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FLEXI-HOUSING
from Portfolio_Riya Salvi
by riya salvi
The proposed project is:
• Developing resilient and culturally diverse neighbourhoods
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• Adaptable housing for a diverse community with a futuristic approach. No need to move when your family expands or you grow old
• Proposing compound or mixed-use housing - A housing that compliments (rather than disrupt) employment activity
• Heterogeneous and Adaptable Housing for a single person, couples, family, group of people
An app is designed to explore how demand and sharing economy platforms change the experience of a housing complex.
The app explores impact of the technology on tenure and spatial organisation of a housing area- New, shared, public or on-demand activities happening in the space
SITE: Quest Royal Gardens
Close to Bruswick street - Activity centre and Gertrude street
A typical residential area- Proposal to build a mixed use housing which will employment as well as housing
Close to amenities
Mixed use building with offices, retail on the ground floor and residential apartments on higher floors
• The Ground floor has a courtyard in centre which provides an opportunity for occupants to engage with the environment and carry out activities like a yard sale on weekends
• The lower level shops are intending to backup local businesses
• There are different kinds of apartment arrangement on the residential floors
• The building is designed in a stepping form and has a roof high-line.
• The circulation happens through the common balcony/ corridoor placed along the sides of the courtyard
This lightweight prefabricated construction can be adopted on a large scale and applied on multiple sites
It was inspired by open-source Wiki house project which standardises a construction method to be applied on different sites
TYPICAL FLAT LAYOUTS
First floor has a different configuration of apartments
Type A- Living Room, Kitchen, Dining, Bedroom
Type B- Living Room, Kitchen, Dining, Bedroom, Multipurpose Room
Type C- Living Room, Kitchen, Dining, 2 Bedrooms
Type D- Living Room, Kitchen, Dining, Bedroom, Multipurpose Room
These flats can be adapted in future by removing the retractable wall in between them.
