Briareos H on 14/9/2007 at 18:14
Quote Posted by Subjective Effect
a few kitchens with one SERIOUS kitchen for the biiiiig cook offs
word
SERIOUS
. KITCHEN
.also, a big lawn and a huge basement for gigs'n stuff
trees
a garden with a lot of plants
a pond
comfortable roof for evening readouts'n sunsets
Shoshin on 14/9/2007 at 19:55
Well, plenty of people have addressed the soundproofing, so I'll let that lie.
Cooling. With all the tech you're likely to have in this space, you'll need a way to keep it cool.
Every floor will need a communal area, but will also need private space for anyone residing there.
And of course, lots of secret passageways.
Turtle on 14/9/2007 at 20:47
Also, lots of tiny little spot lights scattered everywhere to facilitate all the loot glint.
jtr7 on 14/9/2007 at 21:07
Locks on the roomies' doors...definitely.
Dia on 14/9/2007 at 22:04
Balconies. I love balconies. And lots of French doors. And turrets. And a communal PC room (networking available) with a wireless connection; no wait - the whole house has to have wireless connection.
And if there's a basement it has to have 100w bulbs all over the place because I absolutely hate dark basements.
And no zombies or haunts.
Fuegan on 14/9/2007 at 22:43
Actually, assuming something similar to the English requirements, sound proofing is unessential because it's compulary according to (
http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/uploads/br/BR_PDF_ADE_1992.pdf) Part E of the Building Regulations.
Theoretically, some of the things you want to be aware of are things like fragmentation - are you really ready to deparate demographic categories or are you willing to accept more 'anyone'. The site obviously dictates some of this: sticking it in the middle of (taking my local examples) Heaton is going to leave you with a cockload of studenty wasters, sticking it in the middle of High West Jesmond sticks you in the middle of student/highly professional family crossover. If your tutor is considering site issues then this is really important - I'm sure you're aware of how different cultures and lifestyles can exists within a close proximity.
Assuming an ideal site that can consist of only Tutlaggers, but still on a purely theoretical basis, you could think along the lines of Bill Mitchell's thinking, ie 'what constitutes a meeting place in the age of digital technology?' Basically, and paraphrasing him as best I can in a non-perfect state of mind, he suggested that people collect themselves around resources, whether that be water wells in the days of old, the television as of the 1970's/80's, or even areas of information (Internetical era bumbkins hiding behind a computer screen).
Translating this practically starts to suggest areas of extreme information (LAN areas/digital theatres), kitchens (food is always going to be important no matter what digital theorists predict) or even just extended hallways that extend beyond minimun movement requirements.
Even taking it to a personal 'co-housing' level, you'll still need to think along these sort of lines; it's all too easy to consider what a bunch of similar-thinking minds are going to want to desire in their housing are going to demand - an architect is going to have to develop byond those sort of envelopes and
push a lifestyle. Any old monkey can design 30 housing units that fits together with a nice facade but a decent architect will suggest and develop the lifestyle within, realising the spaces and engineering the social concepts within.
Taking it back to Mitchell's examples (yeah this is the late 90's Mitchell), a large social space surround by the private areas everyone else will develop as per their own perogative poses the problem of how to fit 30 units around an area not everyone will want to use at the same time. Do you go for smaller, 'interim' social areas that link back in to the larger one? Do you stick an enormous 'electronic agora' between all the units and hope eveyone accepts this as their information/resource transfer point or do you come up with more subtle transition areas?
THE CHOICE IS YOURS!
Tonamel on 14/9/2007 at 23:22
Quote Posted by Shoshin
And of course, lots of secret passageways.
I cannot stress the importance of this enough. Bonus points if you get Clue references involved.
jtr7 on 14/9/2007 at 23:24
:thumb:
If this place is to be designed with TTLG members in mind, each individual's space should nurture creativity, including music-making, and voice-acting. Almost like an artists' commune. Sound-proofing--in whatever durable form it takes--would be essential so the creative types can have the silence they need, or the space to make noise they need. This is sorely missing from the great majority of housing.
This reminds me.... double-paned windows, at least.
Tocky on 15/9/2007 at 02:32
What first came to mind was a wagon wheel with the spokes being underground tunnels connecting to a central basement which is the bottom of the hub and that hub being a tower of three floors. The middle ground level one could be a communal kitchen, the top a living room, the bottom a game room. You might want an additional open area on top to lounge about and catch some sun. Crenelate the thing and it would be a castle tower.
The wheel would be the living areas each consisting of two floors with a balcony linking all units together inside facing the tower and courtyard-garden. The outside would have private walled balconies and the usual carports-egress. Perhaps there would be a section of wheel for a large mechanics garage.
I think that would be the only way to reconcile the need for community and privacy. Even then I would be the guy from the woods who came to visit now and then.
Printer's Devil on 15/9/2007 at 04:16
Large bathrooms, heated floors and plenty of ventilation, please. 30 people are going to stink up the house fast if you don't. Other than that, peepholes and secret doors, I think.
