Salford Housing 4 Life

SALFORD HOUSING4 LIFE

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SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES

Sustainable communities3

The Solar SettlementFreiburg, Germanyby Rolf Disch


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59 multi-storey townhouses on top of a commercial buildingRoof mounted PVs and solar hot waterEach home produces more energy than it consumesShared basement parking for houses and offices


Plusenergy housing modelby Rolf Disch

Passive energy strategy:

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Spacing between buildingNatural light penetrationOrientation

Heat recoveryInfrared triple glazing


Braco de Prata Housing ComplexLisbon, Portugal1999by Renzo Piano Building Workshop

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Large urban scheme that follows existing grid systemOn former industrial estateSpacing and distances between buildingsShops along main boulevard at ground level


ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITIES

Alternative communities11

Alternative social models

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Green highrise

Danish cohousingTemporary communal accommodation - holiday parks, student housingAutonomous monastic communitiesSocial initiatives - urban agriculture, community waste recycling


Cohousing scheme in Jystrup, Denmark33 dwellings


Common house where meals are prepared and taken together


Common street/garden spine to which all houses are connected


Communal dining


Cooking duties divided among community - large industrial kitchen


Shared facilities: workshops, common rooms


Each house has full private accommodation


Caravan parks: minimal private accommodation, lots of shared space and facilities


Holiday parks


Student halls: irreduceable private space with public space shared by 6-16 people


Nomadic social model - healthcare, and education provided by community


Remote, autonomous monastic communities


Social initiatives - urban agriculture in Havana, Cuba


Social initiatives - the world’s first zero waste town, Kamikatsu, Japan


Agro-housingby Knafo Klimor Architects

Apartment flanking central green space at all levels


Green skyscrapers by Ken Yeang

High rise buildings interlaces with greenery


Mirador, Madridby MVRDV

Multi-storey mixed housing


Rodovre Sky Villageby MVRDV

Multi-storey mixed housing with gardens


Sociopolisby MVRDV

Green space folded up on to multi-storey building


Linked Hybrid, Beijingby Steven Holl Architects

Towers surrounding central green space linked by communal facilities at high level


MULTI-GENERATION LIVING

Multi-generation living53

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Adaptable and flexible living space that meets the changing needs of the occupant“We are taking our parents with us” - range and mix of accommodation provided


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Warm and comfortable communal facilities aimed as much at visitors as residentsAiming to make communal lounges and common rooms the most used areas of the development


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Dwellings flank a central communal spaceEmphasis on social interaction and community cohesionHousing for the elderly where facilities for the wider community provided, such as nurseries, cafes


SITE ANALYSIS

Site analysis59

Social breakdown

19.8% single adults12.5% single parents16.8% people of pensionable age

23.5% couples with children14.2% couples without children7.4% couples of pensionable age

5.8% other groups

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inner circle: 5 minute walking distance of a childouter circel: 5 minute walking distance for an adult

Bus stops

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Train stations


Schools


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Nursery schools


Doctors


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Dentists


Bars


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Restaurants


INITIAL THOUGHTS

Initial thoughts75

Fractals

Natural occurrences

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Heirarchical arrangementRelationships with green space, private/public

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Some key criteria

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Street section ratio to be less than 3:1

All rooms to be naturally lit with views of vegetation

Zero carbon

One cycle stand per occupant

No visible car parking

Maximum ten dwellings per community

All external areas to be overlooked

Minimum 15% of fruit and vegetables to be provided within community

All essential facilities within five minutes walking distance

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