DAMUT GROUP 13

One Community for Multi-Cultures

DA mU-T The Multi-Culture Community

STAGE 1 DESIGN STUDIO 3 G R O U P MEM B ER S

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JIRONG BAI L IN Z HANG PHAM TU AN K IE T NGU YE N THANH TAT L E TIANYI WANG SONGH E DO NG

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RESEARCH SECTION Sharing is caring-Finance 03 Sharing is caring-Environment RESEARCH SECTION 04 Sharing is caring-Mental health 05 Sharing is caring-flexibility 06 Sharing Sharingisiscaring-Finance caring-Communiction 03 07 Sharing is caring-Environment 04 Sharing is caring-Mental health 05 Sharing is caring-flexibility 06 Sharing is caring-Communiction 07

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Community profile

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SPATIAL ANALYSIS 20

Spatial Arrangements SPATIAL ANALYSIS21 Spatial Requirements Spatial Arrangements

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COMMUNITY PROFILE

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Spatial Requirements

Precendents 01 08 Precendents 02 10 PRECENDENTS Precendents 03 12 Precendents 04 14 Precendents 01 08 Precendents 02 10 Precendents 03 12 Precendents 04 14 Precendents 05 16

COMMUNITY PROFILE

SURVEY RESULTS Survey results

PRECENSENTS

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SURVEY RESULTS Survey results

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CONEPTUAL DESIGN conceptual design 01

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FINANCIAL ISSUE The Pros To live in a communal living space means that to give up some of personal privacies but results largely in economic advantage such as sharing tasks and chores like cooking, childcare, housework, etc. which offers saving in both time and money.

Furthermore, community members can share items ranging from appliances, personal equipment to kid toys as well as split the cost of unnecessarily expensive facilities as swimming pool, dance studio, yoga – meditation room, etc. which they might not be regularly affordable. For communities developed specifically, primarily for a certain social type of people, for instance, elderly, community members can share the financial burden of installing special equipment required for elderly such as ramps, access lighting and living spaces for caregivers.

Additionally, living with others can see a result of modern mental illness reduction such as depresApart from other benefits coliving community sion, anxiety or loneliness, reduction which is be brings, financial benefits – saving money apfinancially beneficial for the community members pears to be generally not a primary reason to get involved with the coliving idea. However, for as the involvement of psychologists or specialists is many, becoming part of an “intentional commu- no longer needed nity” can also be affordable living space, espeThe Cons cially when everything which could potentially Despite of various benefits of living in a coliving occur taken into consideration which numerous community, there are a few drawbacks which must social benefits a coliving community offers, be examined carefully. With a community specififinancial benefits could in fact be an enormous cally designed for a type of customer, the property benefit. For instance, Pat Darling, the owner of cost could potentially be higher than competitive Oak Creek Community in Oklahoma claimed housing which might make the community unafthat living in the community saw an average of fordable. Additionally, community members might $10,000 USD could be saved a year with just discover the fact they still have to pay for the asmore than $300 per month for all bills and other sociated dues since they cannot break the contract personal fees. In addition, she also spends less even though they do not touch some of the facilon entertainment and hanging out as the coliv- ities at all. Moreover, one of the major problems, ing community itself is already a rich social however, is that it may take more time, energy and environment money to plan and develop than initially estimated.

To sum up everything that has been stated so far, although there are still a few drawbacks that must be considered carefully, the enormous benefits of finance the coliving community brings is undeniable.

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ENVIRONMENT 1. For residents The shared community uses less land to build houses suitable for the same population, so the green area can be appropriately increased in the community. Building shared gardens, sharing green spaces, and adding plants to shared areas are all caring for people's body and spirit.

The plant itself has the function of blocking and filtering and adsorbing smoke and dust, and at the same time can use photosynthesis to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen for human survival. Fresh air is good for people's health, and some people suffering from respiratory diseases such as rhinitis are relieved, which is very helpful for recovery.

Green plants can also relieve eye fatigue and help myopia.

Environment improves mental health Green plants help mood regulation and improve memory function. Greening makes people’s psychological and emotional state the most comfortable.

The collective space occupies less land area and accommodates more people.

Moreover, compared with an independent house, since the heat loss is contained in less outer walls, energy consumption is reduced, there is less energy demand.

In addition, there is a shared public cooking space where community members can cook, bake and dine together, and can also order ingredients in batches, which saves costs, reduces food waste, and reduces energy consumption.

2. For environment Sharing facilities and resources in the co living community is also a kind of care for the environment Sustainable housing forms, such as co living, can effectively alleviate environmental crises.

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MENTAL HEALTH 1. Mental health issue in the modern society: Mental health issue is the state that change people mood, behaviour, and thought. The mental issue can also change how people brain function and alseo cause people to unable to doing the daily activities normally.

• mental health issue increased in modern society • causing many cases of self -injuries and suicide

3. Co-living a cure for mental health issues: 2. Factors that affect mental health:

Drug and alcohol abuse: illicit drug use can trigger a manic episode (bipolar disorder) or an episode of psychosis. Drugs such as cocaine, marijuana and amphetamines can cause paranoia.

Environment: negative childhood experiences such as abuse or neglect can increase the risk of some mental illnesses.

Trauma and stress: in adulthood, traumatic life events or ongoing stress such as social isolation, domestic violence, relationship breakdown, financial or work problems can increase the risk of mental illness.

Personality factors: some traits such as perfectionism or low self-esteem can increase the risk of depression or anxiety.

The research and experiment carried on study on how people with mental illness co-living with those who are not the result turn out to be surprisingly good the person with mental illness has started to be more social and they gain 3 things from the experience of co-living.

Social support: emotional support such as having close friendships, listening or providing support when someone had a personal problem.

Sense of community: help them break the inner wall they make to help them become a part of a community.

Sense of security: inform them that they are safe and no one is attacking them.

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FLEXIBILITY 2.Solo living as a social experience Slowly but surely, developers are beginning to meet the demands of a new generation of solo dwellers. We Live, the communal living arm of We Work, is one enterprise that’s harnessing this trend towards an alternative housing model. Tenants of all backgrounds can hire small private apartments from one night to a year. A strong neighborhood spirit is fostered through communal spaces for fitness, weekly events and happy hours.

1.Co-living the road to a“live and play” communities.

In the 1950s, a nuclear family unit was the golden standard – but fast-forward 70 years and the social landscape has changed dramatically.

We now live in an age of freedom and selfexpression, where more people are questioning marriage as a legitimate life choice. In America and around the world, solo living is at an alltime high, but this isn’t solely about being single.

Rather, we’re seeing a subtle tectonic shift that recognizes the flexibility of living how you want.

3.A flexible, free-wheeling community These versatile “live and play” spaces anchor a fluid community of people who not want to be locked down by conventional living arrangements.

Members have on-tap access to the kind of strong unneighborly ties that have been on serious decline in recent years (across all household demographics, single or otherwise). Yes, you can get involved in regular activities with other residents. while free to do your own thing. Co-living facilitates this, with a refreshingly modern take on the best part of oldfashioned community ties.

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COMMUNICATION THE SITUATION While people live in a neighbourhood suffering loneliness and want to be connected with each other, regular modern housing design often ignored the “community” factor and exacerbates the isolation among people. Unfortunately, in most of the nations, housing model is still stuck on a range with commercial developers building homes without meaningful consultation.

According to Stephen Hill, director of a co-living design group called C2O futureplanners, “Those who provide housing have found ways of isolating themselves from people who need housing.

The idea that you should engage directly with the people who are going to live in the homes you are planning or building is really alien.”

THE PROBLEM Social isolation has been the source of ardent attention in recent years. Objective measures of social isolation may include living alone, having limited social contacts, or participating in few social activities. Loneliness, which refers to the subjective experience of being left out or excluded, may occur regardless of having social contacts and opportunities and affects nearly one-third of US adults ages forty-five and older.

In the United Kingdom, high rates of loneliness have led government officials to declare loneliness a health epidemic, even appointing a minister for loneliness to oversee national strategies to curb its growth. Importantly, loneliness has been identified as a key predictor of mortality, proportional to traditional clinical risk factors such as hypertension and smoking, and it may also exacerbate adverse health behaviours.

THE SOLUTION Co-living attempts to solve this problem by offering a built-in community of people who are open to sharing meals, hosting movie nights, and talking about each other’s days. With private bedrooms and shared living spaces, co-living spaces provide a lot of opportunities to the community members to socialise and have regular interactions with each other. There can be a lot of exchange of ideas and opinion among the occupants. Co-living homes allow the community members to socialise when they want to, and be alone when they don’t, it can help to overcome the problem of loneliness for the occupants.

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PRECEDENT 1

SEOUL APARTMENT The densely populated neighbourhood in the South

1. Introduction of Seoul apartment

T h is S e ou l re s ide nt i a l blo ck was designed by local studio Archihood WXY to look like a cluster of four buildings, with each facade featuring a gabled profile in just one corner.

Archihood co-founders Woohyun Kang and Youngjin Kang designed the four-storey block for a plot in Bokjeong- dong to provide student-like accommodation with shared facilities for young professionals.

Korean capital is popular with students and young professionals. This has led to the construction of closely packed residential blocks, often without ample outdoor and communal space.

Living spaces and balconies are stacked alternately through the levels of the building. Pale timber floors run throughout, while the surfaces of the stairwell are finished in exposed concrete.

These communal spaces are designed to encourage interaction between residents, who the architects refer to as housemates.

To combat the lack of gardens, Kang and Kang conceived the building as four house-shaped blocks with long balconies that create channels through the facade from the street to a central courtyard.

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2. Why I choose this apartment

This apartment is quite similar to our idea, because our group topic is sharing is caring, which means the people who live in our apartment need to sharing and kind with other people, in order to achieve it we should have a public area in our apartment, such as kitchen, and that can make people get to know each other better.

3. Our apartment type

We designed the apartment as a circle, the kitchen and activity room in the middle and everyone’s bedroom surrounds the common area while ensuring convenience, it also increases opportunities for people to get to know each other.

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PRECEDENT 2

This apartment is located in New York, a multicultural city. The residents of New York come from all over the world.

The residents include students, workers, seniors, and travelers. The co living apartment in this city incorporates cultures from all over the world.

Based on research, the main tenet behind co-living is about belonging to a community that’s inclusive, and how it offers an environment of support and collaboration. This makes it easier to have more through shared resources, even when you are the owner of less.

This concept is another layer of our platform focused on enabling people to live more fulfilling lives," Just as WeWork changed the way people work through its philosophy of shared space, services, community, and social interaction, WeLive offers a disruptive alternative to the way people live."

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One-bedroom, two-bedroom, three-bedroom and four-bedroom units are available in WeLive's properties, and residents can share or have their own. Kitchens, lounges, and bathrooms are shared within their units, while large communal areas are designed for building-wide use. Within this environment of support and collaboration, assets of all kinds are swapped, borrowed and shared. Living sustainably becomes easier to incorporate into your everyday routine when

appliances and furnishings are available for all to use, and when members of the community share resources such as belongings, food and transport. The building is providing communal events for residents, held in the building's shared spaces. These include meals, cooking classes, karaoke and game nights, and fitness classes.

WeLive replicates the security and comfort of a suburban neighborhood but with the energy and vigor of a major city. Refer to the meaning when designing a new coliving community, retain the vitality of the city, and increase the sense of security and comfort in the community.

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PRECEDENT 3

Due to the need of exchanging culture, “The meeting point “multicultural centre was built by AIX Arkitekter Begs to serve that need of the society. Located in Taby, Sweden in 2018, this project has been a perfect place for exchanging culture and holding many activities. “The meeting point” giving a vibe of an interactive multicultural centre that has many spaces for activities overlap with each other. Due to that people will have more chance to meet and interact with other and take part in the program in a proactive way.

The project of AIX Arkitekter Begs has done something that never happen before that is to balance the activities for all type of races, ages and genders. This project makes people feel like a home that welcome for everyone. More specifically, the project contains of gym and co-work spaces for adult, playground and swim area for kids, and non-specific area like libraries and recreation spaces.

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Look further into the design “The meeting point” was harmonizing the surrounding area by bringing nature and building together to create a fusion form where nature occurred right in the area. the roof top garden is a smart choice when people can enjoy the view of garden and the view of the surrounding area while enjoy the fresh air from up high. The style of the outlook gives people a sense of something fresh and stylish but not too fancy at the moment.

Occurred in a nice location and the architect was being considerate about the sun and wind direction. They solve the problem by making the storeys have different in length and shape so that they will create a shading device without adding any unnecessary extra parts to the design. Furthermore, by making a strong connection between each parts the design makes it easy for create a playful environment where people can easily interact with any location of the multicultural centre.

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PRECEDENT 4

Having a large interest in the newly emerged trend of co-living, Alexis Dornier, a German architect has magically transformed a series of old a ppartment blocks in Bali into a communal co-living project. With an attempt to open a multi-branch co-living brand, along with another in Miami, Alexis has effectively turned the existed outdated buildings into a new settlement for travellers.

The Roam complex, as other co-living complexes, follows the standard model of co-housing, which function as a cross between student housing and hotels. However, the project was primarily aimed to be 1 of the destination for occupants who chose to live with the brand so that when the initial concept was crystalized, the cornerstone of Balinese culture was highly highlighted in order to make it distinctive from other branches. Thus, Roam carries itself an unique value when the beauty of Balinese traditional culture combines with domestic details in a contemporary way.

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From the artwork of Alexis, a variety of lessons can be studied. The renovation saw a innovation of the complex, not only in the design identity, but also largely in his material-applying way which implements the idea of sustainability when combining traditional, natural materials as bamboo withcontemporary materials as concrete while still be able to keep the beauty of Balinese tradition in a friendly way to environment

With the conceptual design, the complex is seemingly divided into 2 mains sections, living area in the first floor and common area for socialization in the second floor.

This concept maintains the efficiency in construction, spaces, allowing the designers to have more rooms with ample of privacy. The concept inspired me largely in many ways which had resulted in my design having a huge similarity in the ideas of cultures integration, and separation of living and common spaces. The Roam also reveals a possibility of a complete switch to co-living because of its integration with nature and local tradition.

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PRECEDENT 5

Hakka Tulou is one of the traditional buildings that can be seen in the south-eastern coastal provinces of China.

It is usually a large, enclosed and fortified earth building, with thick rammed earth walls, between 3 and 5 stories high and could housing up to 500 people. The most common type of Tulou is a three-hall system with upper, middle, and lower halls arranged in depth along the central axis.

In such building, the lower hall is generally the entrance and exit and is placed at the front; The centre is a place for family gatherings and welcoming guests; living in the innermost part of the hall is the place where ancestors’ tablets are enshrined. The whole structure of a Tulou resembling a small fortified city.

In 2008, the UNESCO inscribed 46 Hakka Tulous as World Heritage Site, as “exceptional examples of a building tradition and function exemplifying a particular type of communal living and defensive organization in a harmonious relationship with their environment

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The terrain we’re going to design the community is based on a very steep slope, which makes multi-story buildings hard to construct on the site. The only relatively large and flat area is on 23th, and it’s also the highest ground on the site (since it’s a valley, the average altitude of the site is much lower than its surroundings, if we build a normal house sit on the site on 24th, to most of its neighbours, the house would be even below the horizon).

My community design, especially the accommodation area, took some inspirations from the Tulou. Since the terrain is a long, narrow slope, I believe it’s a better idea to split the accommodations into 4-5 small houses than put 60 people all together. The exterior of the house would look similar as the Tulou, however it’s only a single-story building, which is an adoption of this particular terrain. About the planning of the rooms, I took a similar design as the Tulou, which is locate the bedrooms as a circle, so there will be a small area in the middle for vegetation and outdoor gatherings.

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SURVEY RESULT

EXTRA LAYER SERVICE

The v survey indicates that 30% are not willing to pay for extra layer service while other 70% claims having extra layer service is much better than not having one

Location 30% wish to live a community that has location over the world 20% love to live in the city, 20% say countryside is perfectly ok while the other 60% claim they prefer to live in sburb area

Important qualities of house members

Items, facilities and amenities can be shared in long-term

Number of community members SPACE AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP 90% say that if the common space is annoyingly occupied by other members, there will be a private talk.

If there is a free space in the house, it is totally agreed that there shall be vote to choose the new housemate.

Only 50% agree to have a pre-furnished house while others wish to furnish their space In the question of personal room enter allowance, 30% would like to have their rooms off-limited while with others, it is acceptable depending on the situation but need to ask in advance

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SURVEY RESULTS In this community, people have equal rights. People are the owners of the community and can hold regular meetings to select a representative

Co-living also has some shortcomings. According to the survey, more people think that the co-living community lacks enough private space, which causes people to experience some unexpected times in their lives. Some people think that it may be possible in the co-living community. Unable to decide some things on their own, some people think that people may disagree on some things and have quarrels

The community has a good natural environment.

People can keep pets in the community. Pets make people more compassionate and can enhance the relationship between people.

Regarding the choice of community residents, according to the group survey, t he c om mu n it y ne e ds not only people with similar personalities, but also people with different personalities, which can make the community more diversified and increase people's social interaction.

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COMMUNITY PROFILE

SOCIAL MIX

age age:

Total people : 60

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SOCIAL MIX The way people work is also a factor that affects spatial analysis, which determines how long people can stay in the community It can also be seen whether they can have more time for activities. People spend more time communicating with each other, interacting and being intimate.

Varies from the age of 5 – 65, the co-living is suitable for people with all social status such as single, couple or married.

Young people and children are an essential part, they can increase the vitality of the community

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Spatial analysis

D a Mu-T coliving p opu lar izes t he beauty of their cultures by exchanging information on each other’s cultures through public activities such as dining together, smoking, semi-private activities such as waiting for laundry or even private things as working/studying in the library. From which tell people what coliving means, why we choose co-living and the enormous benefits of the coliving, hence encourage more people join our community.

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ENTERTAI NMENT

This area include gym, entertainment room, people have entertain here.

PUBLIC This area is a public area.

Residents can relax here.

It is also a good choice for parties and social events.

Private Private areas include bedrooms, toilets, In these places, the privacy of each resident will be best protected.

SEMI PUBLIC

PRIVATE Private areas include bedrooms, toilets, In these places, the privacy of each resident will be best protected.

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 1

BRIEF: Co-living community: Just like the image show, my co-living community is looks like a ship, that is because my design inspiration was inspired by large ocean- going luxury cruise ship, the reason why I choose cruise ship is because the cruise ship is designed for long- distance sea travel, the passengers often spend a considerable period of time on board, sometimes even as long as six months but the rooms and facilities on the ship are quite complete, and there are supporting gyms, cinema playgrounds and even large shopping supermarkets.

A large cruise ship is like a floating sea city, with the most complete supporting facilities, bringing together passengers from all over the world, and it can take thousands of people and meet everyone’s life needs at the same time in a sea voyage of 6 months or more, therefore, I choose the design concept and structure of a large luxury cruise ship as the design concept of my community. While meeting life and needs, the shape of a ship, the environment and terrain are perfectly combined, making the appearance of the community look more unique.

DESIGN PROCESS At the beginning of my design, I built an entertainment area and the shape is similar to the bow, and a elliptical platform was built near the slope below the entertainment area and glass fences were installed on the edge of the platform, and also I designed the platform as a small café area around the entertainment area, which is connected to the entertainment area through a door to make it more convenient for people in and out of the entertainment area and café area. Since the design space of the entertainment area similar to the bow shape cannot meet the needs of people living, I added four floors of living space exclusively for people to live in the existing building, and the elevator connects the floor to ensure that people can move easily.

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DESIGN PROCESS At the beginning of my design, I built an entertainment area and the shape is similar to the bow, and a elliptical platform was built near the slope below the entertainment area and glass fences were installed on the edge of the platform, and also I designed the platform as a small café area around the entertainment area, which is connected to the entertainment area through a door to make it more convenient for people in and out of the entertainment area and café area.

Since the design space of the entertainment area similar to the bow shape cannot meet the needs of people living, I added four floors of living space exclusively for people to live in the existing building, and the elevator connects the floor to ensure that people can move easily.

The upper café area uses high-strength steel bars and concrete to increase the structural strength, and at the same time serves as an open-air café for people.

The bow part adopts a full glass structure with a glass curtain wall to allow sufficient sunlight inside the entertainment center.

There will be one door at the bottom to let people in and out of the entertainment area and café area.

PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY

INDOOR CAFE AREA

BEDROOM

BEDROOM

KITCHEN & DINNING AREA

BEDROOM

BEDROOM RECEPTION SHOP

3D VIEW / GRAPH

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CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 2

BRIEF:

The aim of DAMUT is to create a safe and playful space where people regardless of ages can join themselves in the community and enjoy the time spending here. the community focused on creating a space where people can share their hard ship and pain with others who have been in same situation.

As we focus on people that originally come from Korea, Japan, China and Vietnam who has been living and working in Adelaide for a long time so we want this community this community give them a feel as a second home. The highlight of DAMUT is that it will separate the house and the common area where entertainment and most daily activities will be occurred there. The reason for this is I taking the most common thing in those 4 countries is that they all prefer to live in a different separate house that near shopping mall rather than living in a big apartment that can held every activity there.

There are 2 entrance to the community one is to enter from the roundabout that next to area 20, and the second entrance will be from the main road to the Carpark down at the area 23. And there will be one big road that connect the whole community together and place a long area from 24 to 23, so that when people have a walk on that road they can enjoy the view down the slope and the sea.

“THE MEETING POINT” MULTICULTURE CENTER

Taking out the element from the precedent research i took out the shape and the ideas of making connection between every area so that people can enjoy the activities to the fullest whie interact with the area and making connection with new people.

DESIGN PROCESS

Taking out some potential shape from the precedent research

Making connection between those shape and consider for the factor that can be used in real life

Final design, is to reshape the building to fit with the site.

FREE HAND SKETCH

The sketch is to visualize the ideas from the design processs and to have a clear view to make the design for the community SPATIAL ARRANGMENT

FAMILY HOUSE

THE COMMON AREA 3D VIEW

SINGLE AND COUPLE HOUSE Common area: There will be kitchen in the middle of the entrance area and come with kids play ground and laundry. These area is locate there to have have more sunlight due to the need of the doing laundry, cooking, and for kids. These two area will be connect together by a hallway so that the smell from the kitchen will not affect others activities. The stair to the roof top is in the kitchen and dinning area so that people can bring their food up to the top and eat while enjoy the view.

Houses: The house was build and being consider about the security for each person.

2 singles and 2 couples will share room in the smaller houses and 4 families will live together in the big houses. each of the room will have an ensuit attach to them. The house will be place along side of the road.

BRIEF:

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 3

The idea of the design is to create a place where people on all level of society can come and live under the same roof regardless their ranks, or social status. To achieve this goal, equality is the first factor that must be examined carefully through the shapes and design of the living area. As the co-living complex is divided into 2 main parts, the living and common area, the living areas are to be located outside the Common House where it lies in the direction of the sea view and connected by a bridge.

Not only the equality factor, the similarity in the design allows the project more constructible as steepness of site. The shape of the living and common area is wider at the side of the sea but becomes narrower at the other side which forms its shape into a trapezium shape in birds or plan view. However, with section, elevation or human view, the buildings carry the shape of a hexagon. The particular reason for this circumstance is that hexagon holds the meaning of coherence, a highly important element for all co-living community. In addition, the hexagon shape, from personal perspective, is more interesting than plain square wall. Apart from carpark, all other buildings, both living and common area, are meant to be kept off the ground in order to maintain the homogeneity in each building as well as the accessibility from the living area to the common house.

In the Common House, it could be categorized into 3 sections: public, semi-public and private area.

Each section has different function but all members of the community can share the any equipment, items, rooms inside the Common House

Meditation Room 200spm

Kitchen 450spm

PLAN

Library 180spm

Computer Room 100spm

Medical Room 200spm

Kid Playground 200spm

Indoor Sport 200spm

Dining Area 200+spm

Dance Studio 180spm

Movie Theater 180spm

Gym

Balcony

Laundry

80spm

480spm

Meeting Room 150spm

80spm

DESIGN PROCESS

To be selective in the field of best option for the design concept, 3D site model was priortized to be constructed based on the contour line which allows to assess the site thoroughly on the steepness, site level, wind, sun and sea direction. Hence, I can be creative and explorative the best concepts within the requirement range given by the site details. After that, I drew the boundary line of the site and started experimented on it with different shapes which finally saw a result in final concept. From there, a variety of details was drawn.

3D VIEW

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN 4 This community can accommodate 60 residents, including 50 adults and 10 children. People living in this community may mainly come from East Asia. People from other regions may live in this community voluntarily.

There are some facilities on the top floor that do not affect people's normal life, such as library, computer room, and open-air roof.

elders:10 adults:40 kids:10

This area has 6 livings buildings and 1 common building, a living building including living area, rest area, common kitchen, parking lot and storge.

The living building has 2 floors, the ground floor is the parking lot and a storge, the 1st is the main living areas. It is divided into several large rooms, each of which has 3 small rooms, 2 toilets, 1 kitchen, and a rest area which can see the sea view very well. People can meet new friends and live together here. A family can live in the one big room.

The common building is the place for everyone to entertainment, the common building include 2 floors and a roof recreation area.

There is a gym to people exercise in the ground floor. First floor include library and computer room. The roof top include a open air area and a entertainment room, people can hold party here.

Some suitable trees, flowers and plants can be planted in the mountains on both sides, and potted plants can also be planted on the open-air rooftop.

The height of the building will not affect the lighting and privacy of the surrounding residents.

The underside of the big building will be filled and levelled to form a platform with solid concrete. There is a wide road leading to the main building. There are pedestrian walkways on both sides of the road. Other facilities are also on both