1 RENDER OF COURTYARD

A A

2 GARDEN EXPERIENCE
1. Communal Space 2. 1 Bedroom without kitchen 3. Stairs to upper apartment 4. 4 bedroom without kitchen

VILLA YAN

The design challenge is located in Halswell, south west of the Christchurch City Centre. It is set to become one of the busiest suburbs in Christchurch by 2030 with more than 40,826 people, 14,000 homes, and one of the fastest growing area in the city. At present, it has a population of 14,680 and 6,000 homes. The local lifestyle has a strong sense of community with emphasis on community events. There are also an abundance of recreational and sports opportunities in Halswell. Geographically, it is surrounded by generous green fields on the east and west that contributes to Halswells rural and suburban character. Halswell was not significantly affected by the 2011 earthquake. The current Halswell town centre consists of a supermarket and a limited number of retail stores with no public gathering spaces, while the busy Halswell Road cuts across residential homes and the town centre with no pedestrian path ways. This is dangerous and discourages pedestrians from gathering in the town centre. People mainly shop at nearby shopping malls such as the Hornby Mall, Barrington Mall or the Tower Junction Mega Centre. The Halswell town centre needs to be developed for local shopper convenience and needs to provide attractive gathering spaces for the community. Through a series of research and site visits, we have identified a number of problematic issues that can be resolved by thoughtful architectural design. One of the main issue is the mismatch between demographics and housing typologies, as most houses are 3 bedrooms houses while there is a huge amount of single person and couples. As a result they are forced to live in a 3 bedroom house which the use of land becomes ineffective. With population increasing in the future, new housing typologies must be introduced to create denser centre that will be a more enjoyable living environment for different types of people.

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Existing Buildings Planting space Grass Main Road Concrete Paving Garages/Access Points Bus Stop Skate Park A 0 10 20 30 m

1.

Paving Grass Planting space Communal spaces/ Distributing point A

DEVELOPMENTS

GROUND FLOOR PLAN

0 10 20 30 m

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

6 m

3 EXAMPLE FLOOR PLAN

1. Site / Existing Buildings

2. Super-imposing Super-imposing neighbouring houses onto the site. Existing plots as new type of housing typology by alternation to floor plans

3. Mirrored Street front Street front houses on Nicholls Rd are mirrored to the existing houses on the opposite side

4. Rotation 90 0 Rotating super-imposed houses 90 degrees to face the Halswell Domain

5. Combined Form By mirroring and rotating from steps 3+4, a grid form appeared. Apartments will be places on top of

6. Elevated House Raising houses to increase privacy and maintain ground level activities

7. Every intersection point becomes circulation spaces access from garage, and connected to communal facilities above

8. Circulation + Open Space The circulation spaces will be connected to a communal garden.

9. Green Connections Connect all units with green landscape

10. Offest House Plates Offsetting each house plot as the connection

11. Modification Readjusting shapes till they connect

12. Communal + Private Gardens Communal gardens Private gardens

13. Distributing point Distributing radius from circulation point. Each access will go to 3-4 houses

14. Adding Levels Adding on levels to create density. Adjust buildings to increase privacy. Pitch roofs as a characteristics of surrounding buildings

15. Sky Walkway Sky walkway that will connect residents to the central communal gardens

16. Sun Light Openings to provide light source to ground floor

17. Types of Units All rooms are located randomly thoughout the site depending on existing plot area and location

1 Bdr, Kitchen 1 Bdr 2 Bdr, Kitchen 2 Bdr

3-4 Bdr, 3-4 Bdr, Kitchen Planting Area Grass

Access Points/ Communal Facilities

10 m

SECTION A-A

10 m

SECTION B-B