NOMAD METROPOLISES

Over-centralized urbanization contribute to the soaring of housing prices in major cities of the globe. Meanwhile, the opportunities in those metropolises also lead to more frequent migration, further exacerbating the burden of settlement. This project illustrates a brand-new model of our future inhabitation: One metabolistic agglomeration, achieved through mechanical means for flexibility, could formulate communities of all kinds and could be placed wherever the tenants want.

Year: 2022-2023

Type:

Academic Project

Site:

Designed in Wuhan, but replicable Program:

Residential Complex

Role:

Group work for concept in studio, self developed for materials in this portfolio

Rotation is a way to fold space

The existing house price calculation makes the floor area the only unit of measurement Walls and ceiling usually serve the floor, but if we consider all of them as the interface equally, the use area will be three times larger. By folding the four sides together and allowing the house to rotate, we can enjoy a fourfold area in only one floor space, thus reducing the economic burden of buying houses.

How the nomad system work

After customizing four living sides, your home is about to be manufactured and delivered to your city. When you want to move to a city far away, you will first check your destination’s vacancy Worry about future neighbors? The system provides their self-introductions according to your preference Then it’s time to board a ship to your new city.

Flexibility in Various Scales

The method of mechanism is adopted in various scales of this system For the single capsule, it can be rotated, extended and pulled out for transport For the larger scale, the residential block could be built along the central columns to flexibly occupy the sky space of the city. Each block contains one residential module and two commercial services modules. Those form a small social unit of residential complex

The furniture is designed to adapt rotation Sofa and tables can serve as multiple functions Some handrail, bookshelves, folding table, even dish rack are carefully designed to prevent things fall during the rotation Light design is also important to create a cozy feeling.

How to release young’s stress in buying a house? During the brainstorming, we absorbed the idea from the space station, a place where gravity doesn’t exist. The gravity identifies floor, walls, and ceiling, but without gravity, every side is a living surface. On the earth, the existing house price calculation makes the floor area the only unit of measurement. However, by folding the four sides together and allowing the house to rotate, we can enjoy a fourfold area in only one-floor space, which means we can save 75% budget! In this design, the capsule is separated into a fixed part and a rotatable part. Functions like the kitchen and toilet are arranged in fixed parts to connect the pipe systems. The other living areas are placed on 4 sides of the rotatable part, which users can customize their functions, such as bedroom, study, party room and so on. The furniture is well designed to suit rotating. For instance, cabinets can rotate to keep horizontal, while some sofas and desks can use in two dimensions.

City size adaptation

Landscape adaptation

Water level adaptation