My aim for this project was to create a mass housing block in part of a wider masterplan for people to live and work in the city. I choose to create a “co-living” block between families and recently retired people. The block offers a range of apartments from 1 bed single storey flats to 3 bed maisonettes. I wanted to bring two groups of people usually disassociated with the city centre and fully integrate them back with society again, aiming to combat issues such as loss of independence and loneliness. To do this the social spaces of the block became an integral part of the design, with the aim of creating a community in which residents could help and rely on each other by providing communal spaces for social interaction between apartments to take place.

My dads allotment was were my initial idea stemmed from, as he stays in the city centre alone and uses his allotment every day, so it got me thinking as to why he spends so much time there, the allotments offer an escape from the city centre, a chance to socialize with people from all walks of life and a chance to create and mould something beautiful, so in this project I’ve tried to bring this way of living back into the heart of the city centre.

Orthogonal Drawings

Elevations and Sections

West Elevation 1:100
West Elevation 1:100 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

West Elevation 1:100

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Section AA 1:100
Section AA 1:100 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Section AA 1:100

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

East Elevation 1:100
East Elevation 1:100 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

East Elevation 1:100

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

North Elevation 1:100
North Elevation 1:100 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

North Elevation 1:100

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Section BB 1:100
Section BB 1:100 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Section BB 1:100

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

South Elevation 1:100
South Elevation 1:100 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

South Elevation 1:100

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Plans, Axonometrics and Views

Apartment Type A: 1:50
Apartment Type A: 1:50 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Apartment Type A: 1:50

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

View of  Main Living Space
View of Main Living Space Allotment Living_3A To Live.

View of Main Living Space

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

 Axonometric Detail 1:50
Axonometric Detail 1:50 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Axonometric Detail 1:50

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Apartment Type B: 1:50
Apartment Type B: 1:50 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Apartment Type B: 1:50

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

View of Communal Access Deck
View of Communal Access Deck Allotment Living_3A To Live.

View of Communal Access Deck

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Axonometric Detail 1:50
Axonometric Detail 1:50 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Axonometric Detail 1:50

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Apartment Type C: 1:50
Apartment Type C: 1:50 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Apartment Type C: 1:50

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

View of Roof Terrace
View of Roof Terrace Allotment Living_3A To Live.

View of Roof Terrace

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

 Axonometric Detail 1:50
Axonometric Detail 1:50 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Axonometric Detail 1:50

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Apartment Type D: 1:50
Apartment Type D: 1:50 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Apartment Type D: 1:50

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

View of Exterior Allotments
View of Exterior Allotments Allotment Living_3A To Live.

View of Exterior Allotments

Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Axonometric Detail 1:50
Axonometric Detail 1:50 Allotment Living_3A To Live.

Axonometric Detail 1:50

Allotment Living_3A To Live.