Jorge Gregorio Tannous Georges
Students residence for Caracas : building with containers under the concept of co-living.
Rel. Carlo Deregibus, Fabio Capra. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Architettura Costruzione Città, 2017
Abstract
The Venezuelan capital serves the most prestigious universities of the country with the highest amount of students enrolled, many coming from other regions even without the availability of dorms in the city. The lack of student housing in Caracas has been an unattended problem that is affecting negatively the life of the undergraduates and their decisions when enrolling in a university. The aim is to propose a model of student housing for the city keeping a high quality architectonic value by the use of recycled shipping containers. Using the Central University of Venezuela with the highest amount of enrolled (around 62.513 students) as a target to settle the buildings in its surroundings, not intending to cover the whole demand (around 7.000 students) due to spatial reasons, the project approach is to study the impact this residence have on the students life, proposing, at the same time, a cost effective building..
The project involved the analysis of different topics as, Co-Living concept towards the social interaction on its spaces, cost effective for optimising the use of resources and the modular construction system using shipping container as the module.
The results showed that the residence should be conceived by cells, having each one the possibility to be independent but connected at the same time through each others. According to the structure, even if the containers have certain structural capacity to support each others, when assembling them in the project, a metallic frame will be needed for space diversity and durability of the building. The project shows an increase of architectonic qualities comparing it with other projects of low budget due to the optimal use of sources after the research, even if the containers meant to be a limitation factor for their rigid structure. This project could be use as the starting point to build a plan of a students residence network along the city and possibly the country attending the high demand each university has.
Relatori
Tipo di pubblicazione
Soggetti
A Architettura > AO Progettazione
Corso di laurea
Capitoli
Introduction
1. CHAPTER ONE: Caracas as a University City
The capital city
Caracas universities and its students
The student residences
Actual situation
Hypotethical strategy
2. CHAPTER TWO: Student Housing
A new stage
What are students looking for?
Characteristics of students residences
More than just residences
About their location
Study cases.
Park View Student Housing by H KS Architects
Residenza Universitaria Olimpia by Marco Meneghetti (EDISU)
Campus Twenty by Felix Claus and Kees Kan
Jowett Walk Balliol College accommodations by MJP Architects
Student Housing by C.F. Meller Architects
3. CHAPTER THREE: Co-Living
The relation between students
Concept characteristics
The role of architecture in the social aspect
Functions and circulation as common spaces
Study cases.
Roam by Alexis Dormer
Linked Hybrid by Steven Holl
Tietged Dormitory by Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects
LT Josai by Naruse Inokuma Architects
4. CHAPTER FOUR: Cost Effective
The cost and the building
Why cost effective?
Design and cost effective
Construction and cost effective
Study Cases
Residential Building in Av. Libertador by Fruto Vivas
Office and Training Centre by Heinle, Wischer and Partner
Social Housing in Monterrey by ELEMENTAL
Snabba HusVastberga by Andreas Martin -Lof Arkitekter
5. CHAPTER FIVE Modular Construction: Containers
How does it works?
Why to build modular?
Economic benefits
Sustainable construction
Containers as a module
Characteristics of the shipping container
Aconditionating the shipping container
Study cases
222 Jackson by ODA
Proposal for Hexagonal Pods for Homeless by Framlab
EBA51' by Holzer Kobler Architecturen
Cité a Docks by Cattam Architects
CHAPTER SIX: The Project
Conclusion
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