THE MATRIX

Having this research and investigation at hand a matrix was made to be the core focus of the project moving forward. Using our three core ideas of agro-urbanism, space efficient living and circular economies.

Further research led to finding projects using these ideologies. Habitat 67 by Moshe Safdie supported our space efficient living/modular claims. Its concrete precast form and reduce living quarters as well as its open balcony systems proved a good precedent case to begin investigating with.

Agro-Urbanism was influenced by research into Spatial City by Yona Friedman and Gardens by the Bay by Grant Associates. The focus was creating harvestable and usable spaces above ground level allowing for other forms of programming to take place.

Fujian Tulou's by the Hakka people of 12th century China proved not just a good building to research and understand but the way the buildings where operating socially and politically. The

Circular economy of each was to share and distribute what was a collective by each Tulou such as food, clothing and weapons.

Excess sold to others within the village creating independent wealth but creating a shared economy. Living programs where tight but effective distributing rooms vertically rather than horizontally.

[5] GARDENS BY THE BAY [6]VILLE SPATIALE

[7] FUJIAN TULOU DIAGRAMATIC SKETCH [8] HABITAT 67

IDEAS MATRIX