1st plan

1st version of a plan, on ideal site.

model of a bedroom

Photos of a sketch model of a student room...

student room...an example I like

An example Jan showed me of student accommodation in Virginia University... I really like the idea of a bed raised off the ground allowing other things to happen underneath...in this case it creates a cosy study space and make space for a fold out couch where the bed was in the original plan.

Site plan, showing the most direct walking routes to and from the colleges, train/bus station and bus stop. In purple are the buildings that are unused, to let or for sale, possible sites of intervention along these routes.

Idea...

to start project from small scale and work up in scale, by designing room to kitchen/living to collective areas

design to a comfortable minimum

eg. Corbusier's cabanon, Sejima's house in plum grove etc.

have something special in each?

why?????

to challenge standard of double bed ensuite

so as not to be wasteful

to see if 500 students can fit comfortably on site

Photos of Ellen street. The areas marked in red are where I feel there isn't enough containment to give the street a village feel

I marked in orange on the map the shops/services etc that I associate with a village that already exist on the site. There's a small shop, a church, a butchers, a pharmacy, a doctor's office, a hairdresser's, a pub and a restaurant.

It seems that most of the things I associate with a village are already there...

What is my site?