Project assignment

Groups
During the whole course of the semester, you will work together in the same group of 2-3 students to present one joint project proposal. In order to mix regular TU Delft students, TU Delft students coming from HTO, and exchange students of various nationalities, we aim for mixed groups from the very beginning of the project.

Site model
We already have a site model available, as built in last semester’s SML studio. We will use our time in the introductory week to both study the context of the enceha1 site and do first exercises working on building mass proposals to get a feeling for the scale and possibilities of the site before actually going there in week 2.

Assignment
The assignment for our Studio SML will be to develop a Living+ environment, where LIVING is connected to the themes WORKING, GREEN and PARKING, on all building scales S, M and L. The product will be a masterplan of the neighbourhood scale 1: 500 where buildings, car park facilities and public space are defined -as well as several S, M and L buildings (chosen by the tutors together with each group) and housing typologies (scale 1: 50) accordingly. The emphasis is on developing new housing typologies, related to the three themes as mentioned above. The buildings will be presented in their cohesion as an ensemble and in detail (scale 1: 20 and 1: 5).

Program
Density
FSI >= 1

LIVING: primarily
>dwellings for families and couples, 2-5 (bed)rooms, spacious living area, good storage facilities and private outdoor space in various segments; typologies varying from 90 to 180 m2; ground bound or similar.

LIVING: furthermore
>dwellings for singles, 2-4 (bed)rooms, spacious living area, good storage facilities and private outdoor space in middle and top segment; typologies varying from 60 to 100 m2; both ground bound or similar and apartments.
>dwellings for ‘starters’ on the housing market; cheaper segment; typologies varying from 40 to 60 m2; apartments only.

LIVING and WORKING: along the highway (profile location / ‘zichtlocatie’)
>working premises / commercial space; flexible units, proper accessibility; preferably combined with dwelling area
Car park facilities and ratios
>ground bound dwellings: 1.1 pp / dwelling + 0,3 pp visitors
>apartments <70m2: 1.0 pp / dwelling + 0,3 pp visitors

LIVING and GREEN: public space and landscape in a sustainable neighbourhood
The INTERMEDIATE SPACE between the blocks is a key feature of our assignment. The transition public > collective > private and vice versa demands thorough studies and special care throughout the semester!

Exhibition   
It is our intention to exhibit the results in the RO/EZ of Groningen in collaboration with the municipality of Groningen shortly after the final presentations in January 2011, along with the results of studio SML, spring 2010.