ACAU 2013jessica ardelia kresnan300% density

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contents page 3introduction 4challenges 5

observations 6project - 300% density 7

conclusion 23personal perspectives 25

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2013 ACAU Workshop at University of SeoulPost-Apateu: alternatives to apartment blocks

Baeksa Village, a squatters settlement developed in the 1960s after the major urbanisation period

of Seoul. The mountain parcel grew as a low-rise settlement until 2008, when the LDD (Limited

Development District) for the site was cancelled. The current development plan includes the Special

Town Scenery Design Plan with FAR 200%.

The challenge to go high-rise and low-rise certainly has its pros and cons. However, in 1990s a lot of people moved out from the area as many facto-

ries closed. In view of the site’s current state as a “leftover” land, our group sees a great opportunity in building high-rise to create more spaces on the

ground for designated uses. This can offer a better quality of living for the residents, as compared to

the congested slums.

So we took on the challenge to explore the possi-bilities to go 300% FAR.

introduction

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challenges

human resources12 people, 5 languages, in 3 days

the goal300% instead of 200%

the schemecontinuous number crunching

and massing exploration

production30 hours prior to presentation

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even though we started rather late for production, we managed to produce the deliverables.

currently the quality could be better.

we had a few strong ideas but sometimes they do not complement each other.

observations

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the project - 300% density

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300% density

high rise building

+ -- efficiency / service- facilities- location- security- cheaper- street noise- lifestyle- density

- lack of interaction- traffic- unit accessibility- no identity- heat island- neighbours (noise)- emergency- lacking sense of community- no sustainability

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the value method

reevaluating land value from accessibility, view, sun-light and proximity to amenities. examine the land use and appropriate density for the different plots.

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how to improve

creation of spine and improved accessibility as the basis, subsequent land use allocation for designat-ed plots.

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new values of land

before vs after

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density & massing study

what can happen on a 100m x 100m site with 300% density?

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proposed masterplan

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typology

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high

medium

low

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high-rise units

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medium rise courtyard units

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low-rise interlocking villas

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low-rise interlocking villas

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the theme chosen (density 300%) is relevant to the underlying aim of ACAU Workshop to examine what

types of residential blocks possible to be built on the site of Baeksa Village.

with further explorations, 300% FAR might actually be possible to achieve.

however, the methods of assigning value should also consider the ‘soft values’ of the site, not just

‘hard values’.

the project is an idea as to what could be from the site and more interesting analysis and investigation

are needed.

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personal perspectives | 25

the site has given many concerns about building a high-rise apartment complex on the site and hence many groups tend to propose not to build high rise.

even though the scheme challanges the idea and provide a rather different outlook on exploring high

rise typology, I personally feel it is still lacking the soft aspects of residential blocks lifestyle.

many improvements can be done in terms of the height and block type allocation on the master-

plans, as well as the individual unit types.

personal perspectives