POP_ A

1. POP_A PACKAGE PRIVACY ORIENTED APARTMENT P R O J E C T The main aim of our research is to rethink student housing environment. presented by: Dadasheva Diana, Raif Margarita Tutors: Yasha J. Grobman, Eran Neuman T_CODE > Technion's Computer Oriented DEsign

2. the project aim The aim of our project is to rethink student housing environment which represents kind of single person household. Usually the student housing consists of many small units in order to insert a great number of people and also to save up space. These regular dwellings include all the student needs in one particular space. POP_A PROJECT offers design of students’ living units as singular, dynamic spaces with a function adaptable to the users fleeting mood and taste. The new basic unit is designed as industrial product.

3. theoretical basis

4. Number of occupants in the households introduction [1] single dwellings "The housing of the future will have to take into account that there are going to be far more single person households. These will be made up of people who have been divorced, children who have left home, single people without children and, because we have an ageing population, older people who want to live in their own homes." Harlow 2020 Partnership [2] floor space “The design of the future rooms will be decided by how we deal with the paradox that characterizes today's housing construction. We use more room space per person, but in most cases we don’t use it. We live more single-handed, we use the smaller room, but we could reduce its size more!” Fremtidens boligerM research, Denmark, 2004

5. introduction [3] technology changes Technological changes offer increasing flexibility and can support widely varying lifestyle choices and urban forms. Today the dwelling is a space with a repertoire spanning from an occasional overnight stay to an everyday workspace. It has become a base that can be left for shorter or longer periods of time. To satisfy a broad spectrum of individual lifestyles the contemporary housing project should provide a varied supply of living conditions, with living units being adaptable to the users fleeting mood and taste.

6. HOME DORMS kitchen For cooking and eating by anumber of people For cooking and eating Meeting place for the family living room For family and friends gathering. For meeting other people studying space Common room shared with a number of people Private space home-dormitory comparison In order to understand the problems and the characteristics of the student housing we compared the basic functions of home and dorms. The examinations we’ve made indicate the main problems of living in dormitories. Common functions While in “regular” homes all the functions are separated, in dorms usually one room contains all the activities. The problem is that the dorm room is not fit various changeable conditions. The project tries to find ways to make room more flexible.

7. HOME DORMS bedroom WC WC For sleeping and for some ‘time out’ For studying, eating, sleeping, friends, etc… bathroom For washing and toileting shared with non family members. Forfamily members mostly. home-dormitory comparison Private functions These two functions are usually the most private parts at home, but in dorms, on the contrary, their privacy level is different, due to the number of users or functions.

8. 9 12 15 18 1 3 6 Privacy level High Number of people using WC Low home-dormitory comparison Privacy problem According to people’ privacy perception was revealed that number of people using common rooms and facilities is what influences the privacy level in dormitories. Therefore, in this project private room will contain bathroom.

9. case study summary

10. the ‘60s problems The House of the Future, 1956 A.P. Smithson “bulle” a 6 coques, 1968, jean maneval living capsule, 1970 The total furnishing unit ,1971, Colombo In some cases the module is too compact and not spacious enough to live in The unit is very insulated and it is difficult to imagine how a number of units would work together the unit seems to be designed as a “furniture” that should be inserted in some open space and not as a self-sufficient living unit The house was to be bought as one complete, ready-made environment, with a designed life-style concept. Instead of reorganizing your home, you moved out of it in some cases the unit is still too compact a large variety of component parts which allows to adapt the unit to different users possibility to add more modules to make the structure flexible the unit designed to be adapted to certain context the ‘2000s solutions Transformation House M.Jantzen, 2006 The TurnOn House, 2001, AWG IDEO - Dilbert’s Ultimate Cubicle Pod living, 2000, jade jagger case study summary After World War II many concepts were reexamined, one of them is the question of housing. Many architects rethought the dwelling and tried to innovate it, and to create a “house of the future”, which can be built like factory items: mass produced cheaply and with all the compact efficiency of a Swiss army knife. These units, devoted to different domestic activities, like sleeping, bathing, dining, contained everything a person needed in one compact volume. The ‘60s architect’s progressive ideas were based on newest technologies, but on the same time included a number of unsolved issues. The architects of today are still working on these ideas and are trying to solve them using the nowadays technologies.

11. modules

12. users visitors inhabitants • Permanent-living students • Students whodon’t leave the campus but live there permanently. • Home-returning students • Students who only come for study period and go back home for weekends and holidays. • Postgraduate family students • Young couples. • Friends • Friends and other individuals who visit students. • Family • A student's family members with disabilities eligible to live with them. • Summer students • Individuals residing in campus as part of summer conferences, workshops, or camps. Functions Additional module sleeping space Study area Green area Hosting zone Bathroom Storage Kitchen Users types Permanent-living students Home-returning students *Postgraduate family students Friends Family Summer students users Users-function diagram * Double sized module The diagram shows functions needed to construct the unit for every user type. In our project we’ll consider the inhabitant only while the visitors are temporary users.

13. module descriptions Go-to-sleep module The sleeping-area is separated from the rest of the living-area, this module contains a bed and a wardrobe. It could be closed by pulling a flexible partition out of the module wall. Also it could be together with a study module to gain more space. Do-your-homework module this module is designed for study. The folding table and shelves are able to contain all the study needs. Get-together module formed of two basic modules. It invites the occupants to come together in order to eat, drink and communicate. Stringed together with kitchen module this module becomes living and dining room, where guests will sit together. Cook-your-food module Kitchen elements appear on the one side, including kitchen appliances as well as shelves and recesses for storage and kitchen equipment. The kitchen turned towards the living space, which can become a dining area. Just-do-it module the bathroom consists of two parts: the corridor, which makes possible to place the unit between the others, and a facilities part. Come-in-module this module performs the function of an entrance with balcony. Do-whatever-you-want module is the basic form of all modules. It embodies on the one hand a neutral unifying element between the other modules; on the other hand it can become what ever the user wants, from the open space module to cinema theatre. Get-fresh-air module

14. module dimensions Go-to-sleep module Neufert’s bedroom standards Just-do-it module Neufert’s bathroom standards

15. module dimensions Get-together module Neufert’s living Room standards Cook-your-food module Neufert’s kitchen standards

16. module dimensions Do-your-homework module Neufert’s chairs and table standards Come-in-module

17. module catalogue

18. module catalogue Replaceable Furniture

19. module catalogue

20. module catalogue

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22. unit design principles The most important part of the project is to emphasize privacy. The private part of the unit is clearly recognized. Separation between private and public According to new flows in “future dwelling” design, everything must be as compact as possible to free the space. Reducing the space is critical for planning student housing. Compaction Dwelling in general and Student housing in particular should offer a large amount of different functions to coexist simultaneously. Flexibility

23. unit catalogue UNIT TYPES midi maxi mini Basic + 4 modules Basic 6 modules Basic + 2 modules

24. the production process [2] storage [1] Production [3] Unit selection [4] transportation [5] construction

25. social aspects

26. social program The student housing is almost the only place where social interactions are really happening and are a part of the living routine. In this situation you are extremely exposed and your facilities and lifestyle are shared with neighbors and a larger public. In POP_A project the students can choose the degree of their social connection by filling in an on-line questionnaire specifying their degree of inter-connection to surrounding neighbors, their relation to the open space, inclusion of public programs and the dwelling arrangement. The building defines the general envelope of the dwellings, clusters, geometry and principles of combining units as well as provides basic parameters such as daylight conditions, access, structure and contextual influences. possible unit connections by user inter-relations

27. unit connection catalogue [1] connection by study module [2] connection by living room module [3] connection by bedroom module [4] connection by do-whatever-you-want module

28. module structure The module we’ve chosen is the one that allows great flexibility by the possibility of changing and fitting the internal strip to everyone considering personal need and taste. = The frames A constructive element made of steel allows to contain the unit infrastructureinside. + Outer strip An outdoor weatherable, decorative, thermo synthetic and pressure-resistant material. To obtain harmoniousbuilding style, we’ll limit the strip materials to few options. + Inner strip An indoor decorative, thermo synthetic and pressure-resistant material. To make personal fitting possible, the inner strip material choice is not limited.

29. connection details [1] two unit connection

30. connection details [2] corner detail

31. connection details [3] perpendicular unit connection

32. connection details [4] two module connection [5] two module connection [6] two module connection

33. unit connection catalogue Social connection example The units in one cluster area can be connected between them by certain modules and relations to neighbors. According to student’s inter-relations (friends, family or some) these connections may be by common module or by common window. In some cases when student wants to be autonomous there could be no connection.

34. user adapted units Social connection example These students are a part of a rock music interest cluster, which is one of the several extensions from the common music studio. They all study on the different faculties and have hobbies, but they chose this community by the affection to the music. Unit mini the character: John • Studies computer engineering • Loves classic rock • Plays guitar Favorite colors: Chosen materials: Unit midi the character: Jane • Studies design • Loves clubbing • collects anime posters Favorite colors: Chosen materials: Unit maxi the characters: Lola & Fred • Study photography • Love to travel Chosen materials: Favorite colors:

35. user adapted units

36. user adapted units

37. user adapted units

38. the building

39. unit Local spaces unit unit unit unit Common areas Local spaces Local spaces unit unit unit unit Local spaces unit unit unit functional program Common area Local spaces Private part • Computer center • Sport complex • Library • Cinema • Music studio • Art center • Green spaces Student choose the unit location by cluster’s theme Clusters by interest field The central part of the building includes the common areas and the main circulation. These common spaces are divided into different interest fields, while the connected to them clusters provide semi-public spaces around which private units are arranged. Hierarchy of space connections: