H O U S I N G INVENTIONS studio2015 The apartments are thought to be affordable, thanks to the industrialisation of the simple and quick construction process. Every components is prefabricated, except for the foundations. The apartments do not have outdoor private spaces, this is why was important to create a common space where all the residents, from students to families, can meet and enjoy the view from the building. The inner court is a 13 stories greenhouse that offers, through large glass openings, an incredible view over the city. These common glazed spaces, double or triple the height, are equipped with a suspended net where residents can relax surrounded by green walls on the sides, in the comfort of a well ventilated indoor space, enjoyable all year around. The housing facilities and parking are located in the basement of the building, easy reachable from the outside and the inside. Residents own dwelling The housing block does its best to adapt to the fourth dimension: time. The main prefabricated concrete structure divides the space in units of about 30 m2 (7x4.3m) each. Units can be single or multiple to create larger spaces (the drawings show some of the possible typologies of apartment composed of 1, 2, 3 and 4 units.)The whole composition is made by a simple yet flexible system, which allows the external and internal skins to be modified as preferred according to inhabitant’ needs. Exterior panels, fixed in a secondary wooden structure, can be arranged as solid walls or accommodate windows of different sizes. This feature makes the building “alive”: the facade dynamically change over time and space. The divisions between the unites are composed of wooden prefabricated walls fixed in the concrete structure and easily removable. Creating different spaces, the project responds to preferences and needs of residents. social sustainability The building is designed as a 13-floor high greenhouse that stores the heat from the sun. This is made possible by the large openings on the facade: the south elevation is completely glazed allowing the sun light to hit a significant glazed surface and generate more heat; cantilevered glass boxes are also vital to have the direct sunlight into the core of the building. Once the heat is trapped in the green house, it is then stored by the many vegetated walls and slowly released into the apartments. The building has the inside warm core that helps reducing the consumption of energy. The air in the greenhouse is refreshed through an air exchange system that heat the fresh air with the exhausted warm air. The materials used in the construction have a low CO2 emission; the concrete is only used as a main structure, the slabs are made in mass timber panels, lighter than concrete and with better transmission values. The walls are made with a single insulated CrossLam panel, clad in wood. The triple glazed glass enable to have large glazed surface with low dispersion of energy. ecological sustainability Taking into consideration the critical issue of overpopulated cities and the need of qualitative intensive housing, the project attempts to face the problem offering qualitative apartments and common spaces on a limited area. The building faces the piazza, encouraging residents to visit the shops located in the ground and first floor, and thus bringing life around them. Thanks to the height of the building, it acts as a landmark in the area as always recognisable, becoming an orientation point in the city. The plot made it possible, in fact the building does not interact with the existing residential area, instead it stands alone in the middle of wide-open space. The city context damiano maurizi
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The apartments are thought to be affordable, thanks to the industrialisation of the simple and quick construction process. Every components is prefabricated, except for the foundations. The apartments do not have outdoor private spaces, this is why was important to create a common space where all the residents, from students to families, can meet and enjoy the view from the building. The inner court is a 13 stories greenhouse that offers, through large glass openings, an incredible view over the city. These common glazed spaces, double or triple the height, are equipped with a suspended net where residents can relax surrounded by green walls on the sides, in the comfort of a well ventilated indoor space, enjoyable all year around. The housing facilities and parking are located in the basement of the building, easy reachable from the outside and the inside.
Residents own dwellingThe housing block does its best to adapt to the fourth dimension: time. The main prefabricated concrete structure divides the space in units of about 30 m2 (7x4.3m) each. Units can be single or multiple to create larger spaces (the drawings show some of the possible typologies of apartment composed of 1, 2, 3 and 4 units.)The whole composition is made by a simple yet flexible system, which allows the external and internal skins to be modified as preferred according to inhabitant’ needs.
Exterior panels, fixed in a secondary wooden structure, can be arranged as solid walls or accommodate windows of different sizes. This feature makes the building “alive”: the facade dynamically change over time and space. The divisions between the unites are composed of wooden prefabricated walls fixed in the concrete structure and easily removable. Creating different spaces, the project responds to preferences and needs of residents.
social sustainabilityThe building is designed as a 13-floor high greenhouse that stores the heat from the sun. This is made possible by the large openings on the facade: the south elevation is completely glazed allowing the sun light to hit a significant glazed surface and generate more heat; cantilevered glass boxes are also vital to have the direct sunlight into the core of the building. Once the heat is trapped in the green house, it is then stored by the many vegetated walls and slowly released into the apartments. The building has the inside warm core that helps reducing the
consumption of energy. The air in the greenhouse is refreshed through an air exchange system that heat the fresh air with the exhausted warm air. The materials used in the construction have a low CO2 emission; the concrete is only used as a main structure, the slabs are made in mass timber panels, lighter than concrete and with better transmission values. The walls are made with a single insulated CrossLam panel, clad in wood. The triple glazed glass enable to have large glazed surface with low dispersion of energy.
ecological sustainabilityTaking into consideration the critical issue of overpopulated cities and the need of qualitative intensive housing, the project attempts to face the problem offering qualitative apartments and common spaces on a limited area. The building faces the piazza, encouraging residents to visit the shops located in the ground and first floor, and thus bringing life around them. Thanks to the height of the building, it acts as a landmark in the area as always recognisable, becoming an orientation point in the city. The plot made it possible, in fact the building does not interact with the existing residential area, instead it stands alone in the middle of wide-open space.
The city context
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60 m2 apartment 1BSingle person + 3 tenants 90 m2 apartment 4B Couple +1 child + 2 tenants 120 m2 apartment 4B 90 m2 apartment 3B 30 m2 apartment 30 m2 apartment 2B
Entrance floor plan 1:200
Inner court view Inner court view Apartment view
Fist floor plan 1:200 Avarge floor plan 1:200 Avarge floor plan 1:200
4,3m
7m
Short section 1:100
South Elevation 1:200 East Elevation 1:200
South-East view
Det A
North Elevation 1:200Short Section 1:100
Det B
Det C
Detail A 1:20
Detail B 1:20
Detail C 1:20