Other Problems by RMIT Architecture

Other Problems

PREFACE Over 24,000 Victorians and 116,000 Australians are homeless on any given night (ABS, 2018) Homelessness as an experience is a very real and urgent situation for a significant proportion of the population, one person for every one hundred houses or a house every two streets. The media portray this as a crisis and an emergency we are asked to respond as we would an accident. We raise funds for temporary accommodation and address the expression person on the street without a bed for the nightâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;but rarely the cause. How housing is accessed. Perhaps because it is natural to step in to do everything that can be done in the face of a crisis It s hard to step back and see the problem in its entirety, to see homelessness as a thing in itself, that is to say, to see it as something that can be affected. The media tendency to personalising what is underlying social construct through the lens of a single circumstance each person encourages us to underestimate the scale of the problem. The same media periodically report on the extent ( 16.2%) of unoccupied investment properties in Melbourne or the oversupply of housing. Of mortgage stress and domestic violence, unemployment wage suppression and skyrocketing property prices as unrelated phenomena. though it easy to see how a line could be drawn between them. Homelessness is not an expression of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;lack of housingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. But a function of the Apparatus by which housing becomes available, An thing designed by the actions of willing professionals; Architects Lawyers accountants, and Planners that allows the transfer of a social benefit caused by housing to dividend for property investors.

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Currently, we plan against things. against land use and non-private ownership. To plan for homelessness as we plan for other things, privacy, overlooking, medium strips, Vehicle accesses, Neighbourhood character, visual impact, bulk, appearance. We want to plan for things for OTHER Homes, OTHER models of land use and OTHER modes of ownership. To do that we have to conceptualise the model and construct the tools and instruments fit for that purpose. We need to imagine homelessness not as an expression but as a situation. as a found condition and consider the form necessary for its accommodation. We envisage that it will be something like the provision of 25,000 purpose-built non-market dwellings? If we begin by accepting homelessness as a construction, this, after all, is what is meant by the phrase a structural problem, and as Architects are in the construction industry, this is what we do. The proposal is to consider ways to look at homelessness as constructed. to find a form and typology for that form. To develop a business plan and an investment model for the creation of 25,000 OTHER homes. We see this as something that the profession of architects has not attempted to do, To date architects have seen it in there interest to define homelessness as a lack of a home. We are interested in how students who share a demographic with the largest individual and most at-risk group of Homeless people( 16-25) might be able to imagine Homes to end homelessness. We are interested in the immediate intuitive response might become the basis for a more general solution, how

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expression might lead towards a break in the cycle of blame and inaction. The studio will explore a number of distinct albeit related projects, an induvial house, an apartment building with one house, a legal instrument and a rule, and a financial model. 1.

Other House on a found site (City - Week 01)

Found site and predicate of other house (Subdivision and house in the subdivision)

Future homes comp with an other house (Mid Sem)

Found site predicate future apartment and a other home (Final)

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CONTENTS

Jack Stirling Page 7 Connor Hanna

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Joshua Batterton

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Tara Hoornweg

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Geun-yu Kim Page 147 Cathy Wong Page 171 Bryn Murrell Page 195 Phalhong Mao

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1. OTHER House on a Found Site

Could some of these Other

Other

problems...

of the Other homes for the other people to live in are for.. other people to deal with. Those other places we do not see, are for these other people we could all well be. These other spaces pose other questions, where someoneor-other give other answers as to why possibly these are referred to as other problems and not our problems in the first place.. Other answers that may not really answer those other questions. We make other concessions with these other decisions, as though other answers deal only with the other dancers. Of course, there are always other reasons, but responsively and concurrently there are underlying other truths. There are undenying other seasons, undying winters and frying, drying summers. These afforementioned other truths, deeply affect unexclusively our other youths.. PG 8

Places..

An urban top-pocket, for instance..

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{B}

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Context Plan 1:500

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..possibly exist in Other

Found Site and Predicate of OTHER House

CBD

Spaces?

Rural

Mernda Station

The other truths effect a great deal of other lives. As lived by other husbands. As lived by other wives. As lived by other mothers. As lived by other fathers. As lived by other brothers. As lived by other daughters. Misters and mums, sisters and sons; these other lives could so easily be lived by another anyone.

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Perhaps there is another. Another Ideal we may be able to strive for. Another Method we may be able to jive for. Another Future we can we can play for. Another Normal we can work through the day for. To be homeless is not to be faceless, as it is not to be loveless and so is not to be placeless. PG 10

The â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Other Siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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156m

Randomised site placement with minimum neighboring thresholds 10m

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The Rural

..and how may these Other Spaces be sited in these Other Places?

01 ‘Graveyard’

The Supernormal

02 ‘Sweeney Todd’

+ Edward Scissorhands

03 ‘Roller Derby’

The New Normal

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Jack Stirling ..and what if these Other

Spaces in Other Places were closer than the countryside?

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..and what if these Other

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Other Places could become Other Homes?

Section 01

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Site Plan 1:100 @ A4

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South Elev

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Plan 02

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Essentially unused spaces such as these, in which serve little to no civic, public or community role seem to surmount to a cost and not a surplus; reduced to basic hard and soft landscaping, thoughtless displaced park benches or ilconsidered uninviting play equipment. 1m

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Similarly, and unfortunately, the existing manner in which commercial and residential properties are bound to their respective titles currently functions in favour of a selling method, and not that pertaining to a living one.

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There is great potential to utilise these many voids, but even further potential to make allowances to trading and titling of property through the use of pre-existing site covenants that do pertain to a sustainable and humane livability.

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...And so then, when looking onA site has an Other

House. A site has an Other Home. A site homes Other People. So what about development? Well, development comes next. And it exists apropros

of the other house.

For example.. {B} Could some of these Other

Developments serve to accomodate and acclimate to this Other Covenant?

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3. Future Homes Competition with an OTHER House

The Other House in this example, creates a pre-existing condition on a development site that must be accomdated by the new build. Suburban apartment development in Melbourne often advertises to aim to qualify for high quality livability, yet too often falls short of this. The requirement to raise this bar pertains to finding a flexible and adaptible â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;kit of partsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, in which this competition response attempts to fulfill. These parts, articulated in three simple geometries are repeatable and stackable in order to adapt the envelopes to any existing site, and site covenant.

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2 Lot Development Site Axonometric PG 19

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Apartment Development 01 Floor Plans 2 Lot @ 1:200

Ground Floor

Ground Floor Landscape Plan Shown here in plan are the levels ground, first and second totalling 10.5m in height. The plans show the modular componentry making up each of the larger massing geometric envelopes, and the repeatability/adaptability of these types.

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First Floor

Second Floor

B1 Parking

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Other House Example {B} Sectional Axonometric

The prior existence of the Other House, the gatekeepers qaurters, the gardeners cottage..the hold-out. Could this potentially cultivate a new understanding of what living communities are? A strata could become more than just a business.. More than an Owners Corp

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It is about building community, it is about bolstering togetherness..

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Yarra

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This project is centralised around the Sun Theatre interfacing and underpinning its local community.

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Found Site Predicate Future Apartment and an OTHER House

INEM A PO L EM IC!

It is about advocacy... The existing role of the projectionist inhabiting place is integral to the function of place and its future condition.. As a concept, what if the community activity- in performing as a basis for place -has actual impact on developmental decisions.. rather than a box to be checked? Stakeholder engagement, an understanding of the soul of a site, and deep consideration of end-user experience within context is no longer a token developmental gesture.. it forms with absolutism the foundation of the new build brief. PG 24

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Canterbury Street

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Woods Street

HERE BEFORE, HERE TO STAY, WHADDYA SAY?

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Other House ‘Projectionist’ House

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POPCORN INSANITY! It is about taking part, not taking over.

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Public Cinema Covenant

1. Sun Theatre 2. Sun Carpark Drive-In 3. Apt Development Roof Cinema

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Typical Upper Floor

First Floor

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PRINCIPLES OF STRATEGY... 1.

The Other House, as an existing site covenant, is an embedded element in its community

The User/Inhabitant of the Other House has the option of performing a role in supporting an aspect of the historical community cinema culture.

Inhabitation of this Other House site covenant results in all future development to unfold in consideration of this relationship. PG 29

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History + Life of A Town Centre Yarraville Town Axonometric

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The intent of this strategy aims to bring about an outcome of development accepting its prior conditions as more than just a site. These drawings show how that might play out in Yarraville town centre PG 31

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Community Function Example {C} Axonometric 01

AN EVENING OUT @ THE DRIVE-IN

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1. Sun Theatre 2. Sun Carpark Drive-In 3. Apt Development Roof Cinema PG 33

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Northern Elevation

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There are recognisable and undeniable benefits in rethinking the methods in which we house our

other time, in some other way, we have an opportunity to create other homes, no longer being one of the other problems.

homeless- and rather than doing this at some

Embrace the Other. The End of The Beginning

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1. OTHER House on a Found Site

Part One of this project is about setting a lasting intention, to consider what happens to our architecture when it’s vacated and left behind. It asks not only how can we design conditions to affect future occupancy, but how can we do this in a somewhat non-negotiable way, to ensure the longevity of an idea. This intention is not dissimilar to the endeavours of Walter Burley and Marion Mahony Griffin when designing the suburb Castlecraig, in NSW. At the onset of the development, they established the land covenants, designed to protect not only the ecology of Castlecrag, but also their ideas on sustainable modes of living. Our concern for this report is with the design of a new suburb, and it’s subsequent covenants in the middle suburb of Mernda, Victoria. However, given that the inner suburb, Fitzroy has consistently passed the desirable and liveability test, it seemed only fitting that it becomes the found site for our Other House, the predicate, the “ideal condition” for emulation into the Mernda site. So it is here that we begin. The first predicate is a single suburban lot, 12 Willowbank Road, Fitzroy North. PG 38

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RMIT Architecture_MAS_Other Problems_Sem 01 2020 For a moment in time, I lived at this very address, in a 6x6 garage space in what is typically the back garden. This garage, the laneway adjacent to, the long corridor in the townhouse on the same lot, and three Commerical lots around the corner, on St George’s Road, will become the predicate conditions for the following projects. The 6x6 garage is designed in such a way that it’s qualities are permanent, several interventions are made that cannot be removed. All shelving, bedding, cupboards, couches are built-in. The view to the right focuses in on the rooftop, which is accessible to neighbouring houses, the robust materiality of the clothing line and the fact that it is bolted into the architecture suggests the aspirations of longevity. This “ideal condition” sits above the 6x6 garage, it utilises the air-rights above the garage (otherwise wasted space) and frames a view back to Melbourne’s CBD. This garage utilises the space typically occupied by the back garden. What is notable, but common to all suburban developments is the previously mentioned corridor in the townhouse on the same lot. The entry to the said townhouse is at the front from the site and a long corridor that takes you to the back garden. The excessive corridor is the object that gives us access to the backyard, and the private backyard is the tool used by our conservative Prime Minister Robert Menzies in the 40’s to give society a stake in economics. The goal was to sell the idea of owning a home and backyard, the Australian (and New Zealand) dream, as a means to tangle the essential service of dwelling with the fluctuations of rent prices and interest rates. The Fitzroy suburb, albeit more liveable than Mernda, is no less defined by this myth.

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Connor Hanna Fitzroy, VIC Predicate Overlay: Suburban Lot

SITE PLAN

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1. LANEWAY

LANEWAY

1. Garage 2. Garden 3. Town House

ROOF PLAN

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negotiate stairwell corridor door conflict storage space how to organise your built in wardrobe bathroom sink conflict WC usage

whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left behind build in storage built in wardrobes built in desk a picture window the terribly conflicting staircase corridor the conflicting shared bathroom facilities the shared storage space

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2. Found Site and Predicate of OTHER House

In addition to the previous Fitzroy suburban lot, the following pages describe the conditions which will are transposed onto a vacant, but not empty, paddock in Mernda, a typical middle suburb in Victoria. The initial intention was to transpose these conditions, without concern, given there was no previous development in the selected area. However upon visiting the site, an anomaly was discovered - numerous existing Eucalyptus Camaldulensis Gum Treeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had already been protected predicate conditions in Mernda suburbs (Fig 1.) Although the gumtrees have failed to dismantle the uniform fabric of the middles suburbs small instances of difference in the Suburb arise because of their varying and alternate logic. Special mention should be made to their neutral presence, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appear to be either public or private spaces. By transposing the Fitzroy Suburban lot, a laneway, and three of commercial lots we intend that these small predicates will permeate into substantial change. PG 46

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FIG (1)

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Eucalyptus Camaldulensis

MERNDA, VICTORIA

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Fitzroy North, VIC Existing Map

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Predicate: 1x Standard Suburban Lot Residential Zone

Predicate: 3x Commerical Lots Commercial Zone

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Mernda, VIC Predicate Overlay: Suburban + Commercial

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Predicate: Connecting Service Laneway

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Mernda, VIC Predicate Overlay: Suburban + Commercial

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3. Future Homes Competition Predicate: 1x Standard Suburban Lot Residential Zone

4. Future Apartments Infrastructure Predicate: 3x Commerical Lots Commercial Zone

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3. Future Homes Competition with an OTHER House Apartment Competition entry challenges Clause 3.12 Door, Corridors and Walkways in the Future Homes Apartment brief. It proves not only that 1.2m width which connects the front of the house to the back is not mandatory for egress or to fulfil its objective – but that area could be dedicated to a more reasonable cause – an extra house. And that space itself should not be replaced with movement, and architecture is more than a means to an end. The idea of the corridor is essentially the circulation of things, people, air, light, and goods – seen in this way; it defines architecture at times as a simple means to an end. It would not be unreasonable to state that its idea is efficiency. It’s about a faster and more effective traverse from the cul-de-sac to the private garden and in this sense is a mechanism which lubricates Robert Menzies conservative mythology regarding the private garden and a functioning state of economics. This image is of one of the proposed apartments, where the apartment forms a sequence of rooms, a domestic procession. The extra house in effect becomes the sum of corridor space removed from the apartment proposal. It is contradictorily designed as a looped corridor. The extra house corridor goes in circles around it’s domestic programs. It abuts the curtain wall to make it is seen publicly, effectively reversing the suburban corridor into a means with no end. PG 56

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SITE PLAN

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1. LANEWAY

Garage

Garden

Town House

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LANEWAY

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TH N VE D. GI ME NA IS RO AD IS YE T TO EX IS T, IT IS YE T TO BE

TH N . E D V GI ME A N

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3. 1.

4. 5. LANEWAY

LANEWAY

Studio

Two Bedroom

Three Bedroom

Town House

Extra House

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The extra house in effect becomes the sum of corridor space, and is contradictorily designed as a looped corridor. It goes in circles around the bedroom, kitchen, and bathroom

GROUND FLOOR

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It abuts the curtain wall to make it is seen publicly, effectively reversing the suburban corridor into a means with no end.

FIRST FLOOR

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4. Found Site Predicate Future Apartment and an OTHER House Rather than putting forth a proposition for another apartment building, Part Four seeks to re-think the invisible forces which affect the outcome of architecture, specifically apartment typologies. It suggests an alternative mechanism which alters these forces, one that bears incentive for council, the community and the provision an Extra House. The clauses regarding Communal Open Space, Accessibility, stairwell, room depth ratio, private open space, waste recycling, and sunlight exposure are fundamental to typological outcomes – specifically yield values. The Business as Usual model would see these clauses individually applied to each apartment building. The proposed strategy is for the State to consolidate all of the clauses into the a centralised lot, freeing up the adjacent developments for maximum apartment area. It is ultimately increasing the income to the State from the developers, in the form of improved and land tax. In exchange for this increase in income and the increase in apartment yield for the developer, the State must accept the covenant for the provision of an extra house to sit within one of the predicate commercial lots taken from transposed as existing conditions from Fitzroy.

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It may appear to be a large golden staircase, but what exists within the negative space is a representation of what are otherwise invisible forces—a functioning mechanism for future states. A second, smaller and more delicate staircase gives access to the extra house, which sits above the existing commercial lot, above a 7-11, a blatant reference to this being a systemic solution. How do we prove the value of providing a systemic solution to homelessness? and who is listening? The golden spiral staircase on the street is a provocation, to bring our attention to the value of abolishing homelessness. We recognise the value of gold, a low bearing fruit, but what is long term economic value of solving homelessness? What if instead of seeing a homeless person outside 7-11 we saw value? The golden staircase is the ridiculous necessity to prove the economic value of doing something which should be out of virtue. Note: the appendix for those numbers are attached to the back of this document. The extra house is attached to federation or Victorian building – as stated by the predicate condition taken from Fitzroy’s commercial zone. It is a colonial heritage piece most definitely protected by the State and the people – it seems only reasonable that we use it to protect our homeless population too. In a way, the plot to implement what appears to be a sizeable golden staircase (and it’s embodied invisible forces of Clause 55) into Melbourne’s middle suburbs and the extended city is just a means to make way for a smaller, more delicate staircase. The former is a mechanism, and the latter is a metaphor, combined their attributes point towards a civic good – and although Part Four does not put forth a proposition for a building, these are indeed the attributes of architecture.

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Connor Hanna Future Apartments Brief + Clause 55 ]Incedental Operations

Communal open space

Accessibility

Objectives

Objective

To provide adequate and useable communal open space for the benefit of residents.

To ensure the design of dwellings meets the needs of people with limited mobility.

Standard

To integrate the layout of development with communal open space provided in the development.

The Better Apartments Design Standards

At least 50% of dwellings should comply with all of the following requirements:

Standard

• A clear opening width of at least 850mm at the entrance to the dwelling and main bedroom.

Developments with 40 or more dwellings should provide a minimum area of communal open space of 2.5 square metres per dwelling or 250 square metres, which ever is lesser.

• A clear path with a minimum width of 1.2 metres that connects the dwelling entrance to the main bedroom, an adaptable bathroom and the living area.

Communal open space should:

• At least one adaptable bathroom that meets one of the design options specified in Table 1:

• Be located to:

Table 1 Bathroom design

− Provide passive surveillance opportunities, where appropriate. − Provide outlook for as many dwellings as practicable. − Avoid overlooking into habitable rooms and private open space of new dwellings. − Minimise noise impacts to new and existing dwellings.

Design option A

Design option B

Clear door opening

850 mm

820mm

Door Design

A slide door, a door that opens outwards, or a door that opens inwards that is clear of the circulation area and has readily removable hinges.

A slide door, a door that opens outwards, or door that opens inwards and has readily removable hinges.

Circulation area

A minimum clear circulation area in front of the shower and the toilet of 1.2 metres by 1.2 metres.

A minimum clear circulation area of 1 metre wide and 2.7 metres deep.

The circulation area must be clear of the toilet, basin and the door swing.

The circulation area must be clear of the toilet and basin.

• Be designed to protect any natural features on the site. • Maximise landscaping opportunities. • Be accessible and useable.

Decision guidelines Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider:

The circulation area can include a shower area with a The circulation area for the toilet and shower can overlap. removable shower screen.

• Any relevant urban design objective, policy or statement set out in this scheme. • The design response. • The amenity of the communal space based on the orientation of the lot, the wind conditions and the sunlight it receives. • The useability of the communal open space based on its size, accessibility and reasonable recreation needs of residents.

Path to circulation area

A clear path with a minimum width of 900mm from the door opening to the circulation area.

Shower

A hobless (step-free) shower.

A hobless (step-free) shower with a removable shower screen located on the furthest wall from the door opening.

Toilet

A toilet located in the corner of the room.

A toilet located closest to the door opening and clear of the circulation area.

• The availability of and access to public open space.

Better Apartments – Design Standards

(1) Communal Open Space

Storage

Building entry and circulation

Better Apartments – Design Standards

(2) Accessibility (Corridor)

Room depth

Objective

Objectives

Objective

To provide adequate storage facilities for each dwelling.

To provide each dwelling and building with its own sense of identity.

To ensure that single aspect habitable rooms allow for adequate daylight.

Standard

To ensure the internal layout of buildings provides for the safe, functional and efficient movement of residents.

Standard

To ensure internal communal areas provide adequate access to daylight and natural ventilation.

A single aspect habitable room should not exceed a room depth of 2.5 times the ceiling height.

Each dwelling should have convenient access to usable and secure storage space. The total minimum storage space (including kitchen, bathroom and bedroom storage) should meet the requirements specified in Table 1.

Dwelling type

Total minimum storage volume

Minimum storage volume within the dwelling

Studio

8 cubic metres

5 cubic metres

1 bedroom dwelling

10 cubic metres

6 cubic metres

2 bedroom dwelling

14 cubic metres

9 cubic metres

3 or more bedroom dwelling

18 cubic metres

12 cubic metres

A single aspect open plan habitable room depth may be increased to 9 metres provided the following requirements are met:

Standard

Table 1 Storage

Entries to dwellings and buildings should:

• The room combines the living area, dining area and kitchen.

• Be visible and easily identifiable.

• The kitchen is located furthest from the window.

• Provide shelter, a sense of personal address and a transitional space around the entry.

• The ceiling height is at least 2.7 metres measured from finished floor level to finished ceiling level, except where services are provided above the kitchen.

The layout and design of buildings should:

The room depth is measured from the external surface of the habitable room window to the rear wall.

• Clearly distinguish entrances to residential and non-residential areas.

Decision Guidelines

• Provide windows to building entrances and lobbies, including open stairs and lift areas.

Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider:

• Provide common areas and corridors that:

Decision Guidelines

• The design response.

− Include at least one source of natural light and natural ventilation.

Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider:

− Avoid obstruction from building services.

• The design response.

− Maintain clear sight lines.

• The useability, functionality and location of storage facilities provided for the dwelling.

• The extent to which the habitable room is provided with reasonable daylight access through the number, size, location and orientation of windows. • The useability, functionality and amenity of the dwelling based on layout, siting, size and orientation of habitable rooms.

Decision Guidelines

• Any overhang above habitable room windows that limits daylight access.

Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider:

External storage layout

• The design response. • The useability and amenity of internal communal areas based on daylight access and the natural ventilation it will receive.

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(4) Stairwell

Better Apartments – Design Standards

Waste and recycling

Private open space

Objective

Objectives

To provide adequate private open space for the reasonable recreation and service needs of residents.

To ensure dwellings are designed to encourage waste recycling. To ensure that waste and recycling facilities are accessible, adequate and attractive.

Standard A dwelling should have private open space consisting of:

To ensure that waste and recycling facilities are designed and managed to minimise impacts on residential amenity, health and the public realm.

• An area of 25 square metres, with a minimum dimension of 3 metres at natural ground floor level and convenient access from a living room, or

Standard

• An area of 15 square metres, with a minimum dimension of 3 metres at a podium or other similar base and convenient access from a living room, or

The development should include dedicated areas for: • Bin and recycling enclosures which are adequate in size, durable, waterproof and blend in with the development. These areas should be adequately ventilated.

• A balcony with a minimum area and dimension specified in Table 1 and convenient access from a living room, or

• Bin and recycling enclosures that are located and designed for convenient access by residents and made easily accessible to people with limited mobility.

• A roof-top area of 10 square metres with a minimum dimension of 2 metres and convenient access from a living room.

• Adequate area and facilities for bin washing. These areas should be adequately ventilated.

If an air conditioning/heating/condenser unit is located on a balcony, the balcony must be an additional 1.5 square metre in area.

• Collection, separation and storage of general waste and recyclables, including where appropriate opportunities for on-site management of food waste through composting or other waste recovery as appropriate.

Table 1 Balcony size Dwelling Type

Minimum Area

Minimum Dimension

Studio or 1 bedroom dwelling

8 square metres

1.8 metres

2 bedroom dwelling

8 square metres

2 metres

3 or more bedroom dwelling

12 square metres

2.4 metres

• Collection, storage and reuse of garden waste, including opportunities for on-site treatment (where appropriate), or offsite removal for reprocessing. • Adequate circulation area for waste collection vehicles that allows waste vehicles to enter and leave the site without reversing. • Adequate internal storage space within each dwelling to enable the separation of recyclables, residual waste and where appropriate food waste.

Decision Guidelines

Waste and recycling management facilities should:

Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider:

• Be designed to meet the best practice waste and recycling management guidelines for residential development adopted by Sustainability Victoria.

• The design response.

• Protect public health and amenity of occupants and adjoining premises from the impacts of odour, noise and waste collection vehicle movements.

• The useability, accessibility and functionality of the private open space. • The amenity of the private open space based on the orientation of the lot, the wind conditions and the sunlight it receives.

• Be maintained in accordance with a Waste Management Plan approved by the responsible authority.

• The availability of and access to public or communal open space.

Decision Guidelines Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider: • The design response. • Any relevant waste and recycling objective, policy or statement set out in this scheme.

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Communal open space

Accessibility

Objectives

Objective

To provide adequate and useable communal open space for the benefit of residents.

To ensure the design of dwellings meets the needs of people with limited mobility.

Standard

To integrate the layout of development with communal open space provided in the development.

The Better Apartments Design Standards

At least 50% of dwellings should comply with all of the following requirements:

Standard

• A clear opening width of at least 850mm at the entrance to the dwelling and main bedroom.

Developments with 40 or more dwellings should provide a minimum area of communal open space of 2.5 square metres per dwelling or 250 square metres, which ever is lesser.

• A clear path with a minimum width of 1.2 metres that connects the dwelling entrance to the main bedroom, an adaptable bathroom and the living area.

Communal open space should:

• At least one adaptable bathroom that meets one of the design options specified in Table 1:

• Be located to:

Table 1 Bathroom design

Design option A

Design option B

Clear door opening

850 mm

820mm

Door Design

A slide door, a door that opens outwards, or a door that opens inwards that is clear of the circulation area and has readily removable hinges.

A slide door, a door that opens outwards, or door that opens inwards and has readily removable hinges.

Circulation area

A minimum clear circulation area in front of the shower and the toilet of 1.2 metres by 1.2 metres.

A minimum clear circulation area of 1 metre wide and 2.7 metres deep.

The circulation area must be clear of the toilet, basin and the door swing.

The circulation area must be clear of the toilet and basin.

• Be designed to protect any natural features on the site. • Maximise landscaping opportunities. • Be accessible and useable.

Decision guidelines Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider:

The circulation area can include a shower area with a The circulation area for the toilet and shower can overlap. removable shower screen.

Path to circulation area

A clear path with a minimum width of 900mm from the door opening to the circulation area.

Shower

A hobless (step-free) shower.

A hobless (step-free) shower with a removable shower screen located on the furthest wall from the door opening.

Toilet

A toilet located in the corner of the room.

A toilet located closest to the door opening and clear of the circulation area.

• The availability of and access to public open space.

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Storage

Building entry and circulation

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(2) Accessibility (Corridor)

Room depth

Objective

Objectives

Objective

To provide adequate storage facilities for each dwelling.

To provide each dwelling and building with its own sense of identity.

To ensure that single aspect habitable rooms allow for adequate daylight.

Standard

To ensure the internal layout of buildings provides for the safe, functional and efficient movement of residents.

Standard

To ensure internal communal areas provide adequate access to daylight and natural ventilation.

A single aspect habitable room should not exceed a room depth of 2.5 times the ceiling height.

Dwelling type

Total minimum storage volume

Minimum storage volume within the dwelling

Studio

8 cubic metres

5 cubic metres

1 bedroom dwelling

10 cubic metres

6 cubic metres

2 bedroom dwelling

14 cubic metres

9 cubic metres

3 or more bedroom dwelling

18 cubic metres

12 cubic metres

A single aspect open plan habitable room depth may be increased to 9 metres provided the following requirements are met:

Standard

Table 1 Storage

Entries to dwellings and buildings should:

• The room combines the living area, dining area and kitchen.

• Be visible and easily identifiable.

• The kitchen is located furthest from the window.

• Provide shelter, a sense of personal address and a transitional space around the entry.

• The ceiling height is at least 2.7 metres measured from finished floor level to finished ceiling level, except where services are provided above the kitchen.

The layout and design of buildings should:

The room depth is measured from the external surface of the habitable room window to the rear wall.

• Clearly distinguish entrances to residential and non-residential areas.

Decision Guidelines

• Provide windows to building entrances and lobbies, including open stairs and lift areas.

Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider:

• Provide common areas and corridors that:

Decision Guidelines

• The design response.

− Include at least one source of natural light and natural ventilation.

Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider:

− Avoid obstruction from building services.

• The design response.

− Maintain clear sight lines.

• The useability, functionality and location of storage facilities provided for the dwelling.

Decision Guidelines

• Any overhang above habitable room windows that limits daylight access.

Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider:

External storage layout

• The design response. • The useability and amenity of internal communal areas based on daylight access and the natural ventilation it will receive.

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Waste and recycling

Private open space

Objective

Objectives

To provide adequate private open space for the reasonable recreation and service needs of residents.

To ensure dwellings are designed to encourage waste recycling. To ensure that waste and recycling facilities are accessible, adequate and attractive.

Standard A dwelling should have private open space consisting of:

To ensure that waste and recycling facilities are designed and managed to minimise impacts on residential amenity, health and the public realm.

• An area of 25 square metres, with a minimum dimension of 3 metres at natural ground floor level and convenient access from a living room, or

Standard

• An area of 15 square metres, with a minimum dimension of 3 metres at a podium or other similar base and convenient access from a living room, or

• A balcony with a minimum area and dimension specified in Table 1 and convenient access from a living room, or

• Bin and recycling enclosures that are located and designed for convenient access by residents and made easily accessible to people with limited mobility.

• A roof-top area of 10 square metres with a minimum dimension of 2 metres and convenient access from a living room.

• Adequate area and facilities for bin washing. These areas should be adequately ventilated.

If an air conditioning/heating/condenser unit is located on a balcony, the balcony must be an additional 1.5 square metre in area.

Table 1 Balcony size Dwelling Type

Minimum Area

Minimum Dimension

Studio or 1 bedroom dwelling

8 square metres

1.8 metres

2 bedroom dwelling

8 square metres

2 metres

3 or more bedroom dwelling

12 square metres

2.4 metres

Decision Guidelines

Waste and recycling management facilities should:

Before deciding on an application, the responsible authority must consider:

• Be designed to meet the best practice waste and recycling management guidelines for residential development adopted by Sustainability Victoria.

• The design response.

• Protect public health and amenity of occupants and adjoining premises from the impacts of odour, noise and waste collection vehicle movements.

• Be maintained in accordance with a Waste Management Plan approved by the responsible authority.

• The availability of and access to public or communal open space.

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Option 1: Business As Usual The Clause 55 Standard reach compliance in each individual lot.

Lots: Three Dimensions: 10m x 35m

Yeild: 66% Apartment No Per Lot: 24 The yeild and ammenity in BAU option is limited due to a number of factors and this directly affects the revenue of the state: 1. Limited Sunlight exposure to communal open space 2. Limited Sunlight exposure to private open space 3. The limited window placement conflicts with the room depth ratio requirements. Window placement can only happen from the North and South frontages due to adjacent apartments and overlooking. 4. No interaction between lots

Impediments to council: The BAU option is limited due to a number of factors: 1. Potential for high quality communal space is limited 2. Limited apartment configuration for high quality architecture - window placement can only happen from the North and South Frontages.

Total Land Tax (Over 100 Years): $58,109,400

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Lots: Three Dimensions: 10m x 35m

Yeild: 100% Apartment No Per Lot: 32 The yeild and ammenity in option 2 is improved due to a number of factors and this directly affects the revenue of the state: 1. Access Sunlight exposure to communal open space 2. Access Sunlight exposure to private open space 3. Improved possibile window placement improves number of arrangements possible under the room depth ratio requirements. Window placement is now open to happen from the East and West frontages which increase yeild by 1/3

Extra Clause: Provision of An Extra House Benefits to council: The: 1. Potential for high quality communal space is improved 2. Greater apartment configuration for high quality architecture - window placement can only happen from the all Frontages. 3. Public space for people 4. A piece of instrastructure that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for cars 5. Increase in tax revenue from higher yield

Total Land Tax (Over 100 Years): $77,479,700

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Benefits to council: 1. Potential for high quality communal space is improved 2. Greater apartment configuration for high quality architecture - window placement can only happen from the all Frontages. 3. Public space for people 4. A piece of instrastructure that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for cars 5. Increase in tax revenue from higher yield 6. A solution for housing the homeless

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1. OTHER House on a Found Site

A decommisioned laneway in Abottsford poses an opportunity for urban interjection. Two bollards mark the altering of a rigid public space from automotive thoroughfare to a pedestrian sneak. The product of this move is interstitial space; an opportunity for a dwelling previously not possible. This project explores the way urban anomalies can be approached as fortuitus opportunities. PG 84

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Drivable area

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Commercial zone Window Window

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2. Found Site and Predicate of OTHER House

An urban siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s precondition is integral to what is being proposed, but what about a rural site? Is it open slather, or do a different set of rules apply? Can the precondition be altered to affect a different outcome and if so, how can this be done to benefit those who experience homelessness? Without the constraint of a laneway to inform and East/West orientation, the new extrahouse has a main North facing aspect that widens its required block size. Situated on the new site, this informs an oblique subdivision pattern. As a control, a subivision without an altered precondition is also tested. PG 88

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3. Future Homes Competition with an OTHER House

What would an extrahouse look like within a infil project in a middle suburb? What characteristics are innate to the middle suburb as a typology and how are these represented on a block? Ross Racineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest in the suburbs shows a romanticised utopia of curved roads and assumed communal space. His intention to blur the distinction between properties is transplanted in to the Future Homes site in order to interogate its effect at a small scale. What is the role of the extrahouse within a middle suburban development? How does the groundplane function as both circulation and communal open space in order to realise Racineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blurring of property in the middle suburb compared to the satelite suburbs of his work? How does the use of strata title enable a communal ground condition compared to that of a typical subdivision? PG 92

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4. Found Site Predicate Future Apartment and an OTHER House

The complexities that exist within body corporate structures enable an opportunity for the Extrahouse to be integrated within the common space. Strata title is used as a device in which the extrahouseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contruction is leaveraged by integrating its long term ownship within the body corporate. Much like communal space, structure and ciculation, the extrahouse is funded by the body corporate in a long term lease that inludes the use of the life core. On the ground plane, the extrahouse is provided with 39m2 of private open space abutting the street in exchange for an additional level above the prescribed height limit. This space enables a discourse in relation to the representation of varying title types on one block and questions the minimal provision approach to homeless housing. PG 96

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1. OTHER House on a Found Site

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The design incorporates rounded cornered walls and internal structures to soften the harsh triangular site and give a harmonious flow which draws you into site, creating a welcoming sanctaury/refuge amid the bustling city. This directional objective has resulted in an Art deco design with a sleek linear appearance. To ensure maximum potential of the designed internal space all the furniture is built-in and customised to ensure functionality and flow. The addition of a mezzanine bedroom utilises the vertical space and leads the eye upward to give the illusion of greater volume. Incorporating a fireplace allows for warmth and the creation of a homely ambience. The addition of a multi-use space allows for flexibility of lifestyle. This smaller space on the floor can be used as a laundry, office or a studio. Self sufficiency and the ability to produce food is of ever growing importance so a fruit tree and a chicken coop are at ground lever and a roof top garden allow for food production to assist in a measure of independence. PG 104

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Melbourne City Grid (Figure Ground)

When considering vacant sites within the city, it is hard to ignore the multiple triangle sites along Victoria Street. These angled plots come about at the edge of the city grid where the structured geometry clashes with the extremity main roads resulting in these awkward slices of vacant land.

CHOSEN SITE: 2 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

Words that come to mind when thinking about vacant plots/urban voidsâ&#x20AC;Ś Available Absent Displaced Discarded Disused Empty Inconsequential Leftover Unused Underused Unoccupied Under-utilised Void Vacant Viable Some of these keywords/definitions of vacant urban spaces emphasize the emptiness of the terrain, compared to the surrounding built environment and the fact that they are not occupied by neither people nor construction and infrastructure. All of these definitions, however, point out the potential of the terrain for future development. PG 107

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2 LA TROBE STREET, MELBOUNE 37°48’27.3”S 144°58’12.1”E Site area: 173m2

The site, a triangular mesh enclosure opposite Carlton Gardens on the corner of La Trobe and Victoria streets, has long been one of those “I wonder what goes on there” places. It might have looked like a scattering of metal equipment dotting a wedge of lawn, but for generations it has been where Melbourne’s official weather information was obtained. The Bureau of Meteorology’s (BoM) La Trobe Street observation post first started operating in 1908 and closed in 2015 after 107 years. It is part of a larger site which belongs to The Royal Society of Victoria (RSV) the oldest scientific society in the state. PG 108

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A plot of land situated where there is a clashing of geometries/road networks which creates an awkward slice of land presumed unsuitable for housing development. The site would be situated on the edge of the town center at the busy intersection of two main roads, between commercial and residential ventures (where the ridgid geometries of town centers clash with less organised/more relaxed geometries of residential living). Due to two main roads being on either side of the slice of land, there will be no immediate adjoining buildings on the north, east and south sides (no boundaries shared on these three sides, only on the west side) this would present the ability to capitalise on the opportunity to source natural sunlight. The site would need to have north facing views of public gardens and have sufficient footage to allow for a small backyard. PG 112

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MELBOURNE CITY GRID Area of Investigation

This diagram is a conceptualisation of the prescribed city area under investigation. Each orange block is the same dimension of 130m x 230m but run at varying angles. The city grid runs horizontally and the other adjoining grid runs vertically with the two clashing grids creating an angle of 28 degrees.

GRID GENERATION

Subdivision Design Development Diagrams

Overlapping of the adjoining grids/geometries showing the interlocking and overlapping blocks, highlighting the area of commonality and autonomy.

Clashing of grids/geometries illustrating the partial cancellations of blocks and the selection of other blocks for retention.

Rationalisation and offsetting of block size to accommodate roads.

The resulting land area of the blocks is subdivided into the standard housing development plot size of 420m2.

ROAD AND PLOT GENERATION

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The inclusion of one extension enabling the completion or an unresolved block to adjoin all edges.

Figure ground resulting from the block selection when all edges have been resolved.

Corridor of interest illustrating the irregular blocks which arise due to the slicing of blocks where the original two grids overlapped and were rationalised.

Highlighted plots of interest illustrating the irregular plots which resulted from the subdivision of blocks.

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1485 PLENTY ROAD, MERNDA 37°35’39.3”S 145°06’04.6”E Site area: 224,000m2 (5.35 acres)

The site, an 22.4 hectares of irregular shaped farmland running along Plenty Road is bound on all four sides. Future development would be advantageous as there is close transport access by road and the Mernda station is 1km away. Educational opportunities already exist at the two neighbouring schools and two groups of commercial shops are within walk ing distance (300m) to the south and west. At present there is an old bluestone farmhouse/site (Preston Hall) which is heritage listed and would require consideration when planning for future development. PG 116

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Herritage listed old bluestone farmhouse/site (Preston Hall)

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SUBIVIDED SITE MASTERPLAN

Applying subdivision rules to Mernda site

Site area: 224,000m2 (55.35 acres) Grid dimensions: 69m x 138m Average plot size: 420m2 (26.5m long x 16m wide) Total plots within subdivision: 240

The final subdivided masterplan site has a central corridor with two main arteries for ease of access connecting to Plenty Road (which runs north-south along the right side of the site). The development plots have been cut and sliced directly over the site with no intention to rationalise or normalise plot geometries as would be the case with commercial developments. These clashings of geometries and road networks varying from main arterials and small back streets which has created some awkward plots of land which some would presume to be unsuitable for housing. A green ban along the main road creates a buffer and delineates the separation of principle functions. PG 118

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Landscape Buffer from Plenty Road

Entry via Plenty Road

Herritage listed old bluestone farmhouse/site (Preston Hall)

Entry via Plenty Road

Landscape Buffer from Plenty Road

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SUBURBAN HOUSE DESIGN

Designing an Other House is the Subdivision

The Other House in this example, creates a pre-existing condition on a development site that must be accomdated by the new build.

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3. Future Homes Competition with an OTHER House

Looking to the future and investigating ways to develop high-density residential living in the middle band of Melbourne suburbs, the Future Homes Project/Design Competition provides a vehicle where innovation and diversification regarding the rules can be extended in order to introduce a proposition (other house and communal front of house garden). When designing and planning future multi-residential blocks there is an exciting potential for the competition development to be the host and the Other House, homeless accommodation to become symbiotic relation. Both conversing and serving to embrace diversification. When designing and developing future housing projects, thinking that encourages the growth of connections, a sense of belonging and the care and fostering of community through the siting of buildings, the provision of shared social space and the promotion of positive initiatives to address current societal needs will be needed. PG 124

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CONCEPT DIAGRAMS

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BOUNDARY SET BACKS

This design conforms to the regulatory setbacks for both the back and sides of site at 3m and respects the amenity of the bordering properties. The front street setback is in excess of the regulatory 9m and provides 15m of communal open space, a positive contribution to the streetscape as it maintains and enhances the existing green environs. These setbacks gave effect to the footprint and buildable area/building envelope available, allowing for the landscape to play a significant role in the overall appearance.

PROVISIONS FOR CARS The discrete siting of parking facilities at the rear of the property and the absence of prominent modern car parking facilities has been provided in most sections of the precinct. The placement of these facilities at ground-level provide convenient access and the opportunity for future adaptability for other uses as residential needs and dynamics change over time.

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MASSING Although the design is inclusive of a big and little building they present the appearance of one dominant residence. The smaller building looks as if it has been sliced off as both forms have been configured similarly to ensure a strong relationship between the two . This seamless relationship between the big multi-residential block and the smaller â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other Houseâ&#x20AC;? creates a positive conversation of belonging. The smaller building gives the appearance of a gatehouse as you enter and move onto the main residence.

LANDSCAPED SURROUNDS The shared communal open space is intrinsic to the design linking the residence space to the multi-use outdoor areas giving the appearance of a prominent stand-alone residence in the landscape. The driveway is only a driveway when there is a car on it, at all other times it is a part of and an extension of the landscape/garden enhancing and response to the green neighbourhood streetscape, this softening of edges has been achieved by using grass blocks.

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RMIT Architecture_MAS_Other Problems_Sem 01 2020 The growing population and the sharp rise in the number of low income and homeless people within Victoria is an acute challenge now and increasingly into the future as the population continues to increase. The capacity to give access to affordable housing is becoming a critical concern for local and state governments. Part of the solution lies with the diversification of middle suburban areas as they play an important part in the provision of future housing needs. Typically the green suburbs of middle band Melbourne, have consisted of prominent stand-alone residences characterised by bigger houses on larger plots. This dominant streetscape is identifiable by the uniformed pattern of the front and side setbacks and the landscape’s character resulting from garden settings and an undeveloped front profile.

contribution to a diverse and peoplefriendly community. Incorporating this option within current developments would in some way help to assist this vulnerable group in terms of occupancy but also the opportunity to become integrated with direct community engagement. This option will maximise the development’s potential with the added advantage of affordable mixed housing types in an integrated community setting inclusive of social spaces.

With the view of increasing housing density whilst still maintaining the integrity of the streetscape; a new development of multiple dwellings can effectively embrace and foster this pronounced relationship between the building and the landscape. The overall landscape as an object and the conversations between multiple-sized dwellings which resemble a detached single residence contribute a relevant and sustainable solution to the increasing needs whilst still referencing the local streetscape. In response to this need the opportunity to slice off a portion of land with a small footprint from a new housing and or building development will create the physical space for an “Other House” which would provide secure sustainable living capacity. Increased access to resources for this vulnerable group has the benefit of providing a base, identity, support, security, a sense of belonging and a place of emotional wellbeing as part of a positive

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21.4m 42.6m Competition site area: 1153.5m2 (minus other house site)

Competition site 2 blocks

Other house site area: 133m2 (12.3m wide x 21.4m long)

Other house site

Land for the other house is 11.5% of the competition site

Other house figure Communal garden

HOUSING MIX

21.4m

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LIVING

STORAGE ROOM

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OTHER HOUSE

BEDROOM

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TYPE C2

Communal garden Approx. 118m2 Type ‘A’ Apartment - 1 Bed 60m2

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

Type ‘B’ Apartment - 2 Bed 96.5m2

OTHER HOUSE ROOFTOP

Type ‘C1’ Apartment - 3 Bed 113m2 TYPE B UP

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Like Escherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible stairs that can be drawn in two-dimensions but never constructed in three and Rachel Whitereadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s castings that give negative form a physical presence, this project aims to give something which does not currently exist, a physical form, and those that have no house a home. PG 132

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FOUND SITE PREDICATE 155 Union Road, Surry Hills 3127

A large part of the studio has been about finding the best sites for our projects to the point of designing the projects necessary preconditions. The selected site, a seemingly unobtrusive plot located in Surrey Hills, exhibits qualities which could bring about a viable outcome for the homeless.

It is located in a neighbourhood commercial shopping strip; It has has vehicular access via a back alley, allowing for the discrete siting of parking facilities at the rear of the property and the absence of prominent modern car parking facilities at the front of the site; and It has a variety of goods and services located within the precinct with public transport facilities nearby. There is a lack of housing opportunities for homeless and low income earners particularly in suburbs like this, which has been acknowledged but at this stage has failed to be addressed effectively. PG 134

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CREATING SPACE Interlocking Stair

So how might we give form to something that currently has no form? There needs to be an appetite for change; change to codes and restrictions or change within these to find alternative ways to create space. In this design, increasing rentable square footage and building efficiency has been achieved by eliminating redundancy in standard building egress to fashion out liveable space.

Typical Switchback Eagress Stair

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Indoor Staircase (A) Outdoor Staircase (B)

Interlocking Stair

Separated Stair

Two Interlocking staircases in a single stairwell.

A design feature which cuts costs and saves space is a double staircase, whereby the exterior and interior stairs alternate within a shared stair shaft, being connected on all levels via the lift lobby or the shared terraces.

A simplified stair construction using the same footprint creates an extra 4.2m2 of rentable space per floor. The accumulated space savings across 10 levels totals 42m2. The space saved can be dedicated to homeless accommodation.

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SITE CONFIGURATION Axonometric Diagram

A three dimensional configuration demonstrating the six main components of the project.

Other House (A) Apartment Building (B) Neighbourhood Center (C)

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[1] PLOTS

[2] MASSING

[3] STAIRS

Sectional diagram of the subdivided ground condition.

The three-dimensions the massing shows the apartment building enveloping the Other House and the Neighbourhood Center.

The lower internal stairs is occupied by the homeless, above the stair is utilised by the apartment dwellers.

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[4] CORE

[5] NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTER

[6] APARTMENT LIVING

The structural spine of the residential building contains shares party walls with all threebuildings/ plots.

The Neighbourhood Center is located on the ground at the rear of the site with community open space at the front.

The apatment living occupies the air space above the Neightbourhood Center.

ENTRY TO HOMELESS HOUSE Inconspicuous and understated the offset entrance is purposely positioned giving privacy.

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ACCESS SAFE HOUSING Other House Section

The extra homeless house hidden in the staircase is an antrum, where the extensions of the landings become living spaces cantilevered from the stairway. A space which can provide both privacy and permanency.

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SPACE FOR LIVING

Other House Interior Spaces

When carving out space to create a personal domain there is the challenge regarding the striking of a balance between aesthetic design and the practical constraints of creating complimentary space in which someone can live. The sculpted curving surfaces of the builtin furniture aim to create a comforting and coherent interior. While a curve creates a customised, bespoke piece of architecture that the underprivileged are not usually afforded. PG 141

Tara Hoornweg Like Escherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drawings, the stairs are an inversion. Top becomes bottom, inside becomes outside. Looking at them confronts the user with the difficult task of combining a convex and concave view. It contests the way in which we might view our surroundings and how we interpret the possibilities of the unseen seemingly invisible living space injected into the more readable and known construction.

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The figure ground diagram illustrates the positive and negative form of the double stair and the living block as seen from the street.

Highlighted are the three major components of the development, giving a concise view of the overarching apartment building in relation to the community space and the other homeless house. Other House (A) Apartment Building (B) Neighbourhood Center (C)

STREETSCAPE

West Elevation (Front Facade)

When viewed in totality within the streetscape the generous two storeys community space is aligned with the parapets of the adjoining shop fronts giving a congruous line of site.

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OTHER HOUSE

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GROUND FLOOR PLAN In Context

The ground floor is open to the street, fronted by an open forecourt as a hub for public activity and it is bookended by the neighbourhood center.

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Apartment 04 - Type C 3 Bedroom Area: 160m2 8.2m wide x 19.2 m long

TYPICAL PLAN Levels 3-10

The plan of the residential building above shows the longitudinal transition from the most private spaces through to the more open areas with the apartments combined in a linear shape. The other homeless house becomes an integral part of the circulation space and crucially gives access to the adjoining apartments.

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RMIT Architecture_MAS_Other Problems_Sem 01 2020 The resultant development finds its inspiration in the state of being in-between - between negative and positive, between public and private, but always in relation to both; between the conscious perception of a structure (what is seen), and an appreciation of its possibilities (what cannot be seen): it centres on evolving and converting weakness into strength and exile into access. Extrior form of the other homeless house.

Structural stairs from the apartment building corridor.

Apartment building exterior corridor.

To summarise what we have been voicing all semester is that we as architects need to look at designing the preconditions for projects in order for them to come about, we need to get involved much earlier on and put the guidelines and framework in place for projects like the one presented to come about in the future. While in this design there might be a few flaws (pun intended) it is a proposition that will provide the homeless with somewhere to live. PG 145

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1. OTHER House on a Found Site

The site was situated in North Melbourne. The block itself was the formal fire station that has been turned into the cluster of residential blocks. The layout of this block was composed in the gigantic courtyard which has been surrounded by the residential blocks that are facing each other. What I found interesting about this particular site was the role of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Courtyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. We often regard courtyard as the greenery that activates the in between spaces. However, through observation, the activities within the courtyard were invisible. So I have decided to design a house that sits within the courtyard that functions as the house for myself but at the same time, activates this courtyard. PG 148

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It has been achieved through managing the level of exposure of each part of the house which occurs the invasion of physical and psychological boundary of each party. In general layout, the bedroom sits half underground, semi open kitchen on ground floor and study and bathroom on the first floor. By creating the airy ground floor condition, it become some sort of walk way that other residents might walk through without realising the moment of invasion which also is a extension of the artefact of the entrance of existing condition.

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2. Found Site and Predicate of OTHER House

Found site in Craigieburn was a paddock that has small shed in the middle of it. I have placed site condition of North Melbourne site along the boundary of the poddock. It started to define the void space that suggests the footprint of the residdential blocks. I have designed 2 extra homes out of 150 subdivisions. Those two houses are the extension of the artefact of the North Melbourne site. It situates itself in between the other subdivisions, within the void which starts to activate this common ground by constantly invading each others physical and psycological boundary. The house 1 experiments its configuration by applying its bigger context within smaller scale as a house, and the house 2 experiments activating the unactivated walls to occupy the other-ness. PG 152

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3. Future Homes Competition with an OTHER House

(non) Generic apartment within (non) generic suburb is introducing the otherness by mimicking the bigger context - generic suburban layout - cul de sac into the boundary of the subdivision. I was interested in small pockets of greenery that appears between the cul the sacs to connect and to offer the common ground between each subdivision. We use the term â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Genericâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to describe suburbs, however, through observation I recognised the tendency of embracing its own identity. This project sits along with the pocket greenery. Two parallel wings of apartments start to erode the corner of it which starts to form the ground for the community. The other house sits along this part of the apartment which blurs the boundary of itself to offer the community kitchen which extends into the communal gardens and dining area. PG 156

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4. Found Site Predicate Future Apartment and an OTHER House

The project aims to demonstrate the otherness by introducing different proximity between each part within the apartment which time to time connects, defines the boundary, and also interferes by emulating the surrounding condition. The idea starts from looking at in between spaces of the suburban urban fabric.I was interested in the configuration of each subdivision where it composed in 2 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3 blocks which start to define the in between voids that can obtain different meanings. In here, the blocks of building are definitely PG 162

something but also the voids between that connect each block also becomes something which is the strategy that the apartment follows. The apartment itself is composed of 3 parts â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Apartment A, Apartment B and the other house. Internally, the apartments and the other house starts to come close proximity through the curation of street conditions. The apartments and the other house donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily have a close relationship between each other however the street condition that resulted by the configuration of apartments tie each bit together.

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The other house sits vertically between the apartment A and B which stitches them together. The configuration of the other house look alike with the configuration suburban urban fabric. Each rooms are detached from the structural wall which naturally results the many voids between. It offers many ways of circulating within its boundary. The other house negotiates its position by letting others access one of many voids which becomes the only street that connects the residents to the communal garden. The corridor to the communal garden sits within the boundary of the other house. This corridor is the mimicry of how we position ourselves from the homelessness or the homeless person on the street. We tend to pretend that we do not see or ignore because we regard that they are not part of us. The PG 168

corridor acts the same. It brings two lives in close proximity, but the residents of the apartments might just walk pass since they got just one purpose of walking through this corridor which is the communal garden. On ground floor, introduced streets that caused by the configuration of the apartments suggests multiple ways of entering. Each street host different purpose but this one here brings all residents in close proximity but soon after it separates its journey behind its door which graphically, and thematically follows the entrance of the other house. In consequence of the configuration, on first floor, corridor that leads resident to unit becomes not only as corridor but also becomes informal backyard.

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1. OTHER House on a Found Site

For this task we were required to find a plot of land within 10km of Melbourne CBD to have an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Extra Homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to house a homeless person. We were required to find a plot of land that was CAUSED or CREATED because of its pre-existing conditions and build the house based off it. The site I chose for this task was located in Fitzroy - a small alley way unsure of where it belonged to. It acted as a backyard drive way for the houses, an offset for the park but also a back door for the aparment residents to bring the bins out. It was public and unoccupied, a place where a homeless person would go. The house is narrowly fitted into the laneway with a balcony facing out onto George street. Entrance onto second level can only be accessed by external stairs, blurring the sense of permability for this temporary resident. This location also had the ability to allow the homeless person to self sustain where it had services such as water fountains, public bathrooms and communal veggie patches within 1km radius. PG 172

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SITE CONDITIONS

SURROUNDING SITE CONDITIONS

Fitzroy Town Hall

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2. Found Site and Predicate of OTHER House

For this task we were required to subdivide an empty plot of land in a way that would caused a pre-existing condition for another extra home to be built. It is believed that there are many preexisting conditions in the city that allows occupancy for a homeless person. The purpose of this task was to do the same exercise but on a plot of land in suburban Melbuorne. I had chosen an empty plot of land that situated next to Mordialloc Creek. The subdivision was done according to an arrangement that would allow the most variation in providing different facings for each residential block. Site Area: 323,000m2 Blocks avaliable within: 505 units Block size: 15 x 42.6m Block Area: 639m2

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3. Future Homes Competition with an OTHER House

For Mid-Semester review the ‘Future Homes’ Competition was introduced in this studio for us to provide a non-conforming response by adding an extra home into an apartment complex. My main driver for this compeition was how these high rise apartments could be well introduced in a suburban residential neighbourhood that ranged from 1-2 storey houses. The element that differentiates between an Australian residential home and an apartment is the backyard. Throughout history almost all Australian homes have at least 20% or garden space and this is slowly becoming extinct in the recent housing developments. My goal for this project was to preserve the Australian backyard by having it contribute to the surrounding streetscape, making it more adaptable to the suburban site condition. The apartment layout is designed in an ‘L’ shape for all residents to experience the Australian backyard as well as accomodating the Northern orientation to receive maximum sunlight. PG 180

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4. Found Site Predicate Future Apartment and an OTHER House

For the final assessment, we were required re-design our apartment and extra home along a strip of shops in a suburban neighbourhood. My site sat in the corner of the street so I wanted to place my extra home at the most obvious place possible. The purpose of this was to design the extra home to be a monument of the building while it held seperate entities from the apartment, making them both a necessity for eachother to exist. The response in adapting the building on site was to design it based off the preexisting 1-2 storey surrounding conditions in suburban Eaglemont. The ripple effect of the balconies and staggering of podium apartments acts as an effect responding to the site context. The extra home is lifted off ground floor and accessed through the communal podium shared with the apartment residents, making the extra home ambiguous in its setting. PG 184

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1. The site of this project is located at a corner of Silverdale Road in Monteagle that has a wide and curvy footpath.

2. By placing the Extra Home at the most obvious spot, it acts as a landmark for the site responding to the curvature of the context.

3. Responding to its pre existing condition, the Extra Home is lifted in alignment with the levelings on site.

4. The Extra Home acts as an attempt to avoid disturbing residents on site as well as providing a threshold for the front entry.

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1. OTHER House on a Found Site

The selected site, one nestled between a residence and a train line, was chosen at least in part for its adjacency with the Collingwood commission flats. This is more of an investigative approach. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure what resulted from this adjacency, if anything, but my residence and the complex face off at one another. When viewed from the air, this seems almost adversarial. Leftover space surrounding transport infrastructure abounds. Places not ordinarily inhabitable - berms, easements, and odd-shaped patches of greenery - are of no use otherwise (or they wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been used by now). The project is left almost half-built, with motifs purloined from the Karl Marx-hof, an early venture into public housing and a complex of atlan scale. The structure is exposed, and the ground floor acts as more of an enclosed garden than a genuine edifice. PG 196

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Bryn Murrell There is also a personal agenda. I like trains, and really wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind living right next to a train line. These specific expressions of preference, while problematic in their lack of generality, nonetheless provide ample richness for a project. The generality can be acquired later.

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2. Found Site and Predicate of OTHER House

On the north side of the Craigieburn train depot lies a massive, largely inaccessible greenfield site. There is evidence on the site of earlier attempts at addressing the site, in the form of a long path and some gabion walls. The vast majority of the site has, however, resisted occupation, except for a few ad-hoc tenancies evidenced by trash and clothing left behind by rough sleepers. In the coming years, however, it is likely that this site will see some sort of development. When that time comes, there will already be a plethora of the conditions surrounding train lines that were used to bring about my earlier project. There is also a large berm on the site. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure where it came from, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a leftover from the trainyardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s construction or a naturally occurring mound. Nonetheless, this will be a complication for development, and could be utilised to house an Other Home. PG 204

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3. Future Homes Competition with an OTHER House

The post-war elevated flat - a long volume with parking beneath - was purloined as an under-appreciated precedent, and put to work as a diagram. A methodology was composed by which interesting distortions in planar logic can be created through intersecting these predicates. We retained the character of the predicate plan, while arriving at a novel architectural proposition.The house is very simple - this house will need to make itself, and the individual housed within it, an integral part of the “life” of the apartments, to avoid being “othered” and ostracised. The house is therefore conceived of as part hermetic, burrowing into the berm at the rear of the site, part watch-tower, breaking the height limit (or pre-empting it, because there is no height limit when the homeless-house is built) to allow some Passive Surveillance over the rest of the complex. If the homeless individual is not in a position of privilege in terms of vision, then they will no doubt become its sole focus. PG 212

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4. Found Site Predicate Future Apartment and an OTHER House

How does the presence of the Other House survive in what could become a hostile environment? We are not concerned with only bringing about the other house, we are concerned with keeping it there. St Kildaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Acland St provides a perfect nestling between the active civic, and the barren and void. We drench our house in this condition, pinning it against an elevator core, allowing it to exist in plain view with utmost privacy and protection. What is the developmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in this? Well, if we build our cafe in a certain way and our house in a certain way a certain development becomes apparent. A development that immerses itself in the condition of acland street, further weakening and voiding the parking lot at the back, further serving to conceal and continue the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s masquerade. The ground floor retail serves to draw attention into the site, enriching the Acland St axis whilst contributing to the urban neglect surrounding it. the apartments PG 224

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1 Extra Homes (EH) acquires site 2 EH Builds cafe 3 EH reaps profit off cafe 4 EH builds structural core (inc. elevator) & HH 5 EH Sells remainder of site, structural core is party wall PG 227

Bryn Murrell themselves are the defaults laid out in the better apartment standards, all of them have two bedrooms, to limit the degree of variance in occupants, so as to allow the HHO moments of privacy. They are lit with gallery rail lighting. I think this says something about the apartmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s occupants role as an object, as a thing that exists to be thought about and examined, in contrast with the HHO, who is private and hermetic, furtive. A thick wall and offset separates the homeless house from the apartment building. The HH has hatches which can be battened at times of heavy traffic, and opened in more private hours. I have taken care to make the apartments beautiful to me - most of the site is garden. There is a grid of some kind establishing the whole thing, and an open stair. There is a cake shop at the front that was here before it all, integrating itself in the fabric of acland st and bringing that fabric in. There are two more retail spaces at the rear, to draw the eye of the flaneur

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RMIT Architecture_MAS_Other Problems_Sem 01 2020 and keep them away from the EH. There is a cake-shop. We integrate this Acland St institution into our project as both a method of camouflage, and as a joyful participation in the civic. In my mid-semester I introduced the notion of the indulge-ometer. Public housing originated in the industrial revolution with the workhouse. The concept of less-eligibility legislated the horrific conditions there, stating that they must be worse than any other condition any possible occupant could receive on the outside. Public housing, not necessarily intentionally, has continued in this manner. At mid-semester, I proposed a model of public housing based on indulgence and opulence. Now, I am moving in the other direction, to propose something that is pared back, more normative. This allows the HHO to hide in the normal. The house is simple in plan and very small. The HHO sleeps on the bottom floor, and

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It is mostly about the yard on the bottom floor, complete with a picket fence. When seen from the void, the HH seems like a birdhouse, maybe, but certainly one for a furtive bird. It is of red metal, and stands out against the building on which it sits. This is okay, no one comes here for any length of time, no one will see it. The HHO looks out in concert with the apartment dweller. They are friends, perhaps. But the HHO sits in a position of relative powerlessness. As a result, they must be made somewhat privileged. Cafe dwellers can see out into the void, and the void can see into the HH, but no cafe dweller will go out there having seen the utter boredom that awaits. This gives the HH a stable position, one that protects them and ensures the continued existence of this place.

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1. OTHER House on a Found Site

Walking around one of the highly densed inner suburb of Melbourne, seeking for a potential empty space to be homes for others. A place where others can live selfindependently for a minimum of at least two years. A place where others can have its own private space. I was interested in selecting a site which can be said to be a typical scenario â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;backyard lanewayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; condition found within many old melbourne terrace houses. As speculated, every home has a backyard. Many people tend to lease these backyards out as sheds to temporary people who seek for affordable place to rent. The purpose of this small exercise is to design compact liveable houses for others, especially the homelessness. PG 238

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SITE

95 Chapman St North Melbourne VIC 3051

PROGRAM

Extra-home (Homelessness House) Private outdoor space

TEST 1 The intent of this initial test was to strip away the unnecessity while maintaining what to be called as ‘essential’.

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The design has minimised unnecessary partitions for compact ability and flexibility living. In addition to the above, the “mini house” also includes a mini yard and a laundry area.

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SITE

95 Chapman St North Melbourne VIC 3051

PROGRAM

Extra-home (Homelessness House) Private outdoor space

TEST 2 The intent of this test was not to design a better mini house, but to provide a slightly more spatious home for any others. The design has minimised unnecessary close up doors for better air flows within each alocated living space. In addition to the above, the cottage-like house also includes a small yard for a BBQ or planting as well as a watertank and a laundry area.

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In order to gain access towards the extrahome, there will be a need to go through the laneway. Therefore, the laneway here is counted towards the extra home as an additional footprint. Without the lane, there will not be any access to the extra-home, as a result the extra-home will not exist.

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2. Found Site and Predicate of OTHER House

What if... What if the extra-home is the first thing on the site? What if the extra-home has a protection condition like one of those heritage listed building?

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SITE

c404 Cranbourne North VIC 3977

PROGRAM

Extra-home (Homelessness House) as a pre-existing condition prior sub-division of farm land for redevelopment

A farm field along the road C404 in cranbourne North has been selected as a site. Based on the size of it, the extra-home from the previous chapter has been placed on site as a pre-existing condition prior the land being sold to the developer. The placed extra-homes will be protected and remain where it is, regardless of how the site to be subdivide and redevelop.

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RMIT Architecture_MAS_Other Problems_Sem 01 2020 Imagined digital suburbias â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ross racine

The image below is a sub division of the selected site in which was inspired by ross racine - digital suburbias. An initial placement of the extra-home from the inner suburb has been placed on site as a pre-existing condition.

During the sub-division of other development plots densely and equally, there are noticible irregular areas which could potential be the sites for many other homes.

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Future Homes Competition with an OTHER House

The apartment has been located towards North-west of the site in order to prevent over casting shadow on to the adjacent neighbour. Deciduous tree and Ever green trees will be used as a tool to prevent overlooking between neighbours as well as creating a forest-like within the site. For a 2 Lots scheme, there will be a total of 10 apartments (one of 1 bed, 4 of 2 bed and 5 of 3 bed). The apartment design is very compact, with no internal corridor. External staircase will be used as access/ escape routes. Each lift will stop direct at the apartment.The materials for driveway and under croft carpark will be made up of permeable materials to allow the entire site to drain well. Non-comformance conditions for the competition will be used for negeotiation for a potential extra-home on site. Stage 1-01

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The apartment has been located towards North-west of the site in order to prevent over casting shadow on to the adjacent neighbour. Deciduous tree and Ever green trees will be used as a tool to prevent over looking between neigbours as well as creating a forest like within the site. For a 2 Lots scheme, the there will be a total of 10 apartments (one of 1 bed, 4 of 2 bed and 5 of 3 bed). The materials for driveway and undercroft carpark will be made up of permeable materials to allow the entire site to drain well. The apartmentis very HOME compact, with no internal corridor. EXTRA External Staircase will be used as escape route. Each lift will stop direct at the apartment.

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The brief is to design an apartment building that include an extra home for the homelessness, in conjunction with other mixed use, retails and commercials on a very tight site. As speculated in the society, homelessness can be caused by uncountable issue and they usually do not receive equal value within the society. This design proposal aims to help soften this bias criticism of the homelessness within the community. I am interested in the condition in which what we normally found within the city, which is the ‘laneway’. However, the study of ‘laneway’ condition in this proposal is not as back of house services lane, but in reverse as a place which offers a potential for the neighbourhoods/locals to interact and gather as one. PG 254

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Acquire a Site Pre-subdivision Strata Title for Extra-Home

Establish an easement as a shared caveat around extra home as a protection from over build by developer.

Establish a lane overlay as a shared caveat to achieve a precinct effect within the site.

Condition overlay Minimum of 50m2

Condition overlay Allow to re-materialise to suit the development design intent. Materials used to be permeable to avoid flooding to extra home. Potential - allow the developer to see it as an access way.

Condition overlay Developer to provide at least a public access through the site for local community. Developer will have flexibility to locate the lane caveat to suit the desgin intent. The easement around extra home can be considered sa as part of lane canveat within the design if the developer wish to. Potential, all air rise above extra-home easement, lane caveat and extra home itself are avaibale for use based on the condition that the extra home to get access to natural light to its private open space (P.O.S)

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PROGRAM

Extra-home (Homelessness House) Garden Retails/Commercial Residential Apartments (29 Units)

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The strategy here is to start with a presubdivision to obtain a Strata title for the extra home. Along with this title, there will be a shared easement (a protection to the extra-home) and shared laneway as a caveat on the site. In addition to these caveats, there will also be design overlay to the above presubdivision. The remaining land will be available for the developer to develop the site under the set conditions. Once the condition is met, the developer will be able to gain access to build over the air rise above extra home, lane, and easement. The design proposition has opened the opportunity to investigate a new way for developments within the inner suburb. It has the potential to activate the ground plane by bringing the neighbourhood together, establishing equality within the community. Homelessness is no longer being hidden, disgusted, and look down.

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Intermediate rooftop garden as a seperation between commercial & residential Meeting point

Different building typologies to establish a mixed-use precinct at street level

Laneway overlay to establish a precinct condition

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