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Issue
an important topic or problem for debate
or discussion
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(Oxford dictionary)
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High Density (multi level) Housing
No absolute definition on high density housing but
there might have some common in place.
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In a more humane and concrete sense
(Conceptual)
Condition of living when you have many neighbors.
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Pruitt-Igoe Urban Housing Project, Architect Minoru Yamasaki’s Vision
U.S. city of St. Louis, Missouri
1954
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1972 14 years later…
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High density Housing, Hong Kong
We are being
treated as one
same group They disregard
our culture,
belief, way of
living
This tower
own by no one
We are being
treated as
one same
group
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What is Community?
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Community
a group of people living in the same place or
having a particular characteristic in common.
(Oxford dictionary)
Culture
Origin:
Middle English (denoting a cultivated piece of
land): the noun from French culture or directly
from Latin cultura 'growing, cultivation
(Oxford dictionary)
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Equal but Different
Individuality Individuality
Individuality
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Question
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Social Housing, Madrid by Morphosis
Dwelling Unit
Ownership
Territorial Claim
- Oscar Newman. 1996. Creating Defensible Space.
Residential Area
Neighborhood
Importance of face to face meeting
- Herman Hertzberger. 2005. Lessons for Students of Architecture.
Town
Characteristic of place
Landscape
- Christian Norberg-Schulz. 1980. Genius Loci.
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Scale of Project respectful of traditional dwelling
customs, and flexible enough to be
updated and altered as needed or
desired. Changing the typology of
housing is a slow process; however, it
is faster and more effective than
changing an entire New Town
configuration.
Same language
Scale
Small openings
Ventilation shafts
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Social Housing, Madrid by Morphosis
Basement Parking
Low-rise
high-rise
Dwelling units
Floor Plan
Circulation Microclimate
Territorial Claim
Defensible Space
Ownership
Program Pergola
Mixed social group
Dwelling Unit
Visualization, Complementation, Symbolization
- Christian Norberg-Schulz. 1980. Genius Loci.
Participation
Diversity
Adaptability
Flexibility
- Lucien Kroll. 1986. An Architecture of Complexity.
Residential Area
Territorial Claim
- Oscar Newman. 1996. Creating Defensible Space.
Town
Difference
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Medical Faculty Housing, by Lucien Kroll
1 Design Process
Community Participation
2 Grid
3 Wandering Columns
Flexibility
Dwelling Unit
Ownership
Territorial Claim
Participation
Diversity
Adaptability
Flexibility
Residential Area
Territorial Claim
Neighborhood
Importance of face to face meeting
Town
Difference
Characteristic of place
Landscape
Architecture as
Production from Culture
Social spaces
Culture
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Thank You
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