GEORGIA
HARRISON
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
The housing units are arranged in blocks to reduce the overall heat loss of the houses. The diagram on the right demonstrates this method. It shows the shared passive heat gain due to the houses sharing party walls between each other.
cluster 1 :
type 1 / 2 / 1
cluster 2 :
type 2 / 1 / 2 / 1
cluster 2 :
type 1 / 2 / 1 / 2
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2.4m
housing units pushed and pulled 2.4 m from one another to create more private spaces
ground floor development
lower ground floor extpanded to match first floor above
window added to increase daylight intake
staircases arranged together to minimise circulation
folding doors open onto garden
perforated brick front facade added for privacy
inital layout
final layout
first floor development [house type 1]
first floor development [house type 2]
expanded width to ensure comfortable sized rooms
bathroom moved to edge of house to line up with the ground floor toilet
central staircase takes up unnecessary room for circulation
staircase moved to corner to reduce circulation space +
more windows added to increase daylight intake
sliding double doors to reduced spaced needed inside for door to open
houses orientated to be on the same linear grid as pre-existing houses on the other side of the road