VERTEBRAE DORMITORY IN URBINO, ITALY
NIGEL MACIAS
UTSA, SPRING 2023, STUDY ABROAD IN COLLABORATION WITH:
• SABRINA ROBLEDO • CHRISTIAN VAZQUEZ
• CHRIS ROSENBAUM
• ALEXANDRA HAYOT
WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF URBINO’S NATURAL LANDSCAPE, THIS DESIGN EMBRACES THE SITE’S DISTINGUISHING FEATURES AND SURROUNDING ELEMENTS; ALLOWING US TO ADAPT ITS NATURAL PATHS, AND EXTEND CONNECTIONS TO THE PROGRAM’S CENTRAL PLAZA. THE LAYOUT OF THE MODULES MELD WITH THE SURROUNDINGS, TAKING THE SHAPE OF A VERTEBRAE AND SERVING AS THE CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF THE INHABITANTS.
ADAPTING TO THE DYNAMIC CHANGES IN ELEVATION, THE MODULE PROVIDES ITS RESIDENTS WITH A SCENIC VIEW OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGE. THE LAYOUT OF THE UNITS ALSO HIGHLIGHTS THE THREE CENTRAL SPACES, THE MOST PROMINENT PLAZA FORMED IN THE INNERMOST ZONE OF THESE UNITS.
MY CONTRIBUTIONS (LABELED IN RED) INVOLVED RESEARCH ON THE IL COLLE COLLEGE, COLLABORATING TO DEVELOP THE FORM AND FLOOR PLAN OF THE FINAL DORMITORY MODULE, DESIGNING THE CENTRAL PAVILION, AND PHOTOSHOPPING THE FINAL RENDERS.
IL COLLE COLLEGE AND RESIDENCY
THE DESIGN OF THE IL COLLE DORMITORY AIMS TO BALANCE PRIVATE AND SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY WITHIN THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY. THIS IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE INCLUSION OF THE PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL BEDROOMS FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS, PROVIDING PERSONAL SECLUSION.
HOWEVER, THE LAYOUT ENCOURAGES SOCIAL INTERACTIONS THROUGH INTERCONNECTED CONCRETE WALKWAYS LINKING THE DORMITORIES TO THE CENTRAL BUILDING AT THE TOP OF THE HILL, EMPHASIZING A CENTRALIZED HUB FOR COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES.
IL COLLE
IL COLLE DIAGRAMS
PRIVATE PUBLIC CIRCULATION VERTICAL CIRCULATION TREES
