ROOM SERVICE
Architectural Design IV • Flexible housing
USC / La Salle Architecture • Group Partner : Renee Gao
Instructor: Roger • Fall 2018
The aim of the project is to connect Zona Franca to La Marina del Prat Vermell. This connection is achieved by activating the ronda that separates both zones through an urbanistic transformation wherein housing, parks,and a market, will form a new neighborhood that has the opportunity to grow, evolve, and acclimate to its inhabitants.The existing train tracks act as the guidelines of the platforms containing severalhousing plots. These plots are filled by choosing different modules to be brought in and out by trains, keeping the nature of the space highly customizable.
Our multi-unit residential structure system is meant to be a flexible, sustainable, and revolutionary design that is based on the idea that without its residents, a neighborhood wouldn't exist. We created a modular cubic (10' x 10' x 10') structure that can be assembled and disassembled into connecting rods for easy transport. Residents can then order 6 corresponding "surfaces" or pieces that will occupy the planes of the cubic structure. These structures will all occupy a "neighborhood grid" where families or parties of individuals can place and stack their leased structures in whatever fashion they see fit. This aspect of the system allows for a multitude of different floor and site plans, maintaining a dynamic and responsive balance between housing and residents. This design allows for adaptable and customizable living where residents have greater control over land value; with the extension of this program into the city of Chicago, this system could institute a new idea of housing where cities are directly dependent on the people living in them.