RMIT Tiro RiseTutor: Enza Angelluci

RMIT affordable highrise student housing

Lower Pool Design Studio1st Semester 2009Tutor: Enza Angelucci

INTERSTITIAL LIVINGJoshua Bucknall

CONCEPTUAL AGENDA:

The central business district has seen an escalation in housing since the developer boom of Postcode 3000. A housing solu-tion that has sustained a middle to upper class professional demographic. Statics indicate that one of the poorest demo-graphics within the CDB are students.

Current demand for affordable student housing is outweighing supply. This studio will explore the notion of high rise multi density housing in the CBD as possible solution for affordable student housing.

Further, current political policies are indicating that funds are being directed to assist in the delivery of social services such as affordable housing. The studio will investigate opportunities to deliver student accommodation that engages in the ethics of space and form. RMIT has strived to deliver architectural excellence and has been an exemplar in the delivery of pedagogical space. These notions will become the basis of the architectural design proposals.

TO RMIT UNIVERISTY

22-24 A’BECKETT STMELBOURNE

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THE BRIEF:

RMIT University in collaboration with the Federal government has committed to deliver affordable student accom-modation for 1000 students. This new facility located at 22 – 44 A’beckett St, Melbourne will encompass state of the art technology, recreational, living and learning facility. It will facilitate the op-portunity for a diverse range of students to integrate and explore the opportunities that contemporary living solutions may assist and complement the environment both physically and culturally.

The facility will be self sufficient in the use of resources and will pay back the green house gases used during construc-tion.

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PIXEL MADNESSIrving Thien

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STUDENT LIVING @ RMIT UNIVERSITYTim Eastaugh

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RMIT Tiro RiseJelena Modrinic

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Affordable Highrise Student HousingWilliam Lin

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STRUCTURAL AXONOMETRIC DIAGRAM 1:250

STRUCTURAL CORE

PRECAST PROTOTYPE

INSITUE SLAB

450 X 300 STRUCTURAL COLUMN

TYPICAL UNIT PROTOTYPE PLAN

BUILT IN ROBEPLYWOOD WHITE SEMI-GLOSS PAINT

PIVOT WALL/DESK WITH LOCKING MECHANISMPLYWOOD WHITE SEMI-GLOSS PAINT

400mm STEP WITH DRAWER UNDER

EAVES 30% OF WINDOW HEIGHT (DATUM FOR VICTORIA)

SLIDING DOUBLE GLAZED WINDOW WITH THERMALLY BROKEN ALUMINIUM FRAME

800 X 800 CAVITY IN WALL WITH DOUBLE PLYWOOD SLIDER.OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH NEIGH-BOUR.

STORAGE BASKETS ON RECESSED PULLEY SYSTEM.

INTERIOR PERSPECTIVE - PACKED AWAYINTERIOR PERSPECTIVE - OPENED OUT

PANORAMIC VIEW FROM MELBOURNE CENTRAL

RMIT DIAMONDSophie Nash

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A PIECE OF CAKEHaziel Mitra

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AFFORDABLE STUDENT ACCOMODATIONHickory Shuting Shen

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LIGHT & SHADOWOhm Chaichavalit

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METABOLIST TOWERJeffrey Hsu

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EXPRESSION OF CASCADESDin Ismail

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Sketch PrototypeModel at Scale 1:100

One Bedroom ApartmentModel at Scale 1:50

Prototype Models

The PrototypeStacking and Repetition

Concrete Superstructure - Prototypes to be slotted into a pre-erected framework. - Columns used to support floorplates. - Concrete core

Cladding - Cedar Shingles

- Good sound absorption, enhanced by the profiling and broken surfaces. - Shingles and shakes are mostly supplied in random widths and only length and butt thickness is specified.- Treated with fire retardant - Shingles are taper sawn from blocks of timber and have a relatively smooth face and back- Australian hardwoods are naturally more resistant to decay than other woods and are also injected with CCA preservative to increase service life, especially when exposed to extreme weather conditions- this preservative is effective in resisting decay and discouraging the growth of fungi, moulds, and other surface vegetation- Recycleable

Prototype Structure: Steel

- Prototypes to be slotted into an already erected concrete frame and core. - Steel framing

Structure and Costs

Costs: at an estimate of $2000/m2 comes to a cost of approx. $92 million

LEARNING, LIVING, & GROWING @ RMITAlice MacDonald

Two Bedroom UnitScale 1:100

Three Bedroom UnitScale 1:100

Kitchen & BathroomScale 1:100

2 Bedrooms onlyScale 1:100

Bathrooms,Scale 1:100

This project aims to provide accommodation that will enhance the student experience at RMIT. It will do this by providing them a varied environment, one where they can interact with their peers, and learn from each other but also escape to their own private space if they so desire. The curved nature of the design provides calm, casual spaces for the students and academics to reflect in, but ones that make them think, keeping in mind Carlo Scarpa’s philosophy “they may be small rooms but they make the place of large breath”. This is enhanced by a great emphasis being placed on the natural environment, and the many rooftop gardens throughout. Additionally a wide range of facilities will be available, including communal study areas and a multi-purpose, hirable, ground floor which will host a range of events including including student functions, and even market days when students can create their own income.

Living, Learning and Growing

The Urban CactusUCX Architects, Rotterdam

Precedents

“they are small rooms but they make the place of large breath”

Bathrooms of Carlo Scarpas’s Fondiazone Masieri (1968)

Ground Floor PlanScale 1:500

Rooftop Garden PlanScale 1:1000

Basement PlanScale 1:1000

Kitchen Space Bedroom BBedroom A

Bedroom BBedroom A Bedroom C

Two Bedroom Unit

Three Bedroom Unit

Prototupe Structure

Approach from A’Beckett StreetAlice McDonald,S3195602Design Studio: Tiro Rise, Tutor: Enza Angelucci

Two Bedroom UnitScale 1:100

Three Bedroom UnitScale 1:100

Kitchen & BathroomScale 1:100

2 Bedrooms onlyScale 1:100

Bathrooms,Scale 1:100

This project aims to provide accommodation that will enhance the student experience at RMIT. It will do this by providing them a varied environment, one where they can interact with their peers, and learn from each other but also escape to their own private space if they so desire. The curved nature of the design provides calm, casual spaces for the students and academics to reflect in, but ones that make them think, keeping in mind Carlo Scarpa’s philosophy “they may be small rooms but they make the place of large breath”. This is enhanced by a great emphasis being placed on the natural environment, and the many rooftop gardens throughout. Additionally a wide range of facilities will be available, including communal study areas and a multi-purpose, hirable, ground floor which will host a range of events including including student functions, and even market days when students can create their own income.

Living, Learning and Growing

The Urban CactusUCX Architects, Rotterdam

Precedents

“they are small rooms but they make the place of large breath”

Bathrooms of Carlo Scarpas’s Fondiazone Masieri (1968)

Ground Floor PlanScale 1:500

Rooftop Garden PlanScale 1:1000

Basement PlanScale 1:1000

Kitchen Space Bedroom BBedroom A

Bedroom BBedroom A Bedroom C

Two Bedroom Unit

Three Bedroom Unit

Prototupe Structure

Approach from A’Beckett StreetAlice McDonald,S3195602Design Studio: Tiro Rise, Tutor: Enza Angelucci

Two Bedroom UnitScale 1:100

Three Bedroom UnitScale 1:100

Kitchen & BathroomScale 1:100

2 Bedrooms onlyScale 1:100

Bathrooms,Scale 1:100

This project aims to provide accommodation that will enhance the student experience at RMIT. It will do this by providing them a varied environment, one where they can interact with their peers, and learn from each other but also escape to their own private space if they so desire. The curved nature of the design provides calm, casual spaces for the students and academics to reflect in, but ones that make them think, keeping in mind Carlo Scarpa’s philosophy “they may be small rooms but they make the place of large breath”. This is enhanced by a great emphasis being placed on the natural environment, and the many rooftop gardens throughout. Additionally a wide range of facilities will be available, including communal study areas and a multi-purpose, hirable, ground floor which will host a range of events including including student functions, and even market days when students can create their own income.

Living, Learning and Growing

The Urban CactusUCX Architects, Rotterdam

Precedents

“they are small rooms but they make the place of large breath”

Bathrooms of Carlo Scarpas’s Fondiazone Masieri (1968)

Ground Floor PlanScale 1:500

Rooftop Garden PlanScale 1:1000

Basement PlanScale 1:1000

Kitchen Space Bedroom BBedroom A

Bedroom BBedroom A Bedroom C

Two Bedroom Unit

Three Bedroom Unit

Prototupe Structure

Approach from A’Beckett StreetAlice McDonald,S3195602Design Studio: Tiro Rise, Tutor: Enza Angelucci

Two Bedroom UnitScale 1:100

Three Bedroom UnitScale 1:100

Kitchen & BathroomScale 1:100

2 Bedrooms onlyScale 1:100

Bathrooms,Scale 1:100

This project aims to provide accommodation that will enhance the student experience at RMIT. It will do this by providing them a varied environment, one where they can interact with their peers, and learn from each other but also escape to their own private space if they so desire. The curved nature of the design provides calm, casual spaces for the students and academics to reflect in, but ones that make them think, keeping in mind Carlo Scarpa’s philosophy “they may be small rooms but they make the place of large breath”. This is enhanced by a great emphasis being placed on the natural environment, and the many rooftop gardens throughout. Additionally a wide range of facilities will be available, including communal study areas and a multi-purpose, hirable, ground floor which will host a range of events including including student functions, and even market days when students can create their own income.

Living, Learning and Growing

The Urban CactusUCX Architects, Rotterdam

Precedents

“they are small rooms but they make the place of large breath”

Bathrooms of Carlo Scarpas’s Fondiazone Masieri (1968)

Ground Floor PlanScale 1:500

Rooftop Garden PlanScale 1:1000

Basement PlanScale 1:1000

Kitchen Space Bedroom BBedroom A

Bedroom BBedroom A Bedroom C

Two Bedroom Unit

Three Bedroom Unit

Prototupe Structure

Approach from A’Beckett StreetAlice McDonald,S3195602Design Studio: Tiro Rise, Tutor: Enza Angelucci

Communal Space

Communal Space Communal Space

Bedroom A, desk view

Bedroom A, bed view

Bedroom B

Sketch & Model Design Process

Looking over Stewart StreetTravelling down A’Beckett St from Swanston

Travelling down A’Beckett St from Elizabeth Internal Courtyard from balcony above

Floor A PlanScale: 1:250

Floor B PlanScale: 1:250

SectionScale: 1:250

Sketch PrototypeModel @ Scale 1:100

One Bedroom ApartmentModel @ Scale 1:50

High Density Model

The PrototypeThe Prototype

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SKY GARDENPoh Fern Teng

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RAYON DE MIELTamara Cher Rayon de Miel

Rayon de Mielisthestudenthousingaccommodation

youarelookingfor.Premisedonflexibility,varietyandaffordability,thisstudentac‐

commodationisrare.

Locatedon22‐44A’beckettstreet,theheartofMelbourne’sCBD,RayondeMielis

withinclosewalkingdistancetoRMITaswellasmanyotherprimeattractions.Rayon

deMieloffersanamalgamationoflivingtypesandspaces.Itstrivestoprovideall

studentswiththebestaccommodationandlearningenvironmentinordertoachieve

academicexcellence.

Thoughthehousingdoesprovidefor1008students,therearestillmanyspaces

whereonecanfindtimealone.However,thebuildingthroughitsmultiplecommunal

spaces,aimstobecomethestartingpointforlonglastingfriendships.Everyapart‐

menthasaccesstodirectsunlightandfreshair.Largerstudyspacescanbeaccessed

bystudentsoneverysecondfloor.

RayondeMiel,alsohousesotherfunctions;itsfirstfloorisdesignatedasaplaceto

relaxforallRMITstudentsandstaff.Aswellthereisaconferencecentrewithinthe

building,providingthestudentstheopportunitytovoicethereopinionsandideas,as

wellasgainfromothers.

RayondeMiel,isconstructedsolelyforthestudentsandaimstobothassistthemin

theiracademicpursuitswhilstprovidingthenecessity’s,comfortsand‘extra’sthatall

studentsareentitledto.

Rayon de Miel

Rayon de Mielisthestudenthousingaccommodation

youarelookingfor.Premisedonflexibility,varietyandaffordability,thisstudentac‐

commodationisrare.

Locatedon22‐44A’beckettstreet,theheartofMelbourne’sCBD,RayondeMielis

withinclosewalkingdistancetoRMITaswellasmanyotherprimeattractions.Rayon

deMieloffersanamalgamationoflivingtypesandspaces.Itstrivestoprovideall

studentswiththebestaccommodationandlearningenvironmentinordertoachieve

academicexcellence.

Thoughthehousingdoesprovidefor1008students,therearestillmanyspaces

whereonecanfindtimealone.However,thebuildingthroughitsmultiplecommunal

spaces,aimstobecomethestartingpointforlonglastingfriendships.Everyapart‐

menthasaccesstodirectsunlightandfreshair.Largerstudyspacescanbeaccessed

bystudentsoneverysecondfloor.

RayondeMiel,alsohousesotherfunctions;itsfirstfloorisdesignatedasaplaceto

relaxforallRMITstudentsandstaff.Aswellthereisaconferencecentrewithinthe

building,providingthestudentstheopportunitytovoicethereopinionsandideas,as

wellasgainfromothers.

RayondeMiel,isconstructedsolelyforthestudentsandaimstobothassistthemin

theiracademicpursuitswhilstprovidingthenecessity’s,comfortsand‘extra’sthatall

studentsareentitledto.

Studio Details Title: RMIT Tiro RiseTutor: Enza AngelucciPole: Urban EnvironmentsDate: Semester 1, 2009

This and other documented examples of design studios run as part of the RMIT University Architecture program can be found on issuu.com

Student ParticipantsAlice MacDonald

Din IsmailHaziel Mitra

Hickory Shuting ShenIrving ThienJeffrey Hsu

Jelena ModrinicJoshua Bucknall Nick Xinyu Cao

Poh Fern TengSophie NashTamara Cher

Tim EastaughWilliam Lin

PamphletDin Ismail

Irving Thien Jeffrey Hsu

T I R O R I S E

Lower Pool Design Studio, Sem 1 2009Tutor: Enza Angelucci

Scale: Small - largeScholarship: Urban Environments