Apartment Building
Masters Thesis: Design project 4
The objective for this apartment project was to conceive a six-floor high density residential building that utilised a larger LVL and CLT timber grid system in circular economy approach. Like the small-scale structural system used in 6.3 and 6.4, the large system is also prefabricated off site. Adhering to the “Form follows Function” principle, the design integrates four distinct apartment topologies, strategically arranged within the grid. The floor plan is broken into a 3.6m x 3.6m modular grid and allows for flexible extensions at 1.2m increments. Every apartment was designed with the focus of practical spatial layouts and modularity. The arrangements of apartments that make each floor contribute to shaping the overall aesthetic of the building. In total the building has twenty-three apartments as well as commercial space on the ground and mezzanine levels, a central atrium allows natural light into the core, and rooftop terraces featuring gardens and recreational spaces.
HOW CAN SCALABLE, RECONFIGURABLE TIMBER STRUCTURES BE UTILISED IN A CIRCULAR BUILDING ECONOMIC APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS?
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