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Slums unfurl in an organic way, in opposition to most of our city fabrics that are laid out by planners and infrastructures. Space is scarce and rapidly filled with living units. The units themselves are build with diverse materials, essentially low costly and abundant.
The context sets up our concept. When thinking about designing a skyscraper using containers as units, we processed how to discern the key features of the slums, develop them and implement high-end, replicable, sustainable and resilient strategies to support them.
We set up a structural grid that will also provide each end of the building with the necessary services. We then designed various layouts for liveable units using containers, keeping in mind that each part of any unit could be replaced, or extra parts could be added or subtracted. We worked out a certain massing that will provide the skyscraper with space to fill up, while keeping a minimum of porosity and sun exposure. The zoning will divide the building into segments representing residential, social, green and farming zones.
To carry on we then designed series of clusters that will respond to the zoning. We worked out a couple of cluster for the residential portion, alternating liveable spaces, terraces, social zones and voids. The green regions will be at a specific maximum extend from each floor and will partition the building visually. The farming regions, similarly to the green areas will not be out of reach and provide food and other cultivable conveniences.
The strategies employed in this building are destined to be replicated in it's surrounding or in diverse other context where the density of living is very high, organic and using modules as units.
The context sets up our concept. When thinking about designing a skyscraper using containers as units, we processed how to discern the key features of the slums, develop them and implement high-end, replicable, sustainable and resilient strategies to support them.
We set up a structural grid that will also provide each end of the building with the necessary services. We then designed various layouts for liveable units using containers, keeping in mind that each part of any unit could be replaced, or extra parts could be added or subtracted. We worked out a certain massing that will provide the skyscraper with space to fill up, while keeping a minimum of porosity and sun exposure. The zoning will divide the building into segments representing residential, social, green and farming zones.
To carry on we then designed series of clusters that will respond to the zoning. We worked out a couple of cluster for the residential portion, alternating liveable spaces, terraces, social zones and voids. The green regions will be at a specific maximum extend from each floor and will partition the building visually. The farming regions, similarly to the green areas will not be out of reach and provide food and other cultivable conveniences.
The strategies employed in this building are destined to be replicated in it's surrounding or in diverse other context where the density of living is very high, organic and using modules as units.
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