Karolina Svahn

biodiversity/urban farming/handcraft a housing project for HURA,

Quezon City  

Vegetation

Most common

Tree Species

Banana

Palm

Mango

Tamarin

Santol

Bamboo

SiteTopography

Low

Medium

High

Vegetation

Diagram

Creek

Elementary School

High School

Ruin

Entrance from a Gated Community

Entrance from an Open Community

Informal Settlements

Cabel

Road

Entrances to the area

biodiversity/urban farming/handcraft

Income and nutritional supplement:

Urban Agriculture and Handcraft The soil and climate are very fertile and suitable for vegetables, fruit and other farming. There are little risk of �ooding since the site is situated on a high level, has a working natural drainage.

Knowledge and education about farm-ing will be provided by the Urban Agriculture Center in the neighborhoodand fertile soil can be taken from the Waste Management and nearby and the composte. The site is surrounded by a high-middle-income area that will provide the site with non-resident visitors and costumers.

Open MarketW-end activity where the inhabitants sell site produced vegetables, fruit and other locally produced products

Handcraft CenterSpace for selling and expose handcraft and art produced by the inhabitants and the pupils from the schools nearby

Ecological Center

Middle-High-Income Area

Waste Management

Elementary and High School

Soil

Knowledge

Costumers

Creativity

site analysis

Existing fruits

and

vegetables

sustainability/economic/environmental/socialMy aim is to create a sustainable neighborhood in economic-, social- and environmental terms. The design puts the human being in the center and o�er a healthy and confortable environment. Where wind, shadow, venti-lation and natural and local building materials are used. The intention is to involve professionals with locals in the process of building and mainte-nance of the units. Further, in quality of life, working possibilities and living space are mixed and o�ered partly on site. Local food production is a supplement to the families and for some an extra income. The inhabit-ants will feel safe through transparency and openness instead of walls, barriers and enclosed spaces.

santolsandoricum koetjape

20 m tall treeorigin Eastafricanaturalized tree red and yellow speciespulp sweet and sour

tamarintamarindus indica

20 m tall treeorigin Eastafricanaturalized treefruit with sour tastemedicin plant

bananaensete ventricosum

2-8 m tall each plant produce one bunch of bananas before dyingthe material can be used for fabric and paper

mangomangifera indica

35-40 m tall treetree to six mounth to ripebiggest production from Indiacommon use in drinks and food975 000 tones production annualy

coconutcocos nucifera

30 m tall treeorigin Polynesiaused for construction, decoration and cusinegives fruit for 100 years

avocadopersea americana

20 m tall treeproduce 120 fruits each year origin South Mexicogreen and creamy pulprich on fat

1:1000

168 m

120 m

site area 20 000 m2

Quezon City

situation plan

12 m

street

court yard neighbourhood

street street street

squarecommercial activity

park

street

streetcommercial activity

court yard neighbourhood

court yard neighbourhood

street

a

a

a

a

b

b

b

bc

c

c

c

1:500sections

trees/buildings/roads

innercourts/gardens

trees trees/buildings

residential/mixed usewater/parks/green strip

site analysis

east_west

north_south

waterpump

watertank

composte

growin plot

pedestrianarea

1:300neighbourhood plan

_every housing unit has a part of a big growing plot, the houses are divided in three groups

_a collectiv watertank, compost and tools for production are owned together

_the waterpumps works as meeting-points and social islands

_people from outside are invited thanks to the open and central pedestrian road

_every 2-3 years the teams shift crops to fertilize the soil again and make it e�cient

site plan1:500

east_west

north_south0 10 20 30

+6

+9

+3

0

east

design criteria

1:200roofplan

a

b

c

1:100elevation

1:50

In the HURA-project my proposal focus on two important issues: urban agriculture and mixed scale housing. The possibility to grow vegetables and fruit is o�ered everyone in the area. Thanks to common facilities, such as tools, composting and dividing plots, the economic e�orts are minimized and coop-eration is central. The house project is of di�erent sizes, levels and ownership. Towards the street and square we �nd apartments combined with commercial activities while towards the inner court yards we �nd strictly living units. The units are from 30 m2 to 60, some on one �oor some are duplex.The court yards, where a part of the urban agriculture take place, are open to everyone with social islands created around the water pumps. Storm water is collected from the roofs, kept in a big tank and then used for watering the crops. The common compost gives the neighborhood soil and gives the inhabitants education about recycling, composting and waste management in general. I want to show with this project that a high density, ecological living and social integration is possible to combine.

farming wall

a b cclimbing putting hanginging

social life around the waterpumps

H20 from the roof spouts

collective pump

H20

to

the

waterpump

third floor

bedroom

bedroom

work room

terace

water collective roof

fourth floor

farming space

shop

kitchen

bathroom

bedroom

terace

farming space

water collective roof

bedroom

bedroom

living room

kitchen

third floor

1:100ground floor

1:100 1:100

bathroom

kitchen/living room

bedroom

1:100

east/west

section

c duplex 60 m2

ashop/appartment 30 m2

bstandard 45 m2

furnished plans

section 1:100

view from the street view from the garden

1:50

1:100

Units

The units are traditionally colored, have di�erent number of �oors and are of di�erent sizes between 30-60 m2. Every apartment has a private space outside for social activity and farming and they are all facing the inner court where social activity and interaction take place. Cross ventilation, shadow making roofs and pergolas are contributing to a good and healthy environment. Mixed own-ership, renting and owning, are meant to increase the mixture of di�erent social groups.