Living Villages Project Summary

Page 27

chapter ii houses H ow can we des ign for org anic variety acros s the hous es ?

T h i s ch apter fo c us es o n th e ques ti o n o f h ow to c reate va r i ety a l o n g a ter r a c ed r u n o f ho us es. I t al s o ex pl ai n s th e th i n k i n g th at l ed to a s ec o n d d es i g n p ro p o s a l , fo r a 7 6 m 2 Af fo rdabl e 2 bed m i d-ter r ac e “ Row H o u s e� o n Pl o t B. W h ereas th e fi r s t h o us e pro po s al s at w i th i n a ter r a c e th at rea d s a s a s i n g l e bu i l d i n g, i n th i s s ec o n d pro po s al i n di v i dual h ou s es a re m o re c l ea rl y a r ti c u l ated . We i m a g i n e th i s ty p e of ter r ac e i s s ui tabl e fo r r un s o f h o u s es a l o n g s l o p ed a n d c u r ved m a i n ro u tes i n tow a rd s th e c en tre o f th e v i l l age wh en th e d en s i ty i s h i g h er. I n o rder to k ee p c o s ts dow n , fac i n g s to n e i s o n l y p ro p o s ed o n th e u p p er p a r t o f th e fro n tage. T h e rear an d s i des o f th e ter r a c e a re ren d ered bl o c k wo rk , p a i n ted i n ea r thy co l o ur s to m atch th e s to n e. T h e i n f i l l a rea i s c l a d i n ver ti c a l ti m b er b o a rd s, wh i ch wo u l d b e var n i s h ed o r pai n ted de pen di ng o n res i d en t’s ta s tes.

S e e al so : Ch 3 . Pri n ci pe 1 4 Ac t i v e st re e t f ro n t a g e s Ch 3 . Pri n ci pl e 1 3 Pe de st ri an ro u t e s ac ro ss f ro n t a g e s Ch 4 . Gro w t h 27


Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.