Assignment A4 Case Study ARC 551 Comprehensive Architectural Design Studio Case Study by Robby Turck Madrid Public Housing
Table of Contents 1. Response to Past Failures 2. Site 3. Massing 4. Section/Parti 5. Exterior Spaces Diagram 6. Exterior Space Photos 7. Lower Private Terraces 8. Upper Private Terraces 9. Public Plaza Main Entry 10. Public Courtyards 11. Circulation 12. Parking 13. Trees 14. Units: 2BR/1 Level 15. Units: 3BR/2 Levels 16. Units: 4BR/2 Levels 17. Other Contemporary Housing Sources Project Details Location: Client: Size: Program: Design: Construction: Project Credits Architect Landscape Architect Structural Engineer General Contractor Calle de los Morales 25,, Madrid, Spain Empresa Municipal De La Viviende City of Madrid 236,800 gross sq ft / 21,999 gross sq m Public housing with 141 two, three and four bedroom units 2002 2006 2006 Paul Gonzales (Morphosis) Ana Luengo Carlos Pintor UICESA
Personal Ownership Belongs to Everybody = Belongs to Nobody Treated as one stereotyped group Monumental, Unrelatable Scale Rigid Flat Danger Personal Ownership Treated as Individuals Personal Human Scale Flexible & Adaptable Rhythmic Security Response to Past Failures 1 "...a responsive alternative to conventional housing blocks..."
A Typology of Porosity to Realize Social Ideals Site 2
Massing 3
Section/Parti 4
Exterior Spaces Diagram 5
Exterior Spaces Photos 6
Lower Private Terraces 7
Upper Level Private Terraces 8
Public Plaza Main Entry 9
Public Courtyards 10
Circulation 11
Parking 12
Trees 13
Units: 2 BR/1 Level 14
Units: 3 BR/2 Levels 15
Units: 4 BR/2 Levels 16
The Eco Boulevard in Vallecas, Spain has a new 163 unit social housing complex to add to its list of accomplishments. The urban renewal project boasts a revitalization resume that includes the densification of trees, the reduction of wheeled traffic circulation, and the installation of three air trees. Now Olalquiaga Arquitectos has added a large, sustainably designed, social housing complex that while help to engage this pedestrian centric area with affordable and comfortable housing. Read more: Olalquiaga Arquitectos Unveils Social Housing Complex for Eco Boulevard Near Madrid olalquiaga arquitectos' Social Housing Complex in Madrid Inhabitat Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building Another Social Housing Complex in Spain 17
A word from the designers... A Typology of Porosity to Realize Social Ideals The model we developed in the Madrid Public Housing, located in the PAU of Carabanchel, provides a responsive alternative to conventional housing blocks. Instead of a rigid tower structure essentially owned by no one, we suggested that a rhythmic structure would better resonate with the patterns of a neighborhood. With various levels of social association, communication, and organization, the scheme is simple, respectful of traditional dwelling customs, and flexible enough to be updated and altered as needed or desired. Changing the typology of housing is a slow process; however, it is faster and more effective than changing an entire New Town configuration. Breaking down the institutional nature of the public housing project, the basic parti is a low rise J form in section, arranged in series of spaces to evoke a village. Loggias and green spaces for the domestically scaled massing afford community oriented amenities, with private and public courtyards interacting through shared views. As a prototype for future development, the Madrid Public Housing project responds to a variety of surrounding scales, building types, and found conditions and, in so doing, might be applicable as a strategy for larger, more complex areas of development. Posted: Feb 22nd, 2009 / Last Edited: Apr 11th, 2012 Share this Article Print In a suburban Madrid neighborhood of conventional, anonymous housing blocks, we devised a typology of porosity to suit the social ideals of this project type. As an alternative to towering blocks of faceless units, this project explores a radically different social model that integrates landscape and village topologies. By grafting properties commonly found in detached villas onto this low income housing project we achieved a multi family living complex with amenities such as loggias, green spaces, and domestically scaled massing that are not normally found in public housing in Spain. A layer of landscape overlaid upon a façade composed of a series of open spaces and idiosyncratic punctures combine to break down the institutional nature of the public housing project. The basic parti is an extruded J : a low rise village building, flanked by a tall, slender bar to the North and a lower multi level bar building to the South. Open spaces occur on three different scales: small, domestic patios inside the individual residential units, mid sized public courtyards that punctuate the low residential structure, and the large, communal, landscaped space, the paseo. The landscaped lattice folds up vertically; like a carpet; plant growth covers the flat village and climbs up the taller buildings creating an idyllic refuge from the urban surroundings. The paseo, shaded by trees and a vegetation covered trellis, takes the place of a conventional interior lobby. This idyllic design brings open green space to a dense urban milieu. The idiosyncratic topology creates a community oriented social fabric and challenges the prevalent urban social order. SOURCES http://morphopedia.com/projects/madrid housing Link to free download of Creating Defensible Space by Oscar Newman http://www.huduser.org/publications/pdf/def.pdf http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/05/27/spain rights risk housing crisis http://www.aia.org/practicing/aiab092656 Pruitt Igoe 40 Years Later by Sara Cendon 18