Symbiotic Community By Rolf Huijgen 4091507
Experiences
Knowledge
Space Heat
Share
Study materials Rent
Home grown food Transportation Labor
Local produced energy Meals
Friends Study time
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Problem statement
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Target group analysis
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Core design aspects
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Reconfigurable Environment Research
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Floor plan activity
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Urban analysis & strategy
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Computational Strategy
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Floor plan, Sections and view
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Future Developments
Content
Why student housing?
Problem statement
The lack of student funding and proper co-habitation environments can result in less focus on studies. Example: Saving on study materials and working instead of studying, not able to relax at home, etc.
Main goals oo Design a co-habitation environment that helps students focus more on their studies without having to sacrifice their social life/sports/hobbies, etc. oo Design a healthy co-habitation environment that does not produce stress or personal conflict oo Design an living environment that helps students to cut down on their expenses (expenditure).
Tu Delft Campus
Target Group - Students Common characteristics
Partyer- extrovert - unhealthy
oo Huge variety in students and their habits ЄЄ Chaotic study hours ЄЄ Sports ЄЄ Hobbies ЄЄ Eating meals on different time periods ЄЄ Social or non-social ЄЄ Healthy/unhealthy
Nerd-introvert-unhealthy
oo Relatively short stay (3-10 years) oo Relatively long amounts of time away from home (traveling, minor, weekends with the parents, association activities, etc). oo Adapt to circumstances oo Low income either loan, parental funding or job oo Huge fluctuations in expenditure (partying, holidays, new hobbies, books, etc).
Common co-habitation characteristic Positives oo Relatively low rent, sharing expensive functions ЄЄ Higher function/m2 ratio if ЄЄ Affordable shared luxury functions oo Lower expenses on food consumption - Buying in bulk oo Sharing labor (cleaning, urban farming, cooking, etc) oo More shared experiences - strengthen relationships oo More shared knowledge oo Ability to share secondary necessities (bicycles, car, books, tools, etc)
Negatives oo Cooperation / making comprises is required for a healthy living environment. oo Hard to focus/sleep due to noise problems oo The lack privacy can results in personal conflict
Core design aspects Separating study from relaxing
Community between housing
oo Reduces personal conflict
oo Share knowledge or experiences oo Divide labor; growing, cooking, building etc.
Relax
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oo Be part of something bigger than yourself!
Study
Give more control on privacy
More control on expenditure
oo Multiple common areas oo Ability to expand or shrink private rooms
oo Give space to grow their own food/spices oo Make rent a variable oo Negate materialistic point of view
oo Control on visual privacy from outside
Sharing space Between Private rooms - negotiation process
Between Private and shared space - Real time
Reconfiguring spaces results in oo oo oo oo
Dilemma lower rent vs. more stuff More control on privacy. Less clutter = Less distractions = More time to spend on things that matter. The design ‘trains’ students to become cleaner and less materialistic
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Reconfigurable environments
oo Private walls require a modular build to make it personal. oo Should still act as an acoustic barrier (diagram).
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oo Can be integrated with different functionalities such as: kitchen, table, benches, bed, desk, storage, etc.
Storage
oo Should be easy to use both manually and robotically!
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oo Allows for compact living - with high amount of privacy.
Integrated
Storage
Constraints reconfigurable environments
Modular
Space reconfiguration techniques
Easy reconfigurations
multi-functional Interior Rietveld - Sliding walls
PKMN Architects - Sliding Walls
PKMN architectures - Rotating wall
Yo Home - Raising floor
Pop-up apartment
Compact building Naked House - Rolling interior
URHouse - Pushable walls
MIMA house - Modular Wall grid
Privacy
Reconfiguration techniques Rotating Walls
Sliding Walls
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Both robotic & manually Easy to Use Constraint to pivot point Able to move from pivot point to pivot point
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Both robotic & manually operated Easy to use Constraint to track on the ceiling Can be combined with a rotating wall
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Rising / lowering platforms
Rolling interior
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Both robotic & manually operated Constraint to a single location Can completely disappear Suspension is a necessity
Both robotic & manually operated Constraint to a floor level Allows for quick changes Not suitable for big objects
Reconfigurable space layout Radial
- Unpractical spaces no corners + Better views - Max 2 possible neighbors + Ideal for sliding - Walls need to stretch
Hexagonal
- Non practical spaces - 120 degree corners + Max 6 possible neighbors + Ideal for sliding
Linear
+ Practical spaces 90 degree corners - Max sharing of 2 neighbors + Ideal for sliding - Perpendicular walls need to stretch / slide out
Orthogonal
+ Practical spaces - 90 degree corners + Max 4 possible neighbors + Ideal for sliding and rotating
Compact living references
Modular Interior
Modular Interior requirements
Rotating wall
Table
Desk
Storage
oo Reading oo (Studying) oo Gaming
oo Watching oo Storing oo Un(dressing)
Bed
Kitchen
oo Sleeping oo Sex oo (Lounching)
oo Cooking oo Storing food
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Meeting Eating Playing Reading
Common space
Private area
Bathroom or Stairs
Program Activity
Master layout Tower (Standing or laying down)
+ Easy to achieve more privacy, no pedestrians. + Sharing warmth is more efficient + Higher ratio student/m2 - Vertical farming competes with daylight for housing
Landscape
- Privacy issues with Ground floor + More space/daylight for food production + Collective space on ground floor + Collective activity visible from housing
Zighizaghi: Modular collective garden
Interlace
Master plan reference
Location analysis - Points of interest
Location Analysis Surrounded by nature
oo (Natural) barrier reinforces privacy from outside
Juli
Sun Analysis
oo Almost no obstruction of direct daylight
December
oo Higher buildings have more access to sun light for passive heating
Urban strategy s r e et
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Housing Community
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Privacy oo Distance between housing on the same level > 10 meters oo Angle between housing 120 > degrees < 240 oo (Semi)-Private space not on ground floor
Housing program oo Private/common rooms oo Private terrace oo Private food/spices garden
Community program oo Study Rooms (no direct sunlight) oo Extra kitchens/dining for community dinners oo Bicycle storage oo Food storage (no direct sunlight) oo Meeting space - outside/inside oo Entertainment facilities oo Food production
Urban Strategy Connectivity
oo Connect to existing infrastructure oo Prevent community from becoming shortcut
Optimal cluster position
oo Sun radiated roof terraces oo Optimal food production oo Passive cooling by building orientation oo Privacy for the private rooms oo Let the collective space be changed by the community oo (Add scenic route on rooftops)
Private community
oo Reinforce private community with a moat oo Courtyards not visible from outside
Sustainability Strategy Decentralized Grid
Natural Waste disposal
Modular building oo Highly standardized elements result in prefab building process
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Reduce Unused empty space Energy losses / compact building Natural Grey water cleansing (helofyte)
Reuse Waste flows heat, energy, food (Decentralized Grid) Collect rainwater / convert to drinking water
Produce Produce food for the community Clean sustainable energy with the help of sun collectors
Computational Strategy KNOWLEDGE
SCRIPTS
Reconfiguration simulation
24 student Activity
Adaptive lighting
Floor plan generator Space properties
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Minimal function space Private / public Affected by noise Need for daylight Rigidity of the interior Function per students
Configuration techniques
Rotating Walls
Sliding Walls
oo Both robotic & manually oo Easy to Use oo Constraint to pivot point
oo Both robotic & manually operated oo Constraint to track on the ceiling
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oo Rising / lowering Floors/Ceiling
Rolling interior
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oo Both robotic & manually operated oo Constraint to a floor level oo Allows for quick changes oo
Both robotic & manually operated Constraint to a single location Can completely disappear Suspension is a necessity
Opt: Students/common facilities ratio Opt: Daylight / direct sunlight on common area Note: A box is not necessarily the result.
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Animate Simulate usage interior and collective space
Multi agent based modeling
Cluster positioning
Community space
Constraints oo Min Dimensions oo Possible configurations per unit oo Possible orientation oo Layout
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Opt: Indirect daylight where needed. System that follows the activity of the user
Opt: Visual privacy Opt: Daylight for program Opt: Direct sunlight for roof terrace Min: Wind problems Opt: Structural optimization Daylight (Ladybug)
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Opt: Food production Opt: Scenic route that connects all courtyards and collective functions Shape of the island Daylight (Ladybug) Anemone (multi-agend based modeling)
Final design
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Materialize Render
3D Impression
Schematic design floorplans
Schematic sections & views
Future Developments oo oo oo oo
Urban strategy: Let the script decide Optimize reconfigurations - different techniques? Scripting urban plan Collective community area - what should it become?
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