Gallery: Pixelated Apartment Complex M...
Pixelated designs are apparently in vogue now, and BIG adds to the typology with Taipei City Wall, a community tower composed of stacked apartment blocks. BIG arranged the layout of the boxes in a way that maximizes the site area in order to provide more light for each residence and access to green space as well as recreational areas. The result is a residential complex with significant urban density that still retains many of the suburban qualities that some covet, like access to open space and lots of light.
The potential evolvability of this design intrigues me, since I\’m of the opinion that it is an anachronism that any building should be thought of as having a single purpose throughout its lifespan. Though this is ostensibly a residential complex, here we see a building as an urban landscape formed from largely functionally generic units that could readily evolve and adapt not only to suit varying dwelling configurations within each block along with the aesthetic tastes of the inhabitants, but also evolving in function as urban lifestyle evolves. One could easily imagine this structure as one of P.M.\’s Bolos; an eco-village complex that evolves these simple blocks into a vast assortment of functional living, work, education, and play facilities. The one flaw in presenting this concept is that the designers did not explore this potential diversity of use and customization at the block-level, but then the project was intended as a mere housing complex and not a more sophisticated community. Real estate developers remain a century behind the curve.
This is a nice example of the potential of cheap, 100% recyclable pre-fabricated structures.
One note – saying that these retain “many of the suburban qualities that some covet” is laughable, unless your comment is specific to Taiwan (which I know little about). Here in the States, there’s absolutely nothing in these a suburbanite wants; to think otherwise is to misunderstand why people live in the suburbs (it’s not for the shared greenspace, or for the interior light…)
Le Corbusier Proposed this in \\\”Towards a New Architecture\\\” with the Immeuble Villas. But that was in 1922. We\\\’ve come a long way.
http://www.borxu.com/cmap/Immeubles%20Villas.jpg
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hi …. i just want to ask if the progect will be real ? and when ? than u