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cONCEPTUAL iMAGES
"we have an innate capacity for remembering and imagining places. Perception, memory and imagination are in constant interaction; the domain of presence fuses into images of memory and fantasy."
jUHANI pALLASMAAThe Eyes of the SkinArchitecture and the Senses
Sustainable HousingDesign ProposalGroup 7: Josephine Dand, William Swithinbank, Terry Lai and Assia Stefanova
Concepts- Community
- Stacking Blocks
single unit
units share commonspace to form
mini communities
mini communities jointo form site community
site community becomespart of wider Grangetown community
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plans
Typical Two-Bed Unit
approximate number of blocks allocated,depending on number of residents
use of space pulic to private space
cross section 1:200
Sections
cross section 1:200
Initial Massingshowing buildings along street edge
Problem: dense housing with large open space.Resolution: look into ways to break up the space more evenly.
Proposals for Site Massing
Concept Model Photos
green/publicresidentialresidential/commercial
Perspective Viewshowing activities
cONCEPTS
radial lines followed on from the shape of the building to design the garden
3. uRBAN cONDITIONS
- hISTORICAL lAYERING
pONTYPRIDD
- community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, once rich in coal mining
lOCATION - 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff
pOPULATION - 10,000
sITUATION - increased/decreased in size/population over the years due opening/closing of the coal mines
dISTRIBUTION oF hOUSING - follows transport links, river and trains.