ALEXANDRA ROAD ESTATE
semi-private
semi-public
private
public
Houses in terraces
Garden open to the sky
Smaller frontage in order to reach the dwelling by stairs or walkway
Front doors open onto a continuous public route
Reproducing and mirroring in order to get an apartment block
Transition from public to private
ORIGINAL original picture from 1979
PUBLIC SPACE the circulation space at street level
SEMI PUBLIC
the circulation, connecting the continuous route with the front door
REPRODUCED picture of scale model
SEMI PRIVATE functions as buffer between the public and the private
PRIVATE SPACE
the house itself with eyes on the street
section main block Alexandra Road Estate 1:50
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section total environment Alexandra Road Estate 1:200
section at 3rd floor
section at 5th floor
axonometric view with main walking routes through Alexandra Road Estate and the barrier towards the station
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barrier between main road and the estate (Loudoun Road and Alexandra Road Estate)
axonometric cars(red) vs pedestrians(blue)
the small pathway connecting the main road with alexandra road
axonometric view with the buildings to demolish in red
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close up of the new project-location ute
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long open plan Alexandra Road Estate existing enclosed islands next to ‘ARD’
new ‘Gate’
maintaining walking route opening up the public space view on the ‘courtyard’
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ALEXANDRA COURT
semi-private
semi-public
private public
Houses in terraces
Height difference for continuous route and creating movement at ground level
Garden open to the sky
Front doors open onto a continuous public route
More privacy for front doors and terraces
Transition from public to private
Solve the 'set-back' within the houses
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fitness center
restaurant
storage & deliveries workshops after-school-care
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1:200 top view
1:200 ยงelevations from the west
1:200 elevations from the east
TYPE A
fridge fridge
section c
section sectionca entrance
entrance
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G6
1:100 section, elevations and plans
G15
dry wm fridge
fridge fridge
fridge
section a
section a section a
section c
section sectionca entrance
G14
entrance
G14 G14
entrance
entrance
G15
G15 G15
entrance
fridge
ground floor
2nd floor
section c
sectionca section
section a section a
fridge
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entrance
1st floor
entrance
fridge fridge
entrance
entrance
entrance fridge
fridge
3rd floor
TYPE B
1:100 section, elevations and plans fridge
fridge
fridge
section c
section c
entrance
section a
section c
section c
entrance
entrance
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G6 G15
G6
fridge
dry dry wm wm
fridge
entrance entrance
section b
ground floor
fridge
fridge
section c
entrance
fridge fridge
fridge
section c
entrance
section c
fridge
section c section a
entrance entrance
fridge
fridge
entrance
entrance entrance
entrance entrance
section b
section b
fridge
section b
section b
1st floor
3rd floor
section c
section c
fridge
section c
section c
fridge
entrance
fridge
entrance
fridge
entrance
entrance
wm
section b section b
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entrance
entrance
fridge
section b
fridge
2nd floor
4th floor
section b
TYPE C
1:100 section, elevations and plans fridge
section c
section c
entrance
G6 dry wm
ground floor
3rd floor
fridge
section c
section c entrance
1st floor
4th floor
section c
section c
fridge
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entrance
entrance fridge
2nd floor
5th floor
1:10 detail h1a - d
rainwater drainage pipe
prefabricated sandwich wall - 100mm concrete inner wall - 120mm insulation - 80mm polished concrete
aluminum windowframe alignment frame
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v1a
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prefabricated wall: - toplayer of brick slips - filter layer - insulation - concrete floor
h1a-d
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v1b
prefabricated wall - 100mm concrete inner wall - 120mm insulation - 80mm polished concrete
v1c v2a
prefabricated floor: - toplayer of brick slips - filter layer - insulation - concrete floor with slope
v2b balustrade : -1000mm above floor - light grey steel
sliding door : - 2400mm high - anthracite aluminium - insulated glass
Section a 1:20
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