DESA1002 'Continuous City' Su Won Rim

Abstract

The site I got was the dense residential area. So I decided to keep the characteristics of the place and do another residential building. Specifically decided to do the ‘student accommodation’ because I have the experiences of living in few of them, and have felt some inconveniences, which were :  The lack of the sense of ‘belonging’ or ‘safety’ (which is often caused by the low level of audio and visual privacy)  The lack of the outdoor spaces So, the main design concepts chosen for my building to improve those problems were:  keeping the high level of privacy (which can be obtained by): 1. the thick walls (concept of a cave, digging a room into the thick walls) 2. the division of the interior layout (private spaces kept inside, or separated to the different floor levels) 3. the separation of each rooms –no horizontal continuity between the individual rooms 4. the adjustable screen at the balconi (that compensates the visual privacy issues that often occurs in circular housings)  providing the decent outdoor spaces (such as): 1. private rooftop spaces divided with the adjustable partitions (which can be removed when large communal space is needed) 2. private balcony 3. shared courtyard spaces (also the thick walls and the U-shape of the building is supposed to be helpful to deal with the cold winters of the Stockholm)