better use of the available built environment of the city, these vacancies can be
temporarily appropriated as living spaces until another retailer moves in.
The interim use as living spaces should be considered analogous to pop-up stores. They pop-up suddenly, serve
their purpose and disappear as swift as they came9. During the interim use of vacant retail space, no major
structural adaptions should be undertaken, as the overarching objective is the continuing use of the retail spaces
as initially intended and not transforming it permanently for living purposes.
In this design studio, the concept of “shop-hopping boxes” has to be elaborated. The architectural challenge is to
make best use of the existing building structure (e.g. floor plan) while still providing good residential quality.
Structural adjustments therefore have to be envisaged either as reversible or easily removable or in the course of
anyway necessary renovation or maintenance activities of the retail spaces.
“Shop-hopping boxes” address individual persons and smaller families, who voluntarily choose to participate in
this rather unconventional form of housing and are in need of living space for a limited time period, for example
people with a mobile lifestyle (e.g. students, digital nomads, expats). “Shop-hopping boxes” can be applied all
over the city, as ground floor vacancies are dispersed all over the city. Retail spaces up to 150m² (for families) can
be considered. The temporary residents will stay in their pop-up apartments for approximately 6-24 months.
Designing individual living units are the focus of this design studio.
“Shop-hopping boxes” will be facilitated by a centralized platform that brings together potential residents and
vacant retail space. Potential residents are not purchasing furniture, but are provided by the platform with ready
to go furnishing modules – so-called “shop-hopping boxes” which should be easily assembled, disassembled, fit
through available doors or windows of the retail spaces and allow space-saving storage (if not in use). The
residents use the provided furnishing modules in the vacant retail spaces, but after their temporary stay, the “shop-
hopping boxes” are returned to the centralized platform, repaired and refurbished if necessary, and put into
storage until their next application – hopping into the next shop.
While designing the furnishing modules, durability and ease of repair should be taken into account in order to
prolong the overall lifespan of the “shop-hopping boxes”. Flexibility regarding their application in different
architectural frameworks or floor plans is necessary. Using ground floor spaces as residential areas comes with
additional major challenges, for example regarding natural lighting, thermal insulation and privacy (e.g. large road-
7 https://oegfa.at/aktuelles/zur-zukunft-des-wiener-westbahn-areals Zugriff: 12.9.2019 8 Conrad, K. and Scheuvens, R. (2012). Perspektive Erdgeschoss. Werkstattbericht Nr. 121. Available at: https://www.wien.gv.at/stadtentwicklung/studien/pdf/b008355.pdf 9 Anna Boxleitner: Pop-up Architektur. Mini-Lexikon architektonischer Modebegriffe. Available at: http://minilexikon-architektonischer-modebegriffe.tugraz.at/index.php/modebegriffe/pop-up-architektur/
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facing shop windows). In ground floor retail areas there sometimes is the additional challenge of missing kitchen
facilities, showers and sometimes toilets. Concepts have to be developed to address these issues.
The task in this design studio is to choose different vacant retail spaces (rental expenses can be neglected for
purpose of this design studio) and develop a concept for “shop-hopping boxes”: modular home furnishing,
including mobile kitchen and wet cells (if necessary) and privacy screens if needed.
Possible locations in Vienna:
Retail space in 1040 Vienna, 66m² 10
Retail space in 1090 Vienna, 34m² 11
Retail space in 1180 Vienna, 83m² 12
10 https://www.willhaben.at/iad/immobilien/d/gewerbeimmobilien-mieten/wien/wien-1040-wieden/hauptbahnhof-
geschaeftslaeche-bueroflaeche-lager-357292649/ (Last accessed: Jan 22nd, 2020) 11 https://www.willhaben.at/iad/immobilien/d/gewerbeimmobilien-mieten/wien/wien-1090-alsergrund/geschaeftslokal-
buero-unweit-der-u4-station-friedensbruecke-356780233/ (Last accessed: Jan 22nd, 2020) 12 https://www.willhaben.at/iad/immobilien/d/gewerbeimmobilien-mieten/wien/wien-1180-waehring/18-
geschaeftslokal-in-wohnhausanlage-292471051/ (Last accessed: Jan 22nd, 2020)
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Scenario 3 DonAutonom
This concept involves the use and redesign of old Danube ships (e.g. old cargo ships) that can be purchased, with
the idea of being anchored to the river Danube to offer a short-term home for different types of user groups.
What is special about this concept of accommodation is the high degree of autonomy or self-sufficiency in the
use of resources.
For example rainwater and river water could be reused, biogenic waste and feces can be converted into biogas,
which could be used as an alternative mode of propulsion for short distances by ship (for example regarding a
general change of position).
Since ships offer a lot of conversion and remodeling potential, the possibility of year-round or seasonal food
supply should also be considered (e.g. raising chickens on the ship, raised-bed gardening). At least in the summer
months, the need for food could be met temporarily.
Ships should be in place for about 3 years and then change their position (either at another shipping pier in Vienna
or in another city). The period of use for users is maximum 3 months.
The interior of the ships shall be converted into attractive housing units. This ship type’s interiors often lack lateral
openings for the passage of light and air and only present a removable roof-cover. Corrective measures, which
also concern the modification of parts and components of the ship's bodywork, can be considered to improve
lighting and ventilation.
This concept of housing could be occupied by people who are there for short-term work. If created as a research
project, researchers or students accompanying the project may also be involved in this project as users groups.
The presence of a "housekeeper" (in any form) who deals with the technical processes seems necessary.
Anchor points along the Danube are foreseen, if possible close to the underground trains (U1, U2, U6) in order
to allow good connections with the city.
Possible examples: old cargo ships transiting Danube13.
MGS Isabell14 (ENI number: 04600160) is a motorized cargo ship, built in 1901, with dimensions length / width /
draft: L: 105.00 meters / W: 10.49 meters / D: 2.79 meters. It has a load capacity of 2020 tons and the 1 Deutz, type
SBA 16M 816 diesel engine (total power PS / KW: 1232 HP / 906 KW).
The main drive is 1 rigid shaft with propeller 1 bow thruster (powered by a 220 HP / 162 KW DAF engine). The
ship was built as a barge with a length of 77 meters and a load capacity of 1322 tons and was motorized over time
(1962) and extended to 105 meters. The length and width of the ship are dimensioned so that it can pass through
canals across Europe (Rhein-Main-Danube).
13 http://donau-schiffahrt.at/schiffe/frachtschiffe/ 14 http://donau-schiffahrt.at/schiffe/frachtschiffe/mgs-isabell.html
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Schedule
12.03.2020, 2:00pm Introductory lecture, group assignment (compulsory attendance!)
Seminar Room JASEC Attendance is absolutely compulsory for all participants – no exceptions!
Students not attending this first appointment will be deregistered from this course.
12.03.2020, 3:00pm-5:00pm Introduction to the 3D Software 3DS Max (compulsory attendance!)
Seminar Room JASEC We will provide some PCs with 3DS Max for training purposes. However, it would make sense
if the participants bring their own laptops with 3DS Max installed already to test it on the own
machines. For students 3DS Max can be downloaded for free from Autodesk.
Every Thursday except holidays weekly consultations at 2:00pm
We ask all groups to be on time if you wish to take part in the specific consultation. Many
questions are discussed which concern also the other groups. To successfully pass this course
a regular attendance (at least 50%) is necessary.
Right now it is planned that the regular consultations take place at the Data Visualisation Lab
at TU Wien’s main library building. However, we will keep you updated on the specific venue.
23.04.2020, 2:00pm Intermediate Presentation (compulsory attendance!)
Each group gets 10 minutes to present their project. Please prepare a digital presentation.
25.06.2020, 2:00pm Final Presentation (compulsory attendance!)
Each group gets 10 minutes to present their project. Please prepare a digital presentation AND
an A3 PDF folder with high resolution.
Requirements and ground rules:
Registration: Registration to this course only via the faculty’s Pool Application system.
We do not accept any other applications via email, phone or personally!
Compulsory attendance: To pass the design studios, personal attendance is necessary at intermediate presentations, final
presentation and at 50% of the regular consultations. Participants who do not fulfill the required
attendance will automatically receive a negative evaluation without any exceptions. The reason
for absence (illness etc.) is not relevant.
Always be on time: Always be on time and pay attention to the consultations of other projects. This saves your and
our time as we don’t have to explain the same issues and have more capacity for individual
topics.
Language of tuition: International students are welcome! We will try to communicate most information in English..
All participants must have good English proficiency and the final presentation (plans, project
description) will be in English.
Required skills:
Design Competence: Aesthetic skills are basic requirements
Construction and physics: No need to be an expert but a realistic, feasible and sustainable solution must be provided
CAD and 3D Design: Accurate 2D CAD planning and 3D design skills are required. 3DS Max skills are beneficial.
Evaluation criteria: Design quality, functional and structural solution, quality of the model (real or virtual),
presentation skills
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Locations:
Seminar Room JASEC Building Gusshausstr. 30 – access via first door on the right in the large driveway to the courtyard
https://jasec.tuwien.ac.at/contact/EN/
Data Visualisation Lab In the main library building, ground floor, to the right of the counters (book return)