U I A HYP CUP 2018
Design Studio 2
URBAN CO-LIVING: CUSTOMIZING MODULES FOR COMMUNITY Instructor: Dr. Ali Andaji TAs: Niloofar Najafi - Pooria Bani Adam Students: Danial Keramat - Shadi Khaleghi - Mahshid Moghadasi
The main challenge: shortage of space
The Linking Live Landscape
usage of space
In a room that has an area of about 12 to 16 sqm, every unit of space is of great importance. In a «Rectangular Room», the space one can use is mostly dependant to the ground. The increasing of height leads to less usability. Simply because those spaces close to the ceilng are hard to reach.
10%
Top area
30%
middle area
60%
bottom area
How can we make use of the whole space we have? Well apparently, while human kind is unable to jump high up to the unreachable space, the space should be able to approach humen! We have most of our furnitures stuck to the floor, now. But what if we could rotate the room and possess more than one single floor?
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Talking about rotation, it seems that a «Circular Space» is the proper solution where we can utilize the whole capacity of the space!
Solution: The Pipe House A circular space that extrudes along an axis produces a pipe shape. Any furniture and equipment you need is positioned inside the body of the cylinder. Through rotation, you can access the furniture you need. So the furniture that are not needed at the moment are exchanged with the ones you actually need. This results in an optimized usage of space. In a limited space of about 16 sqm it is hard to imagine an ideal living space, but «The Pipe House» can provide most of the ideals you have in mind of a living. The main structure of «The Pipe House» is a hollow cylinder. Five rings which contain the furniture are placed inside this cylinder. These rings can be rotated, while the cylndrical structure is still. Each ring has its own seperate floor which is fixed and does not rotate with the rings. But they can be opened to provide access to the furniture that are hidden under.
Cylindrical Structure
The Ring which is rotated inside IRIS Curtain the 2 lateral rails
Capping Door
Details of the Pipe House Plan
Section B
Section A
B
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1m 1.3m
7m
D
B’
IRIS Curtains Detail
7m
Rotating Mechanism for the Door
fix fix
Section - Part of a “Ribbon” - scale: 1/400 “Public Spaces” are highlighted yellow.
“IRIS” mechanism is utilized to control incoming daylight.
Capping Window