Intro exercise 1

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S G S OURBAN DESIGN STUDIO

URBAN DESIGN STUDIO 2013 Riccardo Balbo

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONURBAN DESIGN STUDIO 2013 Riccardo Balbo

PEOPLE AND CONTACTS

Architectural design Urban planning

Riccardo Balbo

Si D ll R

Alex Fubini

E l S itSimona Della Rocca Emanuela Saporito

Chiara Cuatto

[email protected]@polito.it

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]


URBAN DESIGN

Urban design is

not a matter of scale

Different from

architectural design

Different issuesDifferent issues,

goals, users and

perspectiveperspective

Different means,

tools and

representation


MODULE TASKSTask 1: BLURRING BOUNDARIES

week 1 to week 7week 1 to week 7

40%

group based with individual responsibilitiesgroup based with individual responsibilities

Task 2: THE REAL CITYTask 2: THE REAL CITY

week 8 to end of the module

60%60%

group based with individual responsibilities


THE PLACETHE PLACEURBAN DESIGN STUDIO 2013 Riccardo Balbo

CARMAGNOLA [Turin]


CARMAGNOLA [Turin]


TOOLSTOOLSURBAN DESIGN STUDIO 2013 Riccardo Balbo

OUTCOMES

drawn in 2D

modelled in 3d

published on Google Earth andGoogle Mapsg p

All the 2D cad and 3D modellers are accepted

Groups with some missing material cannot access to the exam


design task 1

BLURRING BOUNDARIESURBAN DESIGN STUDIO 2013 Riccardo Balbo

CARMAGNOLA [Turin]


DESIGN REQUESTDESIGN REQUEST•Old city centres – for severalreasons – are defined by a veryeaso s a e de ed by a e ysharp boundary, aiming tocreate a difference in the waypeople interact with the citypeople interact with the city.This impacts at theadministrative, commercial,mobility and planning levelmobility and planning level

•Outside the boundary is theordinary city, apparently withmuch less qualities compared tothe old centre.

•A sudden variation like in andA sudden variation, like in andout, can trigger severaleconomic, social and urbanissuesissues


DESIGN REQUESTDESIGN REQUEST


DESIGN BRIEFDESIGN BRIEF blur the sharp boundary

develop a strategy to make the passage between old

centre and ordinary smoothercentre and ordinary smoother

identify small existing sub‐areas (mainly public spaces) to

be refurbished and devoted to collective uses

li d il d j ( ll d i l realise a detailed project (a so‐called action area plan

re‐design in detail one selected key place according to the g y p g

strategy


DELIVERABLESDELIVERABLES

3 plates A1 including:

• postcards

• strategic masterplan• strategic masterplan

• action area plan

• detailed design (layout, cross sections, details)

• 3D views

3d model in google Earth3d model in google Earth

Masterplan in google Maps with layered information


SUPPORTING MATERIALSSUPPORTING MATERIALS

Plan view

3d overall model with low definition3d overall model with low definition

For more support material to be downloaded visit

PORTALE DELLA DIDATTICA


step date description scale next week assignment deliverables

1 01‐Oct introductionsite visit na selection of 4 places [at least] in the study area 4 postcards [slides] with one or moresite visit na selection of 4 places [at least] in the study area 4 postcards [slides] with one or more

slogan to convey the analysisplace understanding

na concept of the strategy for the regeneration of public spaces system

1 slide

area na design area selection 4 postcards [slides] with one or more2 08‐Oct

area selection

na design area selection 4 postcards [slides] with one or more slogan to convey the analysis

design area analysis –users, critical analysis with land and building uses, type of uses, variation during the day, features [use photographs and other means to survey materials objects vegetation small spaces

1 slide

survey materials, objects, vegetation, small spaces, oddities and so on]

general masterplan

1000 masterplan of strategy 5 slides ppt presentation

3 15‐Oct 1000 masterplan100 3d model of the exsiting area [skp+kmz]100 3d model of the exsiting area [skp+kmz]100 area design concept

4 22‐Oct 100 plan views and vertical sections100 3d model of the proposal [skp+kmz]20 details

4 29‐Oct no lecture. Students develop proposals5 05‐Nov 100 plan views and vertical sections

100 3d model of the proposal [skp+kmz]

20 details

1000 masterplan

na 4 postcards5 12‐Nov final presentations with comments and feedback

end of exercise 1


BLURRING BOUNDARIESassignment 1g


SITE VISIT PROGRAM general

Site visit starting at 12.00

Reach Carmagnola by train from Porta Nuova [30min 3 Reach Carmagnola by train from Porta Nuova [30min, 3euros]

Organize in groups [3 people at least 2 countries] Organize in groups [3 people, at least 2 countries]

Print a site map

Identify key places Identify key places

Collect information, pictures and other important andrelevant datarelevant data


SITE VISIT PROGRAM detailed

Identify key places

Make a more in depth survey of the urban belt around theMake a more in depth survey of the urban belt around the

old historic centre (see map)

Collect information, pictures and other important and

relevant datarelevant data

List the reasons of your choice

Justify your reasons in technical (appropriate) terms


POSTCARDS: images describing the selected places [4 at least] youPOSTCARDS: images describing the selected places [4 at least] youwill work on; the images must highlight features, problems, potentials,weaknesses, resources. They can contain short sentences. Format A5


MASTERPLAN: plan view showing the general concept of thestrategy you will apply to answer to the design brief. Masterplan mustinclude both geometries and iconic concepts overlapping each other


TUESDAY 8TH PPT PRESENTATIONTUESDAY 8 PPT PRESENTATION

To describe the characters of the chosen area To show the STRATEGIC MASTERPLAN and the

POSTCARDS, 8.30

Ppt to be submitted on the 7th by 8.00 PM


QUESTIONS?

A question is never stupid.

Th ti t i i b th lThe same question twice is because the answer was unclear.

The same question three times.......


Intro exercise 1

Documents

polit design studio

examurban design studio

riccardo balbopeople

riccardo balbooutcomes

riccardo balbomodule

d modellers

veryeaso s

low definition3d overall