VARIABLE DENSITY LIVING MACHINE / VDLM
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- extended site model
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- interior view
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- ramp through central tube
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- exetended site
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- hidden line axo views
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- cut away showing ramp
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- night view
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- physical model
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- interior showing living spaces
My thesis: could it be possible to design an urban center which would combine public and private spaces in such a way that the development and well being of senior citizens and foster children could be enhanced not only by their interaction but by the participation of the community in a sustainable venture: a rooftop garden?
With its structure of Vierendeel trusses and translucent skin, the VDLM provides private apartments arrayed around a gently sloping upward ramp which leads to a green tube and roof top garden.