TU Delft Explore Lab 18 P3 presentation

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The central premise of USER-CENTERED DESIGN is that the best designed products and services result from understanding the needs of the people who will use them —Design Council

USER-CENTERED DESIGN AS A KEY FOR (RE)DEVELOPMENT p3 presentation 07 | 10 | 2014

explore lab 18 Tsveta Ruseva 4257537

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CONTENT RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS 1.1. Housing market 1.2. People’s living preferences 1.3. Municipality policy DESIGN PROGRESS 2.1. Current situation 2.2. Urban concept proposal 2.3. Architectural layout

2.4. Construction 2.5. Sustainability goals MOOD BOARDS 3.1. Pedestrian deck 3.2. Collective spaces 3.3. Facade materials

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1.0.

RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS

RESEARCH QUESTION

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How do policy goals and dweller’s preferences overlap?

How this can be used as base to define a strategy for redevelopment of a neglected city centre neighbourhood?

RESEARCH SUB-QUESTION

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What are the living preferences of the city centre dweller?

What are people’s motivations behind choosing to live in the city centre?

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How does the Housing Market in Sofia answer to the needs and lifestyle of the people?

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What are the municipality of Sofia’s plans for the city centre?

HOUSING MARKET IN SOFIA

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• Big part of the existing housing stock is in a bad condition • 60% of the housing stock is considered “old” • Half of the people in Sofia live in mass housing blocks • Constant slow increase in the demand for dwellings • Stable sale and rental prices • Intensified competition on the building market has improved the quality of the housing • Potential home-buyers are focused on better living conditions

PEOPLE'S LIVING PREFERENCES

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• Pedestrian and bicycle friendly neighbourhood • Solution to the parking problem • More sun, air and greenery • Large main living area • Working space • Long-term and short-term storage • Space for utility tasks • Balance between high daylight penetration and privacy • Big private outdoor space • Energy efficiency

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MUNICIPALITY POLICY GOALS

Current lack of municipality goals “We don’t have any particular idea about the area, we’re totally uninterested. Therefore I encourage all private initiatives. The redevelopment of the neighbourhood is in the hands of its owners.”

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2.0.

DESIGN PROGRESS

LOCATION

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Eastern Europe Bulgaria

Sofia

CURRENT SITUATION

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empty plot empty building

apartment building

single family house

auxiliary building

-1-2-

Silhouette street view -2-

Silhouette street view -1-

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1st STEP - DEMOLITION good location in the centre of the city nice view to the mountain from south

noisy and busy boulevard which separates the city in two parts no green space not enough parking space too many small plots

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UNDERGROUND LEVEL - PARKING

Enough parking places for the residents

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GROUND LEVEL - PARKING + COMMERCE

Enough parking places for residents and guests

Commercial plinth preserving the existing atmosphere of the neighbourhood

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PUBLIC PEDESTRIAN DECK & COLLECTIVE SPACES

Promotion of slow traffic - pedestrian & bicycle friendly raised deck zone Semi-private courtyard adding “sun, air and greenery”

Promotion of communal way of living - collective spaces in the semi private GREEN courtyard

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CLOSED RESIDENTIAL BLOCK

Closed residential block with voids creating big private outdoor spaces

Parts of the volume are pushed in to create a “shifting” effect

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BUILDING BLOCKS

BLOCK TYPE -1-

BLOCK TYPE -2-

BLOCK TYPE -2-‘

BLOCK TYPE -3-

BLOCK TYPE -4-

BLOCK TYPE -4-‘

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2.3.

DESIGN

ARCHITECTURAL LAYOUT

GROUND LEVEL

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SHOPS 124 PARKING PLACES 8 BICYCLE STORAGE RESIDENTIAL ENTRANCE TECHNICAL SPACE

Parking spaces Bicycle storage spaces

UNDERGROUND LEVEL

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STORAGE SPACE 162 PARKING PLACES 8 GARBAGE SPACES TECHNICAL SPACE

Garbage shafts Domestic waste system for easy recycling

UNDERGROUND LEVEL

Parking spaces Extra storage space

FIRST RESIDENTIAL LEVEL

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BLOCK TYPE 1 BLOCK TYPE 2 BLOCK TYPE 2 ‘ VERTICAL COMMUNICATION SHARED PRIVATE SPACE COLLECTIVE SPACES

Collective spaces in the semi private GREEN courtyard

THIRD RESIDENTIAL LEVEL

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BLOCK TYPE 3 BLOCK TYPE 4 BLOCK TYPE 4 ‘ VERTICAL COMMUNICATION SHARED PRIVATE SPACE COLLECTIVE SPACES

Big private outdoor spaces Diverse dwelling types

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BLOCKS TYPOLOGIES

APARTMENT LAYOUT

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Large main living area Working space Storage & utility space

APARTMENT LAYOUT

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MAIN LIVING SPACE STORAGE & UTILITY SPACE BATHROOM TOILET BED ROOM STUDY ROOM

APARTMENT LAYOUT

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MAIN LIVING SPACE STORAGE & UTILITY SPACE BATHROOM TOILET BED ROOM STUDY ROOM

APARTMENT LAYOUT

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MAIN LIVING SPACE STORAGE & UTILITY SPACE BATHROOM TOILET BED ROOM STUDY ROOM

APARTMENT LAYOUT

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MAIN LIVING SPACE STORAGE & UTILITY SPACE BATHROOM TOILET BED ROOM STUDY ROOM

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POSSIBLE DWELLING TYPOLOGIES #1

TYPE -12 floors triple orientation

TYPE -22 floors double orientation

TYPE -31 floor double orientation

TYPE -1-

TYPE -2-

TYPE -3-

TYPE -4-

TYPE -5-

TYPE -6-

TYPE -42 floors triple orientation

TYPE -52 floors double orientation

TYPE -61 floor triple orientation

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2.0.

MOOD BOARDS

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PEDESTRIAN DECK

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COLLECTIVE SPACES

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FACADE MATERIALS

design mentor: Robert Nottrot research mentor: Andre Mulder BT mentor: Ype Cuperus

USER-CENTERED DESIGN AS A KEY FOR (RE)DEVELOPMENT p3 presentation 07 | 10 | 2014

explore lab 18 Tsveta Ruseva | tsvetaruseva@gmail.com 4257537