Living Density in Camden

LIVING DENSITY IN CAMDEN PRIVATE SPACE FOR 1 PERSON : POTENTIAL COMMUNAL SPACE = 1 : 5

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1 PRIVATE LEVEL THAT HOUSES 6 PERSONS CAN PROVIDE 5 POTENTIAL COMMUNAL LEVELS

THE LARGER MULTIPLICATION BASING ON THE RATIO OF THIS FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE, THE MORE COLLECTIVE POTENTIAL

COMMUNAL SPACE CAN BE SHARED FOR A RANGE OF LIVING AMENITIES WITHIN THE HOUSING COMPLEX.

COMMUNAL SPACE PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 1 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 2 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 3 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 4 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 5 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 6 PERSON

WRITTEN STATEMENT In the Greater London, high urban density is though a familiar phenomenon, it has still been gradually spreading to an even wider area from the central part of London than before. In the London Borough of Camden where the project is located, its housing prices is now ranked the third highest among the thirty-two boroughs in London.

In the London Borough of Camden, especially in Camden Town where its feature local culture, businesses and advantageous transportation location have led to gentrification of the area. People renting housings in Camden who work in the more central part of London or even residents who are local to Camden are now facing issues to the increasing housing costs.

The project is largely based on a visit to a case study of a basement flat in a typical Georgian terraced house in Camden found on the Airbnb website (www.airbnb.co.uk). The decision made for the project agenda and strategy are through the thorough analysis of this case. The tenant renting this flat has to rent out a room in order to maintain the housing cost. By listing out his daily routine, it is clear that the flat is often empty for a long period of time when the tenant is off to work. The project agenda is informed by this observation in which intends to reduce the potential housing/land cost when it is not in used as well as aiming to improve living quality which is often sacrificed in urban living. The strategy to achieving the agenda is to minimize the private spaces and maximise the variety of communal amenities.

The target users of the project are the existing local population and the people who work nearby the site in central London. The project aims to increase the amount of households that can be housed since the series of reasoning derived from the case study demonstrates the potential of being able to housing more people with the same site conditions. The types of households and the age group of the member of these households are based on the demography study of Camden which shows the various possible combinations of residents in real life. The amenities are upgraded versions of the existing ones and some are extra amenities achieved by the project strategy. The whole project is based on the same principle and logic in informing every design decision.

The project very much considers the economics and feasibility of this project in reality.

SITE ANALYSIS

CAR PARK

GREEN SPACE

HORSE HOSPITAL GRADE II LISTED

RAILWAY

STABLES MARKET FOUR BLOCKS OF INDUSTRIAL STABLING GRADE II

ROADS AND CROSSINGS

POTENTIAL SITE

HORSE TUNNEL MARKET

REGENT’S CANAL MORRISONS WAREHOUSE GRADE II LISTED

CANAL TOWPATH GRADE II LISTED

REGENT’S CANAL

GILBEY HOUSE GRADE II LISTED

RETAIL

SERVICE

INSTITUTION

RESIDENTIAL

POTENTIAL SITE

SITE ANALYSIS CAMDEN TOWN LOCATION

London Borough of Camden, Camden Town with Primrose Hill, Camden Town

GREATER LONDON - LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN

CAMDEN TOWN WITH PRIMROSE HILL

CAMDEN TOWN

London Borough of Camden Stables Market

Kentish Town

King’s Cross Camden Town with Primrose Hill

Regent’s Park

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN is a borough in North West London.

It is a part of the Inner London located at the border of zone 1 and 2.

The local authority is Camden London Borough Council.

The housing prices have greatly increased due to several reasons including 1.The general population growth across the Greater London including local and foreign population.

2. Its convenient location to commute to the very Central London and Europe.

3. Gentrification phenomenon in Camden Town.

The few reasons above have led to an increasing urban density in Greater London. The demand of housing has increased extraordinarily that the supply of sufficient/affordable housing cannot keep up with its trend.

The wider context of the site is located around CAMDEN TOWN, within the district of CAMDEN TOWN WITH PRIMROSE HILL in the London Borough of Camden. Kentish Town is North to Camden Town. Somers Town and King’s Cross are in the South. Regent’s Park is on the West to the borough.

Morrisons supermarket Camden Town tube station

The wider context includes the Camden Town tube station, Stables Market and many featured retail shops. The famous Camden Lock Market and pubs are located along the area where the Regent’s Canal run through.

SITE ANALYSIS WIDER CONTEXT OF CAMDEN TOWN

Transportation,Historical and Cultural Context,Commercial and Residential distribution,Unoccupied areas

TRANSPORTATION LINKS Chalk Farm Road Railway Camden Road Overground Station Regent’s Canal

The transportation links in Camden are diverse including buses, underground line, overground line and railways. The Regent’s Canal which runs through the Camden area is a waterway linking to the River Thames.

Camden High Street

Camden Town Underground Station

CHALK FARM

KENTISH TOWN

HISTORICAL/CULTURAL CONTEXT

HOLLOWAY

Camden Market

St Michael’s Church

The are several Grade II and one Grade II* listed buildings in the Camden area.

St Michael’s Church is the only Grade II* listed building in the area.

The Camden markets are a number of adjoining large retail markets in Camden Town, including Stables Market, Horse Tunnel Market, Camden Lock Market and a collection of market stalls along the Camden High Street.

COMMERCIAL VS. RESIDENTIAL

Camden High Street

CAMDEN TOWN

REGENT’S PARK

SOMERS TOWN

The commercial activities in Camden are mainly distributed along the Camden High Street. Commercial and Mix used buildings are generally located around this area. Residential buildings are spread around the periphery of the given area.

KING’S CROSS

UNOCCUPIED AREAS

Morrisons Car Park

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The are some unoccupied grounds within the given area. However, most of them are existing greenery which is relatively scarce in Camden in compare to most parts of Greater London.

The Morrisons Car Park is a potential site as it takes up a lot of ground near the Camden High Street which is an advantageous location for housing.

SITE ANALYSIS CAMDEN DEMOGRAPHY STUDY

Official usual resident population 225,140 (2013)

Population,Population age group distribution,Population forecast,Potential users

234,800

(mid-2014)

by Office for National Statistics

The age profile of Camden is relatively younger than other areas of London which has a signicantly greater proportion of younger adults between 25-40.

Camden’s population is ethnically diverse, with around 34% of residents from black or minority ethnic groups (compared to the England average of 9%)

Shared room for students

10 year population forecast +20,960 (8.5%) (2014 to 2024)

+20,900 (8.8%)

(2015 to 2025)

by Greater London Authority

The increase in population will largely be due to more births and fewer deaths in future years, although migration will also play a part.

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16 - 64

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Co-living co-working shared flat for young adults

Young married couple with a new born baby

The average house price The borough of Camden is the

third highest in London

by Camden Council

Camden has a small average household size (2.18 persons per household) compared to England and Wales as a whole (2.36) and the number of single person households is growing among both younger and older people;

Private back garden of the terraced house

Typical Georgian Style terraced house

Front garden often used for bicycle parking

Shared flats of young adults with a dog / regularly rented out one room on B&B websites

Large family of elder couple and grown up kids

SITE ANALYSIS CAMDEN TOWN POTENTIAL SITE STUDY

Site location,Research of the surrounding area,Site photos

THE MORRISONS CAR PARK The Morrisons Car Park is a triangular zone surrounded by the 1 Stables Market, a 2 Grade II listed warehouse next to the Regent’s Canal, 3 residential buildings, the 4 Morrisons Supermarket, a 5 channel motorway link to Chalk Farm Road and a 6 railway link.

Automobiles get to the car park via the channel path from the high street. The closest path for pedestrians to take to get to Camden High Street is Oval Road, which intersects with Gilbey’s Yard and Jamestown Road.

There is a triangular greenery area next to Morrisons.

The POTENTIAL SITE area is roughly 13887m2 in total. The Geographic Coordinates 51.541421, -0.148462 The site has an uneven topography in relation to the lands around as it is elevated to the same level as the railway which is 5.4 metres higher than the Stables Market and 1.9 metres higher than the Morrison Supermarket. The channel motorway link has a gradient connecting from Chalk Farm Road to the car park that has a 5.4 metres height difference.

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ROADS AND CROSSINGS

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Morrisons supermarket

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Residential building

PROJECT CONCEPT

PRIVATE SPACE FOR 1 PERSON : POTENTIAL COMMUNAL SPACE = 1 : 5

1 PRIVATE LEVEL THAT HOUSES 6 PERSONS CAN PROVIDE 5 POTENTIAL COMMUNAL LEVELS

THE LARGE

FUNDAMEN

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COMMUNAL SPACE PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 1 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 2 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 3 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE

PROJECT CONCEPT AN AIR BNB CASE STUDY IN CAMDEN

Project study which informs project strategy: Lifestyle narrative case study, Users analysis

WORK IN TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD

38A ALBERT STREET

ENTRANCE

WALK THE DOG

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STEWART’S DAILY ROUTINE

START OF THE ROUTINE

END OF THE ROUTINE

For the users analysis of this project, I have visited a specific basement flat in 38 Albert Street in Camden as a case study from Airbnb to really understand the lifestyle of the people living in Camden. The owner Stewart is renting this flat on his own and living with his pet dog George.

PROJECT CONCEPT AGENDA AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT FROM THE CASE STUDY IN CAMDEN TOWN Project study which informs project strategy: Case study living spaces analysis

BATHROOM 2,940 X 1,900 5.586 M2 SUBSTITUTION BATH HOUSE

KITCHEN 4,500 X 2,030 9.135 M2 SUBSTITUTION SHARED KITCHEN

CORRIDOR 6,560 X 1,900 6.764 M2 SUBSTITUTION CONNECTION TO INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE SPACES

GUEST BEDROOM 3,500 X 2,940 10.29 M2 SUBSTITUTION SHARED GUEST SUITE

MASTER BEDROOM 3,500 X 3,380 11.83 M2 PRIVATE UNITS

CASE STUDY SPACE ANALYTICAL MODEL

LIVING ROOM 4,500 X 3,370 15.165 M2 SUBSTITUTION SHARED LIVING ROOM

STUDY ROOM 3,500 X 3,180 11.13 M2 SUBSTITUTION COMMUNAL LIBRARY

ISSUE: The reason why Stewart has to rent out the guest bedroom on Airbnb is that he wouldn’t be able to afford this flat on his own since the housing prices in Camden has increased massively over the past years due to gentrification, increasing local population and immigration and other reasons. However, he would still like to stay there since its living cost still relatively lower than the even more central London area where he works.

By analysing the plan area of the various spaces in the Stewart’s flat, I realised that the spaces apart from the master bedroom in this flat has a great potential to become commnunal spaces since Stewart is using all those amenities in this flat on his own. If those amenities (Study room, living room, kitchen, bathroom, guest bedroom) can be shared in some ways then Camden can house more people and cope better with the tendency of urban density.

POTENTIAL COMMUNAL SPACE PRIVATE SPACE

NTIAL COMMUNAL SPACE = 1 : 5

PROJECT CONCEPT MINIMISE PRIVATE SPACES MAXIMIZE COMMUNAL AMENITIES Design strategy, Level of amenities privacy in different household types

PRIVATE X6 UNITS

SHARED GUEST SUITE

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STUDY ROOM

BETTER COMMUNAL LAUNDRY FACILITIES ROOM Minimising private spaces and combining existing LIBRARY GARDEN SPACE amenities from different households in order to make CONFERENCE ROOM REFUSE CHUTE upgrading living standard feasible.

COMMON ROOM

EVENT ROOM

CAR PARKING SPACE

GYM

GUEST SUITES

AUDITORIUM

BIKE PARIKING SPACE

SWIM

KITCHEN

BATH HOUSE SHARED KITCHEN

PRIVATE SPACE FOR 1 PERSON: POTENTIAL COMMUNAL SPACE = 1:5 PRIVATE SPACE FOR 1 PERSON : POTENTIAL COMMUNAL SPACE = 1 : 5

CONCIERGE TEAM

SAUNA/BATH HOUSE

SHARED LIVING ROOM

COMMUNAL LIBRARY

ART

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1 PRIVATE LEVEL THAT HOUSES 6 PERSONS CAN PROVIDE 5 POTENTIAL COMMUNAL LEVELS

THE LARGER MULTIPLICATION BASING ON THE RATIO OF THIS FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE, THE MORE COLLECTIVE POTENTIAL COMMUNAL SPACE CAN BE SHARED FOR A RANGE OF LIVING AMENITIES WITHIN THE HOUSING COMPLEX. YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE SINGLE MALE

COMMUNAL SPACE PRIVATE SPACE

PRIVATE

HOUSING 1 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 2 PERSON

1 PRIVATE LEVEL THAT HOUSES 6 PERSONS PROVIDE POTENTIAL COMMUNAL 1 PRIVATE 5 LEVEL THAT HOUSES 6 PERSONS LEVELS

CAN PRIVATE SPACE

CAN PROVIDE 5 POTENTIAL COMMUNAL LEVELS HOUSING 3 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 4 PERSON PRIVATE SPACE HOUSING 5 PERSON

THE LARGER MULTIPLICATION BASING ON THE RATIO OF THIS FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE, THE MORE COLLECTIVE POTENTIAL

PRIVATE SPACE

COMMUNAL SPACE CAN BE SHARED FOR A RANGE OF LIVING

HOUSING 6 PERSON

AMENITIES WITHIN THE HOUSING COMPLEX.

MARRIED COUPLE WITH TWO TEENAGE CHILDREN

TWO SHARED FLAT SINGLE

COMMUNAL

PRIVATE LEVEL THAT HOUSES 6 PERSONS

PROVIDE 5 POTENTIAL COMMUNAL LEVELS

THE LARGER MULTIPLICATION BSING ON THE RATIO OF THIS FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE, THE MORE COLLECTIVE LARGER MULTIPLICATION POTENTIAL COMMUNAL SPACE THE CAN BE SHARED FOR BASING ON THE RATIO OF THIS THE MORE COLLECTIVE POTENTIAL A RANGE OF LIVING AMENITIESFUNDAMENTAL WITHIN THEPRINCIPLE, HOUSING COMPLEX COMMUNAL SPACE CAN BE SHARED FOR A RANGE OF LIVING AMENITIES WITHIN THE HOUSING COMPLEX.

COMMUNAL SPACE

PRIVATE FOR 4

PRIVATE FOR 1

PRIVATE FOR 5

PRIVATE FOR 2

PRIVATE FOR 6

COMMUNAL

PRIVATE FOR 3

ELDERLY COUPLE

PRIVATE

Different users and types of household has different preferences of the spaces they live in. This diagram shows the five main types of household in Camden and there possible preferences of spaces in their flats. This study provides a more thorough consideration of the various types of spatial arrangement for the different members of each living unit.

PROJECT CONCEPT SITE AREA REASONING

Defining site area according to the reasoning informed by the case study

2.4M

There are 80 parking spaces in the Morrisons car park that are always empty. The total area of those spaces equals to 921.6m2 which is around 30.36m2 by 30.36m2.

I have cut out a piece of card board with the same proportion in 1:1000 scale trying out different plan area distribution that can be arranged with the same amount of material. The images below are the various shapes I have gotten. The one on the very right is the final design decision since it is an offset shape of the surrounding site context.

4.8M

80 PARKING SPACES

There are in total 420 car parking spaces in the Morrisons car park. Nearly 40% of the parking spaces are empty on weekdays. Around 20% of parking spaces are empty on weekends.

CAR PARKING SPACES EMPTY ON WEEKDAYS CAR PARKING SPACES EMPTY ALL WEEK

TYPICAL GEORGIAN TERRACE

ABOUT

40 % CAR PARKING SPACE (80 parking spaces)

5 GEORGIAN TERRACES

From the case study of Stewart’s flat in the basement of a typical Georgian terrace, my design proposal is largely based on its plan area for me to reason my target of increasing living density in compare to the current situation in Camden. From my research of the empty lands in the wider context, the Morrisons carpark is the best site to make use of since it is the only empty land that is not covered with greenery among the potential lands for housing.

A typical Georgian terrace houses two households. In my proposal I am challenging to house five houeholds in the same size of plan area while not sacrificing the living quality. Therefore, from the empty parking spaces, five Georgian terraces can be built which 25 households can be housed.

2.4M X 4.8M X 80 PARKING SPACES = 921.6M2

≈ 30.36M X 30.36M

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES AXONOMETRIC DRAWING

LIGHT WELL

First design iteration base on existing amenities in the case study

GARDEN

MASTER BEDROOM 11.83 M2 + BATHROOM 5.586 M2 ≈ 4.17M X 4.17M

GARDEN

ROOF GARDEN

DINING AREA

25 HOUSEHOLDS

55 RESIDENTS

4TH FLOOR

SINGLE X 5 YOUNG COUPLE X 2

9 RESIDENTS

3RD FLOOR

FAMILY X 1 SHARED FLAT X 1 YOUNG COUPLE X 3

12 RESIDENTS

2ND FLOOR

FAMILY X 2 SHARED FLAT X 2

12 RESIDENTS

1ST FLOOR

FAMILY X 2 SHARED FLAT X 2

12 RESIDENTS

GROUND FLOOR

ELDERLY COUPLE X 5

10 RESIDENTS

SINGLE X 5 COUPLE X 10

LANDSCAPING

LANDSCAPING

2 MASTER BEDROOM 11.83 M2 + BATHROOM 5.586 M2 ≈ 5.4M X 5.4M

KITCHEN

LIVING ROOM

KITCHEN AND DINING AREA

LIVING ROOM

LANDSCAPING

VIEWING CONNECTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT FLOORS

SHARED FLAT X 5

STUDY ROOM 2 MASTER BEDROOM 11.83 M2 + 2 BATHROOM 5.586 M2 ≈ 8.34M X 4.17M

STUDY ROOM KITCHEN AND DINING AREA

STUDY ROOM

STUDY ROOM KITCHEN AND DINING AREA

FAMILY X 5

STUDY ROOM

LANDSCAPING

LANDSCAPING STUDY ROOM

KITCHEN AND DINING AREA

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BUILDING ENTRANCE

STAIRCASE AND LIFT

COMMUNAL AREA

VIEWING CONNECTIONG BETWEEN DIFFERENT FLOORS

LANDSCAPING KITCHEN AND DINING AREA

This is an axonometric drawing showing the preliminary distribution / first iteration of the 25 households and activities in the building without the added amenities. On the very left, there are three types of living unit modules developed from the size of the master bedroom and bathroom in the case study.

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT EXISTING AMENITIES FROM THE CASE STUDY/ EXTRA AMENITIES

The upgraded precedents of the existing amenities in the flat, Added amenities in the design proposal

PRIVATE BEDROOM

The private bedroom has a well organised storage system for personal belongings. Other stuff that are not often used can be stored in a communal storage room.

PRIVATE BATHROOM

The private bathroom has a minimum facilities which satisfies users to do basic hygiene and also having the option to choose between the communal bath house.

COMMUNAL BATH HOUSE

There are five units of communal bath house shared between twentyfive households. Each includes an extra large bath tub, a shower and a lying bench for the users to relax.

COMMUNAL GUEST SUITE

A guest suite is shared between few households that increases its use and sharing the cost of maintaining the guest suite facilities.

COMMUNAL LIVING ROOM

The communal living room has a more spacious room. Private pods can be formed by the users’ needs.

EXISTING AMENITIES

COMMUNAL KITCHEN

On each floor, two to three households share a kitchen.

There are sections for each household to keep their own food and cooking equipments also sections for shared things.

COMMUNAL MULTI PURPOSE SPACE

Those spaces can be used for conference, events, dining and other purposes.

The furnitures can be removed or added freely.

COMMUNAL LIBRARY

The communal library has massive bookshelves.

Certain sections are for private books storage and others are books that users are willing to share with each others. A larger collection of books are accessible by the users in this library

COMMUNAL LAUNDRY ROOM

The communal laundry room is available on each floor. It has more laundry machines to do multiple washes at once. Drying racks are in the room to let all laundry dry before bringing back to private units.

A PHOTOMONTAGE OF IMAGINING A VIEW IN THE COMMUNAL LIBRARY COMMUNAL MUSIC ROOM

COMMUNAL LIBRARY The communal library is a space where the residents can work, study and relax.

Books can be stored in the library. Residents can hold their book storage space on a shelf basis which is varied according to the different size of collection they each have. Books that they wish to keep private and the ones they are willing to lend to other residents are differentiated in seperate sections of bookcases in the library.

There is no restriction on food and drinks in the library and no specific rules to follow just as a private household study room but with a much larger space and better surrounding atmosphere as a public library.

There are two music rooms, one for classical music and the other for rock music. This room is linking back to the local context where Camden Town is full of music venues and artists. The rooms are designed with high quality sound-proof.

COMMUNAL LIBRARY

The gym has many excercising equipments.

Lockers are available to store personal gym equipments.

COMMUNAL CINEMA

There are two communal cinemas with a large shared collection of films for the users to enjoy.

COMMUNAL LANDSCAPING

There are some greenery areas arranged in the building to create a more refreshing atmosphere since the surrounding context is all quite artificial.

COMMUNAL PARKING SPACES

The parking spaces are only accessible by the residents of the building. There are various entrances around the building for the parking area. Parking spaces are for auto-mobiles, motorbikes and bikes.

ADDED AMENITIES

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE UNITS

Base on existing amenities in the case study

THE LIVING UNITS ARE STANDARDISED THAT ENSURES THE STRATEGY REMAINING ON THE SAME PREMISE. THE COMBINATIONS OF MASTER BEDROOM, GUEST BEDROOM AND BATHROOM FROM THE CASE STUDY ARE VARIED ACCORDING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD TYPE. BATHROOM 2,940 X 1,900 5.586 M2 SUBSTITUTION BATH HOUSE

DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARRANGEMENT OF LIVING UNITS

GUEST BEDROOM 3,500 X 2,940 10.29 M2 SUBSTITUTION SHARED GUEST SUITE

MASTER BEDROOM 3,500 X 3,380 11.83 M2 PRIVATE UNITS

GUEST SUITE 3,540 X 3,540 12.53 M2

SINGLE UNIT 3,980 X 3,980 15.84 M2

COUPLE UNIT 4,200 X 4,200 17.64 M2

SHARED UNIT 5,400 X 5,400 29.16 M2

FAMILY UNIT 5,890 X 5,890 34.69 M2

SMALLEST TOLERANCE TO FIT THE BATHROOM, BED AND BASIC STORAGE

1 GUEST BEDROOM + 1 BATHROOM

1 MASTER BEDROOM + 1 BATHROOM

2 MASTER BEDROOM + BATHROOM

2 MASTER BEDROOM + 2 BATHROOM

DESIGN DEVELOPMENT EXTERNAL / INTERNAL CIRCULATION

Walking, Biking and Motorcycling, Driving / Residents circulation inside the building

CHALK FARM ROAD

MOTORWAY

STABLES MARKET

FRONT ENTRANCE OF BUILDING

MORRISONS

RAILWAY

PANORAMA VIEW OF SITE

LIFT CORE PANORAMA VIEW

STAIRCASE LINK TO MARKET

RESIDENTIAL HOUSING

GILBEY’S YARD

Isometric view from the South-East angle.

BUILDING MAIN STAIRCASE

REFUSE CHUTE

The refuse chute has a direct opening to the Morrisons carpark where the rubbish truck can collect rubbish directly from the building.

ENTRANCE

PRIVATE CAR PARK

WALKING

BIKING AND MOTORCYCLING

DRIVING

The entire building is accessible by the lift and the staircase.

FINAL PROPOSAL

PROJECT FINAL DRAWINGS 1:200 NORTH ELEVATION

1:1000 LEVEL 3 PLAN IN CONTEXT

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PROJECT FINAL DRAWINGS 1:200 1:100 NORTH CROSS ELEVATION SECTION

1:100 CROSS SECTION

PROJECT FINAL DRAWINGS 1:100 LONG SECTION

1:100 LONG SECTION

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PROJECT FINAL DRAWINGS 1:200 FLOOR PLANS Ground Floor

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MAIN FRONT ENTRANCE INTERIOR GARDEN LANDSCAPING CONCIERE AND STAFF ROOM LIFT AND SERVICE RISER

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STAIRCASE MAIL BOXES REFUSE CHUTE AND ENTRANCE FOR RUBBISH TRUCK CLEANING EQUIPMENT ROOM

COMMUNAL

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TOILETS STORAGE ROOM CAR PARK ENTRANCE FOR MOTORCYCLES AND BIKES CAR PARK ENTRANCE FOR CARS

PRIVATE

SEMI-PRIVATE

STAFF

PROJECT FINAL DRAWINGS 1:200 FLOOR PLANS Level 1

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LIFT AND SERVICE RISER STAIRCASE LIGHT WELL AND VENTILATION CHANNEL COUPLE UNITS AND LIVING SPACES

COMMUNAL

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BALCONY GYM BATH HOUSE TOILET

PRIVATE

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KITCHEN LAUNDRY ROOM GUEST SUITE MULTI PURPOSE SPACE

SEMI-PRIVATE

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PROJECT FINAL DRAWINGS 1:200 FLOOR PLANS Level 2

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LIFT AND SERVICE RISER STAIRCASE LIGHT WELL AND VENTILATION CHANNEL FAMILY UNITS AND LIVING SPACES SHARED FLAT UNITS AND LIVING SPACES

6 BALCONY 7 TOILET 8 CINEMA 9 KITCHEN 10 LAUNDRY ROOM

COMMUNAL

PRIVATE

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ART ROOM LIBRARY MULTI PURPOSE SPACE INTERIOR GARDEN LANDSCAPING

SEMI-PRIVATE

STAFF

PROJECT FINAL DRAWINGS 1:200 FLOOR PLANS Level 3

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LIFT AND SERVICE RISER STAIRCASE LIGHT WELL AND VENTILATION CHANNEL FAMILY UNITS AND LIVING SPACES SHARED FLAT UNIT AND LIVING SPACES

6 BALCONY 7 TOILET 8 CONFERENCE ROOM 9 KITCHEN 10 LAUNDRY ROOM

COMMUNAL

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ART ROOM LIBRARY MULTI PURPOSE SPACE INTERIOR GARDEN LANDSCAPING

SEMI-PRIVATE

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PROJECT FINAL DRAWINGS 1:200 FLOOR PLANS Level 4

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LIFT AND SERVICE RISER STAIRCASE LIGHT WELL AND VENTILATION CHANNEL FAMILY UNITS AND LIVING SPACES

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SHARED FLAT UNITS AND LIVING SPACES COUPLE UNITS AND WORING SPACES GUEST SUITE KITCHEN

COMMUNAL

PRIVATE

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SEMI-PRIVATE

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PROJECT FINAL DRAWINGS 1:200 FLOOR PLANS Level 5

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LIFT AND SERVICE RISER STAIRCASE LIGHT WELL AND VENTILATION CHANNEL SINGLE UNITS AND WORKING SPACES

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COUPLE UNITS AND WORKING SPACES GUEST SUITE KITCHEN LIVING ROOM

COMMUNAL

PRIVATE

9 MULTI PURPOSE SPACE 10 EVENT ROOM 11 LAUNDRY ROOM

SEMI-PRIVATE

STAFF

PROJECT FINAL DRAWINGS 1:200 FLOOR PLANS Roof

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1:1000 ROOF LEVEL PLAN IN CONTEXT

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COMMUNAL

LIFT AND SERVICE RISER STAIRCASE LIGHT WELL AND VENTILATION CHANNEL ROOF GARDEN LANDSCAPING

PRIVATE

SEMI-PRIVATE

STAFF

The building has a rather flat roof with less than 10 degrees gradient.

In order to drain off the rain water and prevent it from remaining on top of the light well glass roof or the top floor slab, the flat roof has a slight gradient with a slightly lower end closer to the walls so that rain water can be gathered around the edges of the walls and drained from the drainage pies positioned on the periphery.

ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY DAYLIGHT ANALYSIS / WIND DIRECTION STUDY VENTILATION / RAIN DRAINAGE / CONSTRUCTION DETAIL Light study models - the transition of the building void, Air flow diagram

The building’s light well in the centre of the building is designed according to the sunlight angle of London where the sun is in the south position. Therefore, the cut of the light well gradually increases on the south end of the floor slab to allow natural light coming into the building.

Original volume.

MAXIMUM SUN ANGLE 62°

Considering the position of building circulation.

Enlarge floor slab cuts to cope with issues of lack of natural sunlight in this large span structure.

LIGHT WELL/VENTILATION CHANNEL

Cutting floor slabs with different dimensions accoring to the sunlight angle so that the use of natural sunlight is the most effective.

MINIMUM SUN ANGLE 15°

EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

Change of materials from grey to white to encourage light reflection.

Change in floor heights of different levels.

The diagram shows the ventilation of the building. The light well in the middle is covered with a large structure of structural glass roof. However, on the steel framework of the cover, there are many ventilation holes for air flow to pass through. Hence, the light well also work as a ventilating channel for the building. Referring to the floor plans, the various amenities within the building are carefully distributed considering the environmental factors. Bath house and gym on the lower level generates a lot of heat which can potentially help increase the air circulation. Also, each private unit has a pair of windows opposite to each other and can form a air channel as those windows are opened which creates a cross ventilation system for air flow.

SUNLIGHT HOT AIR COLD AIR SOUTH WEST PREVAILING WIND RAINFALL

Adjusting floor heights of different levels.

MATERIAL STRATEGY MATERIAL CHOICES DESIGN DECISIONS

Light reflection, communal areas cleaning maintenance, Private areas atmosphere

WHITE PANDOMO FLOORING

The flooring apart from the private units is covered with white pandomo. The material decision is made concerning the easy maintenance of floor cleaning in the communal areas. The choice of white colour pandomo is to help keeping light reflection in the interior spaces.

WHITE REINFORCED CONCRETE

White reinforced concrete is the main material for the whole building structure including the load bearing walls, columns and floor slabs.

The choice of white reinforced concrete is to increase the reflection of natural sunlight across the building.

PERFORATED WOODEN SHUTTER

In the laundry room and the bath house area on level 1, the facade openings to the exterior space is seperated by perforated wooden shutter. It provides keeps privacy while enabling natural sunlight to pass through with a warm texture experience for a residential building.

MATERIALS ON OTHER LEVELS SLATE FLOOR

Slate panels are chosen as the material for the floor in the communal bath house since it is frictional to prevent people from slippering onto the floor. It is easy to maintain and hard to be demaged.

OAK FLOORING

In the private units for each household, the flooring has a more intimate interaction with the users. Oak flooring gives a warmer appearance and texture to forming a cozy atmosphere and environment.

MARBLE FLOORING

The private shower rooms in each unit is covered with marble flooring to create a more natural and luxurious experience.

DOUBLE GLAZED GLASS STEEL FRAME WINDOW

Due to the large span floor area, the effectiveness of natural sunlight is extremely scarce.

STRUCTURAL GLASS

The balconies are enclosed with structural glass balustrades that allows minimum obstructions to natural sunlight entering the interior.

PROJECT FINAL INTERNAL VIEWS INTERNAL RENDERS

INTERNAL VIEW OF THE ENTRANCE AND THE CONCIERGE

INTERNAL VIEW OF LEVEL 3 AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIGHT WELL AND THE COMMUNAL LIBRARY

INTERNAL VIEW OF THE INSIDE OF THE COMMUNAL LIBRARY

INTERNAL VIEW OF LEVEL 5 AND GLASS ROOF

PROJECT FINAL EXTERNAL VIEWS EXTERNAL RENDERS

SOUTH - EAST EXTERNAL VIEW OF THE BUILDING

NORTH - WEST EXTERNAL VIEW OF THE BUILDING