Learning Activity 2: Design Exercise:

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GROUP 11:KATARINA SIMONCICOVA

IPEK KOSOVAMAŁGORZATA SZTUKA

SIMON VANSTEENHUYSE

Develop an abstract dwelling typology. Think of possible consequences on urban scale and sustainability.

Maximum dimensions:

4 x 12 x 9m

Maximum 2 façades and a roof

Test the functionality and flexibility of the dwelling type in relation to needs of different users.

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DESIGN

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MAIN CONCEPT:

• plan of the building is divided into 3 parts 4x4m

• the central part is designed as a stable core; it containsa staircase and spacesthat require installationslike kitchen or bathroom

THE CORE

DESIGN

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FLEXIBILITY:

•at the beginning the house can have only 1 level

• it can be easily extended by adding upper floors

• there are no load-bearing walls; steel frames are the only construction of the building and can be added if necessary

STEEL FRAMES

DESIGN

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FLEXIBILITY:

• it is possible to build maximum 3 floors

• extension can be made by adding boxes on both sides of the core

NEXT LEVELS

DESIGN

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FLEXIBILITY:

• the façades are compeletly flexible as they can be formed with panels from different materials (glass panels, brick walls etc.)

• walls are not fixed; they can be moved in any place between the core and the exterior frame (they are not a part of the construction) PANELS

PLANS

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1st SITUATION:

House for parents with twins

PLANS

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2nd SITUATION:

House for motherwith 2 children;father moves out

PLANS

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3rd SITUATION:

House for parents;mother opens an office

PLANS

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4th SITUATION:

House for parentsand grandparents; grandfather is usinga wheelchair

SECTIONS

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1st SITUATION:

Parents with twins

Open space for bikes

Green roof

SECTIONS

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1st SITUATION:

Parents with twins

(THROUGH THE CORE)

Installations inside the core

SECTIONS

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4th SITUATION:

Parents with twins

Balcony

Terrace/Garden

SECTIONS

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4th SITUATION:

Parents with twins

(THROUGH THE CORE)

FACADES

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Different possibilitiesto design the façade

Wooden panels

Glass panels

Bricked wall

URBAN SCALE

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URBAN SCALE

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Different possibilitiesto arrange the units in groups