Homestead amongst the Nature
Share House - Abhishek Bhakta Shrestha and Ben Simpson
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
Second Floor Plan
Long Section
Short Sections
Note:
- Green arrow indicates movement between floors via ramps
- Blue arrow indicates water movement
- Orange arrow indicates interference of sunlight
Annotated Photos - Ben
Annotated Photos - Abhishek
150 Word Statement - Ben
"How to be specific? It's not a matter of opening or not opening the door... It's hard obviously to imagine a house which does not have a door." - Species of Spaces "Doors".
With consideration of the quote above, we managed to create a contrast of many concepts, all determined through tangibility, ephemerality and performability. The "openness" of the entire share house encompasses the notion of the ignorance of doors thus also accentuates the varying degrees of privacy - Thriving of individuality and Community. The tangibility of doors has been denied however a door's connotations to separate a different area's elements has been transferred effectively, whether this be through the unorthodox ramping methods, floor plates and natural/ artificial juxtapositions/ environments. The clashing of the artificiality and naturalness on the right provides solace within two extremes - hence creating an intangible sense of privacy. Ephermeral elements such as sunlight has been considered to allow the foliage to receive its nutrients hence allowing the performative aspects of the share house to continue.
150 Word Statement - Abhishek
As Denis Wood (1990) said “Without rules home is not a home, it is a house, it is a sculpture of wood and nails, of plumbing and wiring, of wallpaper and carpet”. Using the set of parameters we got from the dice roll exercise we built a share house, it aims to be an open house, connected to the nature and the outside than any other house in existence. It is open on all facades except the rear, where a wall stands. The floor trays, almost undulating, are connected together as they gradually increase in height by the double columns at each joint. This share house consists of 8 voids, allowing for natural sunlight to get to the ground floor as well, creating an even more airy and open feel, but some of it being used to create a kitchen, bathroom and a lobby instead. We also use boxes in the private rooms, inspired by the Naked House by Shigeru Ban which provides a contrasting degree of privacy, as the whole house is open. By creating what we resonate with, with the set rules; we’ve created a house, not just a hollow sculpture.
