c3_elemental living
INNOVATIVE HOUSING PROJECT
GASTPROF. DR. LIDEWIJ TUMMERS
M.SC. – LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITÄT HANNOVER
02.2020 – 1. SEMESTER
- Kronsberg, Hannover, Germany
- ~ 50 000 m2
- Housing, recreation, commercial, mixed use
- Co-housing, co-design, participation, sustainability, landscape, modular building
This project was realised as part of the Baukultur und Prozesskommunikation: Innovative Housing project. We worked closely with the cooperative Ecovillage Hannover, whom we made an architectural proposal for. However, it is important to notice that this is a hypothetical, free-to-access concept without any commercial / development intentions.
The individual approach was to be chosen freely. We formed a group of three and opted for an interdisciplinary approach incorporating landscape planning, urbanism and architecture. Paola Ayala developed the landscape concept, Vivian Chan the tiny houses and myself the multistorey buildings.
Figure ground plan with proposed morphology (darker)
c stands for collective, collaborative, cooperative
3 developed areas (landscape, multistorey, tiny houses); three areas of sustainability (social, ecological, economical)
_elemental living: Dwelling reduced to the essential, which goes beyond our basic needs – the relationship with the people around, with nature, and with ourselves. This implies a redefinition (and not a reduction) of our current living standards and our common understanding of living space.
_ecological: The homogeneous horizontal circulation through outside galleries bridging between buildings along with the visual and conceptual landscape integration means a constant contact with the natural exterior (the “elements”). This is beneficial and truly reflects the ecological intentions of the cooperative.
This project was realised as part of the Baukultur und Prozesskommunikation: Innovative Housing project. We worked closely with the cooperative Ecovillage Hannover, whom we made an architectural proposal for. However, it is important to notice that this is a hypothetical, free-to-access concept without any commercial / development intentions.
The individual focus was to be chosen freely. We formed a group of three and opted for an interdisciplinary approach incorporating landscape planning, urbanism and architecture. Paola Ayala developed the landscape concept, Vivian Chan the tiny houses and myself the multistorey buildings.
c stands for collective, collaborative, cooperative
3 developed areas (landscape, multistorey, tiny houses); three areas of sustainability (social, ecological, economical)
_elemental living: Dwelling reduced to the essential, which goes beyond our basic needs – the relationship with the people around, with nature, and with ourselves. This implies a redefinition (and not a reduction) of our current living standards and our common understanding of living space.
_ecological: The homogeneous horizontal circulation through outside galleries bridging between buildings along with the visual and conceptual landscape integration means a constant contact with the natural exterior (the “elements”). This is beneficial and truly reflects the ecological intentions of the cooperative.
Figure ground plan with proposed morphology (darker)
Masterplan with landscape concept from P. Ayala
Masterplan with landscape concept from Paola Ayala
_social
Modular units
Community building
Top to bottom, left to right:
Ground floor plan with public uses
Top floor plan (version A)
Top floor plan (version B)
Ground floor plan with public uses
Top floor plan with co-working spaces
- Public
- Communal
- Private
- Circulation
Modular units
Community building
- Public
- Communal
- Private
- Circulation
_modular building
Floor plan of standard living module
_participation
It starts with the process. As a part of such, this project is not a building proposal, but rather a vision of what Ecovillage Hannover could be. Given that the future residents’ wishes were central for its development, inspiration can be hopefully drawn from this vision and help form ideas which, when discussed, become the very core of participative planning and building.