Communal Singularity
Communal Singularity An Urban Village Housing Typology
Location: Baltimore City, Maryland, Unites States Category: Undergraduate Submission, Studio Project
Since the 18th century, rowhouses and apartments have characterized the most efficient and convenient type of housing in Baltimore. Currently apartments, traditionally favored in multifamily housing, and rowhouses, an affordable alternative to single-family housing, comprise the majority of housing options in the city. This poses potential disadvantages with respect to the diversity of communal experiences as each type predicates fixed levels of social interaction. Communal Singularity examines urban hybrid housing that filters the positive characteristics of rowhouses and apartments and combines them with the desirable attributes of other housing types. Tivoly Avenue, a street in a blighted Northeast Baltimore community, currently stands vacant as the ninety-eight townhomes that occupied the avenue have been demolished in efforts to trigger urban renewal. This hypothetical study aggregates singular housing units so that the spatial strategies contribute to a functional neighborhood, one that respects boundaries, movement, and differences while providing a balanced life-time community. The L-shaped divisions provide vertical circulation to all levels from the ground floor maintaining a sense of privacy and ownership. By taking a singular unit and creating a more communal environment, this housing type allows for users to participate in an urban village experience. 1
Undergraduate Submission | Communal Singularity
Housing Prototypes Rowhouse & Apartment Typology
unit type: unit size: unit # / density: user type: design features:
3-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom 2,070 SF (exculding garage/carport) 4 rowhouses / 28.6 units per acre family with children spacious family room, playroom, rooftop garden
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ROWHOUSE TYPOLOGY
unit type: unit size: unit # / density: unit variety: design features:
(4) 3-bedroom, (6) 2-bedroom, (8) 1-bedroom 1,100 SF, 800 SF, 600 SF 18 apartments / 128.6 units/acre loft, loft w street access, apartment w balcony interior common space, open courtyard
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APARTMENT TYPOLOGY
Hybridized Dwelling Community Tivoly Ave Urban Revitalization Test Study
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LONGITUDINAL SECTION: 1’=1/16”
TRANSVERSE SECTION : 1’=1/16” 5
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New Typology Urban Village Housing
UNIT TYPES
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE
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FRONTYARD | PERSPECTIVE 2
Communal + Individual = Village
Communal Life, Privacy, Efficiency, Access to Air and Light
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Undergraduate Submission | Communal Singularity
# of units: 8 unit size: 1100 sf, 800 sf, 300 sf user type: general design features: communal/private outdoor space, rentable space
STREET VIEW | PERSPECTIVE 1
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ALLEY VIEW | PERSPECTIVE 3
Communal Singularity An Urban Village Housing Typology 10
Undergraduate Submission | Communal Singularity
Location: Baltimore City, Maryland, Unites States Category: Undergraduate Submission, Studio Project
Since the 18th century, rowhouses and apartments have characterized the most efficient and convenient type of housing in Baltimore. Currently apartments, traditionally favored in multifamily housing, and rowhouses, an affordable alternative to single-family housing, comprise the majority of housing options in the city. This poses potential disadvantages with respect to the diversity of communal experiences as each type predicates fixed levels of social interaction. Communal Singularity examines urban hybrid housing that filters the positive characteristics of rowhouses and apartments and combines them with the desirable attributes of other housing types. Tivoly Avenue, a street in a blighted Northeast Baltimore community, currently stands vacant as the ninety-eight townhomes that occupied the avenue have been demolished in efforts to trigger urban renewal. This hypothetical study aggregates singular housing units so that the spatial strategies contribute to a functional neighborhood, one that respects boundaries, movement, and differences while providing a balanced life-time community. The L-shaped divisions provide vertical circulation to all levels from the ground floor maintaining a sense of privacy and ownership. By taking a singular unit and creating a more communal environment, this housing type allows for users to participate in an urban village experience. 1
Undergraduate Submission | Communal Singularity
Housing Prototypes Rowhouse & Apartment Typology
unit type: unit size: unit # / density: user type: design features:
3-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom 2,070 SF (exculding garage/carport) 4 rowhouses / 28.6 units per acre family with children spacious family room, playroom, rooftop garden
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ROWHOUSE SECTION PERSPECTIVE 2
Undergraduate Submission | Communal Singularity
ROWHOUSE TYPOLOGY
unit type: unit size: unit # / density: unit variety: design features:
(4) 3-bedroom, (6) 2-bedroom, (8) 1-bedroom 1,100 SF, 800 SF, 600 SF 18 apartments / 128.6 units/acre loft, loft w street access, apartment w balcony interior common space, open courtyard
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APARTMENT SECTION PERSPECTIVE 3
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APARTMENT TYPOLOGY
Hybridized Dwelling Community Tivoly Ave Urban Revitalization Test Study
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TIVOLY AVENUE
LEVEL 1 : 1’=1/16” 4
Undergraduate Submission | Communal Singularity
LONGITUDINAL SECTION: 1’=1/16”
TRANSVERSE SECTION : 1’=1/16” 5
Undergraduate Submission | Communal Singularity
New Typology Urban Village Housing
UNIT TYPES
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SECTION PERSPECTIVE
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TYPOLOGY DIAGRAM
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FRONTYARD | PERSPECTIVE 2
Communal + Individual = Village
Communal Life, Privacy, Efficiency, Access to Air and Light
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Undergraduate Submission | Communal Singularity
# of units: 8 unit size: 1100 sf, 800 sf, 300 sf user type: general design features: communal/private outdoor space, rentable space
STREET VIEW | PERSPECTIVE 1
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ALLEY VIEW | PERSPECTIVE 3
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Undergraduate Submission | Communal Singularity
