DESA1002 'Nine Quarter City' - <Antonios Sarkis>
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DESA 1002 Summary of Project This project design is a proposed community Centre and a residential Building. The building site is located at the North eastern corner of the allocated city (TOKYO) with a total footprint area of 490 meters square; it is the last building on the ...
See moreDESA 1002 Summary of Project This project design is a proposed community Centre and a residential Building. The building site is located at the North eastern corner of the allocated city (TOKYO) with a total footprint area of 490 meters square; it is the last building on the road axis. It consists of a community hall and public hot baths, including external public areas on the first floor, and a high tower dedicated for use by the public to enjoy the surrounding views. The second and third floors are dedicated for residential use, with outdoor public and private spaces provided underneath the first floor and on the roof area of the second level. The different forms of construction proposed for this building are, aluminum Alloy Steel frame construction with Glass and light Masonry cladding, for the floor levels of the community centre and the residential levels however the tower consists of Steel Post and beam construction with few reinforced Concrete slabs, Anchored in a solid reinforced concrete footings. The proposed cladding materials for this building are Glass, Light masonry, and Aluminum alloy cladding sheets. The tower dominating and visible, this was intended to prevent the building from disappearing into the distance from the end of the road it is located on. The Public and Private spaces are separated and elevated from the ground level using the tower as a main support and held by Steel cables.
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See moreDESA 1002 Summary of Project This project design is a proposed community Centre and a residential Building. The building site is located at the North eastern corner of the allocated city (TOKYO) with a total footprint area of 490 meters square; it is the last building on the road axis. It consists of a community hall and public hot baths, including external public areas on the first floor, and a high tower dedicated for use by the public to enjoy the surrounding views. The second and third floors are dedicated for residential use, with outdoor public and private spaces provided underneath the first floor and on the roof area of the second level. The different forms of construction proposed for this building are, aluminum Alloy Steel frame construction with Glass and light Masonry cladding, for the floor levels of the community centre and the residential levels however the tower consists of Steel Post and beam construction with few reinforced Concrete slabs, Anchored in a solid reinforced concrete footings. The proposed cladding materials for this building are Glass, Light masonry, and Aluminum alloy cladding sheets. The tower dominating and visible, this was intended to prevent the building from disappearing into the distance from the end of the road it is located on. The Public and Private spaces are separated and elevated from the ground level using the tower as a main support and held by Steel cables.
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2008-11-14Source title
Nine Quarter CityLicence
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