Two or three stories of apartments with modular layouts to suit current tenants? That's the recipe for contemporary residential construction according to Aleksandra Szeliga of Wydział Architektury Politechniki Śląskiej, who designed the concept for a multifamily residential development in Olkusz.
The main goal that the author adopted was to create such a design that would allow full freedom in shaping the size of the entire building and individual apartments. Not without significance was also care for the environment.
visualization
design: Aleksandra Szeliga
configuration of apartments tailored to tenants
The Mills House project involves the creation of a modular layout of apartments, adaptable to the current tenants. Available modules from M2 to M5 allow a variety of configurations, which can be used to create both one-room units and apartments for large families. The layouts also include space for home offices. What's more, all the apartments designed in the facility have access to sunlight from two sides of the world.
functional layout of apartments
proj.: Aleksandra Szeliga
The spatial and functional layouts have been designed so that the entire facility can also be adapted to the size of the occupied area.
ground floor plan
designed by: Aleksandra Szeliga
visualization
design: Aleksandra Szeliga
The author left the first floor level empty, raising the building on columns, as if following Le Corbusier's principle. This created free space, which, greened, became a place for relaxation or physical activity. The inner courtyards were also planned as a safe and pleasant place, conducive to neighborhood integration.
plan of level I and III
designed by Aleksandra Szeliga
On the roof of the building were designed not only semi-public common spaces, which can also serve as a space for leisure activities. A photovoltaic installation is planned for the southern part of the roof. The second source of renewable energy supplied to the building are wind turbines, which have been incorporated into towers in the northern part of the building, blending into its body. Thanks to these solutions, the electricity and heat that will benefit potential residents of the building is completely natural and environmentally friendly.
roof plan
designed by Aleksandra Szeliga
modern does not mean high
Since the designed buildings are mainly two-story, not counting the open first floor, the whole complex of the estate becomes very friendly to human scale. Those modules that include a balcony are designed to face the inner courtyard, providing users with more privacy and an escape from the hustle and bustle of the street.
The facade of the buildings, is mainly glazed, and their massing is simple and symmetrical, which gives the project a modern and timeless character.
cross-section and elevation
proj.: Aleksandra Szeliga
Aleksandra Szeliga's project is a proposal for residential construction, which attempts to meet the challenges of a changing climate, while at the same time providing residents with comfortable living conditions. The work took part in the ZAMIESZKANIE competition organized by A&B.
