The final output of this studio was an complex program plan for two hundred residential units, with additional retail, office, and community programs such as a library. You can see the final animations for these projects below. The projects built on competition entries for the Empowered Living Design Competition. Afterward the students selected from three sites, Amsterdam, NL, Wellington, NZ, Near Suzhou, CN. Each of these locations is dealing with different housing issues, and the intention is to be able to use a standard units to create context driven solutions. Please follow the progress of the studio and each of the students process at the bottom of the page and on the Projects page respectively.
The course keeps in mind the public agenda of the school. The semester uses the first section as a research output, publicly exhibited, to then be analysed within the design of the second stage of the semester. The early focus being a small scale adaptable housing unit. We produced entries for the Empowered Living Design Competition. The competition provides the option for two sizes (400sf & 650sf). It also asks you to consider one of three site conditions: A standalone site, a cluster site, or variations on the accessory dwelling site (please see page 3 of the brief for more details). Our interest in a small scale residential unit is in the details - working out the logistical requirements of the competition to produce a cutting edge residential unit. These efforts will be important in the development of the final half of the semester. Submission is not mandatory but is highly encouraged. Based on the competition brief there will be emphasis on the following: Affordability, Durability, Sustainability, Livability, and Accessibility. We will be using the 2015 International Residential Code as the basis for the design guideline. See IRC Tiny House revisions.
The studio is based on preliminary research and interest by the instructors including their own attempts at sustainable small scale living, and theoretical explorations such as articles, found HERE and HERE.
The project requires the following:
● Sleeping Space
● Living Space
● Cooking Space
● Bathroom space including sink, shower, and toilet at a minimum
● Spaces to accommodate storage needs
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Competition Results
It is our pleasure to announce that Grace, Yixuan Lin’s entry in the Empowered Living Design Competition; entitled “Guerilla Urbanism”, was selected as a runner up in the Accessory Dwelling Unit catagory of the competition. She describes her project this way:
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Final review
Final Review
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2021 Futurelab
The studio had the opportunity to participate in FutureLab, an exhibition highlighting the work of design colleges from around the world. The list of participating schools included University College London’s The Bartlett School of Architecture, Politecnico Milano, etc…
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Brief2
After completing the tiny house competition, the studio moves on toward the complex program portion of the studio.
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Global tiny house conference
“TINY HOUSE DESIGN: PART TO WHOLE - GLOBAL TO LOCAL — WENZHOU-KEAN UNIVERSITY” at the Global Tiny House Conference
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Introduction
Welcome!