Microlocal

Zeyu Wang

Supervisor: Dr. John Doyle

This project is about the criticisms of the programmatic singularity of the mono-programmatic community development model. Then start to explore how we can develop a more sophisticated mix-use community model, not just housing.

COVID-19 has affected our well-protected 'normality.' The home, or the building in which you live takes on a heightened role as not only the place of dwelling, but the place of work, the place of leisure, the place of exercise and the only site of socialisation. The residential type has become the only viable type in the city. It must be rethought and reimagined as being one that can embody and take on an expanded role in daily life.

The Microlocal community proposes a future lifestyle, a residential building embedded with a public library, coworking space and other convenient functions, as a response of the remote working and online learning. Rethinking the apartment unit, reducing common areas to increase more flexible spaces to adapt to the migration of public activities into the private sphere. The arrangement of opened balconies gives the opportunity, for each apartment, to enjoy more space, more natural light, and more mobility.

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