Living side by size

Living side by size rethinking the threshold between home and the city

Davide Antolini | Matteo Leverone | Simone Marzorati with the supervision of Prof. Lorenzo Consalez and Arch. Marco Jacomella

Housing needs no longer fit in with the built heritage, because of deep and wide changes in today’s society

Why ?

Socio - Economic problems

Socio - Demographic problems

Flexible and precarious jobs

Transformation of the traditional family forms

How does it affect housing ?

Existing situation

Wished situation

Oversized apartments if compared to the average salary lead to unaffordable housing

Variety of housing sizes and users reflects new needs

How to get an innovative affordable house ?

Sharing the in-between

“Architects should (...) incorporate social and urban cohesion in residential buildings (...) and finally be able to create an architectural intimacy that generates a sense of community�

Hertzberger H.,Territori Europei dell’abitare: 1990-2010

Where in-between ?

between the city

between the neighboorhood

between housing

Theoretical research: “Affordable Housing: Domesticity Reloaded” final exhibition, january 2020

Theoretical research: analized case studies

How in-between ?

diversity

security

permeability

variety of uses

p a r t i c i p at i o n

community

functional mix

interaction

connection

accessibility

dy n amism

porosity

belonging

hotspot

so cia

l heterogen

eit y

Living side by size rethinking the threshold between home and the city Research by design

Sampierdarena: territorial framework

Average income

> 20k €

20k - 25k €

25k - 30k €

30k - 40k €

< 40k €

Points of interest Parco del Polcevera - Cerchio Rosso

Piazza Principe railway station

Sampierdarena railway station Fiumara shopping center

Lanterna di Genova

Project site bus depot via Rolando, Genova Sampierdarena

Project site bus depot via Rolando, Genova Sampierdarena

Solid and void

Nine buildings

Intertwined functions

Living side by side

Living side by side

Living side by size

size L between the city

size M between clusters

size S between apartments

size

L

between the city

How to relate an innovative housing project with the Genoese built environment? diversity

security

permeability

variety of uses

p a r t i c i p at i o n

community

functional mix

interaction

connection

accessibility

dy n amism

porosity

belonging

hotspot

so cia

l heterogen

eit y

Urban voids

pedestrian plaza

vehicle accessible square

Sampierdarena: pedestrian situation

do olan via R

eti via R Sampierdarena railway station

pedestrian streets

roads

Site plan

new pedestrian path

public square

buildings as theatrical setting

Territorial sections

current situation

project

Ground floor plan

porosity

widening

optical cones

Longitudinal section

size

M

between clusters

How to combine different buildings into clusters?

diversity

security

permeability

variety of uses

p a r t i c i p at i o n

community

functional mix

interaction

connection

accessibility

dy n amism

porosity

belonging

hotspot

so cia

l heterogen

eit y

Functional analysis

hangars

public services

culture

residential

shops

Intertwined community facilities

Public functions

Shared facilities

community hub

collective loggias

gym

urban gardening

music room

collective rooftop

theatre lab

basketball court

robot lab art lab exhibition space shops cafĂŠ

beach volley court football pitch tv room community manager library

Public promenade

Ground floor cluster B cluster A robot lab

community hub art lab

music room

shop exhibition space cafĂŠ cluster C

theatre lab

First floor cluster B cluster A library

special room

community hub cafĂŠ cluster C

gym

Second floor cluster B cluster A community hub

tv room

community manager cluster C

Third floor cluster B cluster A community hub

collective loggia cluster C

Fifth floor cluster B cluster A

collective loggia beach volley court

collective rooftop basketball court football pitch cluster C

coliving

Transversal section

intertwined functions

size

S

between apartments

How can living be considered innovative?

diversity

security

permeability

variety of uses

p a r t i c i p at i o n

community

functional mix

interaction

connection

accessibility

dy n amism

porosity

belonging

hotspot

so cia

l heterogen

eit y

Existing community

Future community

Future community

Innovative housing

model I

model II

model III

flexible apartments

collective loggias

collective terraces

Model I

flexible apartments

vertical distribution

modular homes

fixed components

flexibility

modular facade

rooftop with shared facilities

Typical floor plan

flexibility

Flexibility in time

time 1

time 2

Model II

collective loggias

vertical distribution

porosity

collective loggia

closed and open loggias

in-between void

rooftop shared garden

Typical floor plan

shaping the apartments

Seasonability

winter

summer

Model III

collective terraces

vertical distribution

division in three bands

porosity

special rooms

collective terraces

rooftop shared playground

Typical floor plan

additional special rooms

Special room

home office

guest room

Longitudinal section

main features