Case studies unit ribbon (samples) 

‘Future Urban Habitation’ Symposium 2019 / Book publication (upcoming)

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SRG Research Grant

Research Team Urban Housing Lab

Principal Investigator: Oliver Heckmann

Research Assistants: Aarthi Janakiraman, M.Arch, Pratt Institute School of Architecture / Chong Zhuo Wen, M.Arch ASD/SUTD

Student team: Audrey Chin Mian Yee, Koh Xian Zhe, Chloe Tan, Tan Yen Lin and Zhang Ke Er

Case studies unit ribbon

Case studies on residential units  determined alternative morphological approaches that inherently facilitate adaptability, by evaluating the poly-valency of room- and unit sequences, and their adjacency and connectivity. Exemplary unit ribbons have been developed that go beyond conventions of ‘units’ as hermetic entities, and that are generic enough to also allow appropriations beyond purely residential ones.

Layout strategies derived from case studies

Unit ribbon sample:  Typical Singaporean constraints for multi-storey public housing  have been taken as a base.