Ubiquitous Amenity Ubiquitous Block (UAUB)
Embracing the modern conveniences enjoyed in Post-Communist Russia, the project weaves the demands of the car with the private amenity space needed in a capitalist society. Instead of separating the different programmes of housing, green space, and parking, the three are mixed within two mirrored spiral forms to create a porous block that remains a responsible in its urban reaction.
The building’s uniform façade accentuates the carving geometry of the amenity band, highlighting the porosity of UAUB. Although the requirements of car travel dictated the geometry of the strip, by planting 3 trees per every parking stall along its exterior edges, the movement and visibility of automobile culture become filtered through a layer of foliage, while offsetting carbon emissions. Solar block orientation and voids created by amenity space, in conjunction with a mixture of single and double loaded suites, ensures appropriate day lighting of all units.
Through exciting programmatic and formal adjacencies, UAUB asks its inhabitants, visitors, and passersby alike to re-examine the nature of their relationship with their built environment.
Team Members
Jeremy Sturgess
James Andalis
Michael Farrar
Matt Lamers
Jan Kroman
Anita Gunter
