The project starts with our client - a factory worker - who wants to build a house for his retirement life. He has land in the city peripheral area which some parts are still rural in character and villages. The land is quite large, typical of rural area land that is different from the urban area which is very limited. The land still has many trees that not only provide shade and conserve water but also the fruits can be harvested. So, for his retirement life, he wants to take care of the land and has a house on it. A very tight budget is another challenge, despite the fact that the client is just a factory worker but he still comes to us (and hires an architect) to plan and build his house which is a rare occurrence in our context. To conclude, our objective in this project is to build a house in response to the site context and natural features and minimum budget that meet the user needs with a good quality of space and building materials to reduce the post-occupancy maintenance cost.
The house is designed with only one room for sleep, kitchen, bathroom/toilet, and living room. The tight budget requires us to program the house area as minimum as possible while still accommodating the user needs. So, the plan is designed to be flexible in at least three different room configurations by the movable designed furniture. The first configuration provides room for sleep blocked by a movable table-shelf and a curtain. The second configuration is a room for daily activities, including dining at the table with opened partition and curtain. The third configuration is a widened open floor plan by moving the table-shelf into the corner. Flexibility is the key to this programming strategy.
The project starts with our client - a factory worker - who wants to build a house for his retirement life. He has land in the city peripheral area which some parts are still rural in character and villages. The land is quite large, typical of rural area land that is different from the urban area which is very limited. The land still has many trees that not only provide shade and conserve water but also the fruits can be harvested. So, for his retirement life, he wants to take care of the land and has a house on it. A very tight budget is another challenge, despite the fact that the client is just a factory worker but he still comes to us (and hires an architect) to plan and build his house which is a rare occurrence in our context. To conclude, our objective in this project is to build a house in response to the site context and natural features and minimum budget that meet the user needs with a good quality of space and building materials to reduce the post-occupancy maintenance cost.
The house is designed with only one room for sleep, kitchen, bathroom/toilet, and living room. The tight budget requires us to program the house area as minimum as possible while still accommodating the user needs. So, the plan is designed to be flexible in at least three different room configurations by the movable designed furniture. The first configuration provides room for sleep blocked by a movable table-shelf and a curtain. The second configuration is a room for daily activities, including dining at the table with opened partition and curtain. The third configuration is a widened open floor plan by moving the table-shelf into the corner. Flexibility is the key to this programming strategy.
The project starts with our client - a factory worker - who wants to build a house for his retirement life. He has land in the city peripheral area which some parts are still rural in character and villages. The land is quite large, typical of rural area land that is different from the urban area which is very limited. The land still has many trees that not only provide shade and conserve water but also the fruits can be harvested. So, for his retirement life, he wants to take care of the land and has a house on it. A very tight budget is another challenge, despite the fact that the client is just a factory worker but he still comes to us (and hires an architect) to plan and build his house which is a rare occurrence in our context. To conclude, our objective in this project is to build a house in response to the site context and natural features and minimum budget that meet the user needs with a good quality of space and building materials to reduce the post-occupancy maintenance cost.
The house is designed with only one room for sleep, kitchen, bathroom/toilet, and living room. The tight budget requires us to program the house area as minimum as possible while still accommodating the user needs. So, the plan is designed to be flexible in at least three different room configurations by the movable designed furniture. The first configuration provides room for sleep blocked by a movable table-shelf and a curtain. The second configuration is a room for daily activities, including dining at the table with opened partition and curtain. The third configuration is a widened open floor plan by moving the table-shelf into the corner. Flexibility is the key to this programming strategy.