HANGING GARDENS v1.0 is a prototype for residential buildings: -system of components obtains considerable variation on an urban as well as on the building scale by different assembly .
The understanding of sustainability challenged us to achieve not only an ecologically sustainable building, but one which is also economically and socially sustainable, implying architectural quality as an important aspect in this context.
Under this guideline the six major components are developed:
-a structure that uses steel in its optimal performative state: tension, and that is so simple, it enables the application of the prototype in various urban situations;
-a circulation system that, by the use of balcony accesses allows the connection of two single staircases, thus creates a second escape route and offers much larger flexibility in layout;
-two basic layouts, that can be mixed to achieve a variety of possible configurations;
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-a set of three basic units with different spatial characteristics, bound to a grid that can be freely combined according to changing market-demands;
-an overall skin, that serves multiple purposes: aesthetic, functional and ecological and involves the user in its actual appearance.
-the internal void, conceptually developed in favour of its ventilation property, becomes the most architectural space in the building. Instead of the common typology of a central corridor, this space receives pleasant skylighting with direct sunlight. It changes during the course of the day, from actually permitting light into the apartments to receiving indirect lighting from activities behind.
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