The Other Houses

Ren Wu

Supervisor: Dr. Jan van Schaik

This proposal for the Crown Land in Fitzroy will propose a new concept of community housing, trying to challenge the conflict between privacy and public, exploring the relationship between the architecture and the area, and how to improve the vitality of the community while minimising the impact of the proposal on the local environment and also provide people with high-quality and safe housing.

The relationship between the architecture and the existing site environment should be closely connected. How to continue the historical, cultural, and contextual elements here requires a better integration and response between the building and the surrounding environment. The proposal is parallel to the surrounding existing buildings along the extension line to enhance the connection between the buildings.

In order to blend into the existing environment, the proposal uses mirrors as the main façade material, which is almost transparent during the day and acts as a lighthouse in the surrounding area at night. The mirror essentially reverses reality and makes you believe that the image is real. The mirrors at different angles reflect the scenery from different angles, and the combination with the architecture makes the whole space hover between the virtual and the reality. It makes the boundary between nature and architecture indistinguishable.

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