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cONTENTS 1. mEASURE

2. sUSTAINABLE hOUSING

3. uRBAN cONDITIONS

1. mEASURE

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

2. sUSTAINABLE hOUSING

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

mASTERPLAN

sECTION eLEVATIONS, pLAN and mODELS

1 bed flatlive work unit 2.5 modules54m2

pERSPECTIVE aXONEMETRIC

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.

pONTYPRIDD nOLLI mAP - 1870

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pONTYPRIDD nOLLI mAP - 1910

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pONTYPRIDD nOLLI mAP - 1960

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pONTYPRIDD nOLLI mAP - 2010

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