To design, one must look to examples how others have approached a similar typology. There is never an exact match due to site conditions, program, budget, code regulations… but the more you research, the more solutions you may find that you educate you.
For this assignment you will be assigned (1) local housing project and (2) International projects.
There should be 1-2 sheets per project describing the fundamental issues that were addressed. Â Each project should have the Architect, Location, and brief description along with drawings, photographs and diagrams. You should show diagrams (sketches or drawn over the plans/photographs of major components, circulation, entrance, lighting…) Also include unit floor plans to determine how each unit functions.
Select the drawings, diagram, images that best explain your precedent and answer the following questions:
- What is the approach and path of entering the building and getting to individual apartments?
- What are the amenities of the building â inside and outside?
- Are the amenities public, semi-public or private?
- What are the elements of the design that work well?
- What elements of the design do not work well or need to be corrected?
- How does the building relate to the site and neighborhood?
- Is there only housing? or a mix of commercial or institutional?
- How does natural light work in the spaces?
- What types of units are in the building? 1,2,3 bedrooms? Layouts?
- How do you access each unit?
- Do each unit feel private? or exposed?
Global Housing Typology (G)
- Cité de Refuge, Le Corbusier (Paris, France, 1933)
- Hansaviertel Apartment Hous,e, Alvar Aalto (Berlin, Germany, 1955)
- Guild House, Venturi Scott Brown (Philadelphia, 1961)
- Linked Hybrid, Steven Holl (Beijing, China, 2009) Zhenhao
- Gifu Kitagata, Kazuyo Sejima (Gifu, Japan)
- Saishunkan Seiyaku Womens’ Dormitory, Kazuyo Sejima (Kumamoto, Japan) Anthony
- Kanchanjunga, Charles Correa (Bombay, India) Anthony
- Kasbah, Piet Blom (Hengelo, NL)
- Madrid Social Housing, Morphosis (Madrid, Spain) Khady
- Habitat â67, Moshe Safdie (Montreal, Canada) Khady
- UnitĂ© d’Habitation, Le Corbusier (Marseille, France)-Ousmane
- Mirador, MVRDV (Madrid, Spain) Adrian
- Yerba Buena Lofts, Stanley Saitowitz (San Franciso, CA) Rapha
- 14. Le Nemausus, Atelier Jean Nouvel (Nimes, FR)
- Hansaviertal Tower, Van den Broek en Bakerma (Berlin, DE) Saul
- Nakagin Capsule Tower, Kisho Kurokawa (Tokyo, Japan)
- Robin Hood Garden Apartments, Alison and Peter Smithson (London, England)
- Jacques Forte (Postal Worker Housing), Philippe Gazeau (Paris, France)
- KNMS and Java Eiland, Diener and Diener, Architects (, Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Schots 1+2, S333 Architecture + Urbanism (Groningen, Netherlands)
- Silodom Complex, MVRDV (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Borneo, MAP Architects with Josep Lluis Mateo (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Hook at Holland, J.J.P. Oud
- Bouca Housing Complex, Alvaro Siza (Porto, Portugal)
- Nexus World Housing, Steven Holl (Fukuoka, Japan) Gassendy
- Funabashi Apartments, Ryue Nishizawa (Chiba, Japan)
- Eda Housing, Chiba Manabu Architects (Yokohama (Kanagawa), Japan) Jerry
- Langham Court, Goody Clancy & Associates (Boston, MA)
- Peabody Terrace, Sert, Jackson and Gourley (Cambridge, MA) Saul
- Lafayette Park Apartments Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe (Detroit, MI)
- Marina City, Betrand Goldberg Associates (Chicago, IL)
- VM Houses, BIG and JDS Zhenhao
- Quinta da Malagueira Housing, Alvaro Siza Jerry
- Housing on Lutzowplatz, O.M. Ungers
- Crawford Manor, Paul Rudolph (New Haven, CT)Â
- Savonnerie Heymans â Brussels, Belgium Rapha
- SalburĂșa Social Housing â Ălava, Spain Francisco
- Parc Central Social Housing â Valencia, Spain Manashe
- TĂȘte en lâair Social Housing â Paris, France Gassendy
- Sint-Agatha-Berchem Housing Project â Brussels, Belgium
- Le Lorrain â Brussels, Belgium Kevin
- Vivazz, Mieres Social Housing â Asturias, Spain Manashe
- Tetris Apartments â Ljubljana, Slovenia
- LâAstrolarbre â Paris, France Kevin
- Carabanchel Social Housing â Madrid, Spain
- Les Nids â Courbevoie, France
- Poljane Community Housing â Maribor, Slovenia
- Harold Housing Project â Paris, France
- Dortheavej Residence- BIG, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 8 House- BIG, Copenhagen, Denmark Francisco
- Social Complex in Alcabideche / Guedes Cruz Arquitectos Portugal
- 114 Public Housing Units / Sauquet Arquitectes i Associats, Barcelona,Spain Adrian
- BBK Sarriko Centre / ACXT, Bilboa Spain Ousmane
NYC Housing Projects (NYC)
- Via Verde, Grimshaw& Dattner Rapha
- West 57th– BIG Kevin
- 251 1st Street / ODA New York Khady
- 15 Renwick / ODA New York Adrian
- 56 Leonard Street / Herzog & de Meuron Fransisco
- Clinton Park/ Ten Arquitectos Zhenhao
- Beekman Tower, Frank Gehry Saul
- The Dillon / Smith-Miller+Hawkinson Architects Jerry
- 459 West 18th Street / Della Valle + Bernheimer
- Waterside, Davis & Brody Associates
- First Houses, New York City Housing Authority
- OlympicTower, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Ousmane
- Silver Towers/University Village, I.M. Pei Anthony
- 160 East 22nd Street / S9 Architecture Gassendy
- 580 Carroll Street / TEN Arquitectos  Manashe
- The Dunbar Apartments