Project 5: Urban Infill

Project: Urban Infill
Format: A0
Medium: Pencil/ Ink Drawings, Models Cardboard 1:500. 1:200 (concept).1:100
Dates: Hand Out: MO 13July, Crit: MO 13July, THU 16July, MO 20July, Hand In 1: THU 23July, Crit: MO 27July, THU 30July, MO 03 August, Final Hand In: THU 06 August


Living Together – Children’s Home in Bertrams
Changing family structures lead to the design of new residential formats. This projects asks you to design a multi unit complex for 12 “new” families on the known site in Bertrams, but this time you have to use the whole site, which is bordering 3 roads: Derby (north), Millbourne (south) and Viljoen (east). 11 of the 12 units will each be used by 4 children and a housemother/ father, whereas one unit will accommodate 5 teenage moms and their babies. Children will be infants up to 18 years. All units will operate independently in their basic set up, however, a number of rooms and facilities will be shared as per recommended programme. Special attention should be given to outdoor space and its integration into the indoor routine. 30-50% of the total complex has to be outdoor space, e.g. patio, courtyard, atrium. The integration of roof gardens if appropriate for the design is commendable.

Requirements residential unit
2x2 children’s bedroom
1 bathroom (shower, bath, 2 sinks, toilet)
1 separate toilet
1 housemother/ father’s bedroom + 1 en suite bathroom
1 kitchen and integrated dining room
1 scullery
1 storage room
1 living room
1extra room to be shared with neighbour unit
outdoor laundry space
outdoor space to play, sit, eat

Requirements teenage moms
5 bedrooms (1mom and her baby)
2 bathrooms (baby bath, adult bath, shower, 2 sinks, toilet)
2 separate toilets
1 baby changing room
1 kitchen and integrated dining room
1 living room

Requirements shared facilities
1 community room (for meetings, events)
1 communal kitchen (close to community room)
1 communal toilet block – 2 male and 2 female, 2 sinks
1 communal laundry room
1 storage space each for clothes, equipment, dry food, outdoor maintenance
1 communal outdoor space (for meetings, events)
1 communal outdoor place area
1 communal library/ study space
1 communal crèche/ play room (should be accessible from outside to be potentially open to other children as income generator) with 5 toilets and sinks, 1 shower, 1 kitchenette.

Requirements transport
Parking 12 cars (can be underground)

Codes: 30-50% of each dwelling unit has to be void, e.g. patio, courtyard, atrium
building height: max 3.5 stories over ground
Carefully integrate possible winds, sun and rains into your spatial and material development (look at solar energy, water catchment/ re-use etc)
Carefully plan private and communal spaces in order to provide a relevant spatial setting for the urban infill: the children’s home in Bertrams. Take the public interface of the building into consideration in the design process.

Process: concept/ idea, sizing, sketch design, design development, detailed design
Production: drawings
analysis site and programme – no scale
site plan 1:500,
concept design plans, sections, elevations 1:200,
design development plans, sections, elevations1:100
Detailed section 1:20
3 perspectives – eye height – no scale
3 concept sketches/ diagrams – no scale

models
site model1:500 with context
concept/ design developemt model(s) 1:200, white/ grey cardboard
final model 1:100 white/ grey cardboard

The project will be judged on
a) concept/ structure and space
b) spatial qualities of the children’s home based on programme and context.
c) quality of spatial representation in model
d) quality of spatial representation in drawing

All submissions have to be pinned up before 10 o’clock in the studio on Thursday, 06 August 2009. Late entries will not be accepted and be marked 0%.