The Art Factory
By Alex Daicos (102977805)
Studio D: Collective Living Experience, Master of Architecture and Urban Design; School of Design and Architecture, Swinburne University of Technology
Richmond Housing Statistics
The rise of inflation in Australia currently at 7.8%, property prices have risen toall-time highs. With the medium price sitting at $894,000 as of December 2022...
This has led to many properties being out of reachto many people. these include Young Families and Artists in Particular, most artists usually take up residency In artists colonies which operative on a selective application model based on merit...
Despite Richmond having a median Property price of $1.5 million. The area has a lot to offer in the way of Art Galleries & vast parklands, unforurtanetly some of which are located out of reach to the site.
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= 10 People The Dunmoochin Foundation Cottles Bridge, Melbourne Victoria Collingwood Yards Collingwood, Melbourne Victoria • Located on Melbourne’s North-East fringe surrounded by natural bushland and within a 10 minute drive from Hurstbridge Train Station. • User groups include emerging and established Australian and international artists; plus researchers within educational, artistic and environmental Fields. • Private communal residences can be let for up to two years though an application or invitation with costs provided less than substiance levels, while public access to the gated community is by appointment. •Programs include Six individual self-contained units, three studios and recreation facilities. • Located within 5 minutes from the Melbourne CBD and close to all three modes of Public Transport (Tram, Train and Bus). • Operates with the aim of providing affordable creative spaces, with a further understanding and awarness of the arts through events and social participation. • Athough avaliability is through an expression of Interest, Collingwood yards is avaliable to anyone in the creative fields. • User groups include architects, artists, musicians, software developers, radio/tv stations and publishers.
Yaddo Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
• Programs include indoor and outdoor event spaces, media Studios, letterable office and studio spaces; plus retail, food and beverage.
• Located on a 400-acre estate in Saratoga springs, New York. Two hours north of Manhattan and Three hours North West of Boston.
• Established in 1900 on the country estate of Spencer and Katrina Trask with the aim of providing a fostering and inclusive environment for creative practitioners
• Yaddo provides private live-in and studio residences for invidiuals or collabrative teams of up to three persons, done via an application or inviatation.
Colony
Nida Art
• Established in 2011 by the Vilinius Academy of of arts, providing a creative confluence of education, artistic and scientific practice and leisure for up to 700 people.
• Academy consists of two programs; A residency Program of up two to six months, and an intensive one-week PHD program.
designers, architects, curators,
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G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Roof (F.A.R.) FLOOR AREA RATIO 6.72 459,264 m2 site = 68,409m2 Floor Area Per Person Levels 4,6 & 8: 23.94m2
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A creative living collective in the heart of Richmond...
Area Ratio
Precedent Analysis Site Context and Envionmental Analysis
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With this, the design trajectory of this project will focus on how a collective housing model will cater to the user groups of Young Families and Creative Practitioners wanting to call Richmond Home...
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47.8m2 Level
27.7m2 Level 1: 31.5m2
136 residents 23 apartments
Neringa,
• Public and event access is avaliable to the terrace gardens on-site.
Lithuania
• Located in the Lithuanian resort town of Nida on the Curonian Spit Peninsula.
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events, as well as rent one of the many facilities for a private event. • Programs include 23 residences with either communal or self-contained; Library with research collection, Fabrication Workshop and photo, video and sound studios. Public programs include Meeting/Conference Facilities, open-air terraces and communal Kitchen facilities. 1. 2.
4. Population (as of 2021 - 15-40 years old: new owners/renters market) Male: 4,650 Female: 4,835 (Region: 17,972; Nation: 25,688,079) Median Age: 33.6 (Male and Female) Average Family Size: 2.6 Persons Financial Status and Employment Housing Types of Dwellings Low Density: 1542 Medium Density: 3,168 High Density: 3,226 Other: 54 Homeowners - Outright and Loan Tenure: 3,903 (48.9%) Median monthly household mortgage payment Region: $2,500 Nation: $1,863 Rental Tenure: 3,934 (49.2%) Median monthly household mortgage payment Region: $508 Nation: $375 Median Total Income (2019): $51,389 Employment (out of total labour force, 2016): Employed: 29% out of 73.6% Unemployed: 3% out of 7.9 % Top 5 occupations: Professional, scientific and technical services: 18% Health care and social assistance: 11.3% Education and Training: 8% Retail Trade: 7.7% Financial and Insurance Services: 7.4% Families: Playgrounds & Gyms Artists: Galleries, Halls and Libraries. 0 - 650 metres Summer Sunpath Winter Sunpath Chosen Site Wind Speeds Slow to fast 650 metres - 1.5 kilometres 1.5 kilometres + Distance from Site Key Sites Key - Environmental Analysis
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Wangaratta Street Botherambo Street Stewart Street Wangaratta/Stewart street Entrance Botherambo street Entrance 1. 1. 5. 5. 6. 6/7. 6. 9. 9. 12. 12. 12. 13. 14. 14. 15. 16. 17. 17. 18. 19. 19. 11. 20 Typical Floorplan Shared Apartments Amenity Key 1. Living/Art Studio 2. Dining 3. Kitchen 4. Master Bedroom 5. Bedroom 6. Bath/Toilet/Ensuite 7. Laundry/ Utility 8. Balcony 9. Hall/Entry 10. Walk-In-Robe 11. Corridor/Arcade 12. Stair 13. Lift 14. Courtyards 15. Public Toilets 16. Rubbish/Mail Room 17. Gallery/Cafe 18. Bookshop 19. Plaza 20. Playground/Gym 1:200 20m 16m 12m 8m 4m 4m 0 1:200 20m 16m 12m 8m 4m 4m 0 1:200 20m 16m 12m 8m 4m 4m 0 Typical Floorplan Multigenerational Apartments Typical Floorplan Ground Floor/Site 8.
B. C. D. Three Storey Group Apartment A. Group Apartment - Lower (Ground Floor) B. Group Apartment - Middle (Level 1) C. Group Apartment - Upper (Level 2) Single Storey Multigenerational Apartment D. Multigenerational ApartmentSingle Storey (Levels 3-8) 1:100 10m 8m 6m 4m 2m 2m 0 Floorplan Analysis Programs, Key & Zones Lift Apartment Circulation Lift Circulation Retail/Gallery Wangaratta Street Stewart Street Wangaratta/Stewart street Entrance Programs: D03-07 Day & Night Zones: D10 Apartment Key: D09 Group Apartments Ground Floor: Communal and Group Apartments Multigenerational Apartments Legend 3 Bedroom Apartments 2 Bedroom Apartments Shared Space Shops Public Space Trees/Vegetation 1:500 50m 40m 30m 20m 10m 10m 0 9.
