Year 2 Project: SOHO Apartment [stage 1]
Design of a multi-storey dwelling unit development for the year 2 project. In this year-long integrated project students will be assessed in all modules such as ADS II, MAT II, ES II and HTA II. Students are required to interpret the design programme and reconcile their design with consideration towards:
1) Local Building Codes and Regulation.
2) Design Issues & Theoretical Application.
3) Contemporary Environmental Issues and Ecological Concern.
4) Mandatory use of Pre-Cast Concrete Technology and Architectural Detailing.
Areas of Investigation
“Architecture is not simply about space and form, but also about action, events and what happens in the space … there is no architecture without event.” – Bernard Tschumi, Manhattan Transcript
1) Explore a new form of living space configuration, taking cues the idea of transient space that establishes frameworks for possible social interface through strategising zones between private and public spaces.
2) Investigate the potential of “modularity” in architecture that underlies the conceptual and constructional framework of mass social housing systems. Explore the notion of authoring a system or language of modules that define dwelling spaces.
3) Interpret site context to generate strategies in addressing urban social spaces with site specific intervention. Investigate issues pertaining to sustainability in both social and environmental aspects, by exploring notions of “Green Space” (integration of vertical gardens) as well as “Active Beautiful & Clean” water strategies.
The Project Site
Located along Alexandra Road and bounded by Prince Phillip Avenue, the site is only walking distant from Redhill MRT Station. There is an existing entrance driveway located on the east of the site. An important feature will be Alexandra Park Connector on the north, which stretches from Tanglin Road to Zion Road, as a continuation of Alexandra Canal Linear Park. Currently both the park and the canal are under construction for future recreation. When completed, this urban Park Connector would provide scenery of various high-rise condominiums along the Alexandra Canal.
