[Bachelor of Design Architecture] Sem6 Social Housing

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// issue Unaffordability

// living in a city What is an ideal city to live in?

The population of the City of Newcastle in 2016 compared to Regional NSW shows that: • a larger proportion were renting (34.5%)

Changes in housing tenure categories between 2011 and 2016 were: • Renting – Private (1,506 persons) • Renting – Social housing (-99 persons)

vs

juniors, young adults crowded – exciting

seniors , families quiet – nature

// precedents Kowloon Walled City

It was a friendly, tight-knit community.

Elemental

// concept

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A G I N G I N P L A C E > C R E AT I N G M E M O R I E S > I D E N T I T Y

vs They own what they build.

fixed – static - short term

incremental – adaptive – long term

// site location

Site 18

Honeysuckle Drive

// site 18 Plot

Water front

Street front

Active frontage

35,886 m

30,493 m

Total Area

650.5 sqm

462.6 sqm

Floor Space Ratio (n:1)

2

2.5

Total Floor Space Ratio

1,301.0 sqm

1,156.5 sqm

Max. Height Limit

14 metres (3 storeys)

24 metres (5 storeys)

1. EXTRUSION Allow Prevailing Wind Into Building

2. HIERARCHY Private – Public 3 . C O M M U N A L S PA C E Focusing on community gardening

4. ACCESS Entries at both active frontages

5. CORES Located at every corner end

// strategies

// ground floor plan

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