Studio Epsilon | kashwin

SOCIAL DESIGN X SUSTAINABLE DESIGNXPHENOMENOLOGY

STRATUM
Location: Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia
University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Design (Architecture)
Studio Epsilon
Year 3, Semester 2 (2022)

In the age of digital culture and pandemic extremity, our immediate reaction is the abandonment of social transparency, depleting the human beliefs of trust when its most substantial. Shared and privately owned greenery has also become a hidden layer of social divide when accessibility to greenery is restricted in times of crisis with Brunswick’s existing masterplan. With the character built upon its present narrative of clear delineation of social segregation through greenery, the proposed collaborative housing, Stratum, seeks to restructure high volumes of layered trust through the transparent interplay between the human and the natural environment.

Layers of trust such as natural trust; trusting the natural environment for sustainable living, collective trust; creating a sense of community through active frequency of social engagements, and man-made trust; flexibility for residents to individually control their degree of social transparency. In Stratum, trust is progressively built through varied scales of engagement from micro to macro with nature working as a catalyst for the growing organic and dramatic relationship between human and our landscape, which unveils itself to the urban fabric.

Design Statement

Types of Trust

Social Disparity (Distrust) founded
within the pre-existing masterplanning
of Brunswick

Green Ownership

VS.

Shared Greenery

Hidden Social Divide of Greenery

Trust integrated within spatial planning

Sectional Perspective

Scales of engagement within Stratum

1 TO BRUNSWICK

With the transparent nature of the residence
that is further amplified by the presence of
social activities, movements and growth of
nature, the social narrative culture cultivates
a sense of trust that grows progressively
over the years

1 TO 15

The platform, whereby collective trust is founded upon is hobbies such as shared working environments are brought to a more centralized zone, in between the masses of residential blocks in connecting individuality with the nature of collectiveness with nature intertwined.

1 TO 5

The terrace, whereby residents have the control over the level of engagement they would have dependent on their day and mood, with planterbox in cultivating a strong sense of growing trust amongst each other through shared interest.

1 TO 50

The corridor where the spillover of inner workings are brought outdoors and through an experientiality of social transparency anchored around degree of reveal and nature integrated creates a harmonious living of changing quality to meet the changing everyday activities.

1 TO 10

The shared living/kitchen allows for conjoined units to share essential spaces within a living arrangement which reinforces trust amongst immediate neighbors with occupancy control and its visibility to the outdoors.

1 TO 100

Overtime nature grows alongside the community formed from micro to macro scale, restructuring high volumes of trust as intended back into the social narrative of Brunswick.

Project takeaway

As a capstone project, I was able to amalgamate all my explored themes of sustainable design, social design and phenomenology into a singular project. I was able to showcase the different layers coming together in allowing an experience of livability and ambiguity guided and shaped by the natural environment. Despite the successful outcome, I could have explored on a clearer narrative of how the three elements intertwine through visuals diagrams or palette of materials to unveil these layers that are present within a space experience indoors and outdoors.

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SOCIAL DESIGN X SUSTAINABLE DESIGNXPHENOMENOLOGY

STRATUM
Location: Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia
University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Design (Architecture)
Studio Epsilon
Year 3, Semester 2 (2022)

Design Statement

Types of Trust

Social Disparity (Distrust) founded
within the pre-existing masterplanning
of Brunswick

Green Ownership

VS.

Shared Greenery

Hidden Social Divide of Greenery

Trust integrated within spatial planning

Sectional Perspective

Scales of engagement within Stratum

1 TO BRUNSWICK

With the transparent nature of the residence
that is further amplified by the presence of
social activities, movements and growth of
nature, the social narrative culture cultivates
a sense of trust that grows progressively
over the years

1 TO 15

The platform, whereby collective trust is founded upon is hobbies such as shared working environments are brought to a more centralized zone, in between the masses of residential blocks in connecting individuality with the nature of collectiveness with nature intertwined.

1 TO 5

The terrace, whereby residents have the control over the level of engagement they would have dependent on their day and mood, with planterbox in cultivating a strong sense of growing trust amongst each other through shared interest.

1 TO 50

The corridor where the spillover of inner workings are brought outdoors and through an experientiality of social transparency anchored around degree of reveal and nature integrated creates a harmonious living of changing quality to meet the changing everyday activities.

1 TO 10

The shared living/kitchen allows for conjoined units to share essential spaces within a living arrangement which reinforces trust amongst immediate neighbors with occupancy control and its visibility to the outdoors.

1 TO 100

Overtime nature grows alongside the community formed from micro to macro scale, restructuring high volumes of trust as intended back into the social narrative of Brunswick.

Project takeaway

SOCIAL DESIGN X SUSTAINABLE DESIGNXPHENOMENOLOGY

STRATUM Location: Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Design (Architecture) Studio Epsilon Year 3, Semester 2 (2022)

Design Statement

Types of Trust

Social Disparity (Distrust) founded within the pre-existing masterplanning of Brunswick Green Ownership VS. Shared Greenery

Hidden Social Divide of Greenery

Trust integrated within spatial planning

Sectional Perspective

Scales of engagement within Stratum

1 TO BRUNSWICK With the transparent nature of the residence that is further amplified by the presence of social activities, movements and growth of nature, the social narrative culture cultivates a sense of trust that grows progressively over the years

1 TO 15 The platform, whereby collective trust is founded upon is hobbies such as shared working environments are brought to a more centralized zone, in between the masses of residential blocks in connecting individuality with the nature of collectiveness with nature intertwined.

1 TO 5 The terrace, whereby residents have the control over the level of engagement they would have dependent on their day and mood, with planterbox in cultivating a strong sense of growing trust amongst each other through shared interest.

1 TO 50 The corridor where the spillover of inner workings are brought outdoors and through an experientiality of social transparency anchored around degree of reveal and nature integrated creates a harmonious living of changing quality to meet the changing everyday activities.

1 TO 10 The shared living/kitchen allows for conjoined units to share essential spaces within a living arrangement which reinforces trust amongst immediate neighbors with occupancy control and its visibility to the outdoors.

1 TO 100 Overtime nature grows alongside the community formed from micro to macro scale, restructuring high volumes of trust as intended back into the social narrative of Brunswick.

Project takeaway

STRATUM
Location: Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia
University of Melbourne, Bachelor of Design (Architecture)
Studio Epsilon
Year 3, Semester 2 (2022)

Social Disparity (Distrust) founded
within the pre-existing masterplanning
of Brunswick

Green Ownership

VS.

Shared Greenery

1 TO BRUNSWICK

With the transparent nature of the residence
that is further amplified by the presence of
social activities, movements and growth of
nature, the social narrative culture cultivates
a sense of trust that grows progressively
over the years

1 TO 15

The platform, whereby collective trust is founded upon is hobbies such as shared working environments are brought to a more centralized zone, in between the masses of residential blocks in connecting individuality with the nature of collectiveness with nature intertwined.

1 TO 5

The terrace, whereby residents have the control over the level of engagement they would have dependent on their day and mood, with planterbox in cultivating a strong sense of growing trust amongst each other through shared interest.

1 TO 50

The corridor where the spillover of inner workings are brought outdoors and through an experientiality of social transparency anchored around degree of reveal and nature integrated creates a harmonious living of changing quality to meet the changing everyday activities.

1 TO 10

The shared living/kitchen allows for conjoined units to share essential spaces within a living arrangement which reinforces trust amongst immediate neighbors with occupancy control and its visibility to the outdoors.

1 TO 100

Overtime nature grows alongside the community formed from micro to macro scale, restructuring high volumes of trust as intended back into the social narrative of Brunswick.