stacked x neighborhood
叠 x 坊
Credits:
Area: 19640sqm
Design Consultant: Studio 10
Director: Shi Zhou
Design Team: Chunhui Mo, Xin Zheng, Zixia Huang
项目信息：
建筑总面积：19640平米
设计顾问：Studio 10
设计合伙人：周实
设计团队：莫纯煇，郑鑫，黄子夏
Young newcomers in metropolis tend to choose apartments in urban villages/developed neighborhood as their first stop – not only for its relatively low rent, developed community amenities as well as convenient location, but also for the intimate, interconnected social network that has been nurtured and tightened due to the spatial organization and human scale of these neighborhoods, which brings strong sense of security, community support as well as potential work opportunities to these newcomers.
However, the downsides of the urban villages/developed neighborhoods are also obvious: insufficient natural light, ventilation, view and privacy, lack of unit size/type variety, amenities and dated infrastructure, just to name a few; additionally, the plot ratio is usually low, conflicting with the increasing demand for urban land supply in the rapid urbanization process. Therefore, it is common for young individuals and families to move to new residential developments in a less convenient location but with better “hardware”, although that means they have to give up the friendly, convenient and intimate community environment as well as social connection of the urban villages/developed neighborhood.
The project explores new typology of residential architecture for balance between the two aspects, maintaining the amenable, livable scale of the housing clusters, alleys and small plazas of the developed neighborhoods and urban villages, while reconfiguring these components so that sufficient natural light, ventilation, privacy, view, infrastructure and amenities are provided for each tenant.
The flexible combination of the basic “module” has created various types of units to choose from , whether for those living on their own or young married couple w/wo kids. In addition, in the context of Chinese cities, the fact that each unit is an independent “house” or townhouse allows these family to live close to their parents and take care of them easily while ensuring the privacy for both generations.
大城市中初来乍到的青年人往往会选择城中村或者旧社区的公寓作为第一个落脚处 – 不仅因为其相对低廉的租金、成熟的社区配套及地理位置的便利，也因为城中村和旧社区人性化的城市空间组织形式和街坊尺度，更利于人与人之间形成一张张紧密的社区内社会关系网，给人们带来安全感、社区支持甚至潜在的工作机会。
但城中村/旧社区也存在自然采光通风和私密性不足、视野封闭、户型选择单一、基础设施落后、公共配套设施不足等问题；其容积率通常较低，从而常常与新型城市用地需求增长产生矛盾。因此，青年人、青年家庭在稍有社会积累或有孩子后，常选择搬入硬件条件较好但位置较偏僻的新住宅楼，但同时也被迫放弃了城中村或旧社区的宜居氛围、生活便利和紧密的社区关系网。
本项目希望通过探索新的住宅模式，获得一种平衡，既保留旧社区和城中村宜人的组团、街巷、广场尺度和元素，同时又通过对于这些元素进行重组，确保每一户都有良好的自然采光通风、私密性、景观视野、硬件设施和组团内、楼栋内的社区配套设施。
通过最小单元模块的灵活组合，项目提供了多种户型供选择 - 单身青年、双人或丁克家庭和三/四口之家都可以找到合适自己的户型。此外，独栋的模块化设计也为解决日益凸显的养老问题提供了一种新的可能性：可以将父母接过来居住于同一组团的不同户内，方便照顾的同时保证孩子和父母家庭各自的私密性。
