Rooftop
Project
SITE ANALYSIS
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Don’t worry about sounding professional.
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HOUSE FOR A COUPLE
A couple looks for a shared realm where they can grow together. But it is important for an individual not to become too attached to the others identity, or the couples identity. Each partner needs space. Therefore, it is essential that a house for a couple needs to have a shared space, along with personal spaces.
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ROOF GARDEN
The preferred roof will never be flat, it is seen as unnatural in a psychological, structural and climatic point of view. Other roofs could be a sheltering roof, a roof that is integrated with the house and is part of its volume, or a roof vault, a specifically shaped curved roof that relies on compression. So when building, making sure flat roofs are usable is important…
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FLOW THROUGH ROOMS
The way movement flows through the rooms of a house can be decisive on the space usage and the emotions you have. Ideally you want a house where the passages are broad and sunlit, with the opportunity to sit down and enjoy some views. A more or less continuous space that invites you into it. People should get the choice in what way they would like to explore the house, not be pushed into a defined pathway. It should evoke curiosity…..
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GARDEN SEAT
It is essential to give ourselves a space to connect with nature solitarily. A space where you can exist undisturbed, near growing things. A place sheltered from the wind, shadowed over by trees and bushes. Notoriously this is something that most people living in urban environments don't get to experience. General lack of vegetation in cities makes this even harder.
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WORKSPACE ENCLOSURE
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Don’t worry about sounding professional.
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CANVAS ROOF
It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Don’t worry about sounding professional.